Juanita H. Phelps Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection largely consists of materials related to the organizations Juanita H. Phelps was involved with. Programs, reports, clippings, correspondence, events, rosters, scrapbooks, and other administrative records for organizations including Beaumont Civic Opera, Beaumont Music Commission, and Woman's Club of Beaumont. There is also a series dedicated to the architectural drawings and files belonging to Russell R. Phelps.
Dates
- Creation: 1955 - 1998
Creator
- Phelps, Juanita Hughes, 1918-2005 (Person)
- Phelps, Russell R., 1905-1984 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
The Tyrrell Historical Library holds copyright. 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
Juanita Hughes Phelps (1918-2005) was born in Liberty, Texas in 1918. She went to Southern Methodist University and became an active resident of Beaumont for forty-seven years. She served as head of the Artist Series, president of the Magnolia District and State Federation of Woman's Clubs, and was involved with the Beaumont Opera and Beaumont Woman's Club. Her husband, Russell R. Phelps (1905-1984) was an architect in the Beaumont region who worked as part of the prominent Pitts, Mebane, Phelps, and White architectural firm.
Extent
4.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Juanita Hughes Phelps (1918-2005) became an active resident of Beaumont for forty-seven years. She served as head of the Artist Series, president of the Magnolia District and State Federation of Woman's Clubs, and was involved with the Beaumont Opera and Beaumont Woman's Club. The collection largely consists of materials related to the organizations Juanita H. Phelps was involved with. Programs, reports, clippings, correspondence, events, rosters, scrapbooks, and other administrative records for organizations including Beaumont Civic Opera, Beaumont Music Commission, and Woman's Club of Beaumont. There is also a series dedicated to the architectural drawings and files belonging to Russell R. Phelps.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into 10 series.
Series 1: Beaumont Association for Mental Health, 1962-1968
Series 2: Beaumont Civic Opera, 1963-1993, undated
Series 3: Beaumont Civic Opera Buffs, 1973-1998, undated
Series 4: Beaumont Music Commission, 1955-1997
Series 5: Capital Improvement, 1970-1972
Series 6: Gulf Coast Delphion Assembly, 1961-1968
Series 7: Jefferson Theatre Preservation Society, 1975-1993
Series 8: Woman's Club of Beaumont, 1961-1998, undated
Series 9: Russell R. Phelps Architectural Files, 1956-1980
Series 10: Oversize Materials, 1963-1974
Subject
- Beaumont Civic Opera (Beaumont, Tex.) (Organization)
- Beaumont Music Commission (Beaumont, Tex.) (Organization)
- Jefferson Theatre Preservation Society (Beaumont, Tex.) (Organization)
- Pitts, Mebane, Phelps, & White (Organization)
- Woman's Club of Beaumont (Beaumont, Tex.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Juanita H. Phelps Papers, 1955-1998
- Author
- Jennifer Perritt
- Date
- January 4, 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
