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Fagan Dickson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 281
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please contact woodson@rice.edu for access and allow 24 hours retrieval time.

Scope and Contents

Papers include correspondence with both state and national political figures as well as Fagan's personal and business subject files of clippings, published materials, and notes, 1950-1978.

Correspondents include Dickson, James F.; Bentsen, Lloyd; Briscoe, Dolph; Buckley, William F. Jr.; Cranston, Alan; Carter, Jimmy ; Domenici, Pete V.; Dugger, Ronnie; Fullbright J.W.; Ford, Gerald; Faulk, John Henry; Johnson, Lyndon B.; Jordan, Barbara; Kissinger, Henry; McCarthy, Eugene; McGovern, George; Maverick, Maury, Jr.; Moos, Malcom; Mondale, Walter F.; Moyers, Bill; Muskie, Edmund; Nixon, Richard M.; Pickle, J.J. (Jake); Richards, Ann; Thurmond, Strom; Weddington, Sarah; and others.

Dates

  • 1950 - 1978

Creator

Access Restrictions

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

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Fagan Dickson Papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical Note

Austin, Texas attorney (1903-1977) active in the Democratic Party.

Extent

9.5 Linear Feet (9 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract:

The papers of Dickson Fagan (1903-1977), Austin, Texas attorney active in the Democratic Party, include correspondence with both state and national political figures as well as Fagan's personal and business subject files clippings, published materials and notes, dating from 1950-1978.

Acquisition Information

Gift of W. Hall via Ellis Rudy, 1978.

Formerly part of W. Hall papers - contact WRC staff for further information.
Title
Guide to the Fagan Dickson Papers, 1950-1978
Status
Completed
Author
Joan Ferry
Date
2000
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA