A Guide to the Ruth Alice Allen Papers, 1943-1946, 1971, 1973.
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Allen, Ruth Alice | |
| Title: | Ruth Alice Allen Papers | |
| Dates: | 1943-1946, 1971, 1973 | |
| Abstract: | Some materials relate to the 1944 firing of University of Texas president Homer P. Rainey by the board of regents, the ensuing actions of the faculty, and the issue of academic freedom. One group of papers consists of academic research notes and drafts of literary productions on Thomas A. Hickey and the history of labor and socialism in Texas by Ruth A. Allen. One item includes a 1973 profile of University of Texas regent Edward A. Clark and a speech by Clark on the University of Texas. | |
| Extent: | 9 inches | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Ruth Alice Allen, University of Texas professor of economics, 1923-1959, who authored several books on the history of labor, particularly in Texas, died in 1979.
Scope and Contents
Some materials relate to the 1944 firing of University of Texas president Homer P. Rainey by the board of regents, the ensuing actions of the faculty, and the issue of academic freedom. One group of papers consists of academic research notes and drafts of literary productions on Thomas A. Hickey and the history of labor and socialism in Texas by Ruth A. Allen. One item includes a 1973 profile of University of Texas regent Edward A. Clark and a speech by Clark on the University of Texas. Photographs depict houses of African American cotton pickers in Texas in the 1920's. Papers organized into three series by office of origin: 1. University of Texas Faculty; 2. University of Texas Faculty Committee on Principles Essential to University Administration (Committee of Eleven); and 3. Ruth Alice Allen, Professor of Economics. Subseries organized by type of material arranged chronologically.
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Index Terms | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Allen, Ruth Alice, 1889- --Archives. | ||
| Hickey, Thomas A., 1869-1926. | ||
| Rainey, Homer P. (Homer Price), 1896-1985. | ||
| University of Texas--Administration. | ||
| University of Texas--History--20th century--Sources. | ||
| Academic freedom--Texas. | ||
| African Americans--Texas--Housing--Photographs. | ||
| Immigrants--Texas--History--19th century. | ||
| Immigrants--Texas--History--20th century. | ||
| Labor and laboring classes--Texas--History--19th Century. | ||
| Labor and laboring classes--Texas--History--20th Century. | ||
| Socialism--Texas--History--19th Century. | ||
| Socialism--Texas--History--20th Century. | ||
| University autonomy--Texas. | ||
| Texas--Industries--History--19th Century. | ||
| Texas--Industries--History--20th Century. | ||
| Texas--Population--History--19th Century. | ||
| Texas--Population--History--20th Century. | ||
| Clark, Edward A., 1906-1992. | ||
| University of Texas--Faculty. | ||
| University of Texas--Faculty Committee on Principles Essential to University Administration. | ||
| University of Texas--Faculty Committee of Eleven. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Ruth Alice Allen Papers, 1943-1946, 1971, 1973, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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