Hatcher, Mattie Austin

Born near Austin, Texas, Mattie Alice Austin Hatcher (b. ca. 1880-1956) was the daughter of Charles Freeman and Anna Pope Hague Austin and the wife of Maurice S. Hatcher.

Hatcher graduated with an M.A. in history from the University of Texas in 1903 and became the university's first archivist three years later. She wrote and edited numerous books and articles on Texas history, including "The Opening of Texas to Foreign Settlement, 1801-1821" (1927) and "Letters of an Early American Traveller, Mary Austin Holley: Her Life and Her Works, 1784-1846" (1933).

From the description of Hatcher, Mattie Austin, papers, 1800-1930 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 719501145