Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1905, Jan. 19 | Born, Killeen, Tex. |
| circa 1922-circa 1925 | Attended Mary Hardin-Baylor College, Belton, Tex. Reporter, Austin Statesman |
| 1925-1931 | Parliamentarian, Texas house of representatives, Austin, Tex. |
| 1930 | Candidate for Texas state legislature |
| 1931 | Married William Pettus Hobby (died 1964) |
| 1933-1936 | Book editor, The Houston Post |
| 1936 | Published Mr. Chairman: Rules, and Examples in Story Form, of Parliamentary Procedure Written Expressly for Use in the Elementary Schools and the Junior High Schools. Oklahoma City, Okla., and Fort Worth, Tex.: Economy Co. |
| 1936-1938 | Assistant editor, Houston Post |
| 1938 | Named executive vice president, Houston Post |
| 1939-1941 | Parliamentarian, Texas house of representatives, Austin, Tex. |
| 1941-1942 | Director, Women’s Interest Section, War Department Bureau of Public Relations |
| 1942-1945 | Director and commanding officer, Women’s Army Corps (originally called Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps) |
| 1945 | Awarded Distinguished Service Medal Executive vice president, Houston Post Director, radio station KPRC, Houston, Tex. |
| 1950 | Director, television station KPRC-TV, Houston, Tex. |
| 1953-1955 | Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare |
| 1955-1965 | President and editor, Houston Post |
| 1965-1983 | Chair, board of directors, and editor, Houston Post Co. |
| 1983-1995 | Chair, executive committee, H & C Communications |
| 1995, Aug. 16 | Died, Houston, Tex. |