Rollie Clyde Burns: An Inventory of His Papers, 1842-1958 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Burns, Rollie Clyde, 1857-
	Title:	Rollie Clyde Burns Papers,
	Dates:	1842-1958 and undated
	Abstract:	Records of Rollie Clyde (R. C.) Burns, a rancher in the Lubbock, Texas area.
	Collection #	S 143.1
	Quantity:	1 box (1.0 linear foot)
	Language	English.
	Repository	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

A rancher and civic leader, Burns was born in 1857 in Missouri and came to Texas with his parents at age four. He was a ranch manager for the Llano Cattle Company, Nave-McCord Cattle Company, and the Western Land and Livestock Company prior to purchasing his own ranch, Idlewild. Active in the founding of Lubbock, Texas, Burns operated an automobile stageline from 1907-1909, and served as Lubbock County tax assessor for 14 years. He died in 1945.

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Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, legal and financial materials, printed material, diary, photographs, and literary productions pertaining to Rollie C. Burns and family. The collection bulks with literary productions and reminiscences of ranching activities, including a manuscript compiled by William Curry Holden.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research

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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)
		Burns, Rollie C., 1857-1945
		Burns, Rollie C., 1857-1945--Family
		Burns family
		Holden, William Curry, 1896-
	Places
		Lubbock (Tex.)--History
	Subjects
		Ranch managers--Texas
		Ranching--Texas

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Related Material


	For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:
		Holden, William Curry and Frances Mayhugh Papers, 1836-1989 and undated

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		Holden, William Curry. Rollie Burns: or An Account of the Ranching History on the South Plains.Dallas, Texas, Southwest Press, 1932.

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Collection Inventory

Burns, C. S.

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folder

Correspondence, 1848-1888

Financial Documents, 1842-1860

Legal Documents, 1848-1849

Printed Materials

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folder

News Clippings, undated

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Burns, Rowland (Rollie) C.
		Correspondence
box	folder
1	5		Letters Sent, 1890-1931
	6		Letters Received, "A-D", 1880-1936
	7		Letters Received, "H-L", 1880-1936
	8		Letters Received, "M-R", 1880-1936
	9		Letters Received, "S-Z", 1880-1932
	10	Financial Documents, 1885-1912 and undated
	11	Cancelled Checks, 1893-1898
	12	Legal Documents, 1873-1928 and undated
		Literary Productions
box	folder
1	13		Burns Hand Notes, undated
			Holden, W. C.
box	box
1	14			Manuscript - Preface-Chapter 7, undated
	15			Manuscript - Chapters 8-9, Miscellaneous Notes, undated
	16			Manuscript - "Reminiscences of 56 Years", undated
	17			Manuscript - "Reminiscences of 56 Years", undated
	18			Manuscript - (completed) "Reminiscences of 56 Years" by Rollie C. Burns, undated
	19			Notes on Burns' Manuscript, undated
	20	Miscellaneous Documents, 1881-1893 and undated
	21	Charts, Diagrams, Lists, 1931 and undated
	22	Photographs, 1907-1929 and undated
		Printed Materials
box	folder
1	23		News Clippings, 1923-1958 and undated
	24		News Clippings - Miscellaneous, undated

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Burns, Mrs. R. C.

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folder

Diary, 1889

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