Smith (Leon R.)Papers 1954-2004
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Smith, Leon Ross, 1929-2004
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Smith, Leon Ross, Jr., 1929-2004
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Born on January 20, 1929, in Pioneer, Texas, Leon Ross Smith, Jr., was the son of oilfield superintendent Leon R. Smith, Sr., and schoolteacher Hazel Hibler. After his mother died in 1935, Smith, Sr., married chiropractor Louella Clayton. Leon followed in his stepmotherās footsteps, attending Texas Chiropractic College in San Antonio for three years. However, in 1954, Smith moved to Austin to study music theory and composition, and he received a Bachelors of Music degree in Music Th...