Title: Mary Magdalene Hill Watson Scrapbook Collection, 1921-1955
Arrangement
This collection's scrapbook has been preserved in its original order while the loose newspaper clippings are arranged chronologically.
Abstract
Thi collection is comprised of a scrapbook in its orignal condition and a folder of photocopied newspaper articles and clippings belonging to Mary Magdalene Hill Watson.
Administrative/Biographical History
Mary Magdalene Hill Watson (1913—2007) was a Denton woman through and through. Born and raised on Prairie St, Mrs. Watson’s family has owned Denton land for several generations (according to her nephew Donald Moss, including a cotton field where Fout’s Field now stands).
Encouraged through her inherent patriotism and pride in her country, Mary Watson spent the 1940s working for Convair and the American Manufacturing Company during World War II. Throughout her adult life, Mrs. Watson never moved further than a few miles from the Convair plant and the Fort Worth Stockyards.
In 2007, Mary Watson passed away and was buried south of Denton. Though she and her husband Crockett Watson never had children of their own, Mrs. Watson was beloved by her nephew and nieces.
