Descriptive Summary
Moore, W. Lamar
Moore, Lamar, Catalog
1938-1942
Materials are written in English.
4 vols.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Four typescripts compose of the Lamar Moore Catalog, 1942-1943, documenting Moore’s research on cattle branding in Texas and the Southwest in the 19th century.
Biographical Note
In addition to his publication Spread of the Spanish Horse to the Indians (1952), Historian W. Lamar Moore authored Cattle Brands for Western States (1942) and Texas Cattle Brands with Historical Sketches (1943).
Scope and Contents
Four typescripts compose of the Lamar Moore Catalog, 1942-1943, documenting Moore’s research on cattle branding in Texas and the Southwest in the 19th century. Two copies of Texas Cattle Brands with Historical Sketches, concern the cattle industry in Texas and include diagrams of cattle brands, while two copies of Cattle Brands for Western States contains a list of ranchers and their livestock during the 19th century.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Moore, W. Lamar -- Archives.
Subjects
Cattle trade -- Southwest, New -- History -- 19th century.
Cattle trade -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Cattle -- Marking -- Southwest, New -- History -- 19th century.
Cattle -- Marking -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Places
Southwest, New -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Preferred Citation
Lamar Moore Catalog, 1942-1943, 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
2R120
Texas Cattle Brands with Historical Sketches (2 copies),
1943
2R121
Cattle Brands for Western States (2 copies),
1942