Ben Lilly collection, 1916-1940.

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Ben Lilly collection, 1916-1940.

Summary: Collection consists of Ben Lilly's handwritten journal of a mountain lion hunt in Arizona and New Mexico in 1916; a handwritten manuscript entitled "Ben Lilly on Bears and Lions;" and a typescript by J. Frank Dobie of the manuscript.

.1 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7391366

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Lilly, Ben, 1856-1936

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Lilly was a well-known predator hunter in New Mexico and the Southwest. From the description of Ben Lilly collection, 1916-1940. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37235948 From the guide to the Ben Lilly Collection, 1916-1940, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.) ...

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...