Durham Family Collection Collection Number: 2003:002 Creator: Durham Family Collection Dates: C
Summary Information Title: Durham Family Collection Collection Number: 2003:002 Creator: Durham Family Collection Dates: c. 1890s - c. 1985, bulk 1940s-1960s Extent: 2.5 cubic feet (5 boxes) Language: English Collection Abstract: The Durham family has long been associated with Diboll, Texas, particularly in the lumber industry and the Diboll Free Press. The Durham Family Collection primarily consists of photographs focusing on Paul Durham, Jr. and wife Jimmie Beth Durham during their years at Diboll High School, their high school friends, Paul Jr.’s career at the Diboll Free Press, the Diboll Housing Authority construction projects, and numerous members of the Diboll community. Repository: The History Center 102 N. Temple Diboll, TX, 75941 936-829-3543 http://www.thehistorycenteronline.com/ Author/Processing Information: Processed by Matt Gorzalski in January 2011. Biographical/Historical Note: Paul Durham, Sr. was born in 1887 in Houston County and worked as a woods foreman for the Southern Pine Lumber Company and Temple Lumber Company for 45 years. He and his wife Mary Lou Durham had two sons: Malcom and Paul, Jr., and five daughters: Ethel Durham Duoto, Hazel Durham Stafford, Pauline Durham Redding, Jeanette Durham Yust, and Margaret Durham Latham. Paul Durham, Sr. died in 1955. Paul Durham, Jr. was born Feb. 25, 1933 in Pineland, Texas. He moved to Diboll, Texas at age 5, later attending Diboll High School where he excelled in football and baseball, and was very involved with local Durham Family Collection The History Center, Diboll, TX Page 1 of 9 Boy Scouts. Durham graduated in 1951 and was class valedictorian.
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