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Descriptive Summary
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Related Material
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Description of Series
General Files
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S. D. (Samuel Dale) Myres:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1879-1962 and undated, at the
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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| Creator | Myres, S. D. (Samuel Dale),
1871-1953 |
| Title: | S. D. (Samuel Dale)
Myres Papers,
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| Dates: | 1879-1962 and undated |
| Abstract: | The papers of S. D.
(Samuel Dale) Myres, whose company became famous for its superior craftsmanship
in saddles. |
| Collection # | S 743.1 |
| Quantity: | 2 boxes (1.3 linear
feet) |
| Language | English. |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University |
Born on November 22, 1871 in Johnson County, Texas, Samuel Dale Myres
was the son of David Rittenhouse and Mary Jane Dale Myres. The oldest of six
children, Myres opened the S. D. Myres Saddle Company in Sweetwater, Texas, in
1898. He was involved in many civic organizations including serving as
president of the Sweetwater Commercial Club, serving on the local school board
from 1914-1915, and being the mayor of Sweetwater from 1908-1911. In 1920,
Myres moved his company to El Paso, Texas. The company became famous for its
superior craftsmanship and Myres mingled with many famous western actors and
personalities of his day. Myres's marriage to Drusa Rogers produced three
children- S. D. (Samuel Dale) Jr., William James, and Melrose, and his second
marriage to Eva Forkner resulted in no offspring. In 1953, Myres passed away
and was buried in El Paso.
The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography
of Samuel Dale Myres at
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html
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The materials include correspondence, financial materials, legal
materials, scrapbooks, printed material, and literary productions The
collection bulks with literary productions (1927-1961) written about Myres'
life. Correspondence includes both business and personal letters. Also included
are papers related to Mrs. S. D. Myres, the David R. Myres estate, and Helene
Chonla. Part of the collection, 47 leaves, is on microfilm. Transferred to
Photographs were 411 prints, many of which are autographed, and 32
negatives.
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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) |
| | Myres, S. D. (Samuel Dale), 1871-1953 |
| Subjects (Organizations) |
| | S. D. Myres Saddle Co. |
| Places |
| | El Paso (Tex.)--Social life and customs |
| | El Paso (Tex.)--Economic conditions |
| | El Paso (Tex.)--History |
| | Sweetwater (Tex.)--Social life and customs |
| | Sweetwater (Tex.)--History |
| Subjects |
| | Civic leaders--Texas--Sweetwater--History |
| | Cowboys |
| | Leather industry and trade--Texas--History |
| | Rodeos--West (U.S.)--History |
| | Saddlery |
| | Saddlery--Texas--History |
| | World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Texas--El Paso |
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
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- S. D. Myres oral history interview [sound recording], 1950
- S. D. Myres Saddle Company Records
- Lee "Pop" Myres oral history interview [sound recording], 1970
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S. D. (Samuel Dale) Myres Papers, 1879-1962 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Gifts, 1966
Lynn Whitfield, 2000
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Myres, Sandra L.
"S. D. Myres: Saddlemaker.
"Thesis (M.A.)--Texas Technological College, 1961.
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"Big Spring Daily Herald,
"July 7, 1953.
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Cunningham, Eugene. Tio
Sam-Saddle Man."Horselover Magazine,
"February-March 1951.
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General Files
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 1 | | Art: Pencil and Ink Drawings,
1938 and
undated |
| 2 | | Book:
"S. D. Myres:
Saddlemaker",
1961 |
| 3 | | Cards: Business and Calling Cards,
undated |
| 4 | | Cards: Myres Family,
1939-1954 and
undated |
| 5 | | Certificates,
1931-1946 |
| 6 | | Chonla, Helene,
1923 and
undated |
| | | Correspondence |
| box | folder |
| 1 | 7 | | | General,
undated |
| 8 | | | General,
1910-1952 and
undated |
| 9 | | | General,
1921-1958 and
undated |
| 10 | | | Chonla, Helene, Mrs.,
1920-1936 |
| 11 | | | Crane, R. C.,
1923-1947 |
| 12 | | | Daniel, E. Q.,
1945-1953 |
| 13 | | | James, William,
1920-1923 |
| 14 | | | Myres, David R., Estate,
1920-1935 |
| 15 | | | Myres' Children- W. J. "Billy", Melrose, and Ted,
1920-1962 |
| 16 | | | Myres Family (Unidentified),
1923-1938 |
| 17 | | | Myres, Mrs. S. D. (Alma),
1923-1924 |
| 18 | | | Parrish, Mary,
1941-1950 |
| 19 | | | Postcards,
1922-1946 |
| 20 | | | Santa Fe Railway,
1907-1946 |
| 21 | | | To S. D. Myres,
1907-1955 |
| 22 | | | Tess, Letters from,
1921-1933 |
| 23 | | Financial Materials: General,
1879-1952 |
| 24 | | Financial Materials: Chonla, Helene, Mrs.,
1909-1929 |
| 25 | | History of the S. D. Myres Saddle Company and its
Founder, "Tio" Sam Myres,
1954 |
| 26 | | Legal Documents,
1898-1915 |
| 27 | | Legal Documents,
1916-1958 and
undated |
| 28 | | Literary Publications,
undated |
| 29 | | Literary Publications,
1927-1953 and
undated |
| 30 | | McDonald, C. C.: Pamphlet for Texas Governor,
1934 |
| 31 | | News Clippings,
undated |
| 32 | | News Clippings: Pauline Frederick,
1928-1938 |
| 33 | | News Clippings: "Tio "
Sam D. Myres,
1938-1953 |
| 34 | | Newspapers,
1936-1952 |
| 35 | | Notebook: Chonla, Helene,
undated |
| box | folder |
| 2 | 1 | | Notebooks,
undated |
| 2 | | Payne Undertaking and Furniture Company,
1926-1927 |
| 3 | | Photo Album,
undated |
| 4 | | Religious Materials,
1919-1953 and
undated |
| 5 | | Scrapbook,
1908-1947 and
undated |
| 6 | | Scrapbook: Poetry Clippings,
undated |
| 7 | | Scrapbook Materials,
1920-1927 and
undated |
| 8 | | "Tio Sam the Saddle
Man",
undated |
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