John E. Glasgow Photograph Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains photographs of well-known landmarks, people, and businesses in the area around Beaumont, Texas, for the time period between the 1920’s and the 1930’s. Also included are photographs of other Texas cities and trips taken to New York, Kentucky, Maine, and to Juarez, Mexico.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1950
Creator
- Glasgow, John E., 1944-2014; (Person)
- Glasgow, Collis F., 1914-1977; (Person)
- Glasgow, Clinton B., 1888–1949 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions may apply.
Copyright
The Tyrrell Historical Library does not hold copyright for most of its collections. The researcher must secure permission to publish. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Tyrrell Historical Library. The researcher assumes full responsibility for complying with copyright, literary property rights, and libel laws.
Biographical Note
The photographs in this collection were taken by Clinton B. Glasgow, who lived in Beaumont, Texas. His work as a chauffeur and salesman for a prominent Texas businessman, John N. Gilbert, took him to locations in the Humble and Orange oil fields, and to other states that included New York, Kentucky, and Maine, and also to Juarez, Mexico. The photographs he took on these trips reflect his interest in the oil industry, daily life in the surrounding community around Beaumont, and in general things that he observed while on his travels. The photographs in this collection were retained by the Glasgow family for many years before being donated to the Tyrrell Historical Library.
Extent
.25 Cubic Feet (.25 cubic feet in one box)
Abstract
This collection consists of photographs obtained from John E. Glasgow of Pacific Palisades, California, which were taken by his grandfather, Clinton B. Glasgow, of Beaumont, Texas. The photographs depict the travels of Clinton Glasgow as a private chauffeur and salesman in the geographic locale of Texas and Mexico (with primary emphasis being that of the region of southeast Texas), and his further travels to Kentucky, Maine and New York. The images also reflect Clinton Glasgow’s particular interest in the Pierce-Arrow automobile, as well as his interest in trucks, and trailer extensions to trucks.
Organization of Collection
This collection is arranged by subject or the geographic location depicted in the photograph.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Mary Anna Glasgow, 2014 December.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Separated Material
None.
Processing Information
Processed by Tyrrell Historical Library staff, 2015 January.
Finding aid revised and encoded by Tyrrell Historical Library staff, 2015 May.
Subject
- Glasgow, Clinton B., 1888-1949 (Person)
- Gilbert Company (Organization)
- Nona Mills Lumber Company (Organization)
- Lake Oil Company (Organization)
- Gilbert Cattle and Pasture Company (Organization)
- Clyde Fletcher Auto Repair (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Beaumont (Jefferson county, Texas : inhabited place)
- Del Rio (Val Verde county, Texas : inhabited place)
- Fort Stockton (Pecos county, Texas : inhabited place)
- High Island (Galveston county, Texas : inhabited place)
- Humble (Harris county, Texas : inhabited place)
- Juarez (Chiapas, Mexico : inhabited place)
- Kerrville (Kerr county, Texas : inhabited place)
- Kountze (Hardin county, Texas : inhabited place)
- Liberty (Liberty county, Texas : inhabited place)
- Orange (Orange county, Texas : inhabited place)
- Port Arthur (Jefferson county, Texas : inhabited place)
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the John E. Glasgow Photograph Collection, 1920-1950
- Author
- Tyrrell Historical Library Staff
- Date
- 2015 June 1
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
