Paul Carlson Papers: An Inventory of His Papers, 1871-1998 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Carlson, Paul Howard
	Title:	Paul Carlson Papers,
	Dates:	1871-1998 and undated
	Abstract:	Collection of research materials used in preparation of several books by Paul Carlson.
	Collection #	S 158.1
	Quantity:	3 boxes (3.0 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

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.

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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.

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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)
		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

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Related Material


	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

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		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. " Pecos Bill", a Military Biography of William R. Shafter. College Station: Texas A and M University Press, 1989.

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Collection Inventory



William Henry Bush
box	folder
1	1	Additional Research Material, undated
	2	Book Jacket Information and Illustration photocopies, 1995
	3	Bush Family Biographical, Business, and Railroad Information, undated
	4	Bush Letterhead and collection donation, 1971
	5	Chapter One sources, undated
	6	Chicago, Illinois fire, undated
	7	Correspondence to Paul Carlson, 1994-1995
	8	Interview with Caroline Bush Emory, Aug. 7, 1994
	9	Interviews and news clippings, 1994
	10	Labeled photocopied photos, undated
	11	Maps including Frying Pan Ranch, 1990 and undated
	12	Martinsburg, New York research material, 1871-1931
	13	Martinsburg, New York research material, 1924-1925
	14	Miscellaneous research material and hand notes, 1994 and undated
	15	News clippings, 1887-1938
	16	Note cards, undated
	17	Notes from Bush's letters, undated
	18	Notes from Southwestern Collection, Amarillo, Texas, 1940-1982
	19	Photograph Collection, undated
	20	Railroads, undated
	21	Research Letters from Chicago Historical Society, 1994
	22	Secondary Sources as research materials, 1922-1971
	23	"Taking Charge" research materials, 1930-1983
	24	Trust Report, 1994
	25	William S. Bush, Correspondence, 1995

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William R. Shafter
box	folder
1	26	Hand notes, undated
	27	Photograph Collection, undated
	28	Research material and hand notes on Shafter, undated
	29	Research material and hand notes, 1972
	30	Research material and hand notes, 1972
	31	Research material, 1919 and undated
	32	Resources at Stanford University Libraries, 1975
box	folder
2	1	Research materials on General Henry C. Corbin, undated
	2	Research materials from University of Michigan, undated
	3	Research material and hand notes, undated
	4	Research materials on Russell A. Alger, undated
	5	Research material, Chapter I and II, undated
	6	Research material and hand notes, undated
	7	Research materials from Michigan Historical Collections, undated
	8	Research material on Presidio mining agreement, 1886
	9	Research material for Chapter 3 and 4, undated
	10	Research material, Chapter 4, Civil War to Texas Frontier, undated
	11	Research material, Texas Border Troubles, undated
	12	Research material, Tampa to Cuba, undated
	13	Research material, The Final Years, undated
	14	Research material, Long Island, undated
	15	Research material and notes on 1875 Expedition, 1938-1997
	16	Research material, Miscellaneous and Last Years, undated

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The Plains Indians

box

folder

Galley Proofs with notations, 1998

Original Typescript, undated

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Printed Material

box

folder

"Blacks in the American West" Bibliography, 1974

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Texas Woolybacks

box

folder

Photograph Collection, undated

Maps, undated

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