Jim Pitts Collection

Biographical Note

Jim Pitts served in the United States Air Force, and was stationed in various countries throughout his service. He and wife Georgia Ann Wilson Pitts and their children lived in France and Australia for a time before settling in Fort Worth in the 1960s. 

 

Scope and Contents

Jim Pitts conducted historical research on various topics related to Fort Worth. The materials in this collection consist of materials collection during that research.

Materials in this collection consist of the following: 

Manuscripts

  • The Last Shamrock, by Jim Pitts, circa 2016

Photographs

  • All Saints Academy, North Fort Worth, Texas, undated
  • Portrait of Bridie O’Driscoll Ottley, facsimile, circa 1905

Publications

  • All Saints Academy, North Fort Worth, December 21, 1905
  • All Saints Academy, North Fort Worth, Volume XIV, No. 43, Southern Messenger, December 21, 1905
  • Brief Historical Sketch of All Saints Parish, copied from an unknown publication, undated
  • Recollections: Fort Worth's Grand Hotel, by Dwight Cumming, undated

Birdie O'Driscoll Ottley 

Pictured: Birdie O'Driscoll Otley, undated