TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Bibliography
Description of Series
Correspondence
Banister, John R.
Literary Production
Printed Material
Photographs
Scrapbook Material
Scrapbook Material
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Leona Banister Bruce:
An Inventory of Her Papers, 1864-1982 and undated, in the
Southwest Collection, Special Collections Libraries
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| Creator | Bruce, Leona
Banister |
| Title: | Leona Banister Bruce
Papers,
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| 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 |
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.
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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.
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Access Restrictions
Open for research
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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) |
| | 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 |
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
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- Roy D. Holt Papers, 1870-1987 and undated
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Leona Banister Bruce Papers, 1864-1982 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Gifts, 1969-1983
Abel Ramirez, June 2003
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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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Correspondence
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 1 | | L. S. Millard Related,
1891-1919 |
| 2 | | Personal - unknown author,
undated |
| 3 | | Research Efforts,
undated |
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Banister, John R.
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 4 | | Correspondence,
1894-1915 and undated |
| 5 | | Brand Books,
1887-1914 and undated |
| 6 | | Financial Records,
1910-1922 |
| 7 | | Legal Material,
1895-1937 |
| 8 | | Reports - Cattle Investigations,
1910-1913 |
| 9 | | Scrapbook Material - Miscellaneous,
1889-1936 and undated |
| 10 | | Memorabilia - Ribbons and Badges,
1903-1911 and undated |
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Literary Production
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 11 | | "Banister Was There" and
other stories,
undated |
| 12 | | "Banister Was There" by Leona
Banister Bruce, typescript,
1962-1964 and undated |
| 13 | | "Banister Was There" by Leona
Banister Bruce, typescript,
1962-1964 and undated |
| 14 | | "Banister Was There" by Leona
Banister Bruce, typescript,
1962-1964 and undated |
| 15 | | "Banister Was There" by Leona
Banister Bruce, typescript,
1962-1964 and undated |
| 16 | | "Four Years in the Coleman Jail:
Daughter of Two Sheriffs" by Leona Banister Bruce, manuscript,
1982 |
| 17 | | Into the Setting Sun" by Leona Banister Bruce, original
hand written manuscript,
undated |
| 18 | | Research Notes,
1883-1973 and undated |
| 19 | | "Trickham, Texas" by Leona
Banister Bruce, typescript,
undated |
| box | folder |
| 2 | 1 | | "Trickham, Texas" by Leona
Banister Bruce, typescript,
undated |
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Printed Material
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 2 | | Cattle and Horse Articles,
1948-1960 |
| 3 | | Family Bible,
1864 |
| 4 | | Leona (Mrs. C. D.) Banister Bruce news clippings,
1969-1982 |
| 5 | | Miscellaneous Clippings,
1946-1949 and undated |
| 6 | | Miscellaneous Publications,
1901-1946 |
| 7 | | News Clippings,
1906-1966 |
| 8 | | Quarter Horse Sales Catalogs,
1955-1960 and undated |
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Photographs
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 9 | | Politicians and Texas Rangers,
1904-1949 and undated |
| 10 | | Texas Ex-Rangers Memorial Building and Mexico Trip,
1942 and undated |
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Scrapbook Material
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 11 | | "Brown County Pioneers Form
Organization" news clipping scrapbook,
1930-1956 and undated |
| 12 | | L. S. Millard Related,
1905-1909 and undated |
| 13 | | "Law West of the Pecos: The Story
of Judge Roy Bean" news clipping scrapbook,
1930s |
| 14 | | Scrapbook of News Clippings,
1930s |
| 15 | | Scrapbook of Notable People and Historic Scenes,
1930s |
| 16 | | Texas Courthouse Prints,
undated |
| 17 | | Miscellaneous,
1943-1969 and undated |
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Scrapbook Material
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| othertype |
| Item 1 | | | Scrapbook relating to L. S. Millard,
1887-1938 and undated |
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