John R. Beasley Papers 1884-1981

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John R. Beasley Papers 1884-1981

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Papers collected by John R. Beasley, Bee County, Texas, attorney and mayor of Beeville, focus primarily on his advocacy for environmental protection of the Texas Gulf Coast and the creation of Padre Island National Seashore.

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Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996

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