Amon G. Carter papers, 1806-1997 (inclusive), 1935-1955 (bulk).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The papers document the life and career of Amon G. Carter, Sr. Subject files make up the largest portion of the papers and include correspondence, financial information, programs, photos, and news clippings. These files reside in two series. The majority of the subject files are in Series I, while the rest are listed as correspondence in Series III. The papers document Carter's involvement with a wide variety of people and interests. They contain a large amount of correspondence documenting Carter's business career with companies such as American Airlines, Inc., the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and WBAP. Sections of the material detail his personal life, especially the papers dealing with various members of Carter's family and those describing his friendship with Will Rogers. The papers documenting his son's imprisonment in a Nazi POW camp are especially poignant.
The papers also include a substantial number of photographs. The highlights of the photograph collection in Series II include photos of Amon Carter, his family, friends, and business associates, as well as various politicians and celebrities. The scrapbooks in Series III include additional photographs of Carter and his family as does the material from Katrine Deakins, his longtime personal secretary, in Series IV.
The collection's strength is its breadth of coverage of Amon Carter's multi-faceted career and eclectic interests. His energy, ingenuity, and humanity shine through in the papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1806-1997
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1935-1955
Creator
- Carter, Amon G. (Amon Giles) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Copyright has been transferred to TCU. Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Amon G. Carter was born on December 11, 1879, in Crafton, Texas. Ceasing to attend school at a young age, Carter focused the rest of his life on his career, beginning with his job as the advertising manager of the Fort Worth Star in 1905. His journalistic endeavors included a long tenure as the owner, publisher, and president of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Extent
204.50 Linear feet (416 Hollinger and oversize boxes.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in four series and one addition: I. Subject Files, 1880-1990. II. Photographs, 1880-1970. III. Memorabilia, 1806-1986. IV. Katrine Deakins Material, 1874-1984. Accession 2007-M-006, 1957-1997. Accession 2011-M-005, 1916-c. 1950's.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Amon Carter Museum in 1999. The museum and foundation still hold some material that relates directly to their offices. The papers had been transferred from the Amon G. Carter Foundation to the Amon Carter Museum in late 1982 or early 1983.
Subject
- Rogers, Will (Person)
- Connally, Tom (Person)
- Hough, Harold V. (Person)
- Smith, Cyrus (Cyrus Rowlett) (Person)
- Swasey, Edgar M. (Person)
- Amon G. Carter Foundation (Organization)
- American Airlines (Organization)
- Aviation Corporation (Organization)
- Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Organization)
- Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce (Organization)
- General Motors Corporation (Organization)
- Pan American Airways Corporation (Organization)
- Texas Christian University (Organization)
- Texas Technological College. (Texas Tech University) (Organization)
- Amon Carter Museum of Western Art (Organization)
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (Organization)
- WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.) (Organization)
- Fort Worth Club (Organization)
- Carter, Amon G., Jr. (Person)
- Carter, Minnie Meachum (Person)
- Stevenson, Ruth Carter (Person)
- Deakins, Katrine (Person)
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 (Person)
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 (Person)
Cultural context
- Petroleum industry and trade
- Prisoners of war
- Radio broadcasting
- Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show
- Television broadcasting
Geographic
Topical
Uniform Title
- Title
- Guide to the Amon G. Carter Papers
- Subtitle
- Manuscript Group 14
- Author
- Compiled by Claire C. Galloway, Lisa Peña and Amon Carter Museum Staff
- Date
- June 2008, January and June 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
TCU Box 298400
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76129-0001
Fort Worth Texas 76129
(817) 257-4566
(817) 257-7282 (Fax)
LibSpecialCollections@tcu.edu
