William G. DeLoach:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1911-1964, in the Southwest Collection, Special Collections Libraries
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | DeLoach, William G. (William Green), 1880-1967 | |
| Title: | William G. DeLoach Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1911-1964 | |
| Abstract: | A series of diaries chronicling the day-to-day experiences of William G. DeLoach as a West Texas farmer. | |
| Collection # | S 253.1 | |
| Quantity: | 2 boxes (1.3 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
William G. DeLoach was a longtime resident of Crosby County and Lamb County, Texas. His family traveled from southern Oklahoma to settle in a small farmstead in Crosby County. For fifty years, he kept a diary to record his life experiences as a farmer and family man in West Texas. Some of his diary entries have been used to compile the book Plains Farmer: The Diary of William G. DeLoach, 1914-1964. The book was edited by Janet Neugebauer. DeLoach was born in 1880 and he died in 1967.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains twelve diaries arranged in chronological order written by William G. DeLoach between the years 1911-1964. They have daily entries on weather, farming, family, community, financial entries, and other topics.
Organization |
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| The diaries are organized as follows: | ||
| Box 1: Diary I, 1911 through Diary VIII, 1945 | ||
| Box 2: Diary IX, 1946 through Diary XII, 1964 | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms |
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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) | ||
| DeLoach, William G. (William Green), 1880-1967 | ||
| DeLoach, William G. (William Green), 1880-1967--Diaries | ||
| Places | ||
| Crosby County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Agriculture--Texas, West | ||
| Farm life--West Texas | ||
| Farmers--Texas--Crosby County | ||
Related Material
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
William G. DeLoach Papers, 1911-1964, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Gift, 1975
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, July 2002
Bibliograpy
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Neugebauer, Janet M., ed. Plains Farmer: The Diary of William G. DeLoach, 1914-1964. College Station, Texas A and M University Press, 1991. |
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Collection Inventory
Diaries |
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| 1 | Diary I through Diary VIII 1911-1945 | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Diary IX through Diary XII 1946-1964 | ||||||||||||