Edna May Tubbs
1 linear ft. 62 negatives
A1977-035, A1982-013, A1984-014, A1985-031, A1985-033, A1985-038, A1985-046, A1985-050
1890-1945 (unknown)
Enda May Johnson was born in 1897 in South Texas. On December 01, 1916 she married Gail L. Tubbs. Gail was a Charter Member of the First Volunteer Fire Department of Bishop, Texas and served as the chief for 30 years while Enda was a teacher in Bishop Texas. Edna May was an avid writer who wrote several short stories and numerous articles about life in the Coastal Bend area. Edna died in 1993 and is buried at the Restland Memorial/Memory Park in Bishop.
The collection contains articles and short stories written by Edna May Tubbs along with several images. The numerous articles detail the early histories of Bishop and the towns’ first families, Davy Crockett, the San Jacinto Flag, “Mother Lane” the faith healer, the Coastal Bend area of South Texas and several short stories. The images are of the Bishop Diamond Jubilee, Bishop Texas and the surrounding area.
Materials are arranged the way they were received.
South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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Edna May Tubbs Collection, A1977-035.XXXX, A1982-013.XXXX, A1984-014.XXXX, A1985-031.XXXX, A1985-033.XXXX, A1985-038.XXXX, A1985-046.XXXX, A1985-050.XXXX, South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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A1977-035 – Edna May Tubbs A1982-013 – Edna May Tubbs A1984-014 – Edna May Tubbs A1985-031 – Edna May Tubbs A1985-033 – Edna May Tubbs A1985-038 – Edna May Tubbs A1985-046 – Edna May Tubbs A1985-050 – Edna May Tubbs
Original processor is unknown. Matthew Tallant reprocessed collection in 2017 and wrote finding aid. Daniel Thacker created EAD Document.