Virginia Whitten papers 1973-1994

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Virginia Whitten papers 1973-1994

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Virginia Whitten was a friend of Governor Ann Richards and served as archivist for her inauguration in 1991. Records include correspondence; memoranda; press releases; news clippings; newsletters; photographic material including prints, slides, contact sheets, and negatives; samples of invitations; and other artifacts and memorabilia. Records date from 1976 to 1992 and relate primarily to the celebrations surrounding the 1991 inauguration of Ann Richards as governor and Bob Bullock as lieutenant governor of Texas. Earlier records document Ann Richards' political offices as county commissioner for Travis county and as state treasurer. A few records date from the early years of her tenure as governor of Texas. Correspondence reflects the close relationship that existed between Governor Ann Richards and Virginia Whitten.

1 cubic ft.

eng,

Texas State Archives

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Richards, Ann, 1933-2006

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Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician and 45th Governor of Texas (1991–95). A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards was the second female governor of Texas and was frequently noted in the media for her outspoken feminism and her one-liners. Born in Lacy-Lakeview, Texas, Richards became a schoolteacher after...

Bullock, Bob

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Whitten, Virginia.

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Virginia Whitten, a retired librarian, was the official archivist for Governor Ann Richards' inauguration and was the first archivist ever to be appointed by the Texas Inaugural Committee, a committee which was created by state statute in the early 1970s to plan and fund inaugural events. Whitten collected and categorized records, artifacts, and memorabilia associated with the Richards-Bullock inauguration and as a member of the 1991 Texas Inaugural Committee transferred the records to the Texas...