Descriptive Summary
Slaughter, Robert Lee,
1892-1969
Robert Lee Slaughter
Papers,
1921-1960 and undated
Papers of R. L.
(Robert Lee) Slaughter, grandson of C. C. Slaughter, from 1921-1960.
S 932.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
4 Boxes (4.0 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Born in 1892, R. L. (Robert Lee) Slaughter was the grandson of C. C.
Slaughter and was a rancher, oilman, and entrepreneur. From 1915-1916, he
operated the family's 300,000 acre ranch in Sonora, Mexico, until he was forced
to leave as a result of the Mexican Revolution. Afterwards, he operated the
family ranch in West Texas and then became involved with the growth of the oil
industry in Hockley County, Texas. R. L. died 1969.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, financial materials, maps, and
photographs. A majority of the financial documents relate to the operation of
the ranch and with correspondence between R. L. Slaughter, Jr. and Ira Wells
regarding operation of the ranch.
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)
Slaughter, Robert Lee,
1892-1969
Slaughter, Robert Lee,
1892-1969--Correspondence
Slaughter, Sue
Alice
Soash, George
W.
Soash, W. P. (William
Pulver), 1877-1961
Subjects (Organizations)
Lone Star Land
Company
United States. Farm
Security Administration
United States.
Resettlement Administration
Places
Hockley County
(Tex.)--History
Slaughter Farms (Hockley
County, Tex.)
Sonora (Mexico :
State)--History
Subjects
Agriculture--Texas--History
Petroleum industry and
trade--Texas--Hockley County--History
Ranch
managers--Texas--History
Ranchers--Texas--History
Ranches--Texas--History
Real estate
development--Texas
Soil bank program
Soil conservation--Texas,
West--History
Tenant
farmers--Texas--Hockley County
Acquisition
Gift, 1972
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2000
Preferred Citation
R. L. Slaughter Papers, 1921-1960 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
General Office Files
1
1
Aloco Pipe Line,
1941 and undated
1
2
Cotton,
1949-1960
1
3
Cotton Sales,
1951-1952
1
4
Grain,
1956-1959
1
5
Farm Rents,
1958
1
6
Farmers Rent Statements,
1940
1
7
Farm Rents,
1950-1951
1
8
Farm Rents,
1954-1955
1
9
Farm Rents,
1955-1956
1
10
Farm Rents,
1957
1
11
Letters,
1939-1941
1
12
Letters,
1942-1943
1
13
Lyntegar, Electric Cooperative,
1941-1945
1
14
Maturities,
1939-1942
1
15
Mineral Assessments,
1940-1942
1
16
Montgomery Storage at Lubbock, Texas,
1941
1
17
Motor Fuels, Inc.,
1940-1942
1
18
Passing Payments,
1939
1
19
Pipe Lines and Rights of Way,
1941-1944
1
20
Proration Schedule,
1940-1941
1
21
Roy Reid of Quemado, Texas,
1939
1
22
Reimbursements Paid,
1938-1948
1
23
Renters Rent Statements,
1938
1
24
Removal Farm Notices,
1942-1948
1
25
Removal Notices,
1939-1941
1
26
Power of Attorney,
1959
1
27
Republic National Bank of Dallas,
1942-1947
1
28
Resettlement Loans,
1939-1940
1
29
Richardson Oils, Inc.,
1939-1943
1
30
Richardson, Royalty Runs,
1953 and undated
1
31
Rights of Ways for Oil, Gas, and Electric,
1946-1950
1
32
Royalty Runs,
1937-1938
1
33
Soil Bank Payments,
1956
1
34
Sid Richardson, Inc. and Crop Damage Claims,
1941
1
35
Stanolind Oil Division Order and Right-of-Way,
1938-1944
1
36
Tax Assessments,
1941
1
37
Tax Assessment Matters,
1945-1946
1
38
Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block,
1921-1925
1
39
Taxes, Bob Slaughter's,
1926-1927
1
40
Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block,
1927-1929
1
41
Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block,
1927-1928
1
42
Tax Letters, Drafts, and Notices on Bob Slaughter Block,
1929-1931
2
1
Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block and Dr. Veal's Tax Report,
1929-1934
2
2
Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block,
1929-1936
2
3
Tax Collection,
1945
2
4
Tax Correspondence,
1937-1942
2
5
Tax Notices,
1929-1954
2
6
Tax Payments of Sundown School,
1935-1937
2
7
Tax Renditions,
1940
2
8
Tax Statements, Hockley County, Texas,
1935
2
9
Tax Statements, Sundown School,
1941
2
10
Tax Statements, Sundown School,
1942
2
11
Tax Statements, State, County, and School,
1939-1940
2
12
Tax Statements, Hockley County, Texas,
1938
2
13
Tax Statements, Hockley County, Texas,
1943
2
14
Taxes, Miscellaneous,
1936-1938
2
15
United Savings Bank, Detroit,
1939-1941
2
16
Utilities Cash Deposits,
1938-1942
4
1
Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block,
1929-1930
4
2
Tax Receipts,
1929-1930
4
3
Tax Receipts,
1928-1947
Financial Documents
2
17
Bills,
1942-1951
2
18
Bills,
1951
2
19
Bills,
1951-1952
2
20
Trial Balances,
1943-1946
2
21
Check Stubs,
1952-1959
3
1
Checks,
1938-1943
3
2
Checks,
1944-1949
3
3
Checks,
1950-1956
3
4
Bank Statements,
1936-1951
3
5
Bank Statements,
1941-1953
3
6
Bank Statements,
1952-1956
Miscellaneous
2
22
Maps and Blueprints,
1938-1951 and undated
2
23
Photograph of Oil Rig and Platform, Slaughter Field,
1941