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


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	McCallum Family
	Title	McCallum (Jane Y. and Arthur N.) Family Papers,
	Dates:	1894-1982
	Abstract	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.
	Accession No.	MCCALLUM, JANE ARTHUR
	Extent	3 ft., 3 in.
	Language	English.
	Repository	Center 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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I. 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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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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SECRETARY 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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WOMEN'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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ANNOTATED BOOKS:

Photocopies of annotations, 1924-1935 and undated

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Books not photocopied:

Adams - Beard, 1922, 1946

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Bradford - Shakespeare, 1894, 1911-1924, 1940-1946

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II. 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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Undated

Literary productions, 1935-1942

Newspaper clippings, 1980 and undated

Printed material, 1937-1953

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III. ALVARO Y. McCALLUM FAMILY:

Correspondence:

Family, letters received:

1917-1920

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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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IV. 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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V. FAMILY MEMORABILIA, 1894, 1965, and undated

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OVERSIZE MATERIALS

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OVERSIZE MATERIALS

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3T70

PHOTOGRAPHS, 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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EUROPE, undated

Cathedral of Rheims [France]

World War I

Scenes

Parades

Ships

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POSTCARDS, [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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LETTERHEAD ENVELOPES, hotels, ca. 1920s

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