Burges, Richard Fenner, papers, 1897-1940.

West, Elizabeth Howard, 1873-1948

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6349pb9 (person)

Born in Pontotoc, Miss., in 1873, Elizabeth Howard West was a teacher, scholar, and librarian. A graduate of the Industrial Institute and College at Columbus, Miss., West taught in Mississippi schools before relocating in 1895 to Texas, where she earned her master's degree from the University of Texas in 1901. She began her library training shortly thereafter and held various posts in libraries in Texas and elsewhere, working as a cataloger at Texas State College, as an assistant at the Library ...

Slayden, James Luther, 1853-1924

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64j8b4j (person)

Sheppard, Morris, 1875-1941

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zw1ntg (person)

Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) was born May 28, 1875, in Wheatsville, Texas. He received his AB degree from the University of Texas in 1895 and his LLB in 1897. He also earned an LLM degree from Yale University, before beginning his law practice in Pittsburgh and Texarkana. In 1902, Sheppard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the space left vacant by his father’s death. He served until 1913 when he became a U.S. Senator, a post he would hold until his own death in...

Burges, William H. (William Henry), 1867-1946

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68x18sm (person)

Hudspeth, Claude Benton, 1877-1941

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bd1vcq (person)

Rancher, businessman, lawyer, and United States Congressman from the 16th Congressional District of Texas. From the description of Claude B. Hudspeth papers, 1919-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 36975325 ...

Nagle, J. C. (James C.), 1865-1927

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mq300s (person)

Rogan, Octavia F.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6230q8r (person)

Burges, R. F. (Richard Fenner), 1873-1945

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t45ckq (person)

Lawyer, soldier, politician, and conservationist Richard Fenner Burges (1873-1945), the son of Bettie Rust and William H. Burges, was born in Seguin, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University for one year and was admitted to the bar in 1894 after reading law in the offices of his father in El Paso and J. D. Guinn in New Braunfels. In 1898, he married Ethel Petrie Shelton, with whom he had a daughter. Burges served as El Paso city attorney and wrote the charter for the establishmen...

University of Texas at El Paso

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b039jz (corporateBody)

University of Texas at Austin.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c0039h (corporateBody)

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...

Wolters, Jacob F., 1871-1935

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vx8c0g (person)

Bailey, Joseph W. (Joseph Weldon), 1863-1929

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xs5vjj (person)

Taylor, T. U. (Thomas Ulvan), 1858-1941

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65d9qmp (person)

Mills, Anson, 1834-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gj7dh1 (person)

Winkler, Ernest William, 1875-1960

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w10r8x (person)

Ernest William Winkler (1875-1960) was a librarian and bibliographer. He was state librarian of Texas in 1906, and from 1909 to 1915. He became librarian of the University of Texas in 1923. He compiled and edited the Check List of Texas Imprints . From the guide to the Winkler, Ernest William, Papers 68-177; 69-106; 73-073; 74-039; 81-076; 2012-041., 1846-1972, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) Ernest William Winkler (1875-1960) w...

El Paso Chamber of Commerce (Tex.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f53517 (corporateBody)

Smith, William Robert, 1863-1924

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q910mw (person)

William Robert Smith, a lawyer and judge, served as a Circuit Court Judge, in the United States Congress, and as an United States District Judge. From the description of Smith, William Robert, papers, 1890-1919. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 76964898 ...

Democratic Party (Tex.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w606184c (corporateBody)

The Democratic Party in Texas has played an important role in the political history of Texas since its declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836. Settlers from the south and east brought an overwhelming allegiance to the Democratic Party, making it the only competitive political party in the state throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The party’s dominance in local, state, and federal government over an ineffective Republican party, resulted in both a great influence o...

Dennis, William Cullen, 1878-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62f85cz (person)

American lawyer. From the description of William Cullen Dennis papers, 1900-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123430107 Biographical/Historical Note American lawyer. From the guide to the William Cullen Dennis papers, 1900-1968, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...