urn:taro:utexas.cah.00043 A Guide to the Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker Papers, 1878-1938 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, February 2001. Edited with XMetaL 2.0 by Kristy Sorensen, July 12, 2002 Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:26:28 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00043 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). June 2005 Major reformatting by Evan Hocker Descriptive Summary Pennybacker, Percy V., Mrs., 1861-1938. Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker Papers 1878-1938 53 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The collection documents the personal life of Anna Pennybacker, as well as her involvement in women's clubs, education, suffrage and the peace movement. Pennyback was an activist and author in Texas in the early 20th century. English. Biographical Note

Anna Pennybacker, nee Hardwicke (1861-1938), activist and author, was born in Virginia and moved first to Kansas and then to Texas in 1878. She married Percy V. Pennybacker in 1884 in Tyler, Texas. They had four children, one of whom died in infancy. She lived in Tyler and Palestine and moved to Austin in 1900 after the death of her husband. She remained there until her death. Pennybacker wrote and published A New History of Texas for Schools, which was adopted by the Texas Legislature for use in public schools from 1898 through 1913. Pennybacker was also active in women's club activities, serving as president of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, and as president and then board member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. A pacifist and suffragist, she was involved in the Chautauqua movement and served as a correspondent for several newspapers at the League of Nations meetings in Geneva. She also lectured extensively across the nation.

 Scope and Contents

Correspondence, printed material, financial documents, legal documents, literary productions scrapbooks, maps and photographs document the personal life of Anna Pennybacker, as well as her involvement in women's clubs, education, suffrage and the peace movement. The bulk of the material is correspondence relating to all aspects of Pennybacker's life. Correspondents include William Hobby, Elisabet Ney, Thomas Campbell, Carrie Chapman Catt and Eleanor Roosevelt. The papers document Pennybacker's authorship and publication of The New History of Texas for Schools and her activities in the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the Chautauqua Women's Club. Papers of John Hardwicke, her father; Percy Pennybacker, her husband; and Julian Pennybacker, her mother-in-law, are also included.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Campbell; Thomas Mitchell, 1856-1923. Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947. Hardwicke, John. Hobby, William Pettus, 1878-1964. Ney, Elisabet, 1833-1907. Pennybacker, Julian. Pennybacker, Percy V. Pennybacker, Percy V., Mrs., 1861-1938--Archives. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. Subjects (Organizations) Chautauqua Women's Club--History--Sources. General Federation of Women's Clubs--History--Sources. League of Nations. Texas Federation of Women's Clubs--History--Sources. Subjects Authors--Texas--Archives. Education--Texas--History--Sources. Pacifists--Texas--Archives. Peace movements--United States--History--Sources. Suffragists--Texas--Archives. Women--Societies and clubs. Women--Suffrage--Texas. Women's rights--Texas--History--Sources. Places Austin (Tex.)--History--Sources. Chautauqua (N.Y.)--History--Sources. Texas--Politics and government--1865-1950. Texas--Study and teaching. Preferred Citation

Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker Papers, 1878-1938, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Inventory 2L471 Federation of Woman's Clubs, correspondence and materials, general and Texas 1901-1905 2L472 1906-1908 2L473 1909-1911 2L474 April-August, 1912 2L475 August-September, 1912 2L476 October-November 22, 1912 2L477 November 23 - December, 1912 2L478 January 1913 Congratulatory remarks on her presidency, 1912 2L479 February-March, 1913 2L480 April-July 15, 1913 2L481 July 16 - October 18, 1913 2L482 October 19 - December, 1913 2L483 January-February 18, 1914 2L484 February 19 - March 26, 1914 2L485 March 27 - May 10, 1914 2L486 May 11 - September 11, 1914 2L487 September 12 - November, 1914 2L488 December 1914 - January 15, 1915 2L489 January 16 - February, 1915 2L490 March-April 8, 1915 2L491 April 9 - July 30, 1915 2L492 August-October 12, 1915 2L493 October 13 - December 31, 1915 2L494 January-March, 1916 2L495 March 23 - May, 1916 2L496 1916-1920, January-August, 1921 2L497 September-October, 1921 - April 1-16, 1922 2L498 April, 17-30 - November, 1922 2L499 November-December, 1922 - January-March, 1923 2L500 April-December, 1923 2L501 1924 2L502 1925 2L503 Printed materials and additional Federation of Women's Clubs correspondence, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929-1930, 1932 2L504 Correspondence, 1928, 1931-1934, 1935-1937 2L505 Reports, pamphlets, bulletins, programs 2L506 Personal and family correspondence: 1900-1905 2L507 1906-1910 2L508 1911 - April 1913 2L509 May 1913-1914 2L510 1915-1917 2L511 1918-1919 2L512 1920 January-April, 1921 2L513 May-December, 1921 January-September, 1922 2L514 October-December, 1922 January-August, 1923 2L515 September-December, 1923 January-September, 1924 2L516 October-December, 1924 January-June, 1925 2L517 1929-1930, 1932 October-December, 1934 General, incoming: A-L, 1934 M-W, 1934 B-W, 1935 B-W, 1936 General, outgoing: January-March, 1935 July-October, 1936 2L518 Business papers and correspondence: 1894-1899 2L519 1900-1902 2L520 1898-1903: Primarily investments, 1903 Text book Julian Pennybacker, 1898-1903 2L521 1903-1904 2L522 1905-1906 2L523 1907-1908 2L524 1909-1912 2L525 1912-1914 2L526 1915-1919 2L527 August, 1919 - December, 1922 2L528 1923-1926 1927-1928 1929-1930 1932 1934-1936 and undated 2.325/T56c Pennybacker family financial balance sheets, December 30, 1899 2L529 Women's Clubs, Chautauqua, and lectures 1900-1906, 1912, 1914-1918 2L530 1919 2L531 1920 2L532 January-July, 1921 2L533 September-December, 1921 January-April, 1922 2L534 April-July, 1935 1936 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings 2M1 Classified correspondence: Organizations and lectures: 1899-1914 1915-1916 1917-1918 May-July 1-12, 1922 2M2 July 13-31, 1922 - May, 1923 2M3 August, 1923 - February, 1924 2M4 March-September, 1924 2M5 January-June, 1925 2M6 July-December, 1925 January-April, 1926 2M7 May-December, 1926 January-December, 1927 2M8 1928-1931 1929-1930 1932 2M9 1934 January-March, 1935 2M10 International Council of Women, 1901-1925, 1932 Near East Relief, 1918, 1920-1928 2M11 Peace organizations and the League of Nations, 1924-1936 and undated Working for Peace and League of Nations: 1914-1921 1922-1923 2M12 Women's suffrage and related subjects: 1913-1917 1918 1919 January-March 1920 April-December, 1920 1921-1922 2M13 1923-1930 and undated William P. Hobby, 1917-1930 Helen Knox, 1917-1929 and undated William L. Prather, family correspondence, 1903-1907 Eleanor Roosevelt: 1924-1931 1932-1935 1936-1937 and undated 2M14 Sam Houston State College, 1904-1926, 1929-1930 The University of Texas, 1906-1927 Episcopal Church Service League: 1913-1920 1921-1924 Annie Webb Blanton, State Superintendent, 1915-1925 Miscellaneous, 1916-1925 2M15 General correspondence: July-November, 1925 December, 1925 January-March, 1926 April, 1926 May-December, 1926 January, 1927 2M16 February, 1927 August-December, 1927 January-March, 1928 April-June, 1928 and undated, 1929 and undated 1930-1937 and undated 2M17 Textbook correspondence: 1893-1894 1895 1902-1903 and undated State tax adoptions, 1887-1903 Speeches and articles: 1900-1935 and undated Undated 2M18 Correspondence: 1926 2M19 1926 2M20 1927 2M21 1927 2M22 1928 2M23 1928 2M24 1928 2M25 1929 2M26 1929 2M27 1929-1930 2M28 1929 1930 2M29 1930 2M30 1930 2M31 1930 2M32 1930 1931 2M33 1931 2M34 1931 2M35 1931 2M36 1931 2M37 1931-1939 2M38 1932 2M39 1932 2M40 1932 2M41 1932 2M42 1932 2M43 1933 2M44 1933 2M45 1933 2M46 1933 and 1934 2M47 1934 2M48 1934 2M49 1934 2M50 1935 2M51 1935 2M52 1935 2M53 1935 2M54 1936 2M55 1936 2M56 1936 2M57 1936 2M58 1937 2M59 1937 2M60 1937 2M61 1937 2M62 1938 Miscellaneous 2M63 Newspaper clippings: 1893-1903 2M64 1897-1903 1912 2M65 1909-1917 2M66 1926-1937 2M67 1931 1938 2.325/T56c Oversized, 1920-1937 2M68 Biographical notes: 1919-1927 2M69 1931 1934-1936 2M70 1933-1937 2M71 Pamphlets: 1893 1906-1909 1906-1917 1912-1916 2M72 1912-1916 1913 1914 1917-1921 1925, 1932 2M73 Scrapbooks: 1912-1916 1927 1928 1929 1930 2M74 1883-1900 2.325/T56c Publications: Chautauquan Daily: July 24, 1923 August 2, 1923 August 3, 1923 August 6, 1923 August 7, 1923 August 9, 1923 2M75 July 23, 1931 July 24, 1931 July 25, 1931 2M76 The School Forum: May, 1893 June, 1893 November, 1893 January, 1894 February, 1894 August, 1894 September, 1894 October, 1894 November, 1894 December, 1894 January, 1895 February, 1895 March, 1895 April, 1895 May, 1895 June, 1895 2M77 Verbatim Record of the Seventh Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the League of Nations, September, 1926 Journal of the Seventh Ordinary Session of the League of Nations, September, 1926 2M78 The Bookman: An Illustrated Magazine of Literature and Life League of Nations literature Chautauqua Poets: An Anthology, 1934-1935 First Annual Conference, Louisiana State University on Foreign Affairs and American Diplomacy, March, 1927 Das Theater, 1927 2M79 Anti-War Conference Reports: 1926-1931 1931-1933 2M85 The Club Woman: July, 1901 November, 1901 December, 1901 January, 1902 February, 1902 March, 1902 January, 1903 February, 1903 2M80 General Federation of Women's Clubs, memos Articles concerning women's clubs 2M81 Testimonies concerning Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker: 1931-1937 2M82 Scrapbook, 1891-1895, including salutory addresses by students of P. V. and Anna H. Pennybacker, in Bryan, Texas Notebooks: 1910 Undated 2M83 Printed material concerning Mrs. Pennybacker's Texas History: 1903-1919 1912-1913 2M84 Printed material concerning Mrs. Helen Knox's biography of Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker: Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, The Big-Little Woman, 1908 Autograph signatures to accompany manuscript Correspondence Invitations, greeting cards, calling cards, 1890-1927 and undated Scrapbook of family affairs, 1878-1886 2M86 Correspondence concerning literary works, 1898-1936 2M87 Democratic National Committee: 1915 - March 1920 April 1920 - 1925 War Work Council/YWCA: 1914-1918 1919, 1920 2M88 Miscellaneous printed material, 1920-1929 Scrapbooks: Newspaper clippings concerning youth and World War II, undated Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, President Texas Federation of Womens Clubs, 1901-1903 House of Representatives bills, 1913-1916 "In Behalf of Labor Warehouse Currency," T. F. Nichols Various pamphlets and brochures, 1908-1931 Continental Insurance Company wall calendar, 1921 Broadside, "The Honorable George B. Terrell announces for Commissioner of Agriculture," undated 2.325/T56c Diagram, carpet floor for Mrs. P. V. Pennybacker, George Fiegel, architect 3S133 Photographs: Chautauqua Women's Club, Anna Pennybacker holding gavel Postcards of military parades Winter trail, 1915 Barrie glacier, 1915 On top of Valdez glacier, 1915 Valdez trail, 1915 Valdez babies, 1915 John Jenness Ruckman The model home Anna Pennybacker Anna Pennybacker and Caroline Cordelia Swan Anna Pennybacker disembarking from a train Florence Schleichen Mrs. Emma A Fox and grandchildren Girls marching