LOVELESS, Marvin (b. 1898) | Oral History

LOVELESS, Marvin (b. 1898)

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Business manager, Texas Woman’s University; owner and operator, Marvin Loveless Photography Studio, Denton, Texas; and owner and operator, Denton Mini Warehouses, Denton, Texas. Family background; farming in West Texas; employment as secretary to president, Texas Woman’s University, 1922; experiences as secretary to Board of Regents and business manager, TWU; views on performance of TWU Presidents Hubbard and Guinn; plan for coordinating operations of TWU and University of North Texas; University dealings with Texas Legislature; establishment of photography business, 1953; wedding photography specialization and origin of TWU’s Little Chapel in the Woods; views on college and high school yearbook photography; photography studio personnel; business competition in Denton; qualities of a good photographer; sale of photography studio, 1978; development of mini warehouse business in Denton; civic activities; comments on shopping center development in Denton; comments on dismissal of Dr. Blayney as president of TWU; comments on presidents of University of North Texas; views on developing leadership.
Date of Interview: April 30, 1981 to October 5, 1981

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