A Guide to the Hornaday (Walter C.) Papers, 1919-1970
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Hornaday, Walter C., 1891-1970 | |
| Title: | Walter C. Hornaday Papers | |
| Dates: | 1919-1970 | |
| Abstract: | Newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and ephemera comprise the Walter C. Hornaday Papers, 1919-1970, documenting Hornaday’s career as a writer for the Dallas Morning News. | |
| Accession No.: | 72-6; 74-5 | |
| Extent: | 7 ft., 1 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Walter C. Hornaday (1891-1970) was a writer for the Dallas Morning News. He is known for an article on the American Airlines Flight 157 crash of 1949 as well as historical and political stories related to Texas and the United States.
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and ephemera comprise the Walter C. Hornaday Papers, 1919-1970, documenting Hornaday’s career as a writer for the Dallas Morning News. Clippings concern national, state and local politics; Texas history and famous Texans; the assassination of President Kennedy (1963); and the United Nations (1945). Correspondence includes personal letters, cards, business, and legal papers. Printed materials and ephemera relate to World War I veterans' reunions and benefits and the Texas Centennial Exposition, and also contain personal invitations; cards; publications; a map; programs; and political material relating to the Conference on International Organization (1945), Presidents Eisenhower and Truman, and the Yalta Conference (1948).
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Hornaday, Walter C., 1891-1970 -- Archives. | ||
| Dealey, Ted, 1892- | ||
| Allred, James V., 1899-1959 | ||
| Connally, Tom, 1877-1963 | ||
| Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971 | ||
| Driscoll, Clara, 1881-1945 | ||
| Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 | ||
| Ferguson, James E. | ||
| Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967 | ||
| Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 | ||
| Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 | ||
| Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948 | ||
| Moody, Daniel James, 1893-1966 | ||
| Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 | ||
| O'Daniel, W. Lee (Wilbert Lee), 1890-1969 | ||
| Patman, Wright, 1893-1976 | ||
| Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961 | ||
| Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979 | ||
| Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 | ||
| Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1835-1914 | ||
| Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 | ||
| Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996 | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Dallas morning news | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Newspapers -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Journalism -- United States -- History --20th century. | ||
| Journalists -- United States -- History --20th century. | ||
| Politics and politicians -- Texas. | ||
| Yalta Conference (1945) | ||
| Democratic National Convention | ||
| Political campaigns -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Places | ||
| United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. | ||
| Texas -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Austin (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Clarendon (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Dallas (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Houston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| San Antonio (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Sherman (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Waco (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Dublin (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Fort Worth (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Camp Gruber (Okla.) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| Bonn (Germany) -- History -- 20th century. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Walter C. Hornaday Papers, 1919-1970, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers