Charlene Kiker Papers
Scope and Contents
The Charlene Kiker Papers consist of meeting minutes, programs, correspondence, reports, by-laws, and photographs of the many organizations Charlene Kiker was involved with. These include, but are not limited to, the Desk and Derrick Club of Beaumont, Beaumont Civic Opera, Beaumont Music Commission, Jefferson Theatre Preservation Society, and Southeast Texas Arts Council. The collection also features materials and photographs collected by Charlene's husband, Buel Kiker, as well as cassette tapes of opera performances.
Dates
- 1903 - 1999
Creator
- Kiker, Charlene, 1929-2004 (Person)
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Biographical Note
Charlene Kiker (1929-2004) was a lifelong resident of Beaumont, Texas. She was a graduate of Beaumont High School and Southern Methodist University. She worked as a secretary for over thirty years with Mobil Oil Corporation and was president of the Desk and Derrick Club of Beaumont, a professional and social organization for women employed in the oil and gas industry.
In addition to eventually serving as Region IV Director of the Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs (ADDC), she was also elected president of other local Beaumont organizations including the Jefferson Theatre Preservation Society, Lioness Club, Music Study Club, and the Friends of the Beaumont Public Libraries.
She had a strong interest in the arts and music and was also involved with the Beaumont Civic Opera, Beaumont Symphony Orchestra, Beaumont Music Commission, Melody Maids, Interfaith Choir, and the choir of the First United Methodist Church. Lamar University offers an undergraduate scholarship in her name, the Beaumont Music Commission Scholarship in Honor of Charlene Kiker, which supports students pursuing a degree in music.
Extent
15 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Charlene Kiker (1929-2004) was a lifelong resident of Beaumont, Texas. She worked as a secretary for over thirty years with Mobil Oil Corporation and was president of the Desk and Derrick Club of Beaumont. She had a strong interest in the arts and music and was also involved with the Beaumont Civic Opera, Beaumont Symphony Orchestra, Beaumont Music Commission, Melody Maids, Interfaith Choir, and the choir of the First United Methodist Church. The Charlene Kiker Papers consist of meeting minutes, programs, correspondence, reports, by-laws, and photographs of the many organizations Charlene Kiker was involved with.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 6 series.
Series 1: Desk and Derrick Club, 1956-1996
Series 2: Oil Industry Materials, 1950-1996
Series 3: Arts Organizations, 1962-1997
Series 4: Photographs, 1903-1999
Series 5: Opera Cassette Tapes, 1993-1995
Series 6: Buel Kiker Materials, 1921-1990
- Annual reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs (ADDC)
- Audiovisual materials Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Beaumont (Tex.) Subject Source: Sears
- Beaumont Civic Opera (Beaumont, Tex.)
- Beaumont Music Commission (Beaumont, Tex.)
- Beaumont Symphony Women's League (Beaumont, Tex.)
- By-Laws (administrative records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Community organization Subject Source: Sears
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Desk and Derrick Club (Beaumont, Tex.)
- Friends of the Beaumont Public Library (Beaumont, Tex.)
- Jefferson Theatre Preservation Society (Beaumont, Tex.)
- Journals (periodicals) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Melody Maids (Beaumont, Tex.)
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mobil Oil Refinery
- Music Subject Source: Sears
- Newsletters Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Performing Arts Subject Source: Sears
- Petroleum (Beaumont, Tex.) Subject Source: Sears
- Petroleum--Employees. Subject Source: Sears
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Programs (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Southeast Texas Arts Council
- Theater Subject Source: Sears
- Women--Societies Subject Source: Sears
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Charlene Kiker Papers, 1903-1999
- Author
- Jennifer Perritt
- Date
- November 17, 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
