urn:taro:utexas.cah.01693 A Guide to the A. W. Buchanan Papers, 1874-1892 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. June 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Buchanan, A. W. Buchanan, A. W. Papers 1874-1892 Materials are written in English. 2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The papers, which relate to the activities of Buchanan, secretary of the Texas Grange, include correspondence from members of Grange chapters, reports, and remittance of state dues. Biographical Sketch

A. W. Buchanan served as secretary of the Grange, ca. 1889--ca. 1893. R. A. Baird of the National Grange, also known as the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, which had formed in 1868, convened the first Grange in Texas at Salado in July 1873. The movement worked to obtain better home lives, business and educational opportunities, and more social interaction for agricultural workers and farm families.

Although the order was known for a lack of organization and a dwindling level of interest over the course of its approximately 75 year-run in Texas, many articles passed during the Constitutional Convention of 1875, especially those aiming for better education and agricultural opportunities, originated with the Grange. Both Texas A&M College and the Texas State College for Women (Texas Woman’s University) owe their existence in part to the work of the Grangers. The most noteworthy of the Grangers is arguably Archibald J. Rose of Salado.

Sources: Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Grange, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/GG/aag1.html (accessed June 30, 2010).

Smith, Ralph A. Grange Movement in Texas, 1873-1900, Volume 42, Number 4, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/v042/n4/contrib_DIVL4503.html (accessed June 30, 2010).

 Scope and Contents

Correspondence, receipts, and Grange certificates of organization comprise the A. W. Buchanan Papers, 1874-1892. The papers, which relate to the activities of Buchanan, secretary of the Texas Grange, include correspondence from members of Grange chapters, reports, and remittance of state dues. Furthermore, the papers contain Grange certificates, including a first page advance copy of Family Home, March 1, 1888.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Buchanan, A.W.--Archives. Rose, Archibald Johnson, b. 1830 Subjects (Organizations) Texas State Grange Subjects Agriculture--Texas Education--Texas Places Texas Preferred Citation

A. W. Buchanan Papers, 1874-1892, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Related Material

See also the Archibald Johnson Rose Papers, 1830-1903.

Rose, A. J. Circular to Patrons of Husbandry. Texas: The Grange, 1888. Call number: -Q- HD 1485 P2 R78 1888

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Claire Maxwell, November 1984.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3H26 Grange business correspondence 3S166 Grange certificates: First page advance copy of Family Home, March 1, 1888.