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Wildring Edwards (Dr. Thomas A. Dooley) Collection (074) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 0740000000
Collection
Wildring Edwards (Dr. Thomas A. Dooley) Collection
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
5.0
Pages
2
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 05 December 2001
Scope and Contents
Approximately five linear feet of books, photographs, slides, museum artifacts, two audio reel-to-reel tapes, periodicals, newspaper clippings and documents detail Dr. Thomas Dooley's visit to Lubbock in the 1950s and his work in Laos. Much of the material was sent to Mrs. Wildring Edwards in the 1950s and 1960s.
Biographical / Historical
Mrs. Wildring Edwards was a graduate of Texas Tech University and a long-time resident of Lubbock. She was involved in many church and charity activities during her lifetime. In 1961, she was named the Lubbock 'Woman of the Year.'
3
Books
Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, The Night They Burned The Mountain (2 copies) Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, The Edge of Tomorrow
31
Photographs
VA029116-VA029147
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4
Slides
Slides of Texas Tech University transferred to the University Archives, VAS017684-VAS017688.
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4
Museum Objects
074museum0696: Republic of Vietnam Flag
074museum0200: Laotian Scarf
074museum0198: Photo Album
074museum0199: Photo Album
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2
Audio
074AU0845 - 074AU0846: Reel-to-Reel audio tapes of messages from Thomas A. Dooley [1960]
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9
Serials
Coronet: 1961: August
Reader's Digest: 1956: April (2 copies); 1958: May (2 copies); 1960: May (3 copies)

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1
Oral History
OH0606 Interview with Wildring Edwards
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D060.2A ]]
  • Box 2: [Barcode: 2] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D060.2B ]]
  • Box 3: [Barcode: 3] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D060.2C ]]
  • 4: [Barcode: 4] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D055.2 ]]
  • Box 1
  • Folder 1
  • Correspondence to Mrs. Wildring Edwards, 1956-1959
  • Folder 2
  • Correspondence to Mrs. Wildring Edwards, 1960-1962
  • Folder 3
  • Correspondence from MEDICO to various, 1958-1961
  • Folder 4
  • Correspondence from Dr. Thomas A. Dooley to various, 1957-1960
  • Folder 5
  • Correspondence from Dr. Thomas A. Dooley to Jeanene Edwards, 1958
  • Folder 6
  • Correspondence, general
  • Folder 7
  • Printed Material, General
  • Folder 8
  • Newspaper Clippings, General
  • Folder 9
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Trip to Lubbock, 1956
  • Folder 10
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Trip to Lubbock, 1958
  • Box 2
  • Folder 1
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Trip to Lubbock, 1960, Miscellaneous
  • Folder 2
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Trip to Lubbock, 1960, Invitations and Tickets
  • Folder 3
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Trip to Lubbock, 1960, Mailing Lists
  • Folder 4
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Trip to Lubbock, 1960, General Preperations
  • Folder 5
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Trip to Lubbock, 1960, Press Releases, MEDICO
  • Folder 6
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Trip to Lubbock, 1960, Press Releases, Dr. Dooley
  • Folder 7
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Trip to Lubbock, 1960, Financial Documents
  • Folder 8
  • Laotian Stamps
  • Folder 9
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, Information after his death
  • Folder 10
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, Biography
  • Folder 11
  • Miscellaneous, Handwritten notes on Dr. Thomas A. Dooley
  • Folder 12
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, Mutual of Omaha
  • Folder 13
  • Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, Book Summaries
  • Folder 14
  • International Rescue Committee, Press Releases
  • Folder 15
  • MEDICO, Press Releases
  • Folder 16
  • MEDICO, Report From MEDICO
  • Folder 17
  • MEDICO, Brochures on Dr. Thomas A. Dooley
  • Box 3
  • Folder 1
  • Printed Material related to Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Foundation, MEDICO, and local organizations, 1958-1965 and undated
  • Folder 2
  • Book Reviews; Deliver Us From Evil by Thomas Dooley, undated; The Edge of Tomorrow by Thomas Dooley, undated
  • Folder 3
  • Financial Documents; Checks to MEDICO, Inc. and other individuals; Bank statements for MEDICO, Inc., 1960
  • Folder 4
  • Letters to Mrs. Wildring Edwards and to Mrs. Glenn Woody, 1950-1976
  • Folder 5
  • Letters to Mrs. Wildring Edwards from MEDICO, Inc. concerning the Tom Dooley Tribute Fund, 1961
  • Folder 6
  • Business card for Mr. Bryan Edwards - Handwritten notes, undated
  • Folder 7
  • Newspaper Clippings, 1965
  • Box 4
  • Folder 1
  • Oversize material
  • Assorted Materials
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=0740000000
Citation
Wildring Edwards (Dr. Thomas A. Dooley) Collection (074) Finding Aid, Wildring Edwards (Dr. Thomas A. Dooley) Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=0740000000, Accessed 12 Feb 2026.
Pub Credit Line
0740000000, Wildring Edwards (Dr. Thomas A. Dooley) Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 04 Dec 2001 [Updated: 30 Sep 2019]

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