James E. "Monk" Vance photographic collection, 1949-1985.

Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007

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Lady Bird Johnson was born Claudia Alta Taylor in Karnack, Texas on December 22, 1912. Her parents were Thomas Jefferson Taylor and Minnie Pattillo Taylor, and she had two older brothers, Tommy and Tony. Her mother died when she was only five years old, and her Aunt Effie Pattillo moved to Karnack to look after her. At an early age, a nursemaid said she was "as purty as a lady bird," and thereafter she became known to her family and friends as Lady Bird. She graduated from Marshall High School i...

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...

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...

Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984

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Painter, writer; Roswell, N.M.; d. 1984. From the description of Printed material on Peter Hurd, 1965-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83637048 Artist, writer, rancher. Born in Roswell, New Mexico. Became artist in the 1920s. Painted primarily historical scenes and murals dealing with the Southwest. Died in Roswell, New Mexico in 1984. From the description of Papers, 1953-1974. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25067106 Peter ...

Daniel, William Ozell

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Holly Sugar Corporation

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Building located in Colorado Springs, Colo. From the description of Architectural renderings, 1963. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 43422102 ...

Matthews, Larryl

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Briscoe, Dolph

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South Texas landowner, rancher, oilman, banker, civic leader, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1949-1957) and Governor of Texas (1973-1979). Briscoe was active in the Democratic Party of Texas throughout the 1950s and the 1960s and ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 1968. He was elected governor of Texas in 1972 and reelected in 1974 to the state's first four-year gubernatorial term. He was defeated in 1978 by Republican Bill Clements. From the d...

Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993

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John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was an American politician. He served as the 39th Governor of Texas and as the 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury. He began his career as a Democrat and later became a Republican in 1973. Born in Floresville, Texas, Connally pursued a legal career after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. During World War II, he served on the staff of James Forrestal and Dwight D. Eisenhower before transferring to the Asiati...

Shivers, Allan, 1907-1985

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Texas Agricultural Extension Service

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Vance, James E., 1918-1987

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James E. "Monk" Vance, longtime Texas agricultural writer and photographer, was born in Iola, Texas, in 1918 and was raised in Bryan, Texas. Vance graduated from Texas A & M University with a B.S. in agriculture in 1941, and served in the Air Force from 1941 to 1946. He went to work for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service in 1946, but left in 1949 to become the farm and ranch editor at the Beaumont Enterprise. Vance returned to Texas A & M in 1954 as the ass...

Texas A & M University System

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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012

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Jack Bascom Brooks (b. December 18, 1922, Crowley, La.–d. December 4, 2012, Beaumont, Tex.) was a Democratic lawmaker from Beaumont, Texas, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for forty-two years. When defeated in 1994, Brooks was the most senior Representative ever to have lost a general election for the U.S. House of Representatives. From the description of Brooks, Jack Bascom, 1922-2012 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572241 Long-t...

Kelton, Elmer

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Writer, editor. Born 1926 on the Five Wells Ranch in Andrews County, Texas. His family moved to the McElroy Ranch near Crane, Texas, where his father became ranch manager. Kelton attended the University of Texas (1942-1944, 1946-1948), receiving a B.A. in journalism. Began writing fiction, publishing his first story in "Range Romances" in 1948. While also working as agricultural editor on the San Angelo "Standard Times" (1948-1963); editor of "The Ranch Magazine" (1963-1968); and associate edito...

Ramsey, Ben (Benjamin)

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Politician, of San Augustine, Tex. From the description of Speech, 1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956366 ...

Mahan, Larry

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YO Ranch

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