Clota Terrell (Mrs. Stanley) Boykin Collection

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Mrs. Stanley Boykin with her daughters Camilla and Clota. Click to view a larger version of image.
Clota Terrell Boykin with daughters Camilla and Clota.

Historical Note

Clota Terrell (Mrs. Stanley) Boykin was a local leader in the women's suffrage movement. She later served as one of the first women delegates ever elected to the Texas Democratic Convention as a delegate from Tarrant County. Clota Boykin's maiden name was Terrell, but in all of her correspondence and public communications she went by the name Mrs. Stanley Boykin. Her husband, Stanley Boykin, was a successful Fort Worth attorney whose office was in the First National Bank Building. Mrs. Stanley Boykin, and the movement with which she was associated, also worked to improve the lives of children by performing such services as opening a "home for delinquent girls." The Boykin home at 1709 South Adams in the Fairmount District of Fort Worth still stands, and it was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 2020.

 

 

Scope and Contents

The Clota Terrell (Mrs.Stanley) Boykin Collection consists of a scrapbook that contains clippings, letters, telegrams, programs, brochures, and ephemera ranging from 1915-1930. The scrapbook covers the local struggle to achieve women's right to vote as part of the larger national effort from 1915 through the successful passing of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920, and the subsequent early participation of women as they became more directly involved in the political process. 

A cameo from the scrapbook (image shown above) shows her with her two daughters, Camilla and Clota. The scrapbook includes a letter from Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Robert E. Thomason, dated June 19, 1920, requesting the support of Mrs. Stanley Boykin. In this letter, Mrs. Stanley Boykin is identified as "one of nearly a hundred leading women in Texas." This scrapbook offers a rare glimpse into the local suffrage movement and early years of women's participation in the political process in Tarrant County and Texas.

Accessibility Notice: Due to the age and complexity of the original material, the following PDF is made up of scanned images. If you need assistance accessing the content in the document, please contact the Archives at 817-884-3272 or archives@tarrantcountytx.gov.

Materials in this collection consist of the following: