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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

L. DeWitt Hale Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-6
Abstract

This collection revolves around state representative DeWitt Hale and his long legislative career in the Texas House of Representatives. Hale was a champion of education, equal rights, and served as a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention in 1974.

Dates: 1952 - 1991

South Texas Railroad Historical Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-168
Abstract The South Texas Railroad Historical Society was formed sometime in the late 1950’s or early 1960’s as a way for railroad enthusiasts local to the Corpus Christi region to connect with each other and share information. The Society spent nearly two decades attempting to set up a rail exhibit with genuine full-size railcars at the Corpus Christi Museum (now the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History). After much lobbying and work by the group, it became apparent that the project was not...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1964 - 2004

W. E. Pope papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-15
Abstract

Walter Elmer Pope was a Corpus Christi attorney, real estate developer, civic leader, and longtime state representative from South Texas. The collection includes seventy linear feet of historical papers from Pope’s legal practice, business office, as well as his correspondence as a state legislator. The documents date from 1832 to 1944, with a few biographical items concerning Mr. Pope written during the 1960s and 1970s.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1832-1970; 1832 - 1979

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Cabooses (Railroads) 1
Corpus Christi (Tex.) 1
Dining-car service (Railroads) 1
Impeachment 1
Judiciary 1