urn:taro:utexas.cah.00038 A Guide to the Robert Lynn Batts Papers, 1885-1935, 1949 Center for American History Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, March 2001. Edietd by Bob Stewart, May 30, 2002. Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:26:24 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00038 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary Batts, R. L. (Robert Lynn), 1864-1935. Batts (Robert Lynn) Papers 1885-1935, 1949 6 ft., 3 in.; manuscript, letterpress, typescript, printed. Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Papers of R.L. Batts relate to his career as attorney, judge, professor of law and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas. English. Scope and Contents

Papers concerned with the career of Batts (1864-1935), attorney, judge, educator, relate to land transactions; early history of Bastrop; Batts's activities as an attorney in Bastrop and Austin; his association with The University of Texas as a law student, a professor of law, and a member of the Board of Regents; and his professional activities as Texas counsel in the Waters-Pierce case, as United States judge of Circuit Court of Appeals, and as general counsel for the Gulf Petroleum Company. Materials dealing with The University of Texas concern the constitutional amendment fight of 1913-1914 over state tax to support both The University of Texas and Texas A & M College, the Ferguson Controversy, and recommendations for the selection of presidents. Papers include correspondence, reminiscences, college papers, minutes, deeds, plats, surveys, account papers, bonds, and legal papers.

 Subjects (Persons) Batts, R. L. (Robert Lynn), 1864-1935--Archives Benedict, Harry Yandell, 1869-1937. Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944. Gregory, Thomas Watt, 1861-1933. Subjects (Organizations) Gulf Oil Company. Texas A& M University Texas. Agricultural and Mechanical College, College Station. University of Texas. University of Texas. Board of Regents Waters-Pierce Oil Company. Subjects Gas industry--Texas. Judges--Texas Oil fields--Texas. Petroleum industry and trade--Texas. Places Austin (Tex.) Big Lake Oil Field (Tex.) Bastrop (Tex.) Central West Texas Oil Field (Tex.) Texas Preferred Citation

Robert Lynn Batts Papers, 1885-1935, 1949, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Inventory: 2E81 Correspondence, 1848-1919 2E82 Correspondence, 1920-1928 2E83 Correspondence, 1929-1930 2E84 Correspondence, 1931-1932 2E85 Correspondence, 1932-1949 and undated 2E85 Letter Presses, 1888-1892, 1924-1925 2E86 Letter presses, 1925-1927, 1927-1930 2E87 Letter presses, 1930-1933, 1933-1935 2E88 Personal correspondence, 1886-1937 2E88 Expenses of hunting trips, 1923-1935 2E88 Undated personal correspondence 2E88 Addresses and writings, 1896-1919, 1922-1934 2E88 Addresses and writings, undated 2E89 Correspondence (incomplete) undated 2E89 Legal and business documents, 1820-1869, 1870-1899 2E90 Legal and business documents, 1900-1937 2E90 Legal and business documents, undated 2E90 College papers, 1885-1886 2E90 College papers, undated 2E91 Minutes, reports (other than) 1911-1932 2E91 Budgets, 1927-1935 2E91 Legislation oil lands, leases, and data 2E91 Legal bonds buildings and expansion 2E91 Newspaper clippings and other printed material 2E92 Personal account books, 1920-1929 2E92 Personal and legal accounts, 1888-1925 2E92 Legal accounts and notes, 1835-1894 2E93 Legal, State of Texas vs. Warren Moore, Gregory and Batts Legal, 1919-1925 and undated 2F301 Stephen F. Austin map of Texas, 1835 - binding only OD1281 Stephen F. Austin map of Texas with parts of adjoining states, 1835, St. 1115c 3G211 Correspondence, 1924, 1926-1927, 1929, 1931, 1933-1935, and undated 3G211 University budgets, 1929-1930, 1930-1931, 1931-1932 3G211 University legislation and appropriations, 1929-1931, 1935 3G211 University construction, buildings, and grounds, 1927-1934 3G211 University lands, oil, trusts, and investments, 1927-1929, 1931-1934, undated and miscellaneous 3G212 University lands, oil, trusts, and investments: oil and gas royalty audits, 1926-1932 3S108 Photographs 3S165 Oversize materials OD1273 Oversize materials SRH Maps in CAH map collection: Geological Map of Texas by the UT Bureau of Economic Geology, color, 1919 Asia and Adjacent Regions, National Geographic Society, color, 1933