Rister, Carl Coke, 1889-1955

Historian, author, professor. Born in 1889 in Hayrick, Coke County, Texas. Awarded B. A. (1915) by Simmons College in Abilene, Texas , M.A. (1919) and Ph. D. (1925) by George Washington University. Served on the faculty of Simmons University (now Hardin-Simmons University) from 1920-1929; University of Oklahoma from 1929-1951; and Texas Technological College from 1951-1955. Served as president of the Mississippi Valley Historical Society, and was a member of numerous academic and historical organizations. Author and co-author of eleven books and numerous articles, all pertaining to the Southwestern and Western United States. Died in 1955 in Rotan, Texas.

From the description of Papers, 1834-1956, 1946-1949. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24097764

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