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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library Photo Archives
Title: James T. Buck family photograph albums
Identifier/Call Number: photCL 210
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 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.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. James T. Buck family photograph albums, The Huntington Library,
San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary Shreve, March 1976.
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).
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.
Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey
created a finding aid derived from a collection file.
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architecture, Domestic -- Texas
African American children
Families -- United States --
History
Chillicothe (Tex.)
Crosbyton (Tex.)
Photograph albums
Photographs