urn:taro:utexas.cah.01309 A Guide to the Creekmore Fath Collection, [ca. 1940s-2000s] Original EAD encoding by Emily Rapoport according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. September 2009 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Fath, Creekmore, 1919-2009 Creekmore Fath Collection [ca. 1940s-2000s] Materials are written in English. 99-228; 2009-247 8 ft., 3.5 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Creekmore Fath’s Collection [ca. 1940s-2000s] consists of political mailings and memorabilia, such as bumper stickers, signs, and buttons, from U.S. Presidential campaigns, Texas political campaigns, and Democratic and Republican organizations. Biographical Note

Creekmore Fath, a lawyer and an avid collector, was born in Oklahoma in 1916 and matriculated at the University of Texas in 1933. He started a law practice with Bob Eckhart in 1939 in Austin, Texas. Fath assisted President Franklin Roosevelt and later ran gubernatorial primary campaigns for Frances Farenthold in 1972 and 1974. Furthermore, he was involved with many other campaigns and worked under political figures such as Sam Rayburn and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Scope and Contents

Creekmore Fath’s Collection [ca. 1940s-2000s] consists of political mailings and memorabilia, such as bumper stickers, signs, and buttons, from U.S. Presidential campaigns, Texas political campaigns, and Democratic and Republican organizations. Furthermore, the collection contains photocopied research files on the life of Creekmore Fath, including his political and philanthropic activities, as well as his association with the University of Texas.

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Fath, Creekmore. Clinton, Bill, 1946- Gore, Albert, 1948- Subjects Political campaigns--United States. Preferred Citation

Creekmore Fath Collection, [ca. 1940s-2000s,] Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Subsequent revisions were made by Megan Mummey, September 2009.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory [99-228] 4Jc148 Elections, 1992 Organizations, circa 1992 Clinton-Gore Rapid Response Team, 1992 Elections, 1996 Elections, 1996-1998 4Jc149 Election publications, 1960-1973 Election plans/papers, 1960-1973 Election bumper stickers, 1960-1973 Election memorabilia, 1960-1973 Election-related invitations, 1960-1973 Election mailings, 1992-1996 Elections, 1960-1975 Elections, 1990-1996 Election invitations, 1990-1996 Elections, 1980-1982 Election-related invitations, 1980-1982 Elections, 1980-1982 4Jc150 Elections, 1988-1992 4Jc151 Elections, 1988-1992 Invitations, elections, 1988-1992 Organizations, 1989-1991 TV Guide with convention commentary, July, 1988 Austin Light, June 8-14, 1988 Elections, 1982-1986 Audiocassettes, Creekmore Fath, September 25, 1992 Clinton-Gore, “The Man from Hope,” videotape, 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign button, 1992 Other organizations (non-political), 1991-1998 Bumper stickers, 1988 Creekmore Fath, personal, 1974, 1988 4Jc152 Elections, 1980-1982 Election-related invitations, 1996-1998 Elections, 1996-1998 Election-related invitations, 1976-1980 Election memorabilia, 1955-1968 4Jc153 Elections, 1970-1980 Election-related invitations, 1994-1996 Elections, 1994-1996 Barton Creek/Barton Springs, 1994-1996 4Jc154 Elections, 1994-1996 Elections, 1990-1994 4Jc155 Election memorabilia, 1972-1976 Elections, 1972-1976 Elections, 1982-1988 2.325/D32a Political mailings, , (oversize) 1991-1992, and undated [2009-247] 4Jc155 Photocopied research files on the life of Creekmore Fath, [ca. 1940s 2000s] [ca. 1940s 2000s]