VII. Personal Materials, 1930-1981, 180 lin. ft.+ 285 awards

A. Travel files and Diaries

B. Speeches

C. Card files

D. Biographical Materials

F. Supplemental Materials, 1899-1978, 11 lin. ft.

These materials were delivered to the BCPM in the fall of 1993, fifteen years after the arrival of the bulk of the collection and after major processing had been completed. Due to inadequate storage of these materials, many papers had to be discarded because of weather, water, or vermin damage and "original order" no longer existed. Therefore, rather than attempt to incorporate these items into the existing files, the materials were grouped under the following supplemental series : Congress, Law Practice, News Clippings, Poage Personal, and Texas Legislature. Separate collection and series statements were created for these papers and the papers were added to the end of the existing collection.

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1. Congress, 1936‚1970, .5 lin. ft.
   Most of these papers are from the 1930s with one from 1945, one from 1956 and three from the 70s. They cover an assortment of topics from Poage's first speech as a congressman to campaign accounts in the 70s. Of particular interest is one folder concerning FDR's inauguration in 1945 and a folder of letters from Poage's congressional office in Waco in 1937.
   
   
2. Law Practice, 1928-1936, 4 lin. ft.
   These papers are mostly from the 1930s when Poage was in practice with Pat Neff, Jr. A few dip back into the late '20s but none go beyond 1936 when Poage was elected to Congress. These appear to be the only papers left relative to Poage's law practice. Two boxes are related to Poage's relationship with Central Freight, a Waco based company, and their attempt to petition the state for wider coverage by their trucks. Another large group of papers chronicles the legal affairs of the Fred Frizzell family. Fred was an injured WWI veteran, one of nine children. However, he was the only child to assume financial responsibility for his elderly parents.
   
   
3. News clippings, 1965-1969, .5 lin. ft.
   These news articles do not duplicate those already in Poage's collection which end in 1964. These clippings fill in 1965 to 1969. There are also a few articles related to the driver's license law in 1935 when Poage was in the Texas Senate.
   
   
4. Poage Personal, 1899‚1978, 4 lin. ft.
   Anything that relates to Poage more so than any of the other series is found here. It includes a number of cards : credit cards, membership cards, political cards, Christmas cards and Christmas card lists. Correspondence with Poage's family includes one letter from his father in the 1899 and one from his mother as early as 1900 reporting Robert's first tooth at eight months of age. Of special interest are two boxes of letters from Poage wife, Frances, beginning in 1934, prior to their marriage, continuing to 1967. These chronicle the events in both their lives while Poage was in Washington and Frances was in Waco as well as when Poage was off on one of his many travels.

   Also included are four boxes of correspondence and documentation concerning Poage's many property holdings in Central Texas from the late 1920s until the 1970s. Other items include numerous insurance policy folders and information about passports, shot records and travels.

5. Texas Legislature, 1930-1936, 1.5 lin. ft.
   This series covers a short span of years from around 1930 to 1936 when Poage was a Senator in the Texas Legislature. While there is some general correspondence, most of the files deal with particular legislation such as the Motor Carrier Law. Other legislative topics represented include Old Age Pensions, Open Saloon Bill, Sales Tax Bill, and the Liquor Bill. The final file in this series deals with the Texas Centennial Committee in 1934.

G. Media

H. Awards and plaques

I. Maps

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