Summary Information

Title: Buddy Temple Railroad Commission Records Collection Number: 2009:031b Creator: Buddy Temple Collection Dates: 1970-1986, bulk 1980-1986 Extent: 6.5 cubic feet (8 boxes) Language: English

Collection Abstract:

Arthur “Buddy” Temple III served in the House of Representatives from 1973-1980, served on the Railroad Commission of Texas from 1981-1986, and was a Democratic candidate for governor in 1982. This collection documents his campaign for Railroad Commission of Texas, his tenure on the commission, and his gubernatorial campaign against Mark White in the Democratic primaries.

Repository:

The History Center 102 N. Temple Diboll, TX 75941 936-829-3543 www.thehistorycenteronline.com

Author/Processing Information: Processed by Matt Gorzalski between March and April 2011.

Biographical/Historical Note:

Arthur “Buddy” Temple III was born on February 26, 1942 in Texarkana, , the son of Arthur Temple, Jr. (1920-2006) and Mary McQuiston (b. 1919). He attended the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and the University of Texas before serving two years in the U.S. Army. Temple began his public service career in the mid-1960s with his election to the Diboll School Board, where he was involved in the integration of the schools. From 1973 to 1980 Temple represented District 6 in the Texas House of Representatives, where he served on many committees and was part of the 1974 Constitutional Convention. At this time District 6 consisted of Angelina, Newton, Shelby, and San Augustine counties. As a legislator, Temple was deeply involved as a co-sponsor of the 1973 State Code of Ethics and Financial Disclosure for Elected and Appointed Officials legislation, a response to the Shaprstown scandal. The legislation required state officials to disclose their sources of income, forced candidates to Buddy Temple Railroad Commission Records Records The History Center, Diboll, TX Page 1 of 9 make public more details about their campaign finances, opened up most governmental records to citizen scrutiny, expanded the requirement for open meetings of governmental policy-making agencies, and imposed new disclosure regulations on paid lobbyists. From January 1981 to March 1986 he served on the Texas Railroad Commission, where he was also the chairman from 1985-1986. Temple ran for in 1982, but conceded the Democratic nomination to opponent Mark White after the primary election.

Temple’s personal business interests are extensive. Some highlights: Vice President, President, and Chairman of the Board of Exeter Investment Company from 1968-1982 and 1986-2002; and Chairman of the Board of First Bank and Trust, since 1992. He is also the Chairman of the T. L. L. Temple Foundation and was on the Advisory Board of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute from 1997- 2009, serving as chairman from 1999-2009.

Temple was first married to April Clover in 1962 before marrying Ellen Clarke Hurst in 1970. They have four children: Whitney Sage Temple (b. 1966), John Hurst (b. 1967), Susan Helen Temple (b. 1971), and Hannah Lea Temple (b. 1972). They also have five grandchildren.

Collection Scope and Content:

The Buddy Temple Railroad Commission Records document his campaign for Railroad Commission of Texas, his tenure on the commission, and his gubernatorial campaign in 1982. The collection is divided into six series: Railroad Commission Campaign, 1979-1981; Railroad Commission Records, 1970-1986; Governor Campaign, 1982-1983; Photographs and Slides, 1980s; Oversize Materials, 1984-1985; and Artifacts, 1980s. Each series contents are further described in detail under the Collection Inventory section. The records include correspondence clippings, campaign paraphernalia and memorabilia, campaign expenditure and contributions reports, legal files and records, publications, speeches, and Temple-Eastex Board of Directors minutes and operations statements. Some topical highlights include the lawsuit between Clinton Manges and Mobil Oil over oil and gas leases in Duval County, Temple- Inland’s acquisition of Owens-Illinois operations in Orange County, Temple’s railroad commission policies, and his campaigns for both the railroad commission and governor.

Arrangement:

• Series I: Railroad Commission Campaign, 1979-1981 • Series II: Railroad Commission Records, 1970-1986 • Series III: Governor Campaign, 1982-1983 • Series IV: Photographs and Slides, 1980s • Series V: Oversize Materials, 1984-1985 • Series VI: Artifacts, 1980s

Subject Terms Topics • Campaign funds -- Texas • Gas industry -- Government policy -- Texas • Governors -- Election -- Texas -- History -- 20th century • Labor unions -- Government policy -- Texas • Petroleum industry and trade -- Texas

Buddy Temple Railroad Commission Records Records The History Center, Diboll, TX Page 2 of 9 • Politicians -- Texas • Political campaigns -- Texas -- History -- 20th century • Political candidates - Texas • Primaries -- Texas • Public officers -- Texas • Public utilities -- Government policy -- Texas • Oil and gas leases -- Texas -- Duval County • Railroads -- Texas Corporate Names • AFL-CIO • Democratic Party (U.S.) • Democratic National Committee (U.S.) • Mobil Oil Company • Mobil Producing Texas & New Mexico, Inc. • Owens-Illinois, inc. • Railroad Commission of Texas • Sun Exploration & Production Company • Temple Associates, Inc. • Temple-Eastex, Inc. • Temple-Inland Inc. • Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives Personal Names • Clayton, Billy • Hart, Gary, 1936- • Manges, Clinton • Mauro, Gary • Poerner, John • Temple, Buddy, 1942- • Temple, Ellen C. • Temple, Latané (Thomas Lewis Latané III), 1914-1997 • White, Mark, 1940- Family Names • Temple family Genres • Business records • Campaign paraphernalia • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) • Speeches, addresses, etc. • Voting registers -- Texas, East Locations • Austin (Tex.) • County (Tex.) • Duval County (Tex.) • Nacogdoches County (Tex.) • Polk County (Tex.) • Shelby County (Tex.)

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• Texas • Texas -- Politics and government

Access and Use

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on this collection. Acquisition Information: Donated by Buddy and Ellen Temple on September 29, 2009. Custodial History: This collection is a part of the 2009:031 accession that documented Buddy Temple’s political career and Ellen Temple’s professional career. The accession was divided into two collections based on creator. Citation: Buddy Temple Railroad Commission Records, 1970-1986, 2009:031b, The History Center, Diboll, TX Related Material:

Buddy Temple Legislative Records, 1962-1984, 2007:053, The History Center, Diboll, TX

Copyright: Permission for publication is given on behalf of The History Center as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Collection Inventory

Series I: Railroad Commission Campaign, 1979-1981 Scope and Content: The Railroad Commission Campaign series documents Buddy Temple’s campaign for Railroad Commission against John Poerner from 1979-1981. Included are bumper stickers, campaign flyers and mailers, Buddy and Ellen Temple biographies, clippings, and a list of campaign contributors. The campaign notebook folders are pages removed from three-ring binders and contain clippings, correspondence, press releases, and other materials from the campaign.

Box 1 Folder 1 Candidacy Announcement, c. 1979 Folder 2 “Buddy Temple” Campaign Flyers, 1980 Folder 3 Campaign Mailers, 1980 Folder 4 Folder Informational Handouts, 1980 Folder 5 Railroad Commission Business Cards Folder 6 Buddy Temple Biography, 1980 Folder 7 Ellen Temple Biography, 1980 Folder 8 Press Release: Ellen Temple Campaign Activities, 1980 Folder 9 Campaign Contributors, 1979-1981 Folder 10 Campaign Notebook, 1980 Folder 11 Campaign Notebook, 1980 Folder 12 Campaign Notebook, 1980 Folder 13 Campaign Notebook, 1980 Folder 14 Campaign Employee Salary Correspondence, 1980 Folder 15 Poll List for Precinct 16, 1980 Folder 16 Reference Political Clippings, 1979-1980 Folder 17 Railroad Commission Campaign Clippings, 1979-1980 Folder 18 Latané Temple Letter to Buddy Temple about Campaign, 1979

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Series II: Railroad Commission Records, 1970-1986 Scope and Content: The Railroad Commission Records series consists of materials created or collected by Temple during his railroad commission tenure. The bulk of the records include speeches, legal files, and Temple-Eastex board of directors minutes and monthly operations reports. The speeches provide the best insight into Temple’s railroad, oil, natural gas, and public utility policies. The legal files document a case between Clinton Manges and Mobil Oil regarding Duval County oil leases during the mid 1980s. The files contain court documents, clippings, and correspondence. The series also contains Temple-Eastex Board of Directors minutes, as well as operations reports documenting income, expenses, production, and finances for a given month. Temple was a Temple-Eastex board member. Also included are proposals, memoranda, Security and Exchange Commission forms, and reports pertaining to Temple-Inlands acquisition of the Owens-Illinois

Folder 19 Campaign Strategy Manual Folder 20 Stationary Folder 21 Correspondence with Representative Joe Wagner, 1979 Folder 22 Invitations to Buddy Temple Receptions, c. 1980 Folder 23 Temple Family Business Correspondence, 1979-1980 Folder 24 Membership Certificates and Recognitions, 1979-1980 Folder 25 “Thank You, Buddy Temple” for Legislative Service, c. 1980 Folder 26 Welcome to the Texas House, 66th Legislature Roster and Brochure Folder 27 A Legislator’s Guide to Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Folder 28 A Guide to the Political Action Committees in Texas, 1980 Folder 29 Annual Report of the State Auditor, 1980 Folder 30 Jack Gidley Correspondence, 1970 Folder 31 General Correspondence, 1982-1985 Folder 32 Texas Railroad Commission Speeches Folder 33 Gas Utility Regulation Speech Folder 34 Gas Utility Regulation Speech Folder 35 Laredo Lions and Rotary Club Speech – Oil and Gas Activity in Webb County, 1981 Folder 36 West Central Texas Oil and Gas (Natural Gas) Speech, 1981 Folder 37 United Transportation Workers Speech – Railroad Industry and 1982 Texas Election, 1981 Folder 38 AFL-CIO Speech, 1981 Folder 39 Labor Speech – Firefighters and Carpenters, 1981

Box 2 Folder 1 BAR Speech – Oil Industry, 1981 Folder 2 Democratic Policies and Oil Refineries Speeches, 1981 Folder 3 Texas Senior Citizens Association Speech, 1981 Folder 4 Metropolitan Breakfast Club of Houston Speech – Energy Independence, 1983 Folder 5 Terrell Industrial Day Speech, 1983 Folder 6 Terrell Industrial Day Speech, 1983 Folder 7 Democratic Fact Book: Issues for 1982 Folder 8 Media Contacts Rosters by City – Abilene-Wichita Falls, c. 1982 Folder 9 Committee for Buddy Temple – Note to First Bank and Trust, 1982-1983 Folder 10 June-teenth, 1982 Folder 11 Financial Council, 1982

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Folder 12 Correspondence – Railroad Commission Campaign Debt, 1982-1984 Folder 13 Temple Committee Contributions, 1984 Folder 14 Billie Carr’s Harris County Political Directory, 1983-1984 Folder 15 Gary Hart for President – Texas Campaign Appearances, 1983 Folder 16 Campaign Supporter Roster with Code List, 1983-1984 Folder 17 Christmas Cards, 1983 Folder 18 Case File 33,674 – Clinton Manges and the Duval County Ranch Company v. Mobil Producing Texas and New Mexico, inc., and Mobil Oil Inc. Folder 19 Clinton Manges, c. 1979-1983 Folder 20 Clinton Manges, 1979-1984 Folder 21 Clinton Manges – State Oil Leases, c. 1983 Folder 22 Clinton Manges – Leases, 1983 Folder 23 Clinton Manges – General Land Office Press Releases, 1983-1984 Folder 24 Clinton Manges – General Press Clippings, 1983-1984 Folder 25 Clinton Manges, 1983-1984

Box 3 Folder 1 “The Man in the Black Hat” Parts One and Two, Texas Monthly, 1984 Folder 2 Clinton Manges Settlement and State Oil Lease Sale, 1984-1986 Folder 3 Correspondence – Rule 26(b) Exception for State Owned Lease in Duval County, 1984 Folder 4 Arthur Temple III State of Financial Condition, 1984 Folder 5 Buddy Temple at the Quorum Club, February 12, 1985 Folder 6 Tabular Report – Statistics on Democratic Primary Voters in Texas, 1986 Folder 7 Buddy Temple Business Cards Folder 8 Artwork Folder 9 Miscellaneous, 1979-1982 Folder 10 Calendars, 1980 Folder 11 Calendars, 1981 Folder 12 Calendars, 1981 Folder 13 Contact Address Cards: A-C Folder 14 Contact Address Cards: D-G Folder 15 Contact Address Cards: H-K Folder 16 Contact Address Cards: L-N Folder 17 Contact Address Cards: O-Z Folder 18 Temple-Eastex Board of Directors Meeting, December 5, 1979 Folder 19 Temple-Eastex Board of Directors Meeting, April 22, 1980 Folder 20 Temple-Eastex Board of Directors Meeting, November 18, 1980

Box 4 Folder 1 Temple-Eastex Board of Directors Meeting, March 26, 1981 Folder 2 Temple-Eastex Board of Directors Meeting, December 1, 1981 Folder 3 Temple-Eastex Board of Directors Meeting, September 24, 1982 Folder 4 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, August 1979 Folder 5 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, September 1979 Folder 6 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, October 1979 Folder 7 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, November 1979 Folder 8 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, January 1980 Folder 9 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, February 1980

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Folder 10 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, April 1980 Folder 11 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, May 1980 Folder 12 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, June 1980 Folder 13 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, July 1980 Folder 14 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, August 1980 Folder 15 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, September 1980 Folder 16 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, January 1981 Folder 17 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, March 1981 Folder 18 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, September 1981 Folder 19 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, November 1981 Folder 20 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, January 1982 Folder 21 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, April 1982

Box 5 Folder 1 Temple-Eastex Operations Report, July 1982 Folder 2 Temple Associates Shareholders Meeting, March 16, 1981 Folder 3 Temple-Eastex Forest Inventory Appraisal and Future Wood Fiber Supply, 1980 Folder 4 Proposed Acquisition of Owens-Illinois, January 31, 1986

Series III: Governor Campaign, 1982-1983 Scope and Content: The Governor Campaign series consists of correspondence, bumper stickers, advertisements, county coordinator and supporter rosters, campaign expense and contributions reports, clippings, receipts, and itineraries documenting the Democratic primary race against Mark White.

Folder 5 “Buddy Temple for Governor” Bumper Stickers, 1982 Folder 6 “Let’s Put an East Texas in the Governor’s Office” Advertisement, 1982 Folder 7 “Let’s Elect Buddy Temple for Governor” Advertisement, 1982 Folder 8 Form Letters, 1982 Folder 9 Buddy Temple Legislative Voting Record: 63rd, 64th, and 65th Legislature Folder 10 Education Platform, 1982 Folder 11 Grass Roots Campaign Strategy, 1982 Folder 12 Campaign Correspondence, February 1982 Folder 13 Campaign Correspondence, March 1982 Folder 14 Campaign Correspondence, April 1982 Folder 15 Campaign Correspondence, May 1982 Folder 16 Campaign Correspondence, June 1982 Folder 17 Campaign Thank You Letters, 1982 Folder 18 Campaign Itineraries, 1982 Folder 19 Press Releases and Statements, 1982 Folder 20 Campaign Resignation Letter, 1982 Folder 21 Campaign Withdrawal Letters, 1982 Folder 22 African American County Coordinators and Support, 1982 Folder 23 Campaign Board of Directors, 1982 Folder 24 Teacher Supporters, 1982 Folder 25 Central Labor Council Officers, 1982 Folder 26 “BT” Contributors, 1982 Folder 27 Campaign Supporters and Contributors, 1982 Folder 28 Campaign Supporters – Angelina County, 1982

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Folder 29 County Coordinators and Contributors, 1982 Folder 30 County Coordinators and Contributors, 1982 Folder 31 Temple Sign Distributors, 1982 Folder 32 Campaign Supporters – General, 1982 Folder 33 Cash Book, 1982 Folder 34 Campaign Receipts and Invoices, 1982 Folder 35 Notes Payable – University State Bank, 1983 Folder 36 Campaign Expenses and Contributions, 1982 Folder 37 Campaign Expenses and Contributions, 1982 Folder 38 Campaign Expenses and Contributions, 1982 Folder 39 Mark White Campaign Expenses and Contributions, 1982 Folder 40 Mark White Campaign Expenses and Contributions, 1982 Folder 41 Political Cartoons, 1982 Folder 42 Clippings, April 28 – May 5, 1982 Folder 43 Clippings, May 6, 1982

Box 6 Folder 1 Clippings, May 7, 1982 Folder 2 Clippings, May 8 – May 16, 1982 Folder 3 Clippings, May 17 – May 25, 1982

Series IV: Photographs and Slides, 1980s Scope and Content: The Photographs series includes slides and photographs of Buddy Temple with his wife Ellen and children; family photographs with Arthur Temple, Jr., Lottie Temple, Katherine Sage Temple, W. Temple Webber, and others; and publicity photographs.

Folder 4 Photographs and Slides, 1980s

Series V: Oversize Materials, 1984-1985 Scope and Content: The telephone listing includes committee members from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Box 7 Item 1 Democratic National Committee Telephone Listing, 1985 Item 2 Democratic National Committee Telephone Listing, 1985 Item 3 Private Meeting Binder, November 27, 1984

Series VI: Artifacts, 1980s

Box 8 Folder 1 Southwest Airlines Christmas 45 rpm Record Folder 2 “Serve No Interest But the People’s” Needlepoint, 1980 Folder 3 “Don’t Screw with the Diboll Machine” Photograph of Buddy Temple and Charlie Wilson Folder 4 Tie from Lone Star Airways, Inc. Folder 5 How the Critters Created Texas, 1982 Item 1 Contemporary Texas: a Photographic Portrait Item 2 Jack Nicklaus Golf Balls Item 3 Temple for Governor Stamps

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Item 4 Ceco Doghouse Shirts Item 5 Garland, Texas Paperweight

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