R. C. (Royston Campbell) Crane, Sr., was one of the founding members of the West Texas Historical Association. He was president of the organization from 1925-1948. As a lawyer, he practiced in Sweetwater, Texas. He was born in Independence, Texas, 1864 and past away in 1956 in Sweetwater. He had an interest in history and in promoting the West Texas region. As land speculators, he and his partners invested in land around Sweetwater and sold the parceled property to businesses and homesteaders. His son Roy C. Crane was the author of “Buzz Sawyer” and “Wash Tubbs,” comic strips from the 1920s and 1930s. Crane County, Texas is named after Royston’s father William Carey Crane a prominent Texas educator, president of Baylor University, and Baptist preacher.
From the guide to the R. C. Crane, Sr. Papers, S224. 1., 1829-1969 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)
