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Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

R. L. Slaughter:

An Inventory of His Papers, 1921-1960 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary

CreatorSlaughter, Robert Lee, 1892-1969
Title:Robert Lee Slaughter Papers,
Dates:1921-1960 and undated
Abstract:Papers of R. L. (Robert Lee) Slaughter, grandson of C. C. Slaughter, from 1921-1960.
Collection #S 932.1
Quantity:4 Boxes (4.0 linear feet)
LanguageEnglish.
Repository:Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

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.

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)
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

Related Material

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

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

R. L. Slaughter Papers, 1921-1960 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Acquisition

Gift, 1972

Processed by

Abel Ramirez, 2000

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.

Collection Inventory

 

General Office Files

boxfolder
11Aloco Pipe Line, 1941 and undated
2Cotton, 1949-1960
3Cotton Sales, 1951-1952
4Grain, 1956-1959
5Farm Rents, 1958
6Farmers Rent Statements, 1940
7Farm Rents, 1950-1951
8Farm Rents, 1954-1955
9Farm Rents, 1955-1956
10Farm Rents, 1957
11Letters, 1939-1941
12Letters, 1942-1943
13Lyntegar, Electric Cooperative, 1941-1945
14Maturities, 1939-1942
15Mineral Assessments, 1940-1942
16Montgomery Storage at Lubbock, Texas, 1941
17Motor Fuels, Inc., 1940-1942
18Passing Payments, 1939
19Pipe Lines and Rights of Way, 1941-1944
20Proration Schedule, 1940-1941
21Roy Reid of Quemado, Texas, 1939
22Reimbursements Paid, 1938-1948
23Renters Rent Statements, 1938
24Removal Farm Notices, 1942-1948
25Removal Notices, 1939-1941
26Power of Attorney, 1959
27Republic National Bank of Dallas, 1942-1947
28Resettlement Loans, 1939-1940
29Richardson Oils, Inc., 1939-1943
30Richardson, Royalty Runs, 1953 and undated
31Rights of Ways for Oil, Gas, and Electric, 1946-1950
32Royalty Runs, 1937-1938
33Soil Bank Payments, 1956
34Sid Richardson, Inc. and Crop Damage Claims, 1941
35Stanolind Oil Division Order and Right-of-Way, 1938-1944
36Tax Assessments, 1941
37Tax Assessment Matters, 1945-1946
38Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block, 1921-1925
39Taxes, Bob Slaughter's, 1926-1927
40Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block, 1927-1929
41Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block, 1927-1928
42Tax Letters, Drafts, and Notices on Bob Slaughter Block, 1929-1931
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21Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block and Dr. Veal's Tax Report, 1929-1934
2Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block, 1929-1936
3Tax Collection, 1945
4Tax Correspondence, 1937-1942
5Tax Notices, 1929-1954
6Tax Payments of Sundown School, 1935-1937
7Tax Renditions, 1940
8Tax Statements, Hockley County, Texas, 1935
9Tax Statements, Sundown School, 1941
10Tax Statements, Sundown School, 1942
11Tax Statements, State, County, and School, 1939-1940
12Tax Statements, Hockley County, Texas, 1938
13Tax Statements, Hockley County, Texas, 1943
14Taxes, Miscellaneous, 1936-1938
15United Savings Bank, Detroit, 1939-1941
16Utilities Cash Deposits, 1938-1942
boxfolder
41Taxes, Bob Slaughter Block, 1929-1930
2Tax Receipts, 1929-1930
3Tax Receipts, 1928-1947


 

Financial Documents

boxfolder
217Bills, 1942-1951
18Bills, 1951
19Bills, 1951-1952
20Trial Balances, 1943-1946
21Check Stubs, 1952-1959
boxfolder
31Checks, 1938-1943
2Checks, 1944-1949
3Checks, 1950-1956
4Bank Statements, 1936-1951
5Bank Statements, 1941-1953
6Bank Statements, 1952-1956


 

Miscellaneous

boxfolder
222Maps and Blueprints, 1938-1951 and undated
23Photograph of Oil Rig and Platform, Slaughter Field, 1941