Curtis Bishop Papers 1933-1953, 1967, undated

Austin American-statesman

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Texas celebrated its Sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, of its founding as a Republic in 1986. For this historic event, the Austin American-Statesman prepared a special Sesquicentennial Edition of its daily newspaper. The newspaper includes interviews with famous and celebrated Texans including Kenneth Threadgill, Dudley Dobie, and Texas Ranger Captain Alfred Young Allee. From the guide to the Austin, American-Statesman, Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection 87-044., 1986, (D...

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...

Carroll, Curt, 1912-1967

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Bishop, Curtis Kent, 1912-1967

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A native of Austin, Texas, Curtis Bishop (1912-1967) was a student at the University of Texas at Austin, a newspaper writer for the Austin American-Statesman, and a local author. Sometimes using the pseudonyms “Curt Brandon” and “Curt Carroll”, Bishop wrote more than fifty books and several hundred magazine articles for youth concerning sports and western lore. From the guide to the Curtis Bishop Papers 94-164; 94-359., 1933-1953, 1967, undated, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American His...

Brandon, Curt, 1912-1967

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