urn:taro:utexas.cah.02401 A Guide to the Swisher County History, 1937 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Swisher County (Tex.) Morgan, A. L., Mrs. Pierce, J. W., Mrs. Swisher County History 1937 Materials are written in English. 1 item Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Swisher County History, 1937, contains a handwritten manuscript about the history of Swisher County, Texas, written by Mrs. A. L. Morgan and Mrs. J. W. Pierce for a history course at the West Texas State Teachers College. The narrative describes the founding of the county seat, Tulia; the lives of pioneers; the reminiscences of interviewees; and early businesses and schools. Photographs inserted into the manuscript depict buildings and people, including the Tulia baseball team, bankers, early schools, and Texas Centennial celebrations. Scope and Contents

The Swisher County History, 1937, contains a handwritten manuscript about the history of Swisher County, Texas, written by Mrs. A. L. Morgan and Mrs. J. W. Pierce for a history course at the West Texas State Teachers College. The narrative describes the founding of the county seat, Tulia; the lives of pioneers; the reminiscences of interviewees; and early businesses and schools. Photographs inserted into the manuscript depict buildings and people, including the Tulia baseball team, bankers, early schools, and Texas Centennial celebrations.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Morgan, A. L., Mrs. -- Archives. Pierce, J. W., Mrs. -- Archives. Subjects (Organizations) West Texas State Teachers College. Subjects Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- Swisher County. Places Swisher County (Tex.) -- History. Tulia (Tex.) -- History. Preferred Citation

Swisher County History, 1937, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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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 3L403 The History of Swisher County by Mrs. A. L. Morgan and Mrs. J. W. Pierce, 1937