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Preferred Citation:
Margaret Parx Hays Papers (AR0906), University of North Texas Special Collections
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Margaret Parx Hays Papers
Materials related to Hays' life and multifaceted career. She served 22 years in the Department of State's Foreign Service Office with postings in Latin America, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Later she returned to Texas, establishing the Cooke County Historical Society, heading the Cooke County Mental Health Hospital, and serving as mayor of Gainesville.
Hays, Margaret Parx.[Interview with Florena Harris of the Carpenter Family],
audio recording,
February 1, 1977;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1954988/:
accessed May 25, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.