Beasley, John R., papers, 1884-1981.

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Beasley, John R., papers, 1884-1981.

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Correspondence, notes, literary productions, reports, printed materials, maps, charts, tables, photographs, and clippings document John R. Beasley's interest in the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico and his advocacy for the protection of the environment and marine life of the area.

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Independent Texas Coastal Research for the Common Good.

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Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996

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Ralph Webster Yarborough (b. June 8, 1903, Chandler, Tex.-d. Jan. 27, 1996, Austin, Tex.), U.S. Senator from Texas, attended West Point and the Sam Houston State Teachers College, taught school in Texas, and spent one year in Germany as assistant secretary for the American Chamber of Commerce. He served in the Texas National Guard for three years before graduating from the University of Texas law school in 1927. He was assistant attorney general of Texas in the early 1930s and was elected distri...

Beasley, John R., 1882-1970

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Beasley was a Bee County attorney whose avocation was the study of the Texas Gulf Coast and the protection of its waters and marine life; was Beeville's first mayor after incorporation in 1908 and who, in the 1960s, campaigned against the construction of a bypass around Beeville. As founder and sole member of the organization Independent Texas Coastal Research for the Common Good, he corresponded with elected officials, government agencies, marine biologists, sportsmen, and outdoor editors of ma...