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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Organization

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

I. JANE Y. McCALLUM:

II. ARTHUR N. McCALLUM:

III. ALVARO Y. McCALLUM FAMILY:

IV. OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS:

V. FAMILY MEMORABILIA, 1894, 1965, and undated

OVERSIZE MATERIALS

OVERSIZE MATERIALS

PHOTOGRAPHS, 1903-1957 and undated

POSTCARDS, [1900-1910?]

hotels, ca. 1920s

University of Texas, Center for American History

A Guide to the Jane Y. and Arthur N. McCallum Family Papers, 1894-1982



Descriptive Summary

CreatorMcCallum Family
TitleMcCallum (Jane Y. and Arthur N.) Family Papers,
Dates: 1894-1982
AbstractPapers created and collected by three members of the McCallum family relate to their public and private lives. Jane Y. McCallum's materials comprise the bulk of the collection, reveal her as an advocate for women, and focus on her roles as wife, mother, and public servant. The women's suffrage movement in Texas is documented in her 1919 diary and in her correspondence with Minnie Fisher Cunningham. Arthur N. McCallum's series focuses on his activities as superintendent of Austin Public Schools and consists primarily of speeches. Most of the items related to Alvaro Y. McCallum concern his athletic activities. Letters to his family document his residence in Mexico during the turbulent years of 1919 and 1920.
Accession No.MCCALLUM, JANE ARTHUR
Extent3 ft., 3 in.
LanguageEnglish.
RepositoryCenter for American History,The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

Instrumental in getting the vote for women in Texas, Jane McCallum served as officer in the Texas Equal Suffrage Association and later as Texas Secretary of State (1927-1933). In the files of the latter office, she found and rescued from decay the original Texas Declaration of Independence. She served on the Austin City Planning Commission, the Texas Joint Legislative Council, and in many other public capacities, and participated actively in the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America; Theta Sigma Phi, a women's journalism fraternity; and other organizations. A columnist for the Austin American, she also made radio appearances, delivered speeches, and wrote on a variety of topics throughout her life. Born Jane Yelvington, she married Arthur N. McCallum, later superintendent of public schools in Austin, and had five children, the eldest of whom, Alvaro McCallum, was a student and athlete at the University of Texas and later a football coach at Texas A&I University.

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Scope and Contents

Papers created and collected by three members of the McCallum family relate to their public and private lives. Jane Y. McCallum's materials comprise the bulk of the collection, reveal her as an advocate for women, and focus on her roles as wife, mother, and public servant. The women's suffrage movement in Texas is documented in her 1919 diary and in her correspondence with Minnie Fisher Cunningham. Arthur N. McCallum's series focuses on his activities as superintendent of Austin Public Schools and consists primarily of speeches. Most of the items related to Alvaro Y. McCallum concern his athletic activities. Letters to his family document his residence in Mexico during the turbulent years of 1919 and 1920.

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Organization

Correspondence, printed material, literary productions, diaries, research notes, photographs, books, and scrapbook materials organized into five series: 1. Jane Y. McCallum. 2. Arthur N. McCallum. 3. Alvaro Y. McCallum family. 4. Other family members. 5. Family memorabilia.

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Index Terms

Subjects (Persons)
McCallum, Jane Y., 1878-1957--Archives.
Cunningham, Minnie Fisher, 1882-1964.
Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944.
Moody, Dan, 1893-1966.
Sterling, Ross Shaw, 1875-1949.
Subjects (Organizations)
Austin, (Tex.). City Planning Commission.
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
Texas A&I University.
Texas Equal Suffrage Association.
Texas. Secretary of State.
Theta Sigma Phi.
Subjects
Athletics--Texas.
Coaching (Athletics)
Education--Texas.
Flags--Texas.
Public schools--Texas--Austin.
School superintendents--Texas--Austin.
Suffrage--Texas.
Women--Suffrage--Texas.
Places
Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government.

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Related Material

Additional Jane McCallum Papers located at the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, P.O. Box 2287, Austin, Texas 78768 USA.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Jane Y. and Arthur N. McCallum Family Papers. 1894, 1910-1982, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 
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3K81I. JANE Y. McCALLUM:
PERSONAL:
Biographical material, 1971-1982
Genealogy, 1934 and undated
Correspondence:
Family:
Letters sent, 1917-1955 and undated
Letters received, 1927-1954 and undated
Non-family:
Letters received, 1917-1954 and undated
Diary, daily reminders and record book:
1919-1938
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3K82 1938-1956 and undated
Estate Papers:
Probate note, undated
List of books, undated
Inventory, undated
Copy of agreement, 1957
Letter from attorney, 1957
Notes, undated
Newspaper clippings, 1928-1952 and undated
Printed material, 1924-1982 and undated
Press releases, undated
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3K83SECRETARY OF STATE:
Correspondence:
Letters sent, 1927-1932 and undated
Letters received, 1927-1932 and undated
Legal document and report, 1930
Literary productions:
Speeches, 1932 and undated
Speech notes and clippings, 1918 and undated
Writings and radio talks, 1930 and undated
TEXAS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:
Correspondence, 1935-1949
Research notes, 1954 and undated
Photostat of Declaration material, undated
Printed material, 1940 and undated
Newspaper clippings, 1927-1952 and undated
TEXAS FLAGS:
Correspondence, 1939
Research notes, undated
Printed material, undated
Newspaper clippings, 1929-1952 and undated
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3K84WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE:
Letters received, 1918-1921 and undated
Printed material, undated
Newspaper clippings, 1926-1939 and undated
Research notes, undated
SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES:
Correspondence:
Letters sent, 1926
Letters received, 1910-1940, 1953, and undated
Reports to Society by members, 1910
Notes, undated
Printed material, 1936-1949 and undated
Invitations and meeting announcements, 1910-1951 and undated
THETA SIGMA PHI:
Correspondence, 1950-1953
Printed material, undated
Newspaper clippings, 1951 and undated
AUSTIN CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, report,
1st page missing ca. 1949,
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3K86ANNOTATED BOOKS:
Photocopies of annotations, 1924-1935 and undated
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3K87Books not photocopied:
Adams - Beard, 1922, 1946
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3K89Bradford - Shakespeare, 1894, 1911-1924, 1940-1946

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3K84II. ARTHUR N. McCALLUM:
Correspondence:
Family:
Letters sent, 1917-1933 and undated
Letters received, 1933-1943
Non-family:
Letters received, 1923
Speeches:
1919-1941
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3K85 Undated
Literary productions, 1935-1942
Newspaper clippings, 1980 and undated
Printed material, 1937-1953

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3K85III. ALVARO Y. McCALLUM FAMILY:
Correspondence:
Family, letters received:
1917-1920
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3K86 1920-1970 and undated
Non-family, letters received, 1917-1982 and undated
Speech, undated
Printed material:
Athletic activities, 1919-1926, 1940, and undated
Student activities, 1924 and undated
Newspaper clippings, athletic activities, 1918-1941 and undated
Scrapbook material, 1922 and undated

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3K86IV. OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS:
McCallum Family:
Kathleen McCallum Morley and family:
Correspondence, 1918-1922, 1934, and undated
Literary production, undated
A. N. McCallum, Jr.:
Scrapbook material, 1952-1954
Yelvington Family: Henry Yelvington, Literary productions, 1934-1939

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3K86V. FAMILY MEMORABILIA, 1894, 1965, and undated

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2.325/V53OVERSIZE MATERIALS

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2.325/V57OVERSIZE MATERIALS

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3T70PHOTOGRAPHS, 1903-1957 and undated
JANE Y. McCALLUM, 1907-1957 and undated
Portraits and snapshots
Secretary of State
Suffrage
Texas Declaration of Independence
Memorial Ceremony
ARTHUR N. McCALLUM, 1903-1940 and undated
Portraits and snapshots
Austin Public Schools
ALVARO Y. McCALLUM, 1917-1937 and undated
Portrait
Athletic activities
Portraits
Snapshots
FAMILY, 1910-1957 and undated
Photographs of other family members
Portraits
Snapshots
Photograph and scrapbook albums
Family, (?) ca. 1900-1925
Family trip, 1931
McCallum homes
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3T71EUROPE, undated
Cathedral of Rheims [France]
World War I
Scenes
Parades
Ships

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3T70POSTCARDS, [1900-1910?]
TEXAS
Places
Abilene
Austin
Brownsville
El Paso
Fort Stockton
Galveston
Hallettsville
San Antonio
Joanna Troutman
OTHER U. S. STATES
Mobile, Alabama (Bellingrath Gardens)
Colorado
Georgia
Indiana
Kansas
Missouri
New York
Virginia
MEXICO
General Porfirio Diaz, Presidente de Mejico
Scenes:
Bullfights
Oil well
EUROPE
France
Carisey
LeFerete-Bernard
Paris
Versailles
Greece
Athens
Monaco
Cote d'Azur

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3T70LETTERHEAD ENVELOPES, hotels, ca. 1920s

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