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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

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