Potts, Charles S., papers 1886-1960

Potts, Charles Shirley, 1872-

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Born in Weatherford, Texas, Charles Shirley Potts (1872-1963) studied at Weatherford College and the Parker Institute before earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in 1902. Following a brief stint as an assistant professor of economics and history at Texas A&M University, Potts graduated from the UT Law School in 1909. A founding member of UT’s Texas Law Review, he joined the university’s political science department in 1911 and the ...

Southern Methodist University. School of Law. Dean’s Office.

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University of Texas at Austin. School of Law

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Connally, Tom, 1877-1963

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Thomas Terry Connally (1877-1963) represented Texas in the United States Congress for 35 years, serving in the House of Representatives from 1916 to 1929 and in the Senate from 1929 to 1953. Best known for his Senate career, Connally was an able debater whose major assignments were to the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which he was chairman, 1941 to 1946 and 1949 to 1953. He was responsible for three national laws, which particularly affected Texas: the C...

Bedichek, Roy, 1878-1959

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Roy Bedichek was born in 1878 in Illinois but moved to Texas as a child. After graduating from the University of Texas, he worked as a reporter, teacher, and editor and as secretary of various organizations before becoming associated with the University Interscholastic League in 1917 where he remained as director until 1948. He was an avid amateur naturalist and began to write about his interests in 1946. He completed four books before his death in 1959. From the description of Bedic...