F. I. Tucker Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection holds many forms and letters received by Tucker from the leaders of the Texas State History Survey Committee in Austin. This collection also holds newspapers and research Tucker did on the local Nacogdoches history and the history he researched of Texas and East Texas in particular.
Dates
- Creation: 1820-1965
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Biographical or Historical Information
Francis Ingraham "F.I." Tucker (1900-1973) was the son of Francis Harrison Tucker and Elcee Rosina Ingraham of Nacogdoches County, Texas. F.I. married first Maizie Bewley and then Eunice O'Hara.
F. I. Tucker was a lawyer in the city of Nacogdoches and a chairman of the county's Texas Historical Foundation which is part of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee. As a chairman, Tucker received a lot of forms, notices, and letters from the head office in Austin. As a person interested in history, F. I. Tucker did a great deal of research, particularly focused on Nacogdoches and East Texas area.
Full Extent
0.50 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists correspondences, newspapers articles, and research concerning the Texas Historical Foundation and East Texas.
Bibliography
Subject
- Texas State Historical Survey Committee -- Records and correspondence (Organization)
- Texas Historical Foundation -- Records and correspondence (Organization)
- East Texas Historical Association (1962- ) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the F. I. Tucker Papers
- Author
- Adam Grimes
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository
