The Lucy Patterson Papers focus primarily document the professional life of this Dallas, Texas, educator, social worker, community advocate, and politician. The collection has been divided into three series: Personal Papers, Political Papers and Academic Career. Series I. Personal Papers, includes all encompassing materials that span both her personal and professional life, including appointment calendars, awards, biographical information, correspondence, ephemera, photographs, speeches, and writings. Series II. Political Papers, primarily relate to her three campaigns for Dallas City Council. Campaign materials including precinct profiles are found in Subseries A. Items pertaining to her unsuccessful run for U.S. Congress may also be found here. Documents and reports relating to her tenure on Dallas City council have been placed in Subseries B. Correspondence, City Council memoranda, city ordinances and reports address a variety of issues such as transportation, housing community development, parks and recreation, public safety, and a variety of constituent needs. Of particular interest are materials relation to the desegregation of Dallas Independent School District, planning for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center; the renovation of Dallas Union Terminal from a segregated station to a modern office building; Dallas Police Department report, and city facilities tour providing detailed statistical information on city buildings and agencies. Series III. Mrs. Patterson's career in education and social work is the focus of Series III. Materials relating to her teaching at North Texas State University and Bishop College have been placed in Subseries A. Documentation of her advocacy and service to professional associations such as Dallas Women Against Rape, Greater Dallas Community Relations Commission, and National Association of Social Workers is in Subseries B.
Finding aid available here. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.
