TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Additional Sources
Description of Series
Correspondence
Burns Family
General Files
Financial Materials
Legal Materials
Organizations
Pitchfork Land and Cattle Company
Real Estate
Scrapbook Materials
Texas Tech University
Memorabilia
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Douglas R. Burns:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1850-1980 and undated, at the
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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Creator |
Burns, D. (Douglas R.),
1895-1977 |
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Title: |
Douglas R. Burns Papers,
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Dates: |
1850-1980 and undated |
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Abstract: |
Personal papers of
Douglas "D." Burns, rancher in Dawson County, Texas, and manager of the
Pitchfork Land and Cattle Company. |
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Collection # |
S 141.1 |
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Quantity: |
4 boxes (4.0 linear
feet) |
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Language |
English. |
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Repository: |
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University |
Born on July 8, 1895 in Cuero, Texas, Douglas R. Burns, also called D.
Burns, grew up in a ranching environment. He graduated from Texas A and M with
a B. S. in Animal Husbandry, and married Mamie Sypert in 1924. Burns ranched
for 13 years in Dawson County, Texas, and later managed the Pitchfork Ranch
from 1942 to 1965. He was a member of the Texas Hereford Association, the
American Quarter Horse Association, served as director of the Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raiser's Association, and as the first chairman of
overseers of the Texas Tech University Ranching Heritage Association. Burns
died in 1977 in Lubbock, Texas.
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The collection includes correspondence, financial and legal material,
letters from organizations, photographs, Pitchfork Ranch documents, real estate
ventures, printed items, scrapbook material, and news clippings.
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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
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Burns, D. (Douglas R.),
1895-1977 |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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Pitchfork Land and Cattle
Company |
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Pitchfork Ranch
(Tex.) |
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Subjects |
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Ranching--Texas,
West |
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Ranch life--Texas |
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Ranchers--Texas |
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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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- Pitchford Land and Cattle Company Records, 1837-1976
- Douglas R. Burns oral history interview [sound recording],
1969-1970
- Douglas R. Burns oral history interview [sound recording], 1976
- Burns family photograph collection, 1892-1917
- Jim Humphreys oral history interview [sound recording], 1980
- Charles Schreiner and Douglas "D." Burns photograph collection,
1976
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Douglas R. Burns Papers, 1850-1980 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Gifts, 1979-1982
Abel Ramirez, June 2002
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Murrah, David J. The Pitchfork Land and
Cattle Company: The First Century.Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University
Press, 1983. |
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Burns, Mamie Sypert.This I Can Leave You:
a Woman's Days on the Pitchfork Ranch.College Station : Texas A and M
University Press, 1986. |
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Correspondence |
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General,
1903-1977 and undated |
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General,
1939-1970 and undated |
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Letters Received,
1921-1971 and undated |
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Letters Received,
1972-1977 and undated |
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Letters Sent,
1969-1977 and undated |
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Pitchfork Ranch Job Application,
1942 |
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Burns Family |
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Burns, Arthur,
1906-1916 and undated |
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Burns, Columbus,
1868-1904 and undated |
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Burns, D.,
1964 |
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Burns, Frances Dockray,
1954-1962 |
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Burns, Hamilton,
1961-1963 |
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Burns, John Cardwell,
1890-1967 and undated |
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Burns Livestock Company,
1942 |
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Burns, Mrs. M. E.,
1921-1931 |
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General Files |
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folder |
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Cotton Bowl Tickets,
1949 |
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Gardener, Dan,
1897-1899 |
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J. A. Ranch Sale,
1934-1935 |
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Literary Materials,
undated |
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McGregor Livestock Forage Bid Invitation,
1973-1974 |
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Mills, J. C.,
1966-1973 |
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News Clippings,
1952-1976 and undated |
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News Clippings,
1942-1976 and undated |
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News Clippings,
1964-1976 and undated |
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Photographs,
1910-1975 and undated |
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Prairie Dog Eradication,
1912-1916 |
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Printed Materials (4 items),
1919-1967 and undated |
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Printed Materials,
1977 |
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Ranches,
1965-1970 |
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Reagan, Rocky, Sr.,
1975 |
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Sypert, Annie, Estate,
1960-1967 |
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Texas A and M Class Reunion,
1969-1970 |
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Texas Department of Public Safety,
1962-1973 |
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Certificates,
1966-1972 |
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Financial Materials |
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Bank Transactions,
1945-1965 |
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Bills and Invoices,
1935 |
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Expense Accounts,
1969-1977 |
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Internal Revenue Service: Annual Returns,
1937-1958 |
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Internal Revenue Service: Burns Grandchildren,
1941-1966 |
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Investments: Cuchara, Colorado Property,
1973-1975 |
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Investments: Keystone Common Stock Funds,
1961-1976 |
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Investments: Keystone Funds,
1977 and undated |
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Investments: Maxwell Investment Company,
1917-1923 |
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Investments: Mississippi Valley Trust Company,
1949-1950 |
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Investments: San Isabel Electric Association,
1968 |
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Investments: Signal Oil and Gas Company,
1963-1969 |
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Investments: Western Natural Gas Company,
1964 and undated |
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Loans,
1963-1967 |
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Personal Property,
1943-1961 |
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Statements and Cancelled Checks,
1946-1965 |
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Taxes,
1889-1977 and undated |
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Taxes,
1889-1976 and undated |
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Insurance: Medicaid,
1968-1976 |
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Insurance: Missouri State Life Insurance,
1924-1929 |
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Insurance: Southwestern Life Insurance, 1924-1927
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Legal Materials |
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Burns Family Estates,
1914-1971 |
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Contracts and Agreements,
1886-1977 |
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Contracts and Agreements,
1870-1887 |
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Contracts and Agreements,
1859-1920 |
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Lloyd Sigler vs. J. C. Burns et al.,
1926 and undated |
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Oil and Gas Leases,
1919-1923 |
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Oil and Gas Leases,
1926-1967 |
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Organizations |
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American Quarter Horse Association,
1971-1978 |
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Fort Griffin Fandangle Association,
1968-1972 |
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National Western Stock Show Association,
1970-1973 |
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Panhandle-Plains Historical Society,
1977-1978 |
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Texas Cowboy Reunion Association,
1969-1977 |
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Pitchfork Land and Cattle Company |
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Appraisal,
1965 |
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Bug Ranch Estate,
undated |
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Correspondence: Burns, D.,
1942-1965 |
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Correspondence: Humphreys, Jim,
1977 |
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Financial Materials,
1957-1975 |
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Financial Materials,
1964-1977 |
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Financial Materials,
1970-1975 |
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Goetz Ranch,
1970-1972 and undated |
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Inventories,
1967 |
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Land Surveys,
1971-1972 |
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Legal Materials,
1965-1975 and undated |
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Management,
1944-1968 and undated |
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Proposed Mill Additions,
1972 |
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Quarter Horses: General,
1964 and undated |
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Quarter Horses: Annual Sales Catalogs,
1963-1967 |
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Quarter Horses: Home Remedies,
undated |
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Renderbrook Ranch,
1963 |
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Reunion,
1976 |
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Shareholders,
1954-1964 |
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Travel Records (9 items),
1969-1974 |
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Virginia Lands,
1951 |
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Werner, Andrew P.,
1973-1974 |
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Real Estate |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Land Lease to Grey Brothers,
1912-1916 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Payment Coupons,
1902-1923 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Purchases - Burns, Arthur
from J. D. Earnest,
1908 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Purchases - Burns, M. E.
from J. M. Christopher,
1914-1915 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Purchases, Earnest, J. D.
and R. C. Ware from Magnolia Land and Cattle Company,
1890-1907 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Sales - Burns, D. et al. to
Dan Whatley,
1926-1855 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Sales - Burns, D. et al. to
Olin Nix,
1942-1955 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Sales - Burns, M. E. to
Robert and Orson,
1928 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Surveys,
1925-1929 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Taxes,
1914-1920 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Trade - M. E. Burns and J.
W. Southland,
1917-1924 |
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Borden and Dawson Counties: Vendor Lien,
1927 |
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Cuchara, Colorado,
1968-1972 |
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DeWitt County, Texas,
1957 |
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Lubbock, Texas,
1950 and undated |
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Scrapbook Materials |
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Clippings,
1939-1975 and undated |
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General,
1930-1980 and undated |
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General,
1969-1978 and undated |
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Texas Tech University |
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Library,
1977 |
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Museum,
1977 |
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Ranching Heritage Association,
1976-1977 |
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Memorabilia |
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American Royal Livestock Show Plaque,
1959 |
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Plaques (2 items),
1956-1969 |
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