Saga of Texas collection, 1963.

Wallace, Ernest

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Historian of the American West. Born 1906 in Daingerfield, Texas. Received B.A. from East Texas State, M.A. from Texas Technological College and Ph. D. from University of Texas at Austin. Performed doctoral work under Walter Prescott Webb. Began teaching at Texas Technological College in 1936. Became Horn Professor of History in 1967. President of Texas State Historical Association in 1967. Married Ellen Kegens in 1926. Died in Lubbock in 1985. From the description of Papers, 1924-19...

Vigness, David M.

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Faulk, Odie B.

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Historian, author, educator. Born in 1933 in Winnsboro, Texas. Received B.A., M.A., and Ph. D. from Texas Tech University. Taught at Texas A & M, University of Arizona, Arizona State, and Arizona Western before becoming head of the history department at Oklahoma State University in 1972. Author and co-author of numerous articles and books, including "Land of Many Frontiers" (1968) and "North America Divided: the Mexican War" (1972), both of which were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. The la...

Jones, Billy Mac

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Educator, historian, university president. Born in 1925 in Abilene, Texas. Awarded B.A. by Vanderbilt University (1950), M.A. by Peabody College (1952), and Ph. D. by Texas Technological College (1963). Participated in post-doctoral work at the University of Colorado (1967-1968). Began career as a high school teacher and coach in Nashville, Tennessee. Also taught and/or coached at Middle Tennessee State University (1954-1958); Texas A & M University (1958-1959); San Angelo Junior College (19...

Connor, Seymour V. 1923-

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Materials for the BUILDERS OF THE SOUTHWEST, a special, limited publication on pioneer builders of Lubbock, Texas and the South Plains area. Edited by Seymour V. Connor with chapters contributed by various authors, Ernest O. Thompson, David M. Vigness, Ernest Wallace, William M. Pearce and R. Sylvan Dunn. Published by Texas Tech Press in 1959. From the description of Papers, 1957. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25067115 Archivist, historian, author. Born in 192...

McKay, Seth Shepard, 1888-1969

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Historian, educator and author. Born in 1887. Professor of history at Texas Technological College from 1928-1965, and author of numerous books on Texas history. Received B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Texas. Received Ph. D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1924. Before arriving at Texas Tech, he taught history at Peacock Military College, San Marcos Baptist Academy, North Texas State University, and Furman University. Shepard became chairman of the Texas Technological College...