Collection of postcards sent to Texas governor W. Lee O'Daniel, 1941.

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Collection of postcards sent to Texas governor W. Lee O'Daniel, 1941.

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This collection of postcards sent to Texas governor, "Pappy" O'Daniel, in June of 1941 contain messages of support regarding his run for U.S. Senate. O'Daniel later won the seat over his opponent, Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson. In additional to political activities, O'Daniel was a radio personality and organized the Texas musical group The Light Crust Doughboys.

1 folder (11 items)

Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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O'Daniel, W. Lee (Wilbert Lee), 1890-1969

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Politician and businessman Wilbert Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel (1890-1969) was born in Malta, Ohio, one of two children of William Barnes and Alice Ann (Thompson) O’Daniel. Following his father’s death, shortly after O’Daniel’s birth, his mother remarried and moved the family to Reno County, Kansas. A 1908 graduate of Salt City Business College, O’Daniel became a stenographer and bookkeeper for a flour milling company. In 1917, he married Merle Estella Butcher, with whom he had three child...