Descriptive Summary
Garner, Alma Catherine Cooper, 1922-1999.
Garner, Carl Douglas, 1917-1972.
Garner family.
Garner, Carl Douglas and Alma Catherine
Cooper, papers
[ca.
1920s]-2001
Materials are written in English.
2000-105; 2001-103; 2003-103
1 ft.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Consisting of correspondence,
military and legal records, school records, certificates, business records, printed
material, and photographs, the Carl Douglas and Alma Catherine Cooper Garner Papers,
[ca. 1920s]-2001, document the personal relationships and careers of the Garner
family.
Biographical Note
Rio Vista, Texas, natives Carl Douglas Garner (1917-1972) and Alma Catherine Cooper
(1922-1999) married in 1945, and the couple had five children: Mariann Wizard
(1946-), Pamela Taylor, Douglas Garner, Patrick Garner, and Robert Garner. During
World War II, Carl served in the Pacific Theatre for the U.S. Navy, while Catherine
worked as an inspector for the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation after
earning a certificate in Engineering, Science, and Management from the War Training
Program of the University of Texas. Following the war, Carl worked as a factory
superintendent for the Grubbs and Rutledge Potato Chip companies in Forth Worth.
Upon the death of her husband, Catherine returned to Rio Vista, becoming the first
female mail carrier for the Cleburne Post Office. During the 1980s and 1990s, she
volunteered at the Walls Regional Hospital and was a lay leader for the Rio Vista
Methodist Church.
Scope and Contents
The Carl Douglas and Alma Catherine Cooper Garner Papers, [ca. 1920s]-2001, document
the personal relationships and careers of the Garner family. The collection is
divided based on creator into four series: I. Garner family papers, II. Alma
Catherine Cooper Garner papers, III. Carl Douglas Garner papers, and IV. Mariann
Garner Wizard papers. The Garner family papers consist of correspondence, military
and legal records, printed material, and photographs, which illustrate the marriage
of Carl and Catherine Garner as well as their relationships with their children,
other family members, and friends from World War II until their deaths. The second
series, Alma Catherine Cooper Garner papers consist of correspondence, school
records, printed material, certificates, notes, and printed material, concerning her
friendships, career as a post office carrier, volunteerism, and association with the
Rio Vista Methodist Church. The Carl Douglas Garner papers pertain to Carl’s social
and business associations, such as the Lions Club and Civilian Conservation Corps,
and include his school records, business card, certificates, and membership cards.
Consisting of babybooks, medical records, certificates, and printed material, the
Mariann Garner Wizard papers document her youth and education from her birth in 1946
until 1964.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged by creator into four series:
- I. Garner family papers
- II. Alma Catherine Cooper Garner papers
- III. Carl Douglas Garner papers
- IV. Mariann Garner Wizard papers
Access Restrictions
Medical records are restricted to protect confidentiality and privacy.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Garner, Alma Catherine Cooper, 1922-1999 --
Archives.
Garner, Carl Douglas, 1917-1972 --
Archives.
Wizard, Mariann G., 1946-
Garner family -- Archives.
Subjects
Family life -- Texas.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Texas.
Places
Austin (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
century -- Sources.
Rio Vista (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
century -- Sources.
Fort Worth (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
century -- Sources.
Preferred Citation
Carl Douglas and Alma Catherine Cooper Garner Papers, [ca. 1920s]-2001, Dolph Briscoe
Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Separated Material
Some material has been separated to the Library and Ephemera Collections.
Related Material
See also Wizard
(Mariann) and Vizard (George) Papers.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Laurel Rozema, January 2011.
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
I. Garner family papers
3W312
World War II records, 1940-1946
3W312
Carl D. and Alma C. Garner’s wedding and marriage materials,
1945-1972
3W312
Correspondence:
3W312
To the Garners, 1943-1980
3W312
From Mariann Garner Wizard, [ca.
1940s]-1999
3W312
Between Mariann Wizard and Alma Garner, 1966, 1973,
1992-1999
3W312
To Mariann Wizard and Alma Garner from Mrs. George J. Vizard,
1982, 1999-2001
3W312
Vacation documents, 1958,
undated
3W312
Department of Agriculture forms, 1971,
1977
3W312
Photos, [ca. 1920s]-1998
3W312
Printed material, 1967, undated
3W312
Carl and Alma Garner’s sickness, death, and memorials,
1972, 1996-2000
3W312
Maxwell-Cooper wedding and anniversary, 1934,
1965
II. Alma Catherine Cooper Garner papers
3W312
Correspondence, [ca. 1935]-1980
3W312
Education:
3W312
School records, 1935-1937,
1989
3W312
University Interscholastic League,
1937
3W312
Rio Vista High School Class of 1938, 1938,
1988
3W312
Reproduction of Rio Vista High School
1938 Eagle, 1988
3W312
El Guiador, yearbooks of
Hillsboro Junior College and Hillsboro High School,
1939-1940
3W312
Historical work, 1965, 1975,
1984
3W312
Certificates and voting registration card, 1956-1958,
1968-1980
3W312
Employment and volunteering, 1979,
undated
3W312
Rio Vista Methodist Church Lay Leader,
1988-1998
3W312
Journal, 1986
III. Carl Douglas Garner papers
3W312
School certificates and reports, 1931,
1933
3W312
Civilian Conservation Corps,
1937
3W312
Membership cards, business card, and certificates,
1942, 1962, 1971-1972, undated
IV. Mariann Garner Wizard papers
3W312
Babybook and school years,
1946-1964
3W312
East Handley Elementary directories,
1955-1959
2.325/A106c
Birth certificate, 1946
[Restricted]
2.325/A106c
Immunization records, 1952
[Restricted]