Buchanan, A. W. Papers 1874-1892

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Buchanan, A. W. Papers 1874-1892

The papers, which relate to theactivities of Buchanan, secretary of the Texas Grange, include correspondence frommembers of Grange chapters, reports, and remittance of state dues.

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Buchanan, A. W.

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A. W. Buchanan served as secretary of the Grange, ca. 1889--ca. 1893. R. A. Baird of the National Grange, also known as the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, which had formed in 1868, convened the first Grange in Texas at Salado in July 1873. The movement worked to obtain better home lives, business and educational opportunities, and more social interaction for agricultural workers and farm families. Although the order was known for a lack of organization and a dwindling le...

Rose, Archibald Johnson, 1830-

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Archibald Johnson Rose (1830-1903) was a soldier, educator, politician, and organizer of the Texas State Grange. After panning for gold in California, Rose moved to Texas in 1857 and settled on the San Saba River in 1860, where he ranched and helped establish a settlement. During the Civil War, Rose served in a Frontier unit protecting Texas from Indians. Rose moved to Salado after the end of the Civil War. Rose joined the newly organized Grange at Salado in the summer o...

Texas State Grange

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The Patrons of Husbandry, or the Grange as they were more widely known, was a national agricultural, fraternal, and co-operative organization founded in 1867 to improve the economic and social situation of the United States’ farm population. The Grange spread rapidly in a grass roots manner following the Panic of 1873, turning the Grange into a political power. The organization opened schools, organized social meetings, and became a powerful political group, lobbying for free trade,...