Compare Constellations

Inventory of the Clyde McQueen Papers Texas MSS 00123 ., 1944-1999 (bulk: 1988-1993)

Title: Inventory of the Clyde McQueen Papers 1944-1999 (bulk: 1988-1993)

Clyde McQueen (b. 1926 ), a native of Lufkin, Tex., received a B.S. in Agriculture in 1950 from Prairie View College, a M.S. of Education from Pairie View A & M University in 1957 and a M.U.P. in Urban Planning from Texas A & M University in 1970. For most of his career, he worked for the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service. From 1965 to 1972 he worked as a Soil Conservationist in Brazos, Burleson and Waller counties, Texas. In 1972, he was transferred to Temple, Tex. with an assignment to work in the rural development area. It was during this time that he He retired from the Soil Conservation Service on 3 July 1984 after thirty-one years of service to the federal government. Later, as an independent researcher, McQueen published the results of a survey he had conducted from 1988-1997 of African American churches in Texas, titled (Texas A & M University Press, 2000). The Clyde McQueen Papers (1944-1999 (bulk: 1988-1993) consist mainly of research materials collected by McQueen for writing his book, , particularly surveys sent to various congregations, called by McQueen. These materials are organized into nine series. The first five series contain the research files McQueen created on each congregation in the different regions and follow the arrangement McQueen used in his work . They are as follows: Series 1. Central Texas Region; Series 2. East Texas Region; Series 3. Gulf Coast Region; Series 4. North Texas Region; Series 5. South Texas Region. Series 6. contains newspaper clippings of African American religious issues around the nation. Series 7. contains various drafts of McQueen's manuscript. Series 8. contains miscellaneous research materials used by McQueen. Series 9. contains maps used by McQueen to locate congregations around the state. became a student of Texas history and the growth and development of its economy. inventories Black Churches in Texas. A Guide to Historic Congregations Black Churches in Texas. A Guide to Historic Congregations Black Churches in Texas

ArchivalResource:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tamucush/00123/00123-P.html View

Swearingen, John Eldred, 1875-1957. John Eldred Swearingen papers, 1772-1959.

Title: John Eldred Swearingen papers, 1772-1959.

Chiefly family papers, including bills, receipts, land papers, and other items re farming and plantation management; places represented include Edgefield District, S.C., and reflect bills and receipts from Hamburg, Edgefield, and Aiken for sales of farm produce, pruchase of supplies, and professional services of lawyers and doctors. Persons mentioned include members of the Tillman, Simkins, Butler, Mims, Thompson, Bland, Cloud, Bonham, and Hammond families. Records of farming and agriculture include: bill of sale, 24 Feb. 1799, Edgefield District, S.C., Rice Swearingen, re sale of slave to Mary Swearingen; agreement, 7 Oct. 1823, Edgefield District, S.C., between Eldred Simkins and Moses Swearingen for operation of Simkins' plantation; accounts, 13 Feb. 1835 and 8 Jan. 1836, of Larkin Swearingen with Vaucluse Manufacturing Company for work on plows, cloth, and beef. Document, 21 May 1852, declaring Moses Swearingen an ordained minister at Mount Zion Baptist Church; letter, 25 May 1862, Killiecrankie, Bethany Academy, Liberty Hill, Benjamin Ryan Tillman, to his sister, Anna Tillman Swearingen, re her teaching school and evacuation of Coles Island; letter, 14 June 1899, Clarks Hill, S.C., George D. Tillman to John Eldred Swearingen, re his graduation with first honors and his prospects for success in spite of his blindness. Later materials include addresses, 1962-1963, given by John Eldred Swearingen, Jr., President of Standard Oil Company, re American business.

ArchivalResource: 1699 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43510558 View

Boy Scouts of America. Old Hickory Council Records, 1912-2001

Title: Boy Scouts of America. Old Hickory Council Records, 1912-2001

The Old Hickory Council of the Boy Scouts of America grew from a single troop organized at Fairview Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 1911. The council operated Camp Raven Knob beginning in the 1950s. The collection consists of records, beginning in 1912, of the Old Hickory Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Included are letters, meeting minutes, reports, financial materials, clippings, training materials, membership lists, photographs, newsletters, pamphlets, and other items. Documentation is uneven; for some years, there are many informative letters, reports, and other materials, while other years are represented by only a few relatively minor items. Some items relate to scouting activities during World War I and World War II; many items document the planning and operation of camping sites, especially, beginning in the 1950s, Camp Raven Knob. Also included are photocopies of two 1964 documents relating to integration of the Council's troops; a videotape version of a 1955 film about Camp Raven Knob; and two audiotaped interviews, 1976 and 1982, with scout leaders; two photographs of African-American scouts associated with Mount Zion Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C., 1944-1950s; and a CD of photographs entitled 1970s-1990s. Wahissa and CRK Images Vol. 1, 1500+ Photos,

ArchivalResource: About 3,300 items (8.0 linear feet)

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/b/Boy_Scouts_of_America.Old_Hickory_Council.html View