Leona Banister Bruce:
An Inventory of Her Papers, 1864-1982 and undated, in the Southwest Collection, Special Collections Libraries
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Bruce, Leona Banister | |
| Title: | Leona Banister Bruce Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1864-1982 and undated | |
| Abstract: | Personal papers relating to Leona Bannister Bruce's life in Coleman County in Central Texas, including manuscripts of her books. | |
| Collection # | S 123.1 | |
| Quantity: | 2 boxes and 1 scrapbook (3.0 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
Leona was the daughter of pioneer rancher, John R. Banister, and was born near Santa Anna, Texas in 1899. She later came to own most of the land around the West Santa Anna Peak. She was also known as Mrs. C. D. Bruce. Bruce published several books on the history of Santa Anna, Texas. Books included Banister Was There, Into the Setting Sun, Trickham, Texas and Four Years in the Coleman Jail.
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscripts of Leona Banister Bruce's books, some photographs, scrapbook material, a family Bible, and other miscellaneous materials. Also includes correspondence, brand books, legal items, reports, and other memorabilia relating to her father, who was an inspector for the Texas Cattle Raisers' Association. Other items of interest concern the Texas Rangers.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
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) | ||
| Bruce, Leona Banister | ||
| Banister, John R. | ||
| Millard, L. S. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations | ||
| TExas Rangers | ||
| Places | ||
| Santa Anna (Tex.)--History | ||
| Coleman County (Tex.)--History | ||
| Texas--History | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Authors--Texas | ||
| Ranching--Texas | ||
| Law enforcement--Texas | ||
Related Material
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Leona Banister Bruce Papers, 1864-1982 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Gifts, 1969-1983
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, June 2003
Bibliograpy
Hunter, Glady Nevins. Historically Speaking: Coleman County, Texas.San Angelo, Texas: Anchor Publishing Company, 1977. |
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Bruce, Leona Banister. Banister Was There.Fort Worth, Texas: Branch-Smith, 1968. |
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Collection Inventory
Correspondence | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | L. S. Millard Related, 1891-1919 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Personal - unknown author, undated | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Research Efforts, undated | ||||||||||||
Photographs | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Politicians and Texas Rangers, 1904-1949 and undated | |||||||||||
| 10 | Texas Ex-Rangers Memorial Building and Mexico Trip, 1942 and undated | ||||||||||||
Scrapbook Material | |||||||||||||
| othertype | |||||||||||||
| Item 1 | Scrapbook relating to L. S. Millard, 1887-1938 and undated | ||||||||||||