The Texas Spectator
Scope and Contents
The collection includes the political newsletter The Texas Spectator. This collection is located within the University Archives and Special Collections at The University of Texas at Tyler.
Dates
- Creation: 1946 - 1948
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
A progressive newsletter that focused on the connection between the oil and gas industries with Texas politics. The paper also covered civil rights issues, academics, and labor. The Texas Spectator remained in circulation from 1945-1948, until it became The Texas Observer. This collection has newsletters from the years 1946 to 1948.
Extent
1 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Texas Spectator was a weekly political newsletter that distributed from Austin, TX between the years 1945-1948. The democratic newsletter covered Texas politics, economics, and local news.
Arrangement
Records are arranged into three series with three subseries. Most series and subseries are arranged by subject, with some arrangements by date or media type. Series titles were kept when present. Series and subseries are as follows, I. Volume I: 1a) The Texas Spectator Volume I May-October 1946, II. Volume II: 2a) The Texas Spectator Volume II October 1946-January 10, 1947, 2b) The Texas Spectator Volume II January -May 1947, 2c) The Texas Spectator Volume II June- October 1947 III. Volume III: 3a) The Texas Spectator Volume III October 1947-May 1948.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Materials in the collection are in good condition. The collection is comprised of paper documents and requires no special means to read.
Physical Location
K.2.d-K.3.f
Custodial History
Materials in The Texas Spectator collection are a series of newsletters that reside at The University of Texas at Tyler. The collection was received by the University Archives and Special Collections. Archives Assistant Cree Summerville completed processing.
Processing Information
Efforts were made to retain the existing order and titles of series, sub-series, and folders.
- Author
- Cree Summerville
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Texas at Tyler University Archives and Special Collections Department Repository
