Buck (James T.) Family Photograph Albums, 1910s-1930s

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Summary

Title:
James T. Buck family photograph albums
Dates:
1910s-1930s
Abstract:
A collection of family photograph albums and a clippings scrapbook, 1910s-1930s, related to the family of James T. Buck, a newspaper publisher in Texas.
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. James T. Buck family photograph albums, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 6 photograph albums and 1 scrapbook of clippings, 1910s-1930s, related to the family of James T. Buck, a newspaper publisher in Texas. The albums contain snapshots affixed with mounting corners, and some say "Mrs. J. T. Buck" inside the front cover. The photographs document the lives of a young, white, middle class couple, their children, extended family, and friends, mostly in Chillicothe or Crosbyton, Texas, with some images in California and a few other places. Only one album has captions; the others have no writing or identifications. Images show a house in the country, house interiors, children playing, pets, farm animals, family outings, cars, schools, and graduations, with the family seen over 20 or more years. African American children appear in some images: gathered in front of a house, with horses, a boy holding a white baby, and a girl standing in a road holding flowers. There are also photographic postcards of the public school in Chillicothe, Texas; the Chillicothe train depot; and a classroom of children. One scrapbook contains Crosbyton, Texas, newspaper clippings, approximately 1921-1926, regarding James T. Buck and other family members.

Biographical / historical:

James T. Buck (1869-1939) was born in West Station, Mississippi. He was the editor and publisher of two Texas newspapers: the Chillicothe Independent, beginning about 1908, and the Crosbyton Review, which he sold in 1921. He married Anna "Annie" Dodson (1883-1963) in 1903 and they had four children--Anna Pauline (born 1905), Richard Dodson (born 1906), William Quinn (born 1908), and Lou Ernestine (born 1909).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mary Shreve, March 1976.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Suzanne Oatey
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-02-19 16:59:39 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. James T. Buck family photograph albums, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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