Descriptive Summary
Roberts, D.W. (Dan W.), Mrs., 1849-1940
Roberts, Lou Conway,
Reminiscences
1928
Materials are written in English.
752528856
1 vol.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin
An original manuscript of the memoir,
“A Woman's Reminiscences of Six Years in Camp with the Texas Rangers,” composes the
Lou Conway Roberts Reminiscences, 1928, documenting daily life in a Texas Ranger
camp from 1875 to 1882.
Biographical Note
Author Luvenia (Lou) Conway (1849-1940), born in Crockett, Texas, published a
sixty-four-page memoir in 1928 entitled A Woman's
Reminiscences of Six Years in Camp with the Texas Rangers, which
chronicles her daily life and experiences living with the Texas Rangers. Mrs. Conway
married Daniel Webster Roberts in 1875, and soon joined him and the Texas Rangers,
where for the next six years she learned several survival skills and met other
pioneering women. In 1882, due to her husband’s poor health, they left the Texas
Rangers and settled in New Mexico where they resided for the next thirty years
before returning to Texas.
Source: Cottrell, Debbie Mauldin. “Roberts, Luvenia Conway.” Handbook of Texas
Online. Accessed August 15, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/froap.
Scope and Contents
An original manuscript of the memoir, “A Woman's Reminiscences of Six Years in Camp
with the Texas Rangers,” composes the Lou Conway Roberts Reminiscences, 1928,
documenting daily life in a Texas Ranger camp from 1875 to 1882. The manuscript
covers a range of topics, including living accommodations, travel, Indian raids, and
the Mason County War, and chronicles their travels to locations, such as Austin,
Junction, Mason, Menard, and San Antonio.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Roberts, D.W. (Dan W.), Mrs., 1849-1940 --
Archives.
Roberts, Daniel Webster, 1841-1935.
Jones, John B., 1834-1881.
Nevill, Charles, L.
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Rangers -- History -- 19th century
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas --
Sources
Women pioneers -- Texas -- History -- 19th century --
Sources
Places
Austin (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
century -- Sources
Junction (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
century -- Sources.
Mason (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
century -- Sources.
Menard (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
century -- Sources
San Antonio (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
century -- Sources.
Texas -- History, Military -- 19th
century.
Preferred Citation
Lou Conway Roberts Reminiscences, 1928, 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
2F478
Reminiscences, 1928