Manuscripts Guide - G

G. B. Jones Grocery
Records, 1919-1966
4 boxes (4 linear feet)

Collection includes ledgers, daybooks, and other financial material kept by Golden Brazelton Jones for the G. B. Jones Grocery Store of Meadow (Terry County), Texas.

G. P. Oney General Merchandise Store
Records, 1892-1925
20 ledgers (4 linear feet)

Bulks with financial ledgers of the G. P. Oney General Merchandise Store in Pearl, Texas.

Gaines County Historical Survey (Texas)
Records, 1974
1,584 leaves

Contains literary productions and scrapbook material. The collection bulks with a literary production which was published in 1974 as The Gaines County Story.

Gaines County is located on the Southern High Plains of Texas and borders New Mexico. The Gaines County Historical Survey Committee was founded to preserve the heritage of the county. The committee was responsible for publishing The Gaines County Story (1974).

Galbraith, Beulah Cole
Collection, 1924-1973
ca. 28,000 leaves

Includes literary productions, printed material, and scrapbooks concerning Texas history, fundamentalist Christianity, and topics of popular interest in United States and world history. The collection bulks (1942-1973) with printed material concerning Galbraith's religious interests.

A resident of Lubbock, Texas, Galbraith collected material on religious, historical, and social topics concerning Texas and the United States from 1924-1973.

Gard, Wayne
Papers, 1958-1959
147 leaves

Consists of literary productions and contains page proofs of The Great Buffalo Hunt and Fabulous Quarter Horse: Steel Dust, both of which deal with Texas' heritage.

An author and historian, Gard was born in 1899 in Brocton, Illinois. He worked as a wire editor and foreign correspondent for the Associated Press and was on the editorial staff of The Dallas Morning News for over 25 years. His books include Sam Ross, The Great Buffalo Hunt, and Rawhide Texas. Gard has also authored several articles for magazines, such as American Heritage, American Mercury, and Reader's Digest. He died in 1986 in Dallas, Texas.

Gardner, Dan
Papers, 1897
1 microfilm reel (20 ft.): negative

Includes a diary concerned with life, events, and transactions on the Pitchfork Ranch for 1897, when Gardner was general manager.

Gardner was the co-founder and first general manager of the Pitchfork Ranch in Dickens and King counties, Texas.

Garner, Joe E
Papers, 1917-1954
1 microfilm reel ( 30 ft.) : negative

Consists of correspondence and financial records. Garner was, for many years, the only physician in Turkey, Texas.

Garnett, Ransford Smith
Papers, 1904-1919
356 leaves

Includes correspondence, legal material, and financial material pertaining to the business and personal affairs of R. S. Garnett. The collection bulks with financial and legal materials regarding land purchases and rental agreements for land in Brown County, Texas. Much of the correspondence is comprised of poetry dealing with western themes. Also includes information on inventions during World War I and a household inventory, circa 1920.

A Brown County, Texas, landowner, Garnett moved to Encinitas, California, in 1916, and to Carlsbad, California, in 1917.

Gaschen, Dena
Papers, 1917-1998 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Collection contains photocopies of correspondence and printed material relating to the Longoria Family. Dena Gaschen is related to the Longoria Family whose descendants have had a long history in Texas. They first settled in the Rio Grande Valley in 1749 when Texas was part of New Spain. The family held onto its land grant holdings through the Spanish, Mexican, Texas, Confederate, and Union eras of Texas history. Mrs. Gaschen passed away in mid-February, 1999.

Gasoline, Texas
Collection, 2003
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

The item is a history of Gasoline, Texas of Briscoe County kept in a binder and compiled by Paulita McCracken Young. The history commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the community in 1903.

Gasoline, Texas was founded by Paulita's grandfather Lonnie McCracken in 1903. It got its name when the local cotton gin used a gasoline engine to power its plant. A post office went up in 1907 and the public school opened its doors in 1908. When the railroad went elsewhere, Gasoline was never the same after the 1920s. The gin went up in flames in 1938 and was never rebuilt. In the late 1940s the school merged with Quitaque and the post office was closed. The town no longer exists except for a historic marker on the old gin site dedicated in 1991.

Gaston, William Thomas
Papers, 1865-1966 and undated
2 boxes (2.0 linear feet)

Includes personal correspondence, some legal and financial documents, typewritten speeches, autobiographical sketches, a few photographs, some Rotary Club roster books, certificates, news clippings, and scrapbook items of William T. Gaston. Among these are miscellaneous notes concerning Texas Technological College in Lubbock, world events, and a photocopy of his father's 1865 enlistment certificate in the U.S. Cavalry. The personal correspondence have business letters detailing Gaston's activities from the 1920s to the 1950s. For further details, click here: WTGaston.

Born in Henderson, Texas on May 10, 1879, William Thomas Gaston worked as a store clerk and Pullman car conductor prior to launching his career in the state auditor's office in Austin for six years, three of them as budget director of the State Board of Controls. In 1929, he resigned that post to become business manager and secretary to the Board of Directors at Texas Technological College, a position he held until his retirement in 1954. Afterward he was business manager emeritus until his death in January 1969. Gaston Hall a dormitory on the Texas Tech campus is named after him.

Gates, William Bryan
Papers, 1927-1963
343 leaves

Includes literary productions, printed material, and scrapbook material. The collection bulks with printed material reflecting the literary interests and writing of Dr. and Mrs. Gates. A lesser amount of material relates to Texas Technological College and Gates' career as dean.

An educator and academic administrator, Gates was born in 1897 in Johns, Mississippi. He was a member of the original faculty at Texas Technological College and served as a professor of English and as dean of the Graduate School. Gates' main literary interests were Shakespeare and James Fenimore Cooper and he was active in the Modern Language Association. He retired from Texas Technological College in 1963 and moved to San Antonio, Texas. A Texas Technological College residence hall was named in honor of Gates and his wife, Eunice Joiner Gates, in 1964. Gates died in 1983 in San Antonio, Texas.

Gay, Beatrice Grady
Papers, ca. 1940-1950
83 leaves

Includes literary productions concerning the history of Fisk, Texas, Coleman County, Texas and particularly area cattle ranchers. The stories also describe early settlers and the Santa Fe Railroad. The literary productions were possibly intended as a second volume of Into the Setting Sun.

A native of Coleman County, Texas, Gay is the daughter of Texas Ranger, Caleb Grady. She is the author of Into the Setting Sun: A History of Coleman County.

Geer, Lois
Papers, 1995
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Contains a written paper titled “The Sanctificationists.” Lois Geer is a graduate of Texas Tech University. She is affiliated with the South Plains Writers Association and the West Texas Historical Association. Geer’s articles have appeared in regional and national magazines and she has won numerous awards for her writing.

Gelin, Carl
Papers, 1893-1975 and undated
1 box (0.3 linear foot)

Collection contains correspondence, legal material, printed material, and scrapbook material relating to Carl Gelin and his father John. John Gelin was an architect and early contractor in the early history of Lubbock. A Swedish emigrant, he lived first in Chicago before moving to Texas. Carl Gelin was a professor at Texas Tech University.

Gelin, Chris
Papers, 1928, and 1939-1968
1 box and 1 wallet (1.1 linear feet)

Includes correspondence, literary productions, programs, scrapbook material printed material and photographs. The collection bulks (1950-1968) with printed material that includes programs of the various activities of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Of special interest are complete sets of the South Plains Genealogical Society bulletins from December 1961 to May 1968. Also includes a list of Confederate and Union graves in Lubbock and Slaton cemeteries.

Gelin was the public relations chairperson of the Business and Professional Women's Club in Lubbock, Texas. This group was formed in 1921 to educate women about vocational issues, activities and opportunities, and to promote women's participation in public affairs. In 1929, the Lubbock organization joined the national Business and Professional Women.

General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Collection, 1952-1957
113 leaves

The collection consists of stockholder's and annual reports concerning General Telephone Company of the Southwest.

Incorporated in 1926 in Lubbock, Texas, as the State Telephone Company of Texas, its name changed in 1931 to Southwestern Associated Telephone Company, and again in 1952 to General Telephone Company of the Southwest by the parent company, General Telephone and Electronics Corporation (GTE). The company served Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. In 1953, the executive offices were moved from Dallas, Texas, to San Angelo, Texas.

George, Mrs. Charles
Collection, 1850-1959
71 leaves

Includes correspondence, newsclippings, and miscellaneous printed items concerning early Lubbock and its pioneer settlers, particularly Rollie Burns and his family. One letter, dating from 1850, is from Rollie’s father, Caleb S. Burns, when he was prospecting in California.

Mrs. George collected items on the early history of Lubbock and its pioneers.

Getzendaner, William H
Papers, 1858-1936.
2 wallets

Includes the private journal of W. H. Getzendaner, plus correspondence, research materials on George Washington and Virginia, newsclippings, photographs, pamphlets, proposals, recipes, programs, and miscellaneous printed items. Most of these are photocopied or typed.

Texas Civil War veteran, civic leader, businessman, and State Representative, Getzendaner was born May 14, 1834, near Frederick, Maryland. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania., with a B.A. in 1858 and entered the law profession. He moved to Huntsville, Texas, in 1858, then to Waxahachie, Texas, in 1859. Getzendaner organized Company E of the 12th Texas Cavalry in 1861, became Adjutant General of W. H. Parsons' Brigade, and was twice wounded. He became the first mayor of Waxahachie in 1872, and opened a bank in that city with W. H. Ferris in 1868, which later became Citizen's National Bank of Waxahachie. He was elected to the State Senate in 1882. Getzendaner married Willis Neel in 1865 and the couple had two children. He died May 12, 1909 in Waxahachie.

Gibson, Charles
Papers, ca. 1973
459 leaves

Consists of research materials used in the writing of Gibson's Master's thesis on organized labor in Texas from 1890-1900.

A graduate student, Gibson received his M.A. in history at Texas Tech University in 1973.

Giesecke, Julius
Papers, undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Contains a manuscript titled "Civil War Dairy of Captain Julius Giesecke, 1861-1862, 1863-1865."

Capt. Julius Giesecke was born in 1838. He moved to New Braunsfels from Germany with his parents in 1846. He joined the confederate army in 1861 and he was part of Colonel Scurry’s regiment, the 4^th Texas Calvary. He was one of the participants of the famous take over of the steamer, the Maple Leaf, on route to Fort Delaware, by the Confederate prisoners on board. He later rejoined his troop and continued to fight in the war.

Giles, Velma Overta
Papers, 1924-1932
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Velma Overta Giles.

Gilley, Hazel D.
Papers, 1963-1982 and undated
1 box (1 linear feet)

This collection contains research material produced by Hazel Diane Gilley on the three Mennonite school systems in Seminole, Texas in 1982. Ms. Gilley was one of the photographers who participated in this study. The content includes school surveys, printed material, slides, video and audiotapes, and research material. Click here for further details.

Gilliam Family
Papers, 1849-1968 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Contains correspondence and printed material relating to the Gilliam Family. The Gilliam Family was a pioneer Texas family that lived near Limestone City and Quanah, Texas.

Gillis, Everett A
Collection, 1953-1964
58 leaves

The collection bulks with printed material containing articles by Gillis that pertain to literature, poetry, and Western folklore.

An educator and poet, Gillis was born in 1914 in Cameron, Missouri. He was awarded his B.A. and M.A. degrees by Texas Christian University and his Ph.D. by the University of Texas. He taught English at Texas Tech University for 30 years and also served as head of the department (1964-1969). After retiring in 1979, he established the Pisces Press in Lubbock, Texas. Gillis published seven volumes of poetry, numerous articles on literature and western folklore, and was a member of the Southwestern American Literature Association, the Texas Folklore Society, and the Texas Institute of Letters, among others. Gillis died in 1989 in Lubbock, Texas.

Gillon, James Walter
Papers, 1915-1971
2 microfilm reels : negative

Includes a copy of the journal Gillon kept as a traveling lumber salesman and minutes of the Pleasant Hill School Board.

Born December 23, 1891, in Grenada, Mississippi, Gillon followed his older brother, Lee, a Baptist minister, to Plainview, Texas, in 1907. After completing college, Gillon worked as a salesman for Reese-Carriker Lumber Company. He married Ruby Ellis in 1917, and served in the Army during World War I. The couple settled on a farm near the Pleasant Hill Community in Crosby County. Gillon was active in both school and church affairs. He died in 1971.

Gilmore, Chester
Collection, 1868-2003 and undated
3 boxes (3.0 linear ft.)

The collection includes correspondence from family and friends, printed materials, newsletters and other material relating to the Gilmore’s activities in the Flying Farmers organizations, scrapbook materials and memorabilia concerning the Gilmore’s wedding and “Brownie”. Of special interest is a file of genealogical material collected on the Gilmore, Smallin, Faulkner, Oxford, Baker, and Wood families. For further details, click here: CGilmore.

Chester “Pots” Gilmore was a farmer and lived in Idalou with his wife Cleta Belle Smallin Gilmore, a 1938 Home Economics graduate of Texas Technological College. Gilmore became a pilot in 1956 and he and Cleta were active in the International Convention of Flying Farmers and Ranchers and Texas Flying Farmers. Both Pots and Cleta Belle received recognition awards in these organizations. In addition to farming and flying Chester served as a Director of Idalou State Bank and actively supported many community projects. Cleta Belle served for many years as Superintendent of the Women’s Division of the South Plains Fair. The couple’s only child, Chester “Brownie” Brown Gilmore, Jr., died of polio in 1950.

Gilstrap, Hoyte Sessions
Papers, 1968-1976
1 microfilm reel (25 ft.) : negative

Includes copies of Gilstrap's "Star Route Journal" column from the Seymour, Clarendon, Jacksboro, Wichita Falls, and other newspapers, as well as other newspaper articles that she wrote.

A native of Crosbyton, Texas, Gilstrap moved with her family to central New Mexico at a young age, and then to Seymour, Texas, where she finished high school. She attended college in Stephenville and Denton and taught school for several years before her marriage to Paul Gilstrap, a Baylor County farmer, in 1935. She began writing professionally in 1967 and was well-known for her column, "Star Route Journal," in which she covered subjects from rural life and modern philosophy to ancient history.

Givens, M. P
Family papers, 1912-1917
11 leaves

Consists of correspondence and financial materials concerning business activities in Denver, Colorado.

Givens was the secretary of the Custer County Realty Company in Denver, Colorado.

Glaze, Dean
Papers, 1995 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

The collection contains an article written by Dean Glaze on the May, 1970 tornado that struck Lubbock, Texas. The tornado that hit the central area destroyed some business and homes and killed nine people.

Glover, Binnie
Papers, 1877-1879
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

The collection consists of a diary kept by Binnie Glover, a young woman living and teaching near Osakis, Minnesota in 1877. The diary documents her account of her family, social, and work life from October, 1877 to March, 1879. During the period covered in the diary, Binnie gave up her teaching position to move with her family to Nebraska and recorded her impressions of the trip and accounts of the difficulties they encountered on the way.

Glumpler, John V
Papers, 1800-1979
1 microfilm reel (15 ft.) : negative

Consists of a scrapbook, 1800-1979, relating to the history of the John V. Glumper and Maria Chrystine Blaschke families. Includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and manuscript materials.

Godeke, Daisy Iva Bailey
Papers 1940-1961
195 leaves

Contains a scrapbook (1940-1961) pertaining to the civic and social activities of Daisy Iva Bailey Godeke of Lubbock, Texas.

A civic activist, Godeke was born in 1882(?) and moved to Lubbock, Texas, in 1930 with her husband, H. F. who joined the Texas Technological College Mechanical Engineering Department. She was parliamentarian (1931-45) of the Texas Congress of Parent and Teacher Association, president of the 7th District of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs (1940-42), and was active in the campaign to build a public library in Lubbock. In 1961 a lecture room at the old Lubbock Public Library (2001 19th) was named in her honor as was the Godeke Library branch in southwestern Lubbock.

Godfrey, James Fike
Collection, 1911-1979
23,050 leaves

Contains financial material pertaining to the Godfrey Motor Company and to the Godfrey family interests in insurance and rental property. Also includes scrapbook material from the Godfrey Motor Company, the Godfrey Ranch, and the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. The collection bulks (1971-1979) with scrapbooks pertaining to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce.

rancher, businessman, and civic leader, Godfrey was born in 1923 in Spur, Texas. He operated the Godfrey Motor Company with his father, William Fike Godfrey, in Spur, Texas, where the dealership was in operation for 54 years. James Fike Godfrey served as president of the company from 1948 to 1967, and served as president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce in 1969.

Godwin, Gene
Papers, 1940-1975
35,756 leaves

Includes correspondence, financial material, files, legal material, literary productions, newsclippings, photographs, printed material, scrapbook material, and memorabilia pertaining to Godwin's career as a political and religious essayist, minister, farmer, and his ordeals as a mental patient. The collection bulks with published and unpublished literary productions by Gene Godwin, including diaries, articles on religious and moral values, and political manifestos.

An essayist, minister, and farmer, Godwin was born in 1928 and resided in Hereford, Lubbock, and Amarillo, Texas. He attended Baylor University and Union Theological Seminary, and served briefly as a minister in New Orleans, Louisiana, then returned to West Texas to farm, and also to operate a small publishing house, the Porch Press. Godwin underwent extensive psychiatric treatment for many years and committed suicide in 1975.

Goodfellow Air Force Base (Texas)
Records, 1943-1975
9 microfilm reels : negative

Consists of a history of the 6940th Security Wing, 1974-1975. Also contains reports, graphs, lists, course outlines, charts, and photographs showing the overall administration of Goodfellow Air Force Base, emphasizing pilot training, between 1945 and 1953. In addition, the collection also includes histories of WAC and WASP programs at Goodfellow.

Goodfellow Air Force Base was established at San Angelo, Texas, in June 1940, and designated a Basic Flying School in August 1940.

Goodwin, James Allen
Papers, 1879-1965
341 leaves

Contains correspondence, financial material, scrapbook material, newsclippings, and photographs. The collection bulks (1887-1963) with financial documents consisting of vendor's liens, insurance forms, county and income tax forms, and poll tax receipts.

A cotton gin owner and operator, Goodwin was born in 1873 in San Augustine, Texas, and began cotton ginning at age 19. He came to West Texas in 1908, began a gin in King County, later erected gins in Cottle County, and bought a gin in Spur, Texas. He also operated two gins in Lubbock County during the 1940s. Goodwin sold all his ginning interests in 1952 but remained active in farming in Lubbock and Hockley counties until his death in 1961.

Goodwin, Robert Cabiness
Papers, 1851-1964
467 leaves

Includes legal materials, literary productions, minutes, scrapbook material, and materials relating to Texas Technological College. The collection bulks (1854-1907) with legal materials including deeds, land grants, and releases of liens. Also includes minutes of the Board of Trustees of Howard Payne College for 1889-1896.

An educator and administrator, Goodwin was born in 1898 in Brownwood, Texas. He came to Texas Technological College in 1930 as Head of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; he also served as Dean of the Graduate School (1938-45) and Dean of Arts and Sciences (1954-1959). In 1959, he became Academic Vice-President and then acting president of the college. Goodwin was inaugurated as the college's seventh president in 1960 and served until 1966. During his tenure the college grew considerably with enrollment increasing by 6,000 students and faculty size almost doubling. Following his retirement from Texas Technological College in 1966, Goodwin moved to Gainesville, Florida.

Gordon, J. W
Papers, ca. 1930s
33 leaves

Consists of a typed seminar paper entitled "Watering of the Spur Ranch."

J. W. Gordon authored the seminar paper which comprises this collection using original sources, most notably the Spur Ranch letterbooks, and interviews.

Gordon, William Knox
Papers, 1881-1979
2 microfilm reels : negative

Includes biographical material, correspondence, printed materials and company papers concerning coal and oil production. Bulks with materials relating to Gordon's role as Vice-president and general manager of the Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Company at Thurber, Texas.

Born in Virginia in 1862, Gordon became a railroad surveyor and civil engineer. He came to Texas in 1889 and worked for Texas and Pacific Coal Company and discovered the Ranger Oil Field. He died in Fort Worth in March 1949.

Gosdin, Marion
Papers, 1914-1936 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Collection has some photocopies of music booklets and sheets. Some song sheets reflect the World War I era. Marion Gosdin has been a long-time resident of Lubbock, Texas.

Gospel Song Books
Collection, 1935-1992
1 box (1.0 linear foot)

This collection contains 69 Gospel song books from the following publishers: James D. Vaughan, Stamps-Baxter, Stamps Quartet, Hartford Music, M. Lynwood Smith, and Firm Foundation. They use shape-notes as a style of music for singing gospel songs.

Gospel music became an entertainment industry of its own during the early Twentieth Century. It was influenced by singers and song writers who wanted to promote Christianity through music. Some of the music’s best songwriters were Virgil O. Stamps, Frank Stamps, J. R. Baxter, Jr., W. W. Combs, to name a few. Shape-note singing was taught through singing schools, conventions, and churches. Radio and later television popularized early Gospel singing through their ability to reach out to more patrons farther and easier.

Gospel Song Books
Collection, 1924-1961
1 small box (0.3 linear feet)

This collection contains 26 Gospel song books from the following publishers: Nowlin, Stamps-Baxter, Stamps Quartet, Hartford Music, and Firm Foundation. They use shape-notes as a style of music for singing gospel songs.

Gospel Song Books
Collection, 1911-1968
1 small box (0.3 linear feet)

This collection contains 10 Gospel song books from the following publishers: Cokesbury Press, Stamps-Baxter, Norman Clayton, Coleman, and Rodeheaven Gospel Music. They use shape-notes as a style of music for singing gospel songs.

Gott, Edna
Papers, 1960-1986
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Bulks with employment records, correspondence, personal material and class evaluations of Dr. Gott. There is also material on Dr. Gott’s discrimination charge against Texas Tech University’s Economics Department. There are papers and a tape on the memorial service held for Dr. Gott.

Edna Gott was an economics professor at Texas Tech University. She married Preston Gott in 1941, who became a physics professor at Texas Tech in1949.

Gott, Preston F.
Papers, 1947-1991 and undated
4 wallets (0.4 linear feet)

Is comprised of material pertaining to Professor Gott’s research and teaching career at Texas Tech University. The collection also contains the April 1979 monthly ledger sheet for the American Association of University Professors and material on the "International Symposium on Super Heavy Elements, " held at Texas Tech University in 1978. Also contains a record album of West Texas music. The collection consists of Texas Tech Astronomy Club material and a letter concerning the construction of an observatory.

A Texas Tech University physics professor, Gott was born in 1919 in Waxahachie, Texas. He taught at Texas Tech from 1949-1989. He married the former Edna Maynard in 1941, who later became a Texas Tech University Economics professor.

Gott, Preston F.
Papers, 1987-1988
22 leaves

Contains biographical sketches of both Preston and Edna Gott. Also, includes materials concerning endowed scholarships established by Preston Gott.

Gott, Preston F.
Papers, 1989
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Contains a biography on Preston Gott and Edna Maynard Gott, his wife. Preston Gott was a professor of Astronomy and Physics at Texas Tech University. Edna Gott was a professor of Economics and Women’s Studies.

Gott, Preston F.
Papers, 1970-1992
1 box (0.5 linear feet)

Includes materials concerning the Astronomical League’s 1974 meeting in Abilene, Texas and a 1975 National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Contains mailing lists, newsletters, and news clippings pertaining to the Lubbock Chapter of NOW, Southwest Regional Conference for Astronomy, course schedules for Dr. Gott’s Astronomy classes and various other information from the Department of Physics at Texas Tech University. Also contains news clippings relating to the death death of Dr. Gott’s wife, Dr. Edna Maynard Gott on April 20, 1986 and an obituary.

Dr. Preston Gott is a retired Professor of Astronomy at Texas Tech University. His wife, Dr. Edna Maynard Gott, was a Professor of Economics at Texas Tech.

Gough, Judge L. and Earl
Papers, 1911-1913
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Consists of farm and weather reports from 1911-1913. Judge Lysius Gough was born in Lamar County, Texas in 1862. He became a farmer and businessman at one time worked as a cowhand for some the ranches in Texas. He later became a poet and county judge for Dimmitt County.

Gracy, Alice Duggan
Papers, 1845-1951
394 leaves

Includes correspondence, printed material, and scrapbook materials. The collection bulks (1935) with newsclippings concerning the death of Arthur P. Duggan, Sr., Texas State Senator and civic leader from Littlefield, Texas. The papers give details of his service during Duggan's lifetime. Of special interest are the photographs which include family portraits and snapshots. Also of interest is a card scrapbook (ca. 1911). For further details, click here: AGracy.

Alice is the daughter of Arthur P. Duggan, Sr., a real estate developer and sales manager for the Littlefield Lands Company in Littlefield, Texas, president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, and a Texas State Senator.

Gracy, David B
Papers, 1966-1968
1,481 leaves

Includes literary productions, printed materials, and photographs. The collection bulks (1968) with printed material including the page proofs for the publication of Littlefield Lands: Colonization on the Texas Plains, 1912-1920. Other material in the collection deals with Gracy's book Selling the Future: A Biography of William Pulver Soash.

An archivist, author, and educator, Gracy was born in 1941 in Austin, Texas. He was awarded B.A. and M.A. degrees by the University of Texas at Austin, and received his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University in 1971. He has been employed by many archival institutions including Texas State Archives (1960; Director, 1977-1986); University of Texas Archives (1961-1963); Texas State Historical Association (1963-1966); the Southwest Collection, Texas Tech University (1966-1971); and the Georgia State Archives (1971-1977). Gracy has also taught history at Texas Tech University (1966-1971); Georgia State University (1971-1977); Dekalb Community College (1973-1974); and the University of Texas at Austin (1982- ).

Graham, E. S
Family papers, 1932-1944
181 leaves

Includes printed material and newsclippings dealing with the M. K. Graham and E. C. Stovall families who are related to the E. S. Grahams. The collection bulks (1932) with printed material including a booklet by M. K. Graham entitled "Continuous Prosperity."

E. S. Graham came to Texas as an agent for the Peters Colony and founded Graham, Texas, and the E. S. Graham Company. This company handled land sales, sheep raising, farming and coal mining interests and was managed by several generations of the Graham family.

Graham Chamber of Commerce (Graham, Texas)
Records, 1942-1973
1 microfilm reel (110 ft.) : negative

Contains correspondence, minutes, attendance records, ballots, city resolutions, and pamphlets concerning the activities of the Graham Chamber of Commerce.

Graham is the county seat of Young County, Texas.

Grace, Hibernia
Jones County, Texas collection, 1881-1961
1 microfilm reel (25 ft.) : negative

The collection consists of materials relating to the history of Jones County, Texas from 1880-1890, that include maps, lists of cattle brands, newspaper clippings, legal documents, and biographical information on settlers. The settlers included are: William Lawrence Chittenden, Dr. L. W. Hollis, R. H. Stovall, Laura G. Roberts, "Phantom Hill" Scott, Emett Roberts, and H. C. Carr.

Grace is a teacher in Anson, Texas, and was instrumental in gathering and preserving much the early history for Jones County, Texas. She also published several articles in the West Texas Historical Association Year Book.

Grandi Brothers Stock Company
Records, 1901-1975
microfilm reel (50 ft.) : negative

Contains scrapbook material, drama notebooks, and correspondence concerning the Grandi Brothers Stock Company.

Grandi Brothers Stock Company ran a popular tent show which toured Texas in the twentieth century.

Graves, Lawrence L.
Papers, 1949-1988
8,761 leaves

Includes correspondence, literary productions, minutes of meetings, and scrapbook materials concerning Graves' professional career. The collection bulks with the proceedings of university committees and professional associations. Of special interest are the manuscript and page proofs of Graves' book, A History of Lubbock.

An author, historian, and educator, Graves was born in 1917 at Perry, New York, and was awarded his Ph.D. in American History by the University of Wisconsin (1954). He taught history at the University of North Carolina Women's College (1950-1955) and joined the faculty of Texas Technological College in 1955. He served as Professor of history, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and as Interim President in 1979 before retiring in 1983. Graves edited A History of Lubbock and Lubbock: from Town to City, contributed to Builders of the Southwest, and coordinated the West Texas region for the Texas State Historical Association’s Handbook of Texas project.

Graves, Lawrence L.
Papers, 1957-1990 and undated
2 boxes (2 linear feet)

Includes materials concerning Graves’ tenure at Texas Tech University as a history professor, as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and as interim President of the University. Included are materials from the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, lecture notes, and correspondence and other material concerning various academic organizations.

Graves, Lawrence L.
Papers, 1947-1993 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Collection contains correspondence, printed material, and scrapbook material relating to Dr. Lawrence Graves activities at Texas Tech University. Dr. Graves was a professor of History at Texas Tech and Dean of the Arts and Sciences. He served as Senior Associate Editor for the Handbook of Texas, a publication of the Texas State Historical Association. His writings include biographical sketches of local citizens and county histories.

Graves, Lawrence L.
Papers, 1939-1962
1 box (0.5 linear feet)

Collection contains thirty standard-issue war department manuals used by Dr. Graves while he was an officer in the army. It demonstrates everything from handguns use, first aid, military maps, to strategy and tactics in conventional warfare. Dr. Graves was a professor of History at Texas Tech and Dean of the Arts and Sciences. He served as Senior Associate Editor for the Handbook of Texas, a publication of the Texas State Historical Association. His writings include biographical sketches of local citizens and county histories.

Graves, Lawrence L.
Papers, 1947-1996 and undated
7 wallets (1 linear foot)

Collection contains more correspondence, printed material, and scrapbook material relating to Dr. Lawrence Graves activities at Texas Tech University. Dr. Graves was a professor of History at Texas Tech and Dean of the Arts and Sciences. He served as Senior Associate Editor for the Handbook of Texas, a publication of the Texas State Historical Association. His writings include biographical sketches of local citizens and county histories.

Gray, Alyne Odom
Family papers, 1888-1961
4 microfilm reels : negative

Includes correspondence, scrapbook material, and photographs. Bulks with information about three generations of the Albert B. Odom family, including the diaries of Mrs. A. G. (Nannie Dorroh) Odom and the Odom family scrapbook. Also includes the scrapbooks kept by Alyne Gray while at Texas Technological College (1926-1930).

Gray, William Bristow
William Bristow and Clara Gray papers, 1899-1965
4,742 leaves

Includes correspondence, financial material, literary productions, printed material, and photographs pertaining to William Gray's career as a Presbyterian minister and Clara Gray's career as a writer. The collection bulks (1899-1964) with printed material concerning the Presbyterian Church, and literary productions including stories, poems, recipes and fillers by Clara Gray.

Reverend William Bristow Gray was a Presbyterian minister trained at Southwestern Presbyterian University in Tennessee. He served churches in El Paso and Brownwood, Texas. His wife, Clara Gray, was a writer from Brownwood, Texas.

Great Plains Contract
Collection, 1981
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Contains a news letter titled Great Plains Gazette which is a souvenir edition that contains abridged versions of many newspaper and magazine articles from past decades. The first Great Plains Contract is the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s effort toward a conservation program in the agriculture industry throughout the Great Plains region of the United States, especially Texas.

Green, Donald Edward
Papers, 1887-1978
7,635 leaves

Includes manuscripts, page proofs, galley proofs, photographs, and research materials pertaining to Green's two books on Texas agriculture. The collection bulks (1887-1973) with materials concerning Land of the Underground Rain. Of particular interest are early photographs of the Texas Tech Agriculture Building and its construction.

An author and educator, Green was born in 1936 in Wellington, Texas. He was awarded a B.A. by Abilene Christian College, an M.A. by Texas Technological College, and his Ph.D. by University of Oklahoma. He is a professor of History at Central State University at Edmond, Oklahoma. Green is the author of Land of the Underground Rain (1973) and Fifty Years of Service to West Texas Agriculture: A History of Texas Tech University's College of Agriculture, 1925-1975 (1977).

Green, John Duff
Papers, 1988
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

A single manuscript titled “Recollections” edited by Joan Green Lawrence concerning her grandfather John Duff Green about his experiences and knowledge of the American West and Texas.

John Duff Green was born in 1874 in Lampasas County, Texas. His family was originally from Virginia and they moved after the Civil War. The family finally moved to Dickens County, Texas in 1891. In 1891 he married Myra Kelly a school teacher and they settled in Motley County, Texas after purchasing some land. Mr. Green worked as a cowboy on a number of ranches and he compiled a seven volume manuscript on his life experiences using a typewriter. He died in 1960 and Myra died in 1973.

Greenlee, William H.
Papers, 1942-1945
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Items are photocopies of an honorable discharge document, "The Rabb Leaf" newsletter (1945), "History of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery" (ca. 1945), news clippings, copies of Orders related to William "Bill" H. Greenlee's service in General Patton's Third Army in World War II.

Bill Greenlee served in General George Patton's Third Army in the European Theater during World War II. He received four bronze stars in the course of his involvement in campaigns from Normandy to Central Europe.

Greenwood Printing Company (Brownwood, Texas)
Records, 1896-1900
185 leaves

Consists of financial material only. The records are in a scrapbook, and the majority of business conducted was between Greenwood Printing Company and three other businesses.

The printing company was located in Brownwood, Texas, and operated by J. H. Greenwood.

Greer, W. A.
Collection, 1904-1998
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Item is a reminiscence of Mr. Greer of his days as a student at Texas Technological College. Born to a ranching family, Mr. Greer graduated from Bellvue High School and entered Texas Tech University in 1925. After graduating from Texas Tech, he served as a teacher, principal, and superintendent in public schools in and around the Bowie, Texas area.

Gregory, Thomas Watt
Papers, 1872-1965
2 microfilm reels : negative

Consists of personal and business correspondence, literary productions, newspaper clippings, and printed material.

Gregory was the U.S. Attorney General under the Woodrow Wilson administration.

Gregory, born in 1861 at Crawfordsville, Missouri, received his law degree at the University of Texas and practiced law in Austin before entering national politics. He served as Attorney General under Wilson (1914-1919) and remained active in the Democratic Party. He died of pneumonia in 1933 while on his way to New York to confer with Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Grierson, Benjamin Henry
Papers, 1827-1941
11,364 leaves; 33 microfilm reels: negative

Includes correspondence, financial material, genealogical material, legal material, literary productions, military materials, photographs, and printed and scrapbook material. The collection bulks (1827-1941) with Benjamin Grierson's personal correspondence dealing with family matters, special occasions, and hunting trips. The collection is arranged in five major sections: Benjamin H. Grierson, 1827-1941; Charles H. Grierson, (Benjamin Grierson's oldest son), 1889-1939; Mason M. Maxon, (Captain, 10th Cavalry), 1869-1899; Robert G. Smithers, (Adjutant, 10th Cavalry), 1862-1922; and Henry C. Smithers, (son of Robert Smithers), 1914-1922. The microfilm includes Army Ordinance files, music books, genealogical history, Grierson's Army records, military correspondence, an autobiography, and two bound books: Lights and Shadows (1892), and (a letter copy book by John Kirk), Texas Letters. For further details click here: Grierson.

A United States Army officer, Grierson was born in 1826 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the youngest son of Robert and Mary Shepard Grierson. He worked in Jacksonville, Illinois, as a music teacher and shopkeeper from 1849-1859. He married Alice Kirk in 1854 and the couple had seven children. Grierson joined the United States Army as a volunteer during the Civil War, serving a Major General of the Illinois volunteers, and later became a Colonel of the 10^th Cavalry. He was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1866-1867. His post-Civil War service included several western forts and Indian Territory appointments including Fort Sill, Indian Territory (1868-1873); Fort Concho, Texas (1875-1881); and Fort Davis, Texas (1883-1885). Grierson also served in the Arizona Territory (1885-1890), and retired in 1890 with the rank of Brigadier General. He later moved to Fort Davis, Texas, where he died in 1911.

Grierson, Benjamin Henry
Papers, 1866-1886 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

The collection bulks with correspondence, mainly with family members. Items of note are nine letters Grierson wrote to his father Robert from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Griffin, George W.
Papers, 1892-1934
1 microfilm reel (20 ft.) : negative

Consists of correspondence, printed material, scrapbook material, and photographs. Bulks (1907-1915) with scrapbook material consisting primarily of letters and postcards from various family friends.

A miner, rancher, and pioneer, Griffin was a resident of Canon City, Colorado. He was born in 1847 in Ohio and moved to Colorado with his father in 1860 to participate in the Colorado Gold Rush. Griffin settled in Canon City in 1860, and secured "squatter's right" to a ranch at the head of Oak Creek Canon in 1870.

Griggs, Thelma Clark
Papers, 1928-1989 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Collection of business cards, news clippings on the Renfro-Clark home in Burleson, Texas, a Burleson High School Reunion booklet, a bride’s signing booklet, and miscellaneous publications concerning the career of Thelma Clark Griggs. Mrs. Griggs was a Lubbock, Texas artist and resident. The collection represents a sample of Ms. Griggs personal items while she was a professional portraiture artist in oil and chalk paintings. Her husband was John Ernest Griggs and son was William Griggs.

Griggs, William C.
Papers, 1982
460 leaves

Consists entirely of a manuscript copy of Grigg's doctoral dissertation, Frank McMullan's Brazilian Colony (1982), which documents a group of Southerners who emigrate to Brazil following the Civil War.

An historian and museum consultant, Griggs was born in Lubbock, Texas, and earned his doctoral degree in history from Texas Tech University. From 1974 to 1976, he served as director of Texas Tech's Center for Historic Preservation and Technology and was the director of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas from 1977-1982. In 1983, Griggs went to Brazil as a Fulbright Scholar to conduct research for his book, The Elusive Eden: Frank McMullan's Confederate Colony in Brazil, published in 1987. In 1983, he formed Southwest Museum Services, a museum consulting firm based in Houston, Texas.

Griggs, William C.
Papers, 1993
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Contains a correspondence from William Griggs which details background information to the formation of the Lubbock Chapter of the Westerners. The Westerners is Lubbock’s informal historical society.

Griggs, William C.
Papers, 1972-1975
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Collection of a transcribed interview and professional correspondence between Dr. Griggs and Wallace E. Pratt (55 pages) concerning the Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pratt's ranch. Also includes a transcript of an interview between Wallace Pratt and Conrad Dunagan.

Wallace Pratt was a geologist for Humble Oil. He owned a ranch of 5600 acres which later became part of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Dr. William C. Griggs interviewed Mr. Pratt in December 1973 for his research on the state park. The Guadalupe Mountains Park, composed of over 76,000 acres, is located in Hudspeth and Culberson counties, Texas. The mountains run into New Mexico. The park was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in October 15, 1966.

Grisanti, Susan
Papers, 1990-1995 and undated
1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Collection mainly consists of correspondence from fans, tour roster, advertising highlights, and programs dating to the early 1990’s.

Ms. Grisanti is a classical guitarist who lives here in Lubbock, Texas. She has earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree at the University of Akron. She also attended Texas Tech University to get her Ph.D. She has been performing locally and nationally since the 1970’s. Her studio is in the Park Tower where she conducts guitar lessons for students of all ages.

Grove, Fred
Papers, 1940-1976
3,403 leaves

Includes correspondence, financial material, legal material, literary productions, and newsclippings pertaining to Fred Grove and his literary work. The collection bulks (ca. 1958-1976) with literary productions, including typed drafts of thirteen of Grove's novels, one rough draft, and handwritten notes.

A western novelist and short story writer, Grove was born in 1913 in Hominy, Oklahoma, and received his B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1937. He is the author of numerous western genre short stories and novels, including Comanche Captives (1962), Buffalo Spring (1967) and Drums Without Warriors (1971). Grove was awarded the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America and the Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Guion, David Wendell
Papers, 1914-1975
ca. 2,186 leaves

The collection includes correspondence, legal material, literary productions, photographs, musical compositions, and printed material pertaining to Guion's career as a musician and composer, and to his family history. The collection bulks (1922-1932) with correspondence from fans and with printed material concerning musical performances (1914-1937). Of particular interest are the memoirs of David Guion that document his youth in Texas and his rise to fame.

A composer and pianist, Guion was born in 1892 in Ballinger, Texas, and received musical training in Texas, Illinois, and Vienna, Austria. He taught music at various institutions, including Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas; Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas; and Chicago Musical College. His compositions include "Home on the Range," "Lonesome Whistler," and musical scores for "Green Grow the Lilacs" and "Main Street." He died in Dallas in 1981.

Guy, Charles A
Collection, 1850-1985
31 leaves

Consists of scrapbook material. The collection bulks (1985) with newsclippings concerning the death of Charles A. Guy. Of special interest is a bill of sale for a slave (1850).

A newspaper publisher and editor, Guy was born in 1902 in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned his B.A. at the University of Oklahoma and worked on the El Reno American, the Tulsa Democrat, the Tulsa World, and The Bristow Record. He came to West Texas in January 1924, to work for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, and became editor and publisher in 1931, a position he kept until October, 1972. During his tenure, the circulation of the Avalanche-Journal rose from 6,000 to more the 81,000. Active in civic and professional organizations, he received Lubbock's Citizen of the Year Award in 1971, and the Air Forces Exceptional Service Award in 1973. Guy died in 1985 in Lubbock, Texas.

Gwin, Margaret Rosser
Papers, 1903 and undated
1 box (1 linear foot)

The Margaret Rosser Gwin Papers consist of one map and one diary authored by Margaret Barton in 1903 describing life on the South Plains.

Margaret Rosser Gwin is the daughter of Cassie Barton, the niece of Margaret Barton and the granddaughter of Joseph and Mary Barton, founders of Bartonsite and builders of the Barton House now displayed at the National Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech University.

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