urn:taro:ttu.sw.00264 Sandra L. Myres: An Inventory of Her Papers, 1847-1968 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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September 1, 2005 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided Karen Hicks, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, September 2005 Finding aid written in English. Mon Oct 10 2005 The finding aid for urn:taro:ttu.sw.00264 was revised. Inventory for the Sandra L. Myres Papers, 1847-1968 and undated Abel Ramirez Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, 2005 Descriptive Summary Myres, Sandra L. Sandra L. Myres Papers, 1847-1968 and undated The collection contains manuscripts compiled by Sandra L. Myres for her written works. S745.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 2 boxes (1.3 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

A historian, author, and educator, Myres was born in 1933 in Columbus, Ohio. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Texas Tech University and her Ph.D. (1967) from Texas Christian University. She joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Arlington in 1967, and was made full professor in 1983. Her published works include Westering Women and the Frontier Experience, Ho for California, The Ranch in Spanish Texas, and Force without Fanfare: the Autobiography of K.M. Van Zandt. Active in various professional associations, Myres also served as president of Westerners International in 1985. She died on October 16, 1991.

 Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, literary productions, printed materials, research material, and scrapbook material. The collection bulks (1959-1968) with literary productions including drafts for Force Without Fanfare: the Autobiography of K. M. Van Zandt, S. D. Myres: Saddlemaker, and The Ranch in Spanish Texas. A small portion of the correspondence is actually letters from William V. Morrison to S. D. Myres. Research materials also includes hand notes on the Pendleton family.

 Organization

The collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence Literary Production Printed Material Research 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) Myres, Sandra L. Myres, S. D. (Samuel Dale), 1871-1953 Van Zandt, Khleber Miller, 1836-1930 Van Zandt, Oclavia Pendleton Subjects (Organizations) S. D. Myres Saddle Company Subjects Frontier and pioneer life--Texas Leather industry and trade--Texas--History Manuscripts--Editing Ranches--Texas--History Saddlery--Texas--History Texas history--ranching Women authors--20th century

Gifts, 1969 and 1974

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Abel Ramirez, 2005

 Preferred Citation

Sandra L. Myres Papers, 1847-1968 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:

Sandra L. Myres oral history interview [sound recording], 1968 S. D. Myres Papers, 1879-1962 and undated S. D. Myres Saddle Company Records, 1898-1969 and undated Khlebler Miller Van Zandt Papers, 1774-1953 and undated Collection Inventory Correspondence 1 1 Gates, W. B., 1960 1 2 Morrison, William V., 1950-1953 1 3 Miscellaneous, 1959-1966 1 4 Myers, Sam D. “Tio Sam,” 1952 and undated 1 5 Relating to “Force Without Fanfare,” research and editing, 1965 1 6 Relating to “The Ranch in Spanish Texas,” undated Literary Production 1 7 “Force Without Fanfare: The Autobiography of K. M. Van Zandt, 1836-1930,” 1965 1 8 “Force Without Fanfare” original manuscript with corrections, undated 1 9 “Force Without Fanfare” bibliographical information, ca. 1960s 1 10 “Force Without Fanfare” original manuscript edited by Sandra L. Myers, undated 1 11 “The Ranch in Spanish Texas, 1690-1800” original manuscript with corrections, undated 1 12 “The Ranch in Spanish Texas, 1690-1800” original manuscript with corrections, undated 1 13 “The Ranch in Spanish Texas, 1690-1800” original manuscript with corrections, undated 1 14 “The Ranch in Spanish Texas, 1690-1800” original manuscript with corrections, undated 1 15 “The Ranch in Spanish Texas, 1690-1800” original manuscript with corrections, undated 1 16 “S. D. Myers and the S. D. Myers Saddle Company” by Sandra L. Myers, 1959 1 17 “S. D. Myers: Saddlemaker” thesis manuscript, 1961 1 18 “S. D. Myers: Saddlemaker” original thesis manuscript, 1961 1 19 “S. D. Myers: Saddlemaker” manuscript draft for book, 1961 Printed Material 2 1 “Force Without Fanfare” galley proof, 1968 2 2 Fort Worth National Bank Ad-Views, 1948 2 3 S. D. Myers, Saddlemaker, flyer for book, ca. 1960s 2 4 S. D. Myers: Saddlemaker edited by Sandra L. Myers, 1961 Research Material 2 5 Bibliographical Information for “S. C. Myers: Saddlemaker” research, undated 2 6 “Force Without Fanfare” hand notes, undated 2 7 Genealogical material on K. M. Van Zandt family, undated 2 8 Hand notes on Pendleton family by Octavia Pendleton Van Zandt, ca. 1910s 2 9 Hand notes relating to “S. D. Myers: Saddlemaker” research, undated 2 10 News clippings concerning K. M. Van Zandt, 1847-1968 2 11 Relating to “The Ranch in Spanish Texas, 1690-1800,” hand notes, 1967 2 12 Statement of R. E. Bryant, a deputy sheriff of El Paso County, Texas, ca. 1902 Scrapbook Material 2 13 Miscellaneous, 1961-1966 2 14 Photograph of house and torn sheet with flag image, undated