Papers, 1886-1936, 1936.

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Papers, 1886-1936, 1936.

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Collection bulks with literary productions consisting of a typed diary of Mackay's world tour in 1923-1924, and a typescript copy of his account of a trip across the United States in 1885. Also includes microfilmed material consisting of correspondence, newsclippings, photographs and miscellaneous material pertaining to Mackay's death and funeral.

812 leaves.

Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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Mackay, Alexander, 1855 or 1856-1936

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Ranch manager. Born in 1856 in Scotland, Mackay was associated with the Matador Land and Cattle Company. This Scottish-owned company acquired the Matador Ranch located in Motley, Cottle, Floyd, and Dickens Counties of Texas. Mackay had the longest tenure in the company's Dundee, Scotland, office of any individual. He served as secretary, director, and chairman of the board from 1882-1936. Mackay died in 1936. From the description of Papers, 1886-1936, 1936. (Texas Tech University). W...

Matador Land and Cattle Company

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Established in 1879 by Alfred Markham Britton, Henry Harrison Campbell, and associates, the ranch covered one and a half million acres in Motley, Cottle, Floyd and Dickens counties of Texas. In 1882 the founders sold their cattle and range rights to a syndicate based in Dundee, Scotland. Additional acreage was leased in south central Kansas, the Texas Panhandle, Canada, South Dakota and Montana and by 1933, the Matador's Texas holdings totaled nearly 900,000 acres. With rare exceptions during pe...