Descriptive Summary
Carlson, Paul
Howard
Paul Carlson Papers,
1871-1998 and undated
Collection of research
materials used in preparation of several books by Paul Carlson.
S 158.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
3 boxes (3.0 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Paul Carlson is a professor of History at Texas Tech University.
He received his Ph.D. from Texas Tech, taught at Texas Lutheran for a time and
returned to Texas Tech in the 1980s to teach. He is the author of
Empire Builder in the Texas Panhandle: William
Henry Bush,
William R. Shafter,
Texas Woollybacks, and
The Plains Indians. His interest in
history ranges from military, ranching, frontier life, and Native Americans in
the Western U.S. He is a fellow of the Texas State Historical Association.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mostly of research materials used for Dr.
Carlson's books on William R. Shafter and William Henry Bush. Also includes
galley proofs and original typescripts of his book on the Plains Indians and
minor materials for Texas Woollybacks.
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)
Carlson, Paul
Howard--Archives
Shafter, William Rufus,
1835-1906
Bush, William Henry,
1849-1931
Subjects
Authors--Western American History
Plains Indians
Sheep and goat industry--Texas
Western U.S. History
The Plains Indians
Texas Woollybacks
Gift, 1990-2002
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, March 2002
Preferred Citation
Paul Carlson Papers, 1871-1998 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Additional Sources
Carlson, Paul.
Empire Builder in the Texas Panhandle: William
Henry Bush. College Station: Texas A and M University Press,
1996.
Carlson, Paul.
The Plains Indians.College Station:
Texas A and M University Press, 1998.
Carlson, Paul.
Texas Woollybacks.College Station:
Texas A and M University Press, 1982.
Carlson, Paul.
William R. Shafter: Military Commander in the
American West.Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Texas Tech University,
1973.
Carlson, Paul.
<emph render="doublequote"> Pecos Bill</emph>, a
Military Biography of William R. Shafter. College Station: Texas A and M
University Press, 1989.
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Paul Carlson, oral history interviews [sound recording], 1972
- Paul Carlson, oral history interviews [sound recording], 1974
- Paul Carlson, oral history interviews [sound recording], 1977
- Carlson, Paul, Oversized Materials, O9.1
Collection Inventory
William Henry Bush
1
1
Additional Research Material,
undated
1
2
Book Jacket Information and Illustration photocopies,
1995
1
3
Bush Family Biographical, Business, and Railroad
Information,
undated
1
4
Bush Letterhead and collection donation,
1971
1
5
Chapter One sources,
undated
1
6
Chicago, Illinois fire,
undated
1
7
Correspondence to Paul Carlson,
1994-1995
1
8
Interview with Caroline Bush Emory,
Aug. 7, 1994
1
9
Interviews and news clippings,
1994
1
10
Labeled photocopied photos,
undated
1
11
Maps including Frying Pan Ranch,
1990 and undated
1
12
Martinsburg, New York research material,
1871-1931
1
13
Martinsburg, New York research material,
1924-1925
1
14
Miscellaneous research material and hand notes,
1994 and undated
1
15
News clippings,
1887-1938
1
16
Note cards,
undated
1
17
Notes from Bush's letters,
undated
1
18
Notes from Southwestern Collection, Amarillo, Texas,
1940-1982
1
19
Photograph Collection,
undated
1
20
Railroads,
undated
1
21
Research Letters from Chicago Historical Society,
1994
1
22
Secondary Sources as research materials,
1922-1971
1
23
Taking Charge research
materials,
1930-1983
1
24
Trust Report,
1994
1
25
William S. Bush, Correspondence,
1995
William R. Shafter
1
26
Hand notes,
undated
1
27
Photograph Collection,
undated
1
28
Research material and hand notes on Shafter,
undated
1
29
Research material and hand notes,
1972
1
30
Research material and hand notes,
1972
1
31
Research material,
1919 and undated
1
32
Resources at Stanford University Libraries,
1975
2
1
Research materials on General Henry C. Corbin,
undated
2
2
Research materials from University of Michigan,
undated
2
3
Research material and hand notes,
undated
2
4
Research materials on Russell A. Alger,
undated
2
5
Research material, Chapter I and II,
undated
2
6
Research material and hand notes,
undated
2
7
Research materials from Michigan Historical Collections,
undated
2
8
Research material on Presidio mining agreement,
1886
2
9
Research material for Chapter 3 and 4,
undated
2
10
Research material, Chapter 4, Civil War to Texas
Frontier,
undated
2
11
Research material, Texas Border Troubles,
undated
2
12
Research material, Tampa to Cuba,
undated
2
13
Research material, The Final Years,
undated
2
14
Research material, Long Island,
undated
2
15
Research material and notes on 1875 Expedition,
1938-1997
2
16
Research material, Miscellaneous and Last Years,
undated
The Plains
Indians
3
1
Galley Proofs with notations,
1998
3
2
Original Typescript,
undated
Printed Material
3
3
Blacks in the American West
Bibliography,
1974
Texas Woolybacks
3
4
Photograph Collection,
undated
3
5
Maps,
undated