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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Organization

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Correspondence: Chronological

Correspondence: Friends, Family and Colleagues

Correspondence: Professional

Correspondence: Cards

Coin and Stamp Material

Family Material

Financial Material I

Fraternal Clubs

Government Material

Historical Material

Legal Material

Literary Production

Photographs

Printed Material

Railroad Material

Religion Material

School Material

Scrapbook Material

Sweetwater, Texas Material

West Texas Scrapbooks

Financial Materials II

Artifacts

Oversized Items

Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

R. C. Crane, Sr.:

An Inventory of His Papers, 1829-1969 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library



Descriptive Summary

CreatorCrane, R. C. (Royston Campbell), 1864-1956
Title:R. C. Crane, Sr., Papers,
Dates:1829-1969 and undated
Abstract:This collection concerns the professional and civic life of Royston Campbell Crane, Sr., while living in Sweetwater, Texas.
Collection #S224.1
Quantity:43 boxes (49.0 linear feet)
LanguageEnglish.
Repository:Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

R. C. (Royston Campbell) Crane, Sr., was one of the founding members of the West Texas Historical Association. He was president of the organization from 1925-1948. As a lawyer, he practiced in Sweetwater, Texas. He was born in Independence, Texas, 1864 and past away in 1956 in Sweetwater. He had an interest in history and in promoting the West Texas region. As land speculators, he and his partners invested in land around Sweetwater and sold the parceled property to businesses and homesteaders. His son Roy C. Crane was the author of “Buzz Sawyer” and “Wash Tubbs,” comic strips from the 1920s and 1930s. Crane County, Texas is named after Royston’s father William Carey Crane a prominent Texas educator, president of Baylor University, and Baptist preacher.

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains mostly business correspondence concerning his law practice, real estate and investments in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas. Few letters deal with his family. There are ledgers of his financial ventures, land abstracts and deeds, and two dozen family scrapbooks. Some files deal with the Texas Tech Locating Board, whose efforts decided the location of a new college in West Texas. Other items are files with printed materials, speeches and literary production, and research materials as well as files on West Texas Historical Association.

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Organization

The collection is organized into the following series:
  • Correspondence, Box 1-19
  • Coin and Stamp Material, Box 19-20
  • Family Material, Box 20-21
  • Financial Material I, Box 21-23
  • Fraternal Clubs, Box 23
  • Government Material, Box 23
  • Historical Material, Box 23-26
  • Legal Material, Box 26-30
  • Literary Production, Box 30
  • Photographs, Box 30
  • Printed Material, Box 30-32
  • Railroad Material, Box 32-33
  • Religion Material, Box 33
  • School Material, Box 33-34
  • Scrapbook Material, Box 34-35
  • Sweetwater, Texas Material, Box 35
  • West Texas Scrapbooks, Box 36-41
  • Financial Material II, Box 42
  • Oversized Items, Box 43

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research

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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)
Crane, R. C. (Royston Campbell), 1864-1956
Crane, Roy C., Jr.
Subjects (Organizations)
West Texas Historical Association
Texas Tech University--history
Subjects (Places)
Sweetwater (Tex.)--History
Nolan County (Tex.)--History
Fisher County (Tex.)--History
Subjects
Attorneys--Texas--History
Land speculators--Texas--History
Texas Tech Locating Board--Texas--History

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Related Material

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

  • R. C. Crane Oversized Items (Maps, etc.), O8.11
  • Samuel Dale Myres Papers, 1879-1961
  • Sweetwater, Texas, Photograph Collection, 1870-1970

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

R. C. Crane, Sr., Papers, 1829-1969 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
2002-0287-B

Gifts, 1962-2002

Processed by

Abel Ramirez, 2005

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Collection Inventory

 

Correspondence: Chronological

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11General, undated
2General, 1851
3General, 1851-1896
4General, 1866
5General, 1881
6General, 1883
7General, 1884
8General, 1885
9General, 1886
10General, 1887
11General, 1888
12General, 1888
13General, 1889
14General, 1889
15General, 1889
16General, 1890
17General, 1891
18General, 1891
19General, 1892
20General, 1892
21General, 1892
22General, 1893
23General, 1893
24General, 1894
25General, 1894
26General, 1895
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21General, 1895
2General, 1895
3General, 1896
4General, 1896
5General, 1896
6General, 1896
7General, 1896
8General, 1896
9General, 1897
10General, 1897
11General, 1897
12General, 1897
13General, 1897
14General, 1897
15General, 1897
16General, 1898
17General, 1898
18General, 1898
19General, 1899
20General, 1899
21General, 1899
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31General, 1900
2General, 1900
3General, 1901
4General, 1901
5General, 1902
6General, 1902
7General, "A-L", 1902
8General, "M-Z", 1902
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41General, 1903
2General, "A-C", 1903
3General, "D-P", 1903
4General, "R-Z", 1903
5General, 1904
6General, "A-G", 1904
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51General, "H-S", 1904
2General, "T-Z", 1904
3General, 1905
4General, "A-D", 1905
5General, "E-M", 1905
6General, "N-S", 1905
7General, "T-Z", 1905
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61General, 1906
2General, "A-C", 1906
3General, "D-M", 1906
4General, "N-Z", 1906
5General, 1907
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71General, 1907
2General, "A-L", 1907
3General, "M-Z", 1907
4General, 1908
5General, 1908
6General, 1908
7General, "A-G", 1908
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81General, "H-Z", 1908
2General, 1909
3General, 1909
4General, 1909
5General, "A-F", 1909
6General, "G-Z", 1909
7General, 1910
8General, 1910
9General, 1910
10General, 1910
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91General, 1910
2General, 1911
3General, 1911
4General, 1911
5General, 1912
6General, 1912
7General, 1912
8General, January-May 1913
9General, June-December 1913
10General, 1914
11General, 1914
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101General, 1915-1921
2General, 1915
3General, 1915
4General, 1916
5General, 1916
6General, 1917
7General, 1918
8General, 1819
9General, 1920
10General, 1921
11General, 1922
12General, 1923
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111General, 1923
2General, 1924
3General, 1924
4General, 1925
5General, 1925
6General, 1926
7General, January-June 1926
8General, July-December 1926
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121General, 1927
2General, January-April 1927
3General, May-December 1927
4General, 1928
5General, January-May 1928
6General, June-December 1928
7General, 1929
8General, January-September 1929
9General, 1930
10General, 1931
11General, 1932
12General, 1933
13General, 1934
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131General, 1935
2General, 1935
3General, 1936
4General, 1936
5General, 1937
6General, 1938
7General, 1939
8General, 1940
9General, 1941
10General, 1942
11General, 1943
12General, 1944
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141General, 1945
2General, 1946
3General, 1947
4General, 1948
5General, 1949
6General, 1950
7General, 1953
8General, 1954
9General, 1955
10General, “A-W”, 1931-1939

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Correspondence: Friends, Family and Colleagues

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1411Charlie, 1920
12Crane, Oscar W., 1937
13Dorset, 1940
14Hallie, 1938
15Lute and Luta, 1937
16“Mama Loudie”, 1930
17“Mamie”, 1918
18Mattie, 1938
19Mother and Father, 1919-1927
20Abrams, W. H., 1924
21A.H. Belo and Company, 1913
22Aldine, Book Company, 1924
23Allen, Beverly Whiffle, 1941
24Allen, S. T., 1941
25Alexander, George, 1894-1895
26Allen, Winnie, 1939-1940
27Anderson, George S., 1894-1942
28Andrew, Nell, 1920-1933
29Andrews, Thelma, 1941
30Armstrong, George D., 1918
31Arnold, D. S., 1895-1931
32Arrant, Hiram, 1941
33Bailey, B. P., 1930
34Ball, Robert L., 1938
35Baker, Andrew J., 1895-1897
36Baker, H. J., 1895-1896
37Ballard, J. B., 1921
38Ballinger, Murray, 1942
39Bandeen, D. A., 1942
40Barber, George P., 1937-1939
41Barker, E., 1922
42Barlow, R. W., 1930
43Barnes, W.W., 1938-1943
44Beall, Jas. H., 1924
45Beauchaup, H. B., 1931-1932
46Bedichek, Wendell, 1940-1942
47Beinke, Allen P., 1933
48Belo and Company, 1913
49Belew, H. George, 1940
50Benedict, H.Y., Dr., 1920
51Biography on R.C. Crane, 1953-1954
52Birdwell, Quida, 1939-1940
53Blanton, Thomas L., 1918-1934
54Blanton, W. P., 1894-1895
55Blasig, Carl, 1938
56Blount, E. A., 1888
57Bondies, Harry R., 1930-1938
58Boyd, J.L., 1931-1932
59Breedlove, C. R., 1888-1940
60Brelsford, H. P., 1913
61Bridgman, C. L., 1921
62Brooks, S. P., 1911
63Bryan, E. F., 1923
64Bryan, Lewis R., 1931
65Bryant, Hattie Meyers, 1940
66Bryson, Johnny, 1940
67Bullard, E. G., 1938-1941
68Bullington, Orville, 1921-1922
69Burton-lingo Company, 1912
70Butler Brothers, 1920
71Caldwell Frank, 1922-1942
72Campbell, Bob, 1930-1942
73Carter, E. H., 1892
74Chadwick, H.K., 1927
75Chalk, S. L., 1929
76Chamber of Commerce, 1927-1941
77Chapman, John, Dr., 1937-1938
78Chatfield, Elizabeth, 1931-1932
79Chief Inspector, 1932
80Circle Stamp Shop, 1942
81Clark, J. L., Dr., 1933-1937
82Clay, John, 1931
83Cockrell, Fred, 1932
84Cole, Mary, 1942
85Coffee, V.C., 1907
86Coleman, Vancy Ham, 1939
87Collie, W.B., 1933-1940
88Collie and Son, 1913
89Collins, Jim, 1913
90Commission of Control, 1937
91Conley, B. L., 1931
92Connally, Tom, 1942
93Connelley, William E., 1924
94Cope, Millard, 1942
95Coombes, C. E. (Judge), 1939-1941
96Cowan and Fisher, 1888-1895
97Cowan, W.H., 1892
98Crane, Dorset, 1940
99Crane, Mattie, 1931-1937
100Crane, R.C., to his mother, 1912
101Crimmins, M.L., 1938-1942
102Crouch, Carrie J., 1927
103Cunningham, J.F., 1932
104Curtis, James R., 1930-1940
105Damon, S.E., 1941
106Dansby, Florence O., 1938
107 Dealey, G.B., 1922-1939
108Dealey, Ted, 1921-1942
109Decker, Arthur F., 1942
110Denman, Franklin, 1931
111Derrick, W. H., 1924
112Dickey, J. H., 1911
113Dickson, L. L., 1921-1941
114Dienst, A. Dr., 1918
115Digges, Eugene, 1924
116Doe, John, 1941
117Doran, E. B., 1921
118Doran, N. S., 1908
119Dorchester, E. D., 1938
120Douthit, Ellis K., 1931-1942
121Dudley, R. E., 1940
122Duff, Helen, 1942-1943
123Earl, 1918-1932
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151Edison, J. F., 1897
2Editors, (General), 1932
3Edmiston, Dorothy, 1930
4Edmondson, W. L., 1922
5Edmundaz, J.C., Dr., 1931
6Edwards, Alvah B., 1924
7Edwards, E. F., 1928-1934
8Edwards, J. S., 1913
9Elliott, L., 1930-1942
10Elomnoelley, William, 1927
11Emmett, Chris, 1930-1939
12England, B.A., 1908
13Eskridge, Hinda B., 1933
14Etheridge, F.M., 1922
15Evans, Ira H., 1888-1897
16Fisher, F.A., 1888
17Fleming, Bill, 1937
18Flemister, J.H., 1937
19Foose, C. W., 1931-1932
20Forse, Selma P., 1941
21Fry, 1911
22Gambrell, Herbert, 1922-1942
23Garrett, Clyde, 1940-1941
24Gibbs, C. C., 1897
25Giesecke, J., 1897
26Gilbert Book Company, 1888-1942
27Giles, Bascom, 1939
28Granberry, John C., 1932
29Green, Ben G., 1911
30Guinn, Leon, 1937-1942
31Haley, Evetts, 1931-1934
32Haley, R. R., 1913
33Hall, R. M., 1888-1942
34Hamner, Ponder and Neblett, 1942
35Haney, W. D., 1941
36Hardin-Simmons University, 1897-1942
37Harrington, J.T., Dr., 1931
38Harris, Evelyn, 1941
39Harris, Jennie, 1938-1942
40Harrison, 1929-1942
41Hayley, Hubert A., 1924
42Hendrix, John M., 1931-1937
43Hitt, C. A., 1937
44Hill, Robert T., Dr., 1896-1937
45Hogg, J., 1897-1921
46Holden, W. C., 1938-1942
47Hollywood Fort Builders, 1932
48Holt, R. D., (Dr.), 1927
49Home, A. E., 1907
50Hord, H. C., 1888
51House, Boyce, undated
52Houston, Richard C., 1937-1938
53Hudson, W. A., 1921-1930
54Hughey, A. W., 1924
55Hull, James, 1923
56Hunter, Marvin, 1931
57Hutchison, George W., 1933
58Hutto, John R., 1939-1940
59Jamieson, W. D., 1918
60Jansen, J. H., 1923
61Jenkins, Millard A., (Dr.), 1933
62J. L. G., 1934
63Johnson, Cone, 1913
64Johnson, L. J., 1933-1940
65Jones, Charles I., 1908
66Jones, F. M., 1907
67Jones, J. Lee, 1887-1942
68Keeney, Eva, 1933
69Keith, Mary C., 1933
70Keith, Wibur, 1923
71Kemp, L. W., 1932-1942
72Kiefer, F., 1899-1900
73Kirby, Harper, 1919
74Lamborn, E. P., 1927-1931
75Landers, Emmett M., 1931-1942
76Landon, Frances O., 1932
77Landrum, Sam, 1930-1940
78Larathas, Rayree, 1912-1942
79Larkin, Thomas, III, 1941
80Larrimore and Nichols, 1930
81Lazenby, Georgia, 1937-1938
82Leach, Jim, 1931
83Lee, C. K., 1922
84Leslie, W. P., 1937
85Leve, A. A., 1918
86Librarian, 1941
87Lincoln Oil and Paint Company, 1930-1931
88Lomax, John, 1921
89Lorine, 1942
90Louisiana Lumber and Supply Company, 1930-1938
91Lowe, Callie E., 1931 and undated
92Malone, Sam, 1921-1938
93Mansell, D. H., 1918
94Martin, W. C., 1921-1939
95Mathews, E. J., 1919-1933
96Mathews, H. P., 1921
97McCall, J. S., 1889-1897
98McCarty, John, 1917-1938
99McConnell, H. G., 1888-1889
100McCurdy, John A., 1924
101McDowell, Ray, 1931-1942
102McGregor, Stuart, 1931-1933
103Mencken, H. L., 1931-1932
104Mercer, W. R., 1924
105Meyer. L. C., 1941
106Mitchell, Adelfhia, 1931-1937
107Moffitt, William, 1913
108Molyneaeex, Myrtle, 1941
109Montgomery, R. W., 1908
110Moody, Alvin, 1930-1932
111Mooar, J. Wright, 1930-1939
112Moore, S. B., 1919-1934
113Morrell, S. F., 1942
114Morrill, Ed, 1940
115Morrow, 1941
116Moses, Tad, 1937
117Murray, Tom, 1923
118Myres, S. D., 1927-1942
119Nail, Robert, 1941
120Neff, Pat M., 1921-1942
121Nelson Grain Company, 1922
122Newburn, John, 1932
123Newman, 1933-1941
124Noble, W. H., 1931
125North, J. M., Jr., 1932
126O’Brien, N. J., 1911
127Oglesby, John S., 1931
128Oil Interest, 1901
129Qui, 1932
130Owen, Monte E., 1930
131Parker, W. L., 1927
132Patton, R. F., 1912-1933
133Pearce, Geo. A., 1921
134Pearson, J. C., 1932-1937
135Pioneer Editor, 1933
136Pool, W. H., 1927-1939
137Post-Master, 1918-1941
138Porter, Daphne, 1942
139Powers, L. L., 1911
140Praetorians, 1931
141Priest, O. G., 1921
142Putnam, G. P., 1938
143Pyron, R. B., 1930
144Ragan, Rex, 1937-1939
145Ragland, R. A., 1897
146Ratliff, A. C., 1913
147Ray, Jeff D. (Dr.), 1937-1939
148Record, James R., 1933-1938
149Rector, John B., 1888-1896
150Rector, Luther E., 1930
151Rich, Jack, 1941
152Richardson, Rupert N., (Dr.), 1931-1942
153Richardson, Vivian, 1932
154Rippitian, Hallie Crane, 1941-1944
155Rister, C. C., 1927-1940
156Roberts, (general), 1922-1931
157Rose, N. H., 1927-1940
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161Routh, 1932
2Rowland, Lass B., 1919
3Royston, 1918-1942
4Russell, L. B., 1932-1941
5Sayles, John, 1889-1918
6Sandfer, J. D., 1921-1942
7Sandell, A. J., 1930-1931
8Sayles, Sayles, and Sayles, 1913
9Scarborough, Geo. A., 1927-1929
10Seward, Oscar, 1930-1931
11Shamblin, W. C., 1938-1941
12Sheppard, Morris, and G. H., 1896-1940
13Sibloy, J. M., 1939-1942
14Silliman, C. H., 1896-1897
15Sills, V. J., 1931
16Simmons University, 1922-1934
17Skinner, 1918-1922
18Sledge, Jas. E., 1932
19Sleeper, Dwight W., Jr., 1921-1937
20S and M writers Service, 1931
21Smith, Fritz R., 1919-1927
22Smiths (general), 1918-1933
23Smith, Hoyt A., 1941
24Smith, J. D., 1942
25Smith, J. K., 1918-1933
26Smith, W. M., 1888-1889
27Smith, W. R., 1913
28Smither, Harriet, 1933
29Smyth, J. C., 1938
30Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1927-1939
31Southworth, J. D., 1922
32Stamp Exchange, 1940-1942
33Starr, T. J., 1927
34Stationery, Martin, 1924
35Steele, W. C., 1931-1932
36Stewart, J. W., 1920
37Steward, W. G., 1924
38Strickland, Tom, 1921
39Strong, Sterling P., 1932
40Stephens, Jas. L., 1927
41Stewart, J. W., 1920
42Students Clipping Bureau, 1941
43Summers, J. A., 1913
44Surface, E. B., 1941
45Taylor, George E., 1911
46Taylor, T. U., 1922-1939
47Terry, J. W., 1932
48Texas State Historical Association, 1920-1942
49Thomas, Mike H., 1921
50Thompson, Ray W., 1930-1938
51Thornhill, Carrie Clay, 1930
52Tice, Edmund E., 1941
53Times Publishing Company, 1937-1941
54Toomey, D. P., 1913
55Townsend, Elli M., 1920-1940
56Trantham, W. A., 1918
57Tranthum, Pvt. Henry, 1919
58Trentman, 1913
59Trueheart, H. M., 1888
60Tullis, Coral H., 1932-1934
61Vaughan, George W., 1897
62Vick, M. R., 1931
63Vining, B. W., 1933
64Wade, Homer D., 1927-1932
65Wagner, C. J., 1922-1939
66Walker, H. A., 1920-1939
67Walker, John C., 1897
68Walter, 1922
69Ward, Bess, 1940
70Watson, Naomi, 1938-1940
71Webb, Chas S., 1929-1939
72Webb, George E., 1911
73Webb, Walter P., Dr., 1940-1941
74Wedemeyer, C. H., 1927-1937
75Weed, Thurlow B., 1937
76Wellington, J. F. Jr., 1913
77Wentz, W. Jr., 1942
78Westmoreland, Roy, 1912
79West Texas Historical Association, 1927-1942
80West Texas Historical Association, 1929-1939
81West Texas Historical Association, 1939
82White, J. R., 1922-1942
83Wiener, Jeanette, 1922
84Wilkirson, O. L., 1911
85Willey, S. B., 1908
86Williams, M. O., 1933-1942
87Willner, Chas, 1911
88Winkler, E. W., 1918-1933
89Wolff, D., 1918-1932
90Wood, Eugene, 1913
91Wood, W. A., 1920-1940
92Wren, T. L., 1889
93Wright, John N., 1934-1939
94Young, John A., 1942
95Young, S. O., Dr., 1913
96Zantow, E., 1932
97Zerbe, Farran, 1913
98Ziegler’s Book Shelf, 1940-1941

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Correspondence: Professional

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171Letter Book, 1887-1889
2Letter Book, 1889-1890
3Letter Book, 1890-1891
4Letter Book, 1891-1892
5Letter Book, 1892
6Letter Book, 1892-1893
7Letter Book, 1893
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181Letter Book, 1893-1894
2Letter Book, 1894-1896
3Letter Book, 1897-1899
4Letter Book, 1898-1899
5Letter Book, 1900-1901
6Letter Book, 1901
7Letter Book, 1901-1902
8Letter Book, 1902-1903
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191Letter Book, 1916-1917
2Letter Book, 1917-1919
3Letter Book, 1919
4Letter Book, 1920-1921
5Letter Book, 1921-1923
6Letter Book, 1924-1925
7Letter Book of Robert S. Simmons of New York City, 1881-1894

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Correspondence: Cards

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198Post Cards, 1882-1935

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Coin and Stamp Material

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199Catalogues, 1919-1928 and undated
10Coins: Ads, 1943 and undated
11Coins: American Numismatic Association, 1906
12Coins: “Coins of the World,” 1909
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201Coins: Mehl, B. Max, 1908
2Coins: Prices, 1906-1911 and undated
3Coins: Texas Money Steal, 1915-1945
4Stamps: Ads, 1905-1920 and undated
5Stamps: American Philatelic Association, 1905
6Stamps: Prices, 1930 and undated

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Family Material

Crane, A. Judson
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207“Mechanism of Faces,” 1866
Crane, Charles Judson
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208Miscellaneous, 1899 and undated
9“The Expenses of a Colonel of Infantry,” 1921
Crane, Mamie D.
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2010Biography, undated
11DAR, 1941-1949
12“Ladies’ Own Journal,” 1924
13Order of the Eastern Star, 1926-1940 and undated
14PTA, 1907-1913
15Red Cross, 1919-1937
16Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs, 1935-1940
17United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1929-1942
Crane, R. C., Sr.
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2018Biographies, undated
19Journal, 1884-1922
20News Clippings, 1953-1954
21School Material, 1880-1886
Crane, R. C., Jr.
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2022Biographies, undated
23Diary, 1916-1917
24Drawings, 1919-1933 and undated
25Miscellaneous, 1924-1939 and undated
26Printed Material: “Cartoonist Profiles,” 1969
27Printed Material: Clippings, 1930-1954
28Printed Material: Pen and Ink,” undated
29School Material, 1919-1922
Crane, William
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2030Correspondence, 1830-1847
Crane, William Carey
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2031Correspondence, 1834-1836
32Biography, 1929-1947
33Financial Material, 1842-1892
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211Legal Material, 1847-1893
2Philadelphia Exhibition, 1876
3Printed Material, 1878-1929
4Re-internment, 1937
5Speech, 1869
6General, 1853
7Genealogy, 1900-1910 and undated

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Financial Material I

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218Letters and Receipts, 1885-1889
9Receipts, 1890-1894
10Receipts, 1895-1899
11Receipts, 1900-1904
12Receipts, 1905-1909
13Receipts, 1910-1914
14Receipts, 1915-1919
15Letters and Receipts, 1920-1924
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221Letters and Receipts, 1925-1934
2Letters and Receipts, 1935-1941
3Babson Brothers, 1919
4Barnhart, J. E., 1922
5Breedlove, R., 1922
6Cash Book, 1934-1936
7City National Bank, 1921-1928
8Daybooks, 1888-1904
9Deposit Booklets, 1888-1920
10Expenditures, 1895-1907
11May, Roberts A., 1919
12Miscellaneous, 1838-1943 and undated
13Post Office Department, 1919
14Receipts, 1882-1919
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231Redpath-Horner, 1919
2Robinson, J. T., 1919
3Stocks and Bonds, 1900-1925
4State Treasury Receipts, 1902-1947

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Fraternal Clubs

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235Correspondence, 1926-1932 and undated
6Applications, undated
7Dues, 1904-1919
8Historical Material, 1955 and undated
9Invitations, 1902-1928 and undated
10Miscellaneous, 1911-1931 and undated
11Printed Material: Pamphlets, 1923-1926 and undated
12Printed Material: Certificates, 1903-1932
13Printed Material: “The New Age,” 1918
14Printed Material: Programs, 1900-1928
15Printed Material: Reports, 1935 and undated
16Resolutions, 1922-1931 and undated
17Scottish Rite, 1910 and undated
18Shrine Show, 1925
19Woodmen of the World, 1899-1940

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Government Material

Counties In Texas
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2320Fisher County, 1886 and undated
21Miscellaneous, 1888-1908
22Nolan County, Democratic Committee, 1924-1926
23Nolan County, Miscellaneous, 1905 and undated
24Nolan County, Poll Lists, 1905-1934
25Mayors’ Association, 1905
26Miscellaneous, 1884-1925 and undated
National
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2327Legislature: Printed Material, 1914-1934
28Legislature: 17th District, 1922-1934
29Legislature: Miscellaneous, 1890-1932 and undated
30Legislature: Printed Material, 1914-1934
31Miscellaneous, 1887-1934
32President: Cleveland, 1884
33President: Miscellaneous, 1892-1940
34President: Truman, 1948
Personal
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2335County Attorney, 1934 and undated
36Democratic National Committee, 1900-1911
37Mayor, 1903-1904 and undated
38Miscellaneous, 1888-1926 and undated
39Notary commons, 1887-1943
40Post Office, 1917 and undated
41State Senate, 1908
State
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2342Attorney General, 1934-1938 and undated
43Governor, 1914-1936
44Individual, 1934 and undated
45Legislature, 1896-1914 and undated
46Miscellaneous, 1933-1934 and undated
47Texas Old Age Assistance Commission, 1936-1937

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Historical Material

Correspondence
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2348Martin, Thomas P., 1933-1938
49Moseley, J. N., 1926-1933 and undated
50Smith, R. B., 1938
51U. S. War Department, 1938
52Young, R. L., 1931-1945
Artifacts
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2353Fisher and Miller Colonization Contract, 1856
54Land Grant, 1856
55List of Artifacts Owned, undated
56Rose, Newton G., 1862-1938
57Railroad Passes, 1864-1905
Biographies
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2358Augur, C. C., undated
59Bailey, Hobart J. and Miles, Nelson A., undated
60Baldwin, Frank D., undated
61Bennett, Jim, undated
62Buell, George P., undated
63Carroll, J. M., 1931
64Carson, Kit, undated
65Chafee, Adam R., undated
66Chapman, Dr. A. A., 1938
67Cochran, Robert, undated
68Compton, Charles E. and Biddle, James, undated
69Cook, 1930
70 Cooke, William G., undated
71 Crane, Charles J., 1935 and undated
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241Davidson, John W., undated
2Hall, R. Walker, undated
3Houston, Temple, undated
4“Life and Work of O. H. Cooper,” 1925
5Lyon, H. C., 1930-1949
6Mackenzie, Ronald S., undated
7Marcy, Randolph D., undated
8McClellan, George B., undated
9Miles, Nelson A., undated
10Mooar, J. Wright, undated
11Pope, John, undated
12Sheridan, Phillip H., undated
13Walker, Prof. Ned, 1885-1932 and undated
14Colorado and Mitchell Counties, Texas, 1940
Data
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2415Correspondence: Daubs, Emanuel, 1931
16Franco-Texas Land Company, 1876-1949
17Gils Trap, L.T., 1883
18John V. Roy’s Service with Texas Rangers, 1933
19Fisher County, Texas, 1888-1933 and undated
Historical Associations
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2420Dallas Historical Society, undated
21Fort Concho Museum, 1944
22Kansas State Historical Society, 1922-1930
23Miscellaneous, undated
24Mississippi Valley Historical Association, 1926 and undated
25Panhandle-Plains Historical Society, 1934-1939
26Texas Heritage Foundation, 1953-1955
27Texas Historical Survey, 1933-1934
28Texas State Historical Association, 1900-1940 and undated
29West Texas Historical Association: Correspondence, 1954
30West Texas Historical Association: History, 1924-1949
31West Texas Historical Association: Miscellaneous, 1938-1940 and undated
32West Texas Historical Association, 1938-1942
Historical Stories
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2433“50 Years Ago,” 1935 and undated
34Adobe Walls, 1924 and undated
35Barbed Wire and Fence Cutting, 1938
36“Battle of Buffalo Wallow, The,” undated
37“Battle of Lexington-Concord,” 1946
38Baylor County, 1929
39“Beginning of Courts in the Panhandle,” undated
40“Bexar Municipality,” undated
41Bragg, Braxton: Love Letters, 1849
42Camels, undated
43Camp, Jim, undated
44“Charge of the Wagon Train,” undated
45“Creation of 54 in Panhandle Regions,” undated
46Crimmins, M.L., 1861-1943 and undated
47Dallas, undated
48“Early Days in Fisher Co.,” 1930 and undated
49“Font Rep. in the Legislature from the Panhandle,” undated
50“First Senator from the Panhandle,” undated
51“First Sessions of District Court for Young Co.,” undated
52France’s Loan to Texas, 1925
53Ft. Elliot, Texas, undated
54Ft. Griffin, Texas, 1876-1932
55Ft. Worth, Texas, undated
56General Miles, undated
57General Robert E. Lee in West Texas, 1856-1939 undated
58“Ghost Towns of West Texas,” undated
59Greer County, Texas Material, undated
60“History of Texas Shown in County Names,” undated
61Houston, 1931 and undated
62Houston, Sam, 1939 and undated
63“How the Lines of Life Run,” 1909
64“How the U.S. Army Changed Posts on the Texas Frontier in 1880-1881,” undated
65“Instructed Verdict,” undated
66Jones, Frank, 1939 and undated
67Jones, Tom, undated
68Judicial Districts of Texas, undated
69Large Game of West Texas, undated
70Marcy, R. B., 1857-1938 and undated
71Marcy’s Expedition Across West Texas in 1849,” undated
72Masterson, Bat, undated
73“Meeting the Bad Man,” undated
74Mt. Vernon, undated
75Nolan County, Texas, undated
76Norfleet, J. F., 1931
77“Old Fashioned Negro Mammies Not All Dead,” undated
78“Old Man Keeler,” undated
79“On the History of the Panhandle-Plains Region of Texas, undated
80“On Indian,” undated
81Rejection Letter, 1921-1935 and undated
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251Russell, Nathan Beaks, 1921
2Santa Anna, 1835
3Santa Fe Railroad, undated
4Scurry County, Texas, 1916-1937 and undated
5“Some Aspects of the History of West and Northwest Texas Since 1845,” 1922
6“Stage Coaching in the Concho Country,” 1934
7“Story of Cynthia Ann Parker,” undated
8“The Cowboy---Knight of the Nineteenth Century,” undated
9“The Influence of Immigration Laws on Americanization,” undated
10“The Fisher County Democratic Convention of July 1892,” undated
11“The Part Played by the Press in the Development of West Texas,” undated
12“The Settlement in 1874-1875 of Indian Troubles in West Texas,” undated
13Thomas, George H., undated
14Titles of Stories, undated
15Trail Blazing Pioneers, undated
16Vince’s Bridge, 1915
17“The War in the Panhandle of Texas,” undated
18 Wash am, John C., 1931 and undated
19Water in Sweetwater, undated
20Wegefarth Co., undated
21West Texas, undated
22West Texas Counties, 1934
Interviews
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2523Bogwill, W. A., 1923
24Brewer, M. V., 1923
25Crane, R. C., 1955
26Henning, L. H., undated
27McGough, Billie, 1923
28Norren, J.P., 1923
29Vickers, S. P., 1923
30Memoirs: Thomas Fletcher Scott, 1936
31Miscellaneous, 1935 and undated
Notes
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2532Boyhood Recollection, undated
33Forts, 1944
34Galveston Storm, 1900-1932
35Genealogical Material: Dorset, undated
36Genealogical Material: Edwards and Douthit, 1901-1927
37Genealogical Material: Moore, James, undated
38Greer County, Texas, 1935
39Independence, Texas, undated
40Indians in Texas, undated
41Laws Organizing Minute Men, undated
42Mail Routes, undated
43Miscellaneous, 1928 and undated
44Newspapers, 1917-1949
45Receivers Inventory of Col. Vol., 1899
46Sixty Years in West Texas, undated
47Texas Rangers, undated
48Warren Murder, undated
49West Texas, undated
50Young County, Texas, undated
51Old Books, 1922
52Personal Material, 1953 and undated
Printed Material
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