Papers, 1898-1974, 1917-1921.

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Papers, 1898-1974, 1917-1921.

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Includes correspondence, photographs and newsclippings pertaining to Crowell and Foard County, Texas (1904-1969). Collection bulks (1917-1919) with literary productions on topics pertaining to the World War I era, such as food conservation, patriotic programs, and post-war propoganda pamphlets. Of particular interest are photographs of the first courthouses in Hardeman and Foard Counties, and newsclippings concerning the 1942 tornado in Foard County, Indian wars, World War I, and the women's suffrage movement.

ca. 1, 000 leaves.

Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7094671

Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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