Walter Hartwell Beck

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Resolutions and Journal entries

• 50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 256, 6/6/1947, p. 3383. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/1/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

• Obituary, "Walter Beck Dies: Former Legislator," 12/31/1946, p. 3. Dallas Morning News.
• Walter Hartwell Beck (attorney and auto dealer) and Gladys Richardson, parents of Kathryn Laverne Beck (born 12/11/1918 in Fort Worth) and Walter Hartwell Beck (born 11/5/1920 in Fort Worth). FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935. FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
• Walter Hartell [sic] Beck, birth date 3/29/1887 in Fort Worth; death date 12/30/1946 in Austin, Travis County; residence in Fort Worth, Tarrant County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
• Walter H. Beck, birth date 3/29/1887, death date 12/30/1946, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, with spouse Gladys Richardson Beck. Find a Grave.
• Obituaries and photo, Walter H. Beck, 12/31/1946, pp. 1, 2. "Beck served in the 40th, 41st and 42nd Legislatures, representing the 101st district . . . While in the legislature he wrote much of the state's first trucking and bus laws." Funeral, "Tribute Paid to W.H. Beck, Ex-Legislator," 1/1/1947, p. 3. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
• Obituary, Walter H. Beck. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
• Letter from Major James E. Taylor to Walter H. Beck, 3/2/1944, describing the services of the Texas National Guard unit in Italy during World War II. Texas Collection, The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, Number 2, October 1944, pp. 281-285, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

• Photograph. Walter Beck, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Walter H. Beck, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Walter H. Beck, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

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