Records, 1875-1891.

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Records, 1875-1891.

Consists primarily of printed material and includes some correspondence. All material relates to Grange activities, concerns and policies. Of particular interest are circular letters to the membership calling for the movement's revival in the 1880s.

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Rose, Archibald Johnson, 1830-

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Archibald Johnson Rose (1830-1903) was a soldier, educator, politician, and organizer of the Texas State Grange. After panning for gold in California, Rose moved to Texas in 1857 and settled on the San Saba River in 1860, where he ranched and helped establish a settlement. During the Civil War, Rose served in a Frontier unit protecting Texas from Indians. Rose moved to Salado after the end of the Civil War. Rose joined the newly organized Grange at Salado in the summer o...

Rogers, J. S.

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Isbell, J. C.

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Wetmore, N. D.

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National Grange. Texas State Grange.

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The Patrons of Husbandry, or the Grange, was a national organization for farmers designed to promote education and cooperation. The first Grange in Texas was organized in 1873 and its leaders included William W. Lang and Archibald Johnson Rose. Rose, as a lecturer for the Grange, helped increase membership in Texas and the Indian Territory to 1,275 lodges in 1976. After 1880, the Texas Grange saw a steady decline in membership and ultimately disbanded before the turn of the century. ...

Lang, William W., 1926-

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