Parten, J. R., papers, 1890-1899, 1913-1992, 2009.

University of Texas.

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These slides were transferred to the Briscoe Center from the Harry Ransom Center in 2008. From the guide to the UT Color Slides Collection 2008-079., 1938-1965, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) These images were used for UT’s 75th Anniversary presentations in 1958. Many are copies of photographs in the Briscoe Center’s collections and are dated much earlier than the reproductions in this collection. From the guide to ...

Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961

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Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was born on January 6, 1882, in a rural area of Roane County, Tennessee. At age five, Rayburn, along with his parents and nine siblings, moved to a forty-acre cotton farm in Flag Springs, Texas. One more child was born after the move to Texas, and every member of the family had to do their share to make the farm profitable. Rayburn's interest in government coincided with the family's move, and it has been suggested that his curiosity intensified due to the "great golden...

United States. Congress

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Bills of the 96th Congress to provide for temporary increases in the public debt limit, and for other purposes. From the description of Public debt legislation, 96th Congress : legislative history of public debt legislation, 1979-1980. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243776779 Bill of the 96th Congress to impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, and for other purposes. From the description of Crude oil windfall profit tax act of 1980 ...

United States. Petroleum Administration for Defense

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Railroad Commission of Texas

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See the online finding aid for the agency history. From the description of Railroad Commission minutes, 1891-2004. (Texas State Library & Archives Commission). WorldCat record id: 320549398 From the description of Arkansas-White-Red River Basins Inter-Agency records, 1954-1956 bulk 1955 (Texas State Library & Archives Commission). WorldCat record id: 320551070 See online finding aid for agency history. From the description of Railroad Commission ...

Dayson, Sylvester.

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Potsdam Conference (1945 : Potsdam, Germany)

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Sherman, Opal Woodley Parten.

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Allred, James V., 1899-1959

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Jurist and governor of Texas. From the description of Proclamation of James V. Allred, 1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449510 ...

Woodley Petroleum Company.

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Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Pan American Sulphur Company

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Ford foundation

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Philanthropic organization established in 1936 by Henry and Edsel Ford from profits of the Ford Motor Company. From the description of Grant files, [ca. 1936-1986]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155532303 ...

Parten, Ella May.

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Great Northern Oil Company

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Allied Commission on Reparations

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University of Texas. Board of Regents.

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Texas Observer Co.

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From its first issue in 1954, the Texas Observer newspaper aimed to provide progressive viewpoints and to address topics that readers would not find in mainstream Texas newspapers. From the description of Texas Observer Records, 1952-1990. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 63680979 From its first issue in 1954, the Texas Observer newspaper aims to provide progressive viewpoints and to address topics that readers would not find in mainstream Te...

Parten, Patsy Edwards.

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Parten, J. R. (Jubal Richard), 1896-1992

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Jubal Richard (Major, J. R.) Parten (1896-1992) was a Texas oil and sulphur industries entrepreneur, rancher, University of Texas regent and supporter, federal government official, Democratic Party leader and financier, civil libertarian, and anti-Vietnam War and anti-nuclear war activist. From the description of Parten, J. R., papers, 1890-1899, 1913-1992, 2009. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 558984128 ...

Fund for the Republic

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The Fund for the Republic originated with a 15 million-dollar grant from the Ford Foundation, and its primary mission at the outset was to award grants and fellowships to individuals and organizations such as the American Friends Service Committee and the Southern Region Conference. The Fund also sponsored projects on such topics as academic freedom, American traditions, blacklisting, censorship, civil liberties, due process, educational activities, extremist groups, foreign policy,...

Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.

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The collection mainly contains post-1961 administrative files which the Center had microfilmed, then shipped to Princeton University, and which subsequently were transferred from Princeton University to UCSB in 1999. From the description of Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions / Princeton University Files, 1957-1969 (bulk dates 1962-1965) (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 216936155 History of the Center ...

Center for Defense Information (Washington, D.C.)

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The Center was established in Washington as an independent agency to scrutinize national defense programs on a day to day basis. Director, Rear Admiral (Ret.) Gene La Rocque. From the description of Collection, 1978-[ongoing]. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 27057531 ...

Parten, Wayne Lafayette.

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University of Texas. University Centennial Exposition

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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 ...

Premier Oil and Refining Company

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United States. Petroleum Administration for War

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