Chapman, Betty Trapp
Person
Biography
Betty Trapp Chapman was born on October 18, 1936, in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Charles Wilson and Mamie Elizabeth Trapp. She moved to Houston in 1959 for a teaching position in Spring Branch Independent School District. She married Billy Klingman Chapman in 1960; they have two daughters. She has been an independent historian and freelance writer since 1989 and has written several books, including "Historic Houston" and "The Rough Road to Justice: The Journey of Women Lawyers in Texas."
Source: "A Conversation with Betty Chapman." Houston Chronicle. http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/A-conversation-with-Betty-Chapman-Houston-5204591.php
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Betty Trapp Chapman Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2015-025
Dates:
2003-2009; Majority of material found within 2005-2007
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Betty Trapp Chapman's research materials, notes, correspondence, and photographs related to the writing and publication of her book "The Rough Road to Justice: The Journey of Women Lawyers in Texas." The book was commissioned by the State Bar of Texas Committee for Women in the Profession in 2003 under the leadership of Ellen Elkins Grimes and funded in part by a grant from the State Bar Association as well as other donors. Materials are arranged by function, with...
Houston Business Journal Collection of "Houston Heritage" Articles
Collection
Identifier: 2026-007
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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Houston Business Journal Collection of "Houston Heritage" Articles
Dates:
1991-2011
Scope and Contents
This collection contains clippings of "Houston Heritage" articles from the Houston Business Journal, a weekly publication that covers local business news across the Greater Houston region. "Houston Heritage" was a weekly column that featured biographical and historical profiles on a wide range of individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other topics concerning Houston and Texas as a whole. The articles were written primarily by Houston historian Betty Trapp Chapman, as well as...