World War (1939-1945)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Oveta Culp Hobby papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0459
Abstract
The Oveta Culp Hobby Papers detail the public life of Hobby, a Houston-based business, media, military, and political leader during the 1940s-1980s. Mrs. Hobby was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps, chairman of the board of the Houston Post, and wife to Texas Lt. Gov. and later Governor, William P. Hobby. This collection consists of correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, speeches, photographs,...
Dates:
1817 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1985