Hicks Family Papers:
A Guide
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Hicks Family. | |
| Title: | Hicks Family Papers | |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1880-1977 | |
| Abstract: | Louis H. Hicks was a writer, editor, and printer. He was active throughout his career in several Texas labor union locals of the International Typographical Union. His father, Joshua, was a pioneer printer, publisher, and editor during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in West Texas. He was a member of the Socailist Party of America and an ardent Prohibitionist. Records include correspondence, diary, minutes, photographs, negatives, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, poems, pamphlet, membership cards, cassette tape, newspapers, and books. Louis H. Hicks’ papers are primarily photocopies. Includes the September 13, 1900, issue of the Galveston Daily News covering the Galveston hurricane. | |
| Identification: | AR228 | |
| Extent: | 3 boxes (0.6 linear ft.) | |
| Language: | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository: | Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library | |
Biographical Note
Louis H. Hicks was a writer, editor, and printer. He was active throughout his career in several Texas labor union locals of the International Typographical Union. His father, Joshua, was a pioneer printer, publisher, and editor during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in West Texas. He was a member of the Socailist Party of America and an ardent Prohibitionist.
Chronological Order of Union and Labor Relations Activities of Louis B. Hicks
| 1905 | Charter member Abilene, Texas Typographical Union | |
| 1909 | Alternate delegate from Abilene to International Typographical Union Convention, St. Joseph Missouri | |
| 1909 | Secretary-Treasurer Abilene Typographical Union | |
| 1910 | Delegate from Wichita Falls, Texas Typographical Union to International Typographical Union, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| 1914 | Delegate from Waco, Texas Typographical Union to International Union Convention, Los Angeles, California | |
| 1915 | Delegate from Waco, Texas Typographical Union to International Typographical Union Convention, Los Angeles, California | |
| 1917-1919 | In United States Army, 141st Ambulance Company, Thirty-Sixth Division, World War I | |
| 1920 | Delegate from Dallas, Texas Typographical Union to convention of Texas Allied Printing Trades Council, Fort Worth, Texas | |
| 1921 | Vice-President Dallas Typographical Union | |
| 1921 | Delegate from Dallas Typographical Union to Texas Typographical Conference, Houston, Texas | |
| 1922 | Delegate from Dallas Typographical Union to Texas Allied Printing Trades Council and Texas Federation of Labor, El Paso, Texas | |
| 1922 | Vice-President Dallas Typographical Union, one term | |
| 1922 | Delegate from Dallas Typographical Union to I.T.U. Convention at Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| 1923-1927 | President Dallas Typographical Union, four terms | |
| 1929 | Member Joint Standing Committee, Dallas Typographical Union (Duties of committee to arbitrate differences between union and employers) | |
| 1932-1942 | Member Dallas Typographical Union Joint Standing Committee (Eleven terms) | |
| 1931-1941 | Chairman Dallas News Chapel, ten years. Duties to enforce contract provisions and settle disputes between employer and members of chapel. | |
| 1939 | Delegate from Dallas Typographical Union to International Typographical Union Convention, Fort Worth, Texas | |
| 1955 | Delegate from Dallas Typographical Union to I.T.U. Convention, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 1961 | Delgate from Dallas Typographical Union to I.T.U. Convention, Dallas, Texas | |
| 1963 | Visitor from Dallas to I.T.U. Convention, Long Beach, California |
In addition to above, served on various contract formulating and negotiating committees.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diary, minutes, photographs, negatives, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, poems, pamphlet, membership cards, cassette tape, newspapers, and books. Includes a family tree; scrapbooks complied by Joshua Louis Hicks of poems and essays clipped from newspapers; Socialist Party membership cards, union membership and working cards; the World War I diary of Louis Hodge Hicks; The Hatchet, July 19-30, 1918; The Arrow Head, February 27 - May 2, 1919; the Scout, September, 1911; Dallas newspapers and national magazines on President Kennedy’s assassination, Lyndon Johnson, the moon walk, and the Gerald Ford administration, 1963-1977; and an oral history interview with Louis H. Hicks. Also included are various Dallas Democratic Precinct Convention minutes and correspondence and clippings concerning Louis Hicks’ involvement in Democratic Party activities. Louis H. Hicks’ papers are primarily photocopies. Includes the September 13, 1900, issue of the Galveston Daily News covering the Galveston hurricane.
Organization | ||
| The papers are organized into two series and arranged thereunder alphabetically: | ||
| Series I. Joshua L. Hicks. | ||
| Series II. Louis L. Hicks. | ||
Restrictions
Access
Open for research.
Literary Rights Statement
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
Index Terms | ||
| These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The University of Texas at Arlington Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. | ||
| Persons | ||
| Hicks, J. L., (Joshua Louis), 1857-1921. | ||
| Hicks, Louis H. (Louis Hodge), 1889- | ||
| Organizations | ||
| United States. Army. Sanitary Train, 111th--History. | ||
| Democratic Party (Dallas County, Tex.) | ||
| Subjects | ||
| World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American. | ||
| World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--United States. | ||
| Socialists--Texas. | ||
| Prohibition--United States. | ||
| Alternate Titles | ||
| Texas Labor Archives | ||
Related Material
AR144: Dallas Typographical Union No. 173 Records (1876-1973) |
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Administrative Information
Citation
Hicks Family Papers, AR228, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
Acquisition
Gift, 1977 and 1978.
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