urn:taro:ttu.sw.00163 Hiley T. Boyd Sr.: An Inventory of His Papers, 1898-1936 and undated, in the Southwest Collection, Special Collections Libraries Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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July 2003 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Karen Hicks, July 2003. Finding aid written in English Tue Jul 22 15:23:35 CDT 2003 urn:taro:ttu.sw.00163 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory for the Hiley T. Boyd, Sr. Papers, 1898-1936 and undated Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, May 2003 Descriptive Summary Boyd, Hiley Thompson, 1867-1952 Hiley T. Boyd Sr. Papers, 1898-1936 and undated Materials relating to Hiley T. Boyd's career as ranch foreman and ranch owner in West Texas. S 103.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 1 small box (0.3 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

Born in 1867 in Mississippi, Boyd moved to Texas in 1881, and worked for cattleman C. C. Slaughter on the Lazy S Ranch, serving as foreman from 1897-1910. In 1910, he established his own ranch in Southeastern Cochran County, Texas. He was also involved in real estate development in Lubbock, Texas, and served as county commissioner for Cochran County. Boyd married Margaret Collins in 1907, and the marriage produced three children. He died in 1952.

 Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, financial and legal materials, photographs, and printed and scrapbook materials. The collection bulks (1898-1934) with correspondence and financial and legal materials pertaining to Boyd's career as ranch foreman and ranch owner.

 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) Boyd, Hiley Thompson, 1867-1952 Boyd, Hiley Thompson, 1867-1952--Correspondence Boyd, Hiley Thompson, 1867-1952--Archives Slaughter, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1837-1919 Places Cochran County (Tex.) Lazy S Ranch (Tex.) Subjects Ranch managers--Texas, West Ranching--Texas Ranchers--Texas

Gift, 1970

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

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Abel Ramirez, May 2003

 Preferred Citation

Hiley T. Boyd Sr. Papers, 1898-1936 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

 Murrah, David J. C. C. Slaughter, Rancher, Banker, Baptist.Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981.

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

Hiley T. Boyd Jr. oral history interview [sound recording], 1969 Hiley T. Boyd Jr. oral history interview [sound recording], 1970 C. C. Slaughter Papers, 1876-1953 and undated Alexander Slaughter Papers, 1878-1966 and undated Collection Inventory Correspondence, 1903-1921 1 1 Business, 1903-1921 Financial Material, 1898-1917 1 2 Check Stubs and Treasury Office Land Fees, 1898-1904 1 3 Check Stubs, 1905-1908 1 4 Expenditures and Statements, 1906-1917 Legal Material, 1903-1918 1 5 Land Dispute Law Suit, 1903-1918 Notes, 1902-1904 1 6 Tally Books on Livestock and Employees, 1902-1904 Printed Material, 1903-1924 1 7 Petition, Livestock Records, and Membership Fees, 1903-1924 Map, undated 1 8 Bailey County, Texas Partial Land Plat, undated Photographs, 1909-1936 and undated+ 1 9 Ranch Activities, 1909-1936 and undated Miscellaneous, undated 1 10 Business Cards, undated