Descriptive Summary
Dyches, Joe A.
Joe A. Dyches Papers,
1856-1970 and undated
The collection
concerns the Dyches family of San Angelo, Texas.
S285.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
8 boxes (8.5 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
A rancher and Texas Ranger, Joe A. Dyches was an early settler (1905)
in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas. He was also involved in horse raising.
His son, Bill, operated a riding stable near San Angelo, Texas. Josiah Dyches
was his grandfather and Gertrude Dyches was his sister.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, financial and legal material, literary
productions, printed material and scrapbook material pertaining to the Dyches
family and ranching in Tom Green County, Texas. The collection bulks
(1900-1970) with correspondence and financial material concerning family
matters, ranch expenses, and horse sales.
Organization
The collection is arranged into the following series:
- Correspondence
- Financial Documents
- Legal Documents
- Literary Production
- Printed Material
- Scrapbook Material
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)
Dyches, Joe A.
Dyches, Josiah
Subjects (Places)
Tom Green County (Tex.)--History
San Angelo (Tex.)--History
Subjects
Horses--Breeding--United States
Ranching--Texas--San Angelo
Ranchers--Texas
Texas Rangers
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gift, 1971
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2005
Preferred Citation
Joe A. Dyches Papers, 1856-1970 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Mae Dyches Photograph Collection, SWCPC 44
- Joe A. Dyches Photograph Collection
- Mae Dyches oral history interview, Aug. 25 and Sept. 27,
1971
Collection Inventory
Dyches, Joe A. and Family
1
1
Correspondence,
1900-1920
1
2
Correspondence,
1923-1925
1
3
Correspondence,
1926-1928
1
4
Correspondence,
1929-1930
1
5
Correspondence,
1931
1
6
Correspondence,
1932-1933
1
7
Correspondence,
1934
1
8
Correspondence,
1935
1
9
Correspondence,
1936
1
10
Correspondence,
1937
1
11
Correspondence,
1938
1
12
Correspondence,
1939
1
13
Correspondence,
1940
1
14
Correspondence,
1941
1
15
Correspondence,
1942
2
1
Correspondence,
1943
2
2
Correspondence,
1944
2
3
Correspondence,
1945
2
4
Correspondence,
1946
2
5
Correspondence,
1947
2
6
Correspondence,
1948
2
7
Correspondence,
1949
2
8
Correspondence,
1950-1951
2
9
Correspondence,
1952
2
10
Correspondence,
1953
2
11
Correspondence,
1954
2
12
Correspondence,
1955
2
13
Correspondence,
1956
3
1
Correspondence,
1957
3
2
Correspondence,
1958
3
3
Correspondence,
1959
3
4
Correspondence,
1960
3
5
Correspondence,
1961
3
6
Correspondence,
1962
3
7
Correspondence,
1963
3
8
Correspondence,
1964
3
9
Correspondence,
1965
3
10
Correspondence,
1966
3
11
Correspondence,
1967
3
12
Correspondence,
1968
4
1
Correspondence,
1969
4
2
Correspondence,
1970
4
3
Correspondence,
undated
Dyches, Bille R.
4
4
Financial Documents: Receipts,
1945-1953
Dyches, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
4
5
Financial Documents: Receipts,
1946-1949
4
6
Legal Documents: Leases and Deeds,
1946-1951
Dyches, Gertrude
4
7
Financial Documents: Receipts and Correspondence,
1946-1959
4
8
Scrapbook,
1894-1898 and undated
Dyches, Josiah
4
9
Financial Documents: Tax Receipts,
1856-1884
4
10
Legal Documents: Oath and Certificate of Registration,
1867
Dyches, Mr. and Mrs. Joe A.
4
11
Correspondence,
1940-1962 and
undated
4
12
Financial Documents: Miscellaneous Bills and Checks,
1920-1955 and
undated
4
13
Financial Documents: Receipts,
1928-1963
4
14
Legal Documents: Inventory of Estate and Oil, Gas and
Mineral Leases,
1943-1949
4
15
Scrapbook Material: Miscellaneous,
undated
Dyches, Mrs. T. A.
4
16
Financial Documents: Receipts,
1925-1946 and
undated
Financial Documents
4
17
Agricultural Receipts,
1901-1970
5
1
Dyches and Pulliam Ranch Ledger,
1913-1920
5
2
General Ranch Ledgers,
1904-1966
5
3
General Ranch Ledgers,
1884-1904
5
4
General Ranch Ledgers,
1905-1921
5
5
General Ledger,
1918-1940
5
6
General Receipts,
1900-1970
5
7
Insurance Material,
1925-1967
6
1
Insurance Material,
1904-1970
6
2
Tax Receipts, Local,
1921-1969
6
3
Tax Receipts, State,
1910-1969
6
4
Tax Receipts, Federal,
1948-1966
6
5
Tax Receipts, Special,
1942-1962
Legal Documents
6
6
Wills, Deeds, Titles and Court Orders,
1906-1966 and
undated
Literary Production
6
7
Horse Ranch Material,
1928-1964
6
8
Lists, Assorted,
1931-1953
6
9
Miscellaneous Note Books,
1902-1952
6
10
Miscellaneous Notes,
1902-1952
6
11
Surveys of Property,
1906-1940
Printed Material
7
1
Church Material,
1926-1969
7
2
Education,
1896-1964
7
3
Miscellaneous Items,
1930-1941
7
4
News clippings,
1937-1967
7
5
Nursing,
1952-1961
7
6
Ranch Material,
1919-1965
Scrapbook Material
7
7
Memorial Items,
1952-1960
7
8
Souvenirs, Cards, and Miscellaneous,
1894-1969
8
1
Cowboy on horseback, print on cloth,
undated
8
2
Scrapbook of Mrs. Joe A. Dyches, Hospital Stay,
1956