Betty Trapp Chapman Papers
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 each series referring to a type of document. Materials are arranged by subject within each series.
Dates
- 2003-2009
- Majority of material found within 2005-2007
Creator
- Chapman, Betty Trapp (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
3.0 linear feet
Additional Description
Biographical Information
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
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Betty Trapp Chapman on December 10, 2015.
Subjects
Collecting Areas
Related Names
Creator
- Chapman, Betty Trapp (Person)
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title
- Guide to the Betty Trapp Chapman Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Brooks
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750