Bedichek, Roy, papers, 1897-1959.

Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888-1963

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Walter Prescott Webb (April 3, 1888 in Panola County, Texas – March 8, 1963 near Austin, Texas) was an American historian noted for his groundbreaking work on the American West. As president of the Texas State Historical Association, he launched the project that produced the Handbook of Texas. He is also noted for his early criticism of the water usage patterns in the region. In 2012, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy &#38 Western Heritage Museum. Webb w...

Thompson, Frederick R.

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Lomax, John A. (John Avery,), 1867-1948

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Collector and publisher of North American folk songs, born in Mississippi; settled near Meridian, Texas (1869); served University of Texas as secretary to the president and to alumni organizations until 1917. He published collections of folk songs (1910, 1927-1947) and a memoir (1947); and served as curator, Archive of American Folksong, Library of Congress. Married Bess Baumann Brown (1904), who died in 1931, and Ruby R. Terrill (1934). Fathered four children: Shirley Lomax Mansell Duggan; John...

Witt, Edgar E.

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Single Tax League.

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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...

Faulk, John Henry

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Folklorist, humorist, lecturer, and civil rights activist John Henry Faulk (1913-1990) was born to parents Henry and Martha (Miner) in Austin, Texas. A protégé of J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, and Roy Bedichek, Faulk graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he later taught English. For his master's thesis, he analyzed ten African American sermons, and his research greatly impacted his thinking on civil liberties. Aided by his friend and fellow folklorist Alan ...

Carroll, Gay B.

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McJohnson, O. Sam.

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Bedichek, Roy, 1878-1959

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Roy Bedichek was born in 1878 in Illinois but moved to Texas as a child. After graduating from the University of Texas, he worked as a reporter, teacher, and editor and as secretary of various organizations before becoming associated with the University Interscholastic League in 1917 where he remained as director until 1948. He was an avid amateur naturalist and began to write about his interests in 1946. He completed four books before his death in 1959. From the description of Bedic...

Pipkin, Sarah Bedichek.

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University of Texas Interscholastic Athletic Association

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Bedichek, J. M., Mrs.

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University of Texas. Bureau of Extension.

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Bedichek, Lillian.

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Willard, Una B.

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Bedichek, Bachman Greer.

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Carroll, Mary Virginia Bedichek.

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Oberholser, Harry C. (Harry Church), 1870-1963

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Ornithologist. From the description of Papers of Harry C. Oberholser, 1883-1960 (bulk 1920-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449477 Ornithologist who worked in the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior (1895-1941) and was curator of ornithology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. From the description of Papers, 1864-1963. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17725278 Harry Church Oberholser (1870-1963) w...

Beard, Ena.

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Tinkle, Lon

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Town and Gown Club, Austin, Tex.

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Owens, William A., 1905-1990

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For a brief biographical summary of the career of William A. Owens, please see the Inventory of Part I of the William A. Owens Papers. From the guide to the Inventory of the William A. Owens Papers (Part Three): LIT/Owens MSS 00090., 1964-1988, (Cushing Memorial Library) William A. Owens (1905- ), a Texas native, became a noted folklorist and educator, but is more widely known for his books on folklore, folksongs and Texas history. To escape the poverty of rural Texas cotton...

Cowan, Ina.

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Williams, Daniel, Reverend; nonconformist divine

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Epithet: Reverend; nonconformist divine British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000212.0x0002f1 ...

Holmes, Edwin, 1797-1873

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Crane, Edward H., 1944-

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Doughty, Leonard

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