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Chandler Davidson Texas Politics research collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0259
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The Chandler Davidson Texas Politics research collection includes material related to Rice Sociology Professor Chandler Davidson’s research into the liberal political movement in Texas. Materials include audio cassette tapes of oral histories (some with transcriptions), correspondence, clippings, research notes, publications, and student research papers. Interviewees include Texas politicians Billie Carr, Ralph Yarborough, Bob Eckhardt, Walter Hall, Sam Rayburn, Margaret Carter, Allan Shivers, and others.

The physical bulk of the collection consists of the "Texas Rich" files (Series II), which are clippings and notes compiled by Chandler Davidson on individuals estimated to be the ninety-nine richest Texas inhabitants in the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1960 - 2010

Access Restriction

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Use Restrictions

Restrictions are those placed on oral histories by the person interviewed (if any), noted in individual folders.

Permission to publish from the Texas Politics Oral History Program collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center.

Historical Sketch

The Texas Politics Oral History Program originated from the research and teaching activities of Professor Chandler Davidson of the Sociology Department at Rice University. In conjunction with his research on the liberal political movement in Texas, he conducted a series of oral history interviews with individuals associated with this movement, a project funded through a National Endowment for the Humanities (N.E.H.) fellowship during the 1976-77 academic year. He also assembled a file (“Texas Rich”) of notes and newspaper clippings concerning ninety-nine individuals identified as “the richest Texas inhabitants” during the 1970s and 1980s, which became the basis for his book, Race and Class in Texas Politics, published by the Princeton University Press in 1990. In addition, he maintained office files consisting of oral histories, clippings, and related material also connected with his interest in the liberal movement (now organized as the Chandler Davidson Papers).

Extent

7.75 Linear Feet (14 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The Chandler Davidson Texas Politics research collection includes material related to Rice Sociology Professor Chandler Davidson’s research into the liberal political movement in Texas. Materials include audio cassette tapes of oral histories (some with transcriptions), correspondence, clippings, research notes, publications, and student research papers. Interviewees include Texas politicians Billie Carr, Ralph Yarborough, Bob Eckhardt, Walter Hall, Sam Rayburn, Margaret Carter, Allan Shivers, and others.

Acquisition Information

The original collection of Texas Politics Oral History material was received from Professor Chandler Davidson in 1976, with addenda received from Prof. Davidson in 1985, 1991, 1992, 1995, July 3, 2003, and 2016.

Related Materials

Billie Carr Papers, 1956-2002, MS 373, Woodson Research Center

Walter Gardner Hall Papers, 1923-1979, MS 280, Woodson Research Center

Frankie Carter Randolph Papers, 1858-1983, MS 372, Woodson Research Center

Albert Thomas Papers, 1937-1965, MS 262, Woodson Research Center

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Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Chandler Davidson Texas Politics research collection, 1960-2010
Status
Completed
Author
Dara Flinn
Date
2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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