Papers, 1899-1981.

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Papers, 1899-1981.

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Letters, speeches, printed material, and photographs documenting the close relationship between the Pirie family and the neighboring Sinclair family of San Antonio, Tex., including several letters from Agnes Sinclair and her sons John Lang and William regarding family and social matters, later letters from several individuals including reminiscences of John Lang Sinclair, author of the University of Texas at Austin song The Eyes of Texas are Upon You, a brief speech by W.D. Pirie on the dedication of a school named in Sinclair's honor, notes on Sinclair's life, printed material including items created by John L. Sinclair, clippings on Sinclair, the Sinclair school, and the Pirie family, and photographs of John Lang and William Sinclair, ceremonies at John L. Sinclair's grave, and the family farm site.

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Pirie (Family : Bexar County (Tex.))

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Jessie Lee Pirie was born in Bexar County, Texas, on 1878 September 20. Her family had a close relationship with their neighbors, the Sinclairs, and Jessie corresponded with brothers John Lang and William Sinclair. She never married and lived her entire life in Bexar County, where she died on 1959 March 25 at the age of eighty. Jessie’s brother Wallace Dunbar Pirie was born on 1894 April 29. He resided in his family’s 1882 home his entire life. Pirie regularly lectured...

Sinclair (Family : Bexar County, Tex.)

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Sinclair, John Lang, 1879-1947

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John Lang Sinclair was born near Center Point, Texas, on November 26, 1879 and raised on a dairy farm in eastern Bexar County. Sinclair attended the University of Texas and was an active member of the university band and Glee Club; served as editor of the campus literary magazine and the literary section of the Cactus yearbook; and played football. In March 1903, Sinclair wrote the verse for "The Eyes of Texas," set to the tune of "I’ve Been Working on the Railroad," on a scrap piece of laund...

Sinclair, William, 1924-

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Title: 5th Baron Sinclair British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001130.0x000093 Epithet: Colonel; alias Saintclare British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001130.0x00008f ...

Sinclair, Agnes

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University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...

Pirie, W. D.

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