A historian, author, and educator, Myres was born in 1933 in Columbus, Ohio. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Texas Tech University and her Ph.D. (1967) from Texas Christian University. She joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Arlington in 1967, and was made full professor in 1983. Her published works include Westering Women and the Frontier Experience, Ho for California, The Ranch in Spanish Texas, and Force without Fanfare: the Autobiography of K.M. Van Zandt . Active in various professional associations, Myres also served as president of Westerners International in 1985. She died on October 16, 1991.
From the guide to the Sandra L. Myres Papers, S745. 1., 1847-1968 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)
