C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Slaughter:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1877-1953 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Slaughter, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1837-1919 | |
| Title: | C. C. Slaughter Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1876-1953 and undated | |
| Abstract: | The papers of C. C. Slaughter, a rancher who established a frontier ranch in Palo Pinto County, Texas, in 1857. | |
| Collection # | S 929.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 box (1.0 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
Born in 1837 in Sabine County, Texas, C. C. established frontier ranch in Palo Pinto County, Texas, in 1857 with his father, George Webb Slaughter, and his brothers. During the civil war, C. C. served in the frontier militia and in the Texas Rangers. Afterwards, he drove cattle over Chisholm Trail and later moved operations to West Texas where, by 1905, he owned 40,000 cattle and controlled over one million acres.
He married twice, first to Cynthia Anna Jowell in 1861, with whom he had five children, and then to Carrie Averill in 1877, with whom he had four children. Before his death in 1919, he had founded the American National Bank of Dallas (1884), and cofounded the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (1877), the Texas Baptist Education Commission (1897) and the Baylor Hospital of Dallas, Texas (1904).
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal material, photographs, and printed material pertaining to Slaughter and his family. A large portion of the materials deal with legal materials pertaining to Slaughter's death and the division of his estate (1921).
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms | ||
| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Handley, W. B. | ||
| Slaughter, Alexander Averill, 1881-1931 | ||
| Slaughter, Dorothy L. | ||
| Slaughter, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1837-1919 | ||
| Slaughter, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1837-1919--Archives | ||
| Slaughter, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1837-1919--Estate | ||
| Slaughter, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), Jr. | ||
| Slaughter, Carrie Averill, 1852-1928 | ||
| Slaughter, Robert Lee, 1870-1938 | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| C. C. Slaughter Cattle Company | ||
| Places | ||
| Castro County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Cochran County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Grayson County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Hockley County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Howard County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Lamb County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Levelland (Tex.)--History | ||
| Palo Pinto County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Roswell (N.M.)--History | ||
| Slaughter Ranch (Tex.) | ||
| Slaughter Ranch (Tex.)--Employees | ||
| Salughter Ranch (Tex.)--History | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Agriculture--Texas--History | ||
| Businesswomen--Texas | ||
| Cattle breeders--Texas--History | ||
| Cattle trade--Texas--History | ||
| Livestock--Breeding | ||
| Oil well drilling--Texas, West | ||
| Petroleum industry and trade--Texas | ||
| Petroleum industry and trade--New Mexico | ||
| Ranches--New Mexico | ||
| Ranchers--Texas | ||
| Ranches--Texas | ||
| Women ranchers--Texas | ||
Related Material
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Christopher Columbus (C. C.) Slaughter Papers, 1877-1953 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Gift, 1969
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2000
Additional Sources
Murrah, David J. "C. C. Slaughter, Rancher, Banker, Baptist. "Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981. |
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Murrah, David J. "A Cattle Kingdom on Texas' Last Frontier: C. C. Slaughter's Lazy S Ranch. "Thesis (M.A.)--Texas Tech University, 1970. |
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Collection Inventory
Literary Productions | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Passing of the Range Speech, 1907 | |||||||||||
Notes | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Children of C. C. Slaughter and Cynthia Ann Jowell, undated | |||||||||||
| 28 | Children of C. C. Slaughter and Carrie Averill, undated | ||||||||||||
Printed Material | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 29 | Miscellaneous, 1924-1953 | |||||||||||
Photographs | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 30 | Slaughter, C. C. and Carrie Averill, 1876 and undated | |||||||||||
Scrapbook Material | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 31 | Confederate Reunion Association Scrapbook, 1901-1902 | |||||||||||
Memorabilia | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 32 | Original Capsules for drawing concerning division of Long S Ranch, undated | |||||||||||