Ed Kilman Collection 1905-1989

Starr, Belle, 1848-1889

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Belle Starr was associated with the James–Younger Gang and other outlaws. She was convicted of horse theft in 1883. She was fatally shot in 1889 in a case that is still officially unsolved....

San Jacinto Museum of History

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University of Texas.

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These slides were transferred to the Briscoe Center from the Harry Ransom Center in 2008. From the guide to the UT Color Slides Collection 2008-079., 1938-1965, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) These images were used for UT’s 75th Anniversary presentations in 1958. Many are copies of photographs in the Briscoe Center’s collections and are dated much earlier than the reproductions in this collection. From the guide to ...

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...

Hobby, Oveta Culp, 1905-1995

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Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905 – August 16, 1995) was the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first director of the Women's Army Corps, and a chairperson of the board of the Houston Post. Hobby went to Washington, D.C., in 1941 to head the newly formed women's division of the War Department's Bureau of Public Relations. At the request of Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall she drafted plans for the formation of a women's auxiliary to the male army, ...

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

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Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was born on August 27, 1908 at Stonewall, Texas. He was the first child of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson, and had three sisters and a brother: Rebekah, Josefa, Sam Houston, and Lucia. In 1913, the Johnson family moved to nearby Johnson City, named for Lyndon''s forebears, and Lyndon entered first grade. On May 24, 1924 he graduated from Johnson City High School. He decided to forego higher education and moved to California with a few ...

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

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Texas politician, soldier, and frontier hero. He was the first president of the Republic of Texas and served as a United States Senator for that state. From the description of Letter, ca. 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699442 From the description of Letter, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435304 Sam Houston's colorful public life began with his heroic action during the war of 1812. He served as congressman and governor of Tennessee, spent years amon...

Stanolind Oil and Gas Co.

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Kilman, Alice

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Travis, Bill

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Harris County Historical Survey Committee

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Hogg, Ima

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Cullen Jr. High

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Texas Heritage Foundation

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The Texas Heritage Foundation was founded at Austin, Texas, in 1948 for the purpose of promoting Texas history and government through public education. Among other endeavors, the foundation works in close association with the Texas Memorial Museum and has acquired several valuable documents for permanent exhibition at the museum. The foundation's publications "Under Texas Skies" and Texas Pictorial Handbook" have been utilized by public schools and universities statewide. From the de...

Harris County Historical Society

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Sterling, Ross S., 1875-1949

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Texas Governor Ross Shaw Sterling (1875-1949) was born to Benjamin Franklin and Mary Jane (Bryan) Sterling near Anahuac, Texas. He spent his early career in farming and business, and then entered the banking industry. In 1898, he married Maud Abbie Gage, with whom he had five children. In 1910, Sterling purchased two oil wells and developed the Humble Oil and Refining Company. He sold his interests in the company in 1925 and entered real estate development in the Houston area. In 19...

Don Juan Nepomuceno Seguin

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John Ben Shepperd

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Navarro County Historical Society

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Houston Post (Houston, Tex.)

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Garwood High School

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Adair, A. Garland (Anthony Garland), 1889-1966

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A. Garland Adair was the founder and curator of history at the Texas Memorial Museum. He was also the author of books and articles on Texas history. From the guide to the A. Garland Adair Papers, 1933-1958, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) Founder of and curator of history at Texas Memorial Museum. Author of books and articles on Texas history. From the description of Adair, A. Garland, papers...

Gibbs Brothers Company

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Houston Post

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Texas State Historical Board

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Texas Rangers

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In November 1835, Texas lawmakers created a corps of Texas Rangers to guard the frontier between the Brazos and Trinity Rivers. During the Texas Revolution and republic era, the Rangers were used principally for protection against Native American raids. After serving for the Confederacy in the Civil War, the organization was restructured as state police and charged with the enforcement of unpopular Reconstruction laws. The beginning of the 20th century saw the Rangers involved in de...

Galveston Historical Society

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Almonte, Juan Nepomuceno, 1803-1869

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Mexican diplomat and soldier. From the description of Juan Nepomuceno Almonte papers, 1834-1865. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21927265 Juan Almonte (born May 15, 1803), Mexican diplomat and soldier, conducted an inspection tour of Texas in 1934 and later returned to Texas with Santa Anna in 1836, only to fall captive at the Battle of San Jacinto. He died in Paris on March 21, 1869. From the guide to the Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Papers, 1834...

Texas. State Parks Board

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The Texas State Parks Board was created in 1923 (Senate Bill 73, 38th Legislature, First Called Session) to investigate prospective park sites in the state, to report to the Legislature with recommendations, and to solicit and accept donations of land for state park purposes. The State Parks Board was initially composed of five members, appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate to six-year terms, and they were to be state officers. The number of board members increas...

Milam, Benjamin Rush, 1788-1835

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City of Houston

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Kiwanis international

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The first Kiwanis club was organized in Detroit, Michigan in 1915. In 1924 a constitution was adopted defining the organization as a community service organization for men. In 1987 membership was opened to women. The Nebraska-Iowa District (established in 1949?) is the umbrella organization for the individual clubs of Nebraska and Iowa. The Iowa City Kiwanis Club reflected in this collection was incorporated on March 18, 1943. From the description of Kiwanis International records, 19...

Kiwanis

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Lane, Rose Wilder, 1886-1968

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Rose Wilder Lane (1886-1968) was the daughter of author Laura Ingalls Wilder. She wrote The Making of Herbert Hoover in 1920. From the description of Lane, Rose Wilder, 1886-1968 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581647 ...

Lafitte, Jean

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Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution

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Texas Civil War Centennial Commission

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Texas State historical association

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The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) was organized in 1897 with the general objectives of promoting historical studies, particularly the discovery, collection, preservation and publication of historical material pertaining to Texas. TSHA publishes the "Southwestern Historical Quarterly," the "Handbook of Texas," and the "Junior Historian," and holds educational programs dedicated to the field of Texas history. The TSHA's permanent quarters are in the Center for American History, on the ...

Sam Houston Park

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Harris County Heritage Society

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Houston Chamber of Commerce

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Baylor University. College of Medicine.

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Bean, Roy

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Varner-Hogg State Park

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Port of Houston.

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Shivers, Allan, 1907-

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Philosophical Society of Texas

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The Philosophical Society of Texas was founded on December 5, 1837, in the capitol of the Republic of Texas, Houston, by Mirabeau B. Lamar (president); Ashbel Smith, Robert A. Irion, Anson Jones, Joseph Rowe, and David S. Kaufman (vice presidents); William Fairfax Gray, David G. Burnet (secretaries); Augustus C. Allen (treasurer); and John Birdsall (librarian). The purpose of the society was to collect and discuss information regarding morals, social conditions, financial situations...

Jones, Jesse

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Harris County

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Cullinan, Gerald

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Philadelphia Social Science Association

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Ernest Minor Patterson, President, American Academy of Political and Social Science. From the description of Letter, 1937, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155878300 The American Academy of Political and Social Science was organized in 1869. From the description of Subscription book, 1891-1911. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63615256 ...

Fleming, Lamar L. (Lamar Lafayette), 1939-

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Centennial of Statehood Commission

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San Jacinto Museum of History Association

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Sam Houston Memorial Association

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Hutcheson, Joseph C. (Joseph Chappell), 1879-1973

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A nationally known jurist and legal scholar, Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr. served as federal judge for the Southern District of Texas (1918-1931) and on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1931-1964), including 12 years as chief judge (1948-1959). He authored three books and numerous articles for legal journals, including an influential 1929 Legal Realist essay on the role of the "hunch" in judicial decisions. Valedictorian of the class of 1900 at the University of Texas School of Law, H...

Kiwanitas Club

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Langlie, Arthur B. (Arthur Bernard), 1900-1966

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Lawyer, Republican politician, and business executive of Seattle who served one term as mayor of Seattle and three as governor of Washington. Arthur Langlie served as mayor of Seattle from 1938 to 1940, and led the effort to rehabilitate Seattle after the Great Depression. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1940, and won, thanks largely to a deeply divided Democratic party. During his time as governor, he was involved in the proposed Columbia Valley Administr...

Wayne, John, 1907-1979

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Movie star. From the description of Oral history interview, 1970 Apr. 29 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 35774013 Actor. From the description of Reminiscences of John Wayne : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512951 ...

Congress of the United States

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Hogg, James Stephen, 1851-1906

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James S. Hogg, lawyer, businessman and politician, was attorney general (1887-1890) and governor (1891-1895) of Texas. From the guide to the James Stephen Hogg Papers, 1836-1969, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) James Stephen Hogg, the first native governor of Texas, was born near Rusk on March 24, 1851, the son of Lucanda (McMath) and Joseph Lewis Hogg. His father, a brigadier general, died at the head of his comman...

Huntsville Club

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Darden, Ida M. (Ida Mercedes), 1892-

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Ida Mercedes Muse was born on March 9, 1886, in Bosque County, Texas, and moved with her family at an early age to Moran. She briefly attended the Unviersity of Texas, and married Bert Darden in 1904. Her daughter, Helen, was born in 1905. In 1906 her husband died. Over the years she was employed by financier J. A. Arnold. She also worked as a publicist, fund-raiser, and lobbyist for various conservative organizations, including the Texas Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. In 19...

Texas Memorial Museum

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Hobby, William Pettus, 1878-1964

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William “Bill” P. Hobby served as lieutenant governor of Texas for 18 years (1973-1991). Born in Houston on January 19, 1932, he is the son of former Texas governor William Pettus Hobby, Sr. and Oveta Culp Hobby. He graduated from Rice University in 1953, served for several years in the United States Navy, and then joined the staff of the Houston Post, owned by the Hobby family. Hobby became executive editor and president of the newspaper company in 1965, and he remained president u...

Texas. Highway Department

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Kilman, Edward Wolf, 1896-1969

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Edward Wolf Kilman was born at Ennis, Texas in 1896, moved to Houston in 1902. He was Secretary to State Senator Dean, Lt. Governor Lynch Davidson, and Senator Jeff Strickland. He joined the Houston Post in 1925. In 1946 he went with other American newspaper editors to the European theater of war as quest of the army and returned to England in 1949 to observe Britain's experiment in socialism, his articles being published nationally. He wrote a Sunday column, Texas Heartbeat, many editorials spe...

National Milk Bowl

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Rice Hotel

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Cullen, Hugh Roy, 1881-1957

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Kemp, Louis Ward

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Bayou Bend collection

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Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce

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Texas History Center

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Gilbert, Charles E., 1927-

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Press Club of Houston

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Henry, O., 1862-1910

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O. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. He worked as a pharmacist in Greensboro and moved to Texas for his health in 1882 where he became a ranch hand. Porter relocated to Austin, TX and worked as a pharmacists, served as draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a teller at First National Bank of Austin, and started a humorous weekly magazine, The Rolling Stone. He also wrote for the Houston Post. In 1898 Porter was found guilty of embezzlement from...

Sam Houston State Teachers College

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Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...

American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

G. A. Hobbs

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Sons of the American Revolution

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Houston Public Library

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The Old Vault Collection contains documents, records, and correspondence relating to Texas history. The materials date from as early as 1796 to the late 1890's. The accumulation of these early papers began before the establishment of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, and were originally kept in the library vault for safekeeping. This arrangement of the material explains the diversity of the collection and its peculiarly eclectic nature. From the guide to the Old Vault Collect...

Beek, Joseph Allan

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Sam Houston State

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Osa/Pine Springs Cemetery

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Boy Scouts of America - Sam Houston Area Council

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William (Bill) B. Alderman

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Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America

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Sons of the Republic of Texas

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The objectives of the Sons of the Republic of Texas are to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who founded Texas, to encourage research, to promote the observance of Texas holidays, to preserve and mark historical sites, and to foster comprehensive knowledge of the state. The Kathryn Stoner O'Conner Mexican Manuscript Collection is named in honor of Kathryn Carlisle Stoner O'Connor. Kathryn (Kate) Carlisle Stoner O'Connor, preservationist, philanthropist, and historian, was bor...

Fannin, James Walker, 1804?-1836

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Texas revolutionary James Walker Fannin, Jr. (1804-1836), was an illegitimate son born to Dr. Isham Fannin (b. 1778) in Morgan County, Georgia. Raised by his maternal grandfather, James W. Walker, on a plantation near Marion, Fannin entered West Point military academy in 1819. His time at West Point proved short-lived, however, and in 1821 he resigned after dueling with a fellow cadet. Fannin returned to Georgia and married Minerva Fort (b. ca. 1811), with whom he had two daughters....

National Health Service Act

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Crockett, Davy

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Southwest Bell Telephone Company

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Ex-Students Association

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Senate Journal

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University of Houston

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Naylor Company

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Managing Editor's Association of Texas

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Wright, Theon

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Texas State Historical Theater Foundation

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Southern Methodist University.

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Shared governance had a short life at SMU. The concept was popular from initial research forays into its feasibility for the university in the 1960s until the death of the University Assembly in 1975. The University Assembly grew increasingly unpopular with the SMU faculty over time. From the guide to the University Assembly of Southern Methodist University records SMU 2010. 0421., 1968-1975, (Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University) ...

Associated press

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Houston, Ham

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Kirby, John H.

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