urn:taro:ttu.sw.00072 George Morgan Slaughter: An Inventory of His Papers, 1879-1959 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, February 2001. Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:21:49 CDT 2003 urn:taro:ttu.sw.00072 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory for the George Morgan Slaughter Papers, 1879-1959 and undated Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, 2000 Descriptive Summary Slaughter, George Morgan George Morgan Slaughter Papers, 1879-1959 and undated The papers of George Morgan Slaughter, the eldest son of rancher C. C. Slaughter. S 930.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 2 boxes (1.3 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

George Morgan Slaughter was the eldest son of C. C. Slaughter and C. C.'s first wife, Cynthia Ann Jowell. Born in Palo Pinto, Texas, on November 2, 1862, George received formal training in Texas schools and at the Virginia Military Institute. Later he served in the Spanish-American war. He married Alice Louise Donohoo (Allie D.) and together they had three children. Managing ranches for his father in West Texas and New Mexico, George became a prominent cattle breeder and was elected president of the Panhandle Cattle Raisers Association in 1910. He moved to Roswell, New Mexico, in 1900 and served as president of the American National Bank. On July 15, 1915, George passed away and was buried in Roswell.

The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of George Morgan Slaughter at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html

 Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, biographical information, genealogical data, poetry, and essays. The majority of the correspondence is between George Morgan and his father, Colonel C. C. Slaughter.

 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, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1837-1919 Slaughter, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1837-1919--Correspondence Slaughter, George Morgan Slaughter, George Morgan--Archives Slaughter, George Morgan--Correspondence 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.)--History Subjects Agriculture--Texas--History 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 Acquisition

Gifts, 1966-1976

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Abel Ramirez, 2000

 Preferred Citation

George Morgan Slaughter Papers, 1879-1959 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

 Additional Sources Murrah, David J. C. C. Slaughter, Rancher, Banker, Baptist. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981. Murrah, David J. A Cattle Kingdom on Texas' Last Frontier: C. C. Slaughter's Lazy S Ranch. Thesis (M.A.)--Texas Tech University, 1970.

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

Ira Byrd oral history interview [sound recording], 1969 Hiley Thompson Boyd, Jr. oral history interview [sound recording], 1970 Nettie Hyatt and Joe Bridges oral history interview [sound recording], 1975 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jennings oral history interview [sound recording], 1973 Mrs. M.C. Lindsey oral history interview [sound recording], 1975 Lynn County (Tex.), Photographs, 1900-1950 Ralph McWhorter oral history interview [sound recording], 1979 Mrs. J. F. Reeves oral history interview [sound recording], 1970s Jot Smyth oral history interview [sound recording], 1959 Collection Inventory Correspondence 1 1 Letters Received, 1893-1899 1 2 Letters Received from J. N. Donohoo, 1899-1902 1 3 Letters Received, 1900-1904 1 4 Letters Received, 1905-1910 1 5 Letters Received, 1905-1910 1 6 Letters Received, 1900-1912 1 7 Letters Received, 1913-1915 and undated 1 8 Letters Sent, 1901-1903 1 9 Letters Sent, 1904 1 10 Letters Sent, 1906 and undated 1 11 Letters Sent, 1905-1908 1 12 Letters Sent, 1909-1915 1 13 Letters Sent, Personal, 1914 Financial Documents 1 14 Bank Statements and Receipts, 1903-1923 and undated 1 15 Checks, Bills, and Receipts, 1897-1906 1 16 Financial Statements and Reports, 1912-1915 1 17 Insurance Policies, 1898-1915 1 18 Labor Draft Vouchers and Ranch Orders, 1911-1912 1 19 Cancelled Checks, Manager's Reports, and Note Books, 1903-1923 and undated 2 1 Cattle Dipping, 1910 and undated Legal Documents 2 2 Abstract of Title, Deeds, Power of Attorney, Contracts, 1879-1935 2 3 Stock Certificates, Agreements, Deed of Trust, Military Orders, and Brand Registration, 1893-1904 Lists 2 4 Lists and City Property Diagram, 1910 and undated Literary Production 2 5 Copy of Conversation between Charles Goodnight and C. C. Slaughter, 1897 2 6 Conversation between Goodnight and Slaughter and George Slaughter's Speech, 1905 and undated Notes 2 7 Minutes, 1911-1914 and undated 2 8 Miscellaneous Notes and Letter, undated Printed Material 2 9 Oil and Gas and Poison Regulations, 1909-1936 2 10 School Land Plat, undated 2 11 Texas Bankers Record, Proceedings of Fort Worth Convention, 1914 2 12 News Clippings on Slaughter Family, Cowboys Roundup, 1890s-1959 and undated 2 13 News Clippings, Miscellaneous, 1899-1923 and undated Vest Pocket Books 2 14 Cattle Notes and Slaughter Family History, 1895-1908 Miscellaneous 2 15 Photograph of Cowboy Roundup with Negro Slick, undated 2 16 Memorabilia, Stock Show Medals and Ribbons, 1908-1912