Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888-1963
Educator. Historian. Author. Born in 1888 on a farm in Panola County, Texas. Attended University of Texas, receiving his B.A. (1915), M.A. (1920) and Ph. D. (1932). Started teaching at the University of Texas in 1918 and remained on the faculty until his death. Authored "The Great Plains" (1931), "The Texas Rangers" (1935) and "The Handbook of Texas" (1952). Served as director of the Texas State Historical Association, president of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association (1954-1955) and of the American Historical Association (1957-1958). Married Jane Elizabeth Oliphant in 1916. She died in 1960. Later married Mrs. Terrell Maverick (widow of Maury Maverick) in 1961. Webb died in 1963.
From the description of Papers, 1957-1964, (bulk 1963). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24730784
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