Wooldridge, A.P., papers 1836-1965

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...

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...

Gutsch, Milton R.

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Wooldridge, Absalom Davis

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Wooldridge, Alexander Penn, 1847-1930

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Alexander Penn Wooldridge was born in 1847 to Absalom Davis and Julia Webber (Stone) Wooldridge in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1868 then served as professor of physical education at Bethel College in Russellville, Kentucky. In 1872 Wooldridge moved to Austin to study law at the firm of Terrell and Walker. He was admitted to the Fifth Circuit court of the United States as an attorney and later established the firm of Fulmore, Wallace and Wo...

Buthler, J. W.

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Bickler, H. P.

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Overbeck, Ruth Ann

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Overbeck (d. 2000), historic preservation consultant, founder of Washington Perspectives, Inc. (1975), wife of Robert Hughes. W.P.I. is a Washington, D.C. based history firm conducting, researching, and implementing historical and cultural education programs, including tours and especially historical reports. From the description of Ruth Ann Overbeck papers, 1930-1999 (bulk 1970-1995). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 53841644 ...

Wooten, Thomas

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University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...

Sayers, J. D.

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Texas Womens University.

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