TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Additional Sources
Description of Series
Correspondence
Financial Documents
Legal Documents
Lists
Literary Production
Notes
Printed Material
Vest Pocket Books
Miscellaneous
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George Morgan Slaughter:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1879-1959 and undated, at the
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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| Creator | Slaughter, George
Morgan |
| Title: | George Morgan Slaughter
Papers,
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| Dates: | 1879-1959 and undated |
| Abstract: | The papers of George
Morgan Slaughter, the eldest son of rancher C. C. Slaughter. |
| Collection # | S 930.1 |
| Quantity: | 2 boxes (1.3 linear
feet) |
| Language | English. |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University |
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
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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.
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Access Restrictions
Open for research
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| 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 |
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
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- 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
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George Morgan Slaughter Papers, 1879-1959 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Gifts, 1966-1976
Abel Ramirez, 2000
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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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Correspondence
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 1 | | Letters Received,
1893-1899 |
| 2 | | Letters Received from J. N. Donohoo,
1899-1902 |
| 3 | | Letters Received,
1900-1904 |
| 4 | | Letters Received,
1905-1910 |
| 5 | | Letters Received,
1905-1910 |
| 6 | | Letters Received,
1900-1912 |
| 7 | | Letters Received,
1913-1915 and undated |
| 8 | | Letters Sent,
1901-1903 |
| 9 | | Letters Sent,
1904 |
| 10 | | Letters Sent,
1906 and undated |
| 11 | | Letters Sent,
1905-1908 |
| 12 | | Letters Sent,
1909-1915 |
| 13 | | Letters Sent, Personal,
1914 |
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Financial Documents
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 14 | | Bank Statements and Receipts,
1903-1923 and undated |
| 15 | | Checks, Bills, and Receipts,
1897-1906 |
| 16 | | Financial Statements and Reports,
1912-1915 |
| 17 | | Insurance Policies,
1898-1915 |
| 18 | | Labor Draft Vouchers and Ranch Orders,
1911-1912 |
| 19 | | Cancelled Checks, Manager's Reports, and Note Books,
1903-1923 and undated |
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| 2 | 1 | | Cattle Dipping,
1910 and undated |
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Legal Documents
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 2 | | Abstract of Title, Deeds, Power of Attorney, Contracts,
1879-1935 |
| 3 | | Stock Certificates, Agreements, Deed of Trust, Military
Orders, and Brand Registration,
1893-1904 |
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Lists
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 4 | | Lists and City Property Diagram,
1910 and undated |
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Literary Production
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 5 | | Copy of Conversation between Charles Goodnight and C. C.
Slaughter,
1897 |
| 6 | | Conversation between Goodnight and Slaughter and George
Slaughter's Speech,
1905 and undated |
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Notes
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 7 | | Minutes,
1911-1914 and undated |
| 8 | | Miscellaneous Notes and Letter,
undated |
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Printed Material
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 9 | | Oil and Gas and Poison Regulations,
1909-1936 |
| 10 | | School Land Plat,
undated |
| 11 | | Texas Bankers Record, Proceedings of Fort Worth
Convention,
1914 |
| 12 | | News Clippings on Slaughter Family, Cowboys Roundup,
1890s-1959 and undated |
| 13 | | News Clippings, Miscellaneous,
1899-1923 and undated |
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Vest Pocket Books
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 14 | | Cattle Notes and Slaughter Family History,
1895-1908 |
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Miscellaneous
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 15 | | Photograph of Cowboy Roundup with Negro Slick,
undated |
| 16 | | Memorabilia, Stock Show Medals and Ribbons,
1908-1912 |
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