Papers, ca. 1967-1989.

Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964

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J. Frank Dobie was a noted Texas author and English professor at The University of Texas at Austin. He was also editor of the Texas Folklore Society's publications during the 1930's and 1940's. From the description of Letter : to W.A. Philpott, 1938 April 12. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 22699684 Historian, author, folklorist. Born in 1888 on a ranch in Live Oak County, Texas, Dobie was awarded his B.A. by Southwestern University (1910), M.A. by Co...

McNelly, Leander H., 1843 or 1844-1877

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Civil War hero and captain in the Texas State Police and the Texas Rangers, Leander H. McNelly was born in Virginia in 1844. His family moved to Washington Co., Texas, in 1860. McNelly joined the Confederate Army when 16 years old, afterwards returning to Brenham, where he married Carey Cheek. During the Edmund J. Davis administration he was one of 4 State Police captains. He was appointed a Deputy U.S. Marshall April 4, 1873. In July 1874 McNelly was commissioned captain of a 30 man volunteer m...

King, Richard, 1824-1885

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Slaughter, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1837-1919

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Trial driver, Texas Ranger, banker, philanthropist, and cattleman. Born 1837 Sabine County, Texas. With his father George Webb Slaughter and brothers, established frontier ranch in Palo Pinto County, Texas, in 1857. Participated in Civil War as frontier militia and Texas Rangers. Drove cattle over Chisholm Trail and later moved operations to West Texas where by 1905 he owned 40,000 cattle and controlled over one million acres. Founder of American National Bank of Dallas (1884), and cofounder of ...

Texas Rangers

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In November 1835, Texas lawmakers created a corps of Texas Rangers to guard the frontier between the Brazos and Trinity Rivers. During the Texas Revolution and republic era, the Rangers were used principally for protection against Native American raids. After serving for the Confederacy in the Civil War, the organization was restructured as state police and charged with the enforcement of unpopular Reconstruction laws. The beginning of the 20th century saw the Rangers involved in de...

Worcester, Donald E. (Donald Emmet), 1915-2003

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Don Worcester is a professor emeritus of history at Texas Christian University, and winner of the 1988 Western Writers of America Saddleman Award. From the description of Papers, 1989. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25597343 Donald Emmet Worcester was born on April 29, 1915 in Tempe, Arizona. He earned his B.A. from Bard College in 1939. He then attended the University of California, earning his M.A. in 1940 and Ph.D. in 1947. Donald Worcester has been a lectur...