Tyrrell Historical Library (Beaumont, Tex.)
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Looney Family Photograph Albums
Collection
Identifier: AC-603
Abstract
Wilber C. Looney was a prominent businessman in Beaumont, Texas. When he retired he was a manager in southeast Texas for Westinghouse Electric Corp. He and his wife, Thyrza, a well-known local interior designer, resided at a now-historic home on North Eleventh and Toccoa Streets. Known then as the Vaughn House, the couple restored this Victorian cottage into a plantation-style mansion in 1948.
Dates:
1930-2011
Found in:
Tyrrell Historical Library Archives
Ruth McGinley Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC-831
Abstract
Ruth Garnett McGinley (1919-2014) was born in Johnson County, Kansas in 1919 and lived in Kansas City and Columbia, Missouri until she moved to Beaumont with her husband Robert J. McGinley in 1957. Ruth was active in many Beaumont community organizations including the Trinity United Methodist Church and Daughters of the American Revolution. She was also involved with the Junior League of Beaumont, American Association of University Women, Tyrrell Public Library Commission, and the Beaumont...
Dates:
1923 - 1967
Found in:
Tyrrell Historical Library Archives
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