Hugh Maxey Hargrove Papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of photographs, newspaper clippings and a menu.
Dates
- Creation: 1923-1935
Creator
- Hargrove, Hugh Maxey, 1880-1943 (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
Hugh Maxey Hargrove was born in Penn, Texas, in 1880 and lived in Waco before moving to Beaumont in 1909. He worked for with the San Jacinto Life Insurance Company where he became president in 1918. This small collection contains 12 photographs and 6 newspaper clippings documenting the construction of the San Jacinto Building and its dedication in 1923 and 1924. The building is 15 stories tall and supports a large clock tower on top. Each clock dial is 17 feet in diameter. The collection also includes a menu from the opening of the Petroleum Room in the Edson Hotel, April 29, 1935.
Extent
.10 Cubic Feet (.10 cubic feet (1 folder))
Abstract
Hugh Maxey Hargrove was born in Penn, Texas, in 1880 and lived in Waco before moving to Beaumont in 1909. He worked for the San Jacinto Life Insurance Company where he became president in 1918.
Organization of Collection
This collection is organized into 3 series.
- Photographs
- Manuscripts
- Clippings
Acquisition Information
Donated by Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Hargrove, 1991 July.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Separated Material
None.
Processing Information
Processed by Tyrrell Historical Library staff, 2015 June.
Finding aid revised and encoded by Tyrrell Historical Library staff, 2015 June.
Subject
- Hargrove, Hugh Maxey (Person)
- Hargrove, Virginia (Person)
- Stark, Lutcher (Person)
- Hobby, William P. (Person)
- San Jacinto Life Insurance Company (Organization)
- Howard Clock and Watch Company (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Hugh Maxey Hargrove Papers, 1923-1935
- Author
- Tyrrell Historical Library Staff
- Date
- 2015 June 09
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
