Descriptive Summary
Sitton, Thad
Texas High Sheriffs Oral
History Collection
1986-1997,
2008
Materials are written in
English.
2007-175
5 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
The University of Texas at Austin
The Texas High
Sheriffs Oral History Collection consists of sixty-five, 60-minute
audiocassettes (1986-1997, 2008) plus signed releases for most interviewees.
The collection consists of oral history interviews with Texas sheriffs
conducted by Thad Sitton.
Biographical Note
Thad Sitton, oral historian, received his Ph.D. from the University of
Texas at Austin in the 1970s. He became interested in oral history as a Ph.D.
student and his dissertation on the use of oral history in the classroom was
expanded into the book Oral History: A Guide for Teachers
and Others (1983). In 1983, Sitton collaborated with Baylor University
to create the Texas Oral History Association. He runs various workshops on oral
history and is an instructor at New College, St. Edwards University. He has
interviewed both famous and non-famous Texans alike during his career.
Furthermore, he has an extensive publishing career, which includes books like
Every Sun That Rises: Wyatt Moore of Caddo Lake
(1985), Texas High Sheriffs (1988),
From Can See to Can’t: Texas Cotton Farmers on the
Southern Prairies (1997), and Nameless Towns,
Texas Sawmill Communities, 1880-1942 (1998).
Source: Texas Oral
History Association, "Thad Sitton: Award Proclamation,"
http://www.baylor.edu/toha/index.php?id=29475 (accessed May 18, 2010)
Scope and Contents
The Texas High Sheriffs Oral History Collection consists of
sixty-five, 60-minute oral history interviews on audiocassettes (1986-1997,
2008), plus signed releases for most interviewees. The collection consists of
interviews with Texas sheriffs conducted by Thad Sitton. Sitton wrote a book
based on the interviews entitled Texas High
Sheriffs. In 2008, the audiocassettes were transferred to DVDs, which
are housed with the collection.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Sitton, Thad, 1941-
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Oral History
Association
Subjects
Law enforcement--Texas--History--20th
century.
Sheriffs--Texas--History--20th
century.
Oral history--Texas.
Places
Texas.
Preferred Citation
Texas High Sheriffs Oral History Collection, 1986-1997, 2008, Dolph
Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2.325/C112
Audiocassettes,
1986-1997
Signed releases,
1986-1997
Disc Transfer Information,
2008
2X9a
Audio CD access copies of audiocassettes,
1986-1997