A Guide to the William Pool Papers, 1845, 1922, 1937-1990 (Bulk dates 1945 – 1985) Collection 116
Descriptive Summary
Creator: William Clayton Pool Title: William Pool Papers Dates: 1845, 1922, 1937-1990 (bulk dates 1945-1985) Abstract: The William Pool Papers span 1845 to 1990 and document the career of William C. Pool, Ph.D. This collection, donated in 1991, includes correspondence, writings, research, and ephemera from his career as a historian and community member in San Marcos, Texas. The collection is arranged in seven series, Correspondence, Writings by Pool, Subject Files, Organizational Affiliations, Photographs, Newspaper Clippings and Maps. The bulk of the collection are Pool’s writings, which include The Bosque Territory and the Texas Frontier, A Historical Atlas of Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson – The Formative Years, Eugene C. Baker: Teacher and Historian, Mexican Federalism and the Texas Revolution, and an article within A Guide to the History of Texas. Identification: Collection 116 Extent: 6 boxes (2.5 linear feet) Language: English Repository: The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University Biographical Sketch
William Clayton Pool, Ph. D. was born in February 2, 1919 at Valley Mills in Bosque County, Texas. He graduated from high school in Clifton and received a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1941 from the University of Texas. Following his graduation, he was married to his wife, Jeanette and became a high school history teacher and an elementary school principal in Buffalo, Texas between 1941 and 1943. He joined the Army Air Corps (Air Force) as a pilot from, 1942 to 1945 and again in 1951 and 1952, travelling extensively with the military in India, Pakistan, and Burma (Myanmar).
During his first stint in the Air Force in the 1940s, Pool flew supply routes known as the China- Burma-India Hump. In one year, he flew 196 combat missions, 782 combat hours. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon with 2 Campaign Stars. In appreciation of his service, he was awarded pilot wings by the Chinese Air Force.
Pool returned to civilian life and continued his education earning a Master of Arts in History in 1946, and a Ph. D. in History in 1949 from the University of Texas, where he studied under Eugene C. Barker, Walter P. Webb, and Roy Bedichek. He was a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honor Society, and Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, and earned scholarship at the University of Texas in both 1946 and 1947. During the summer of 1947, Pool worked as an Instructor for the university.
Following a brief stint at the University of Texas, William Pool had a distinguished career as a professor of history and a scholar at Texas State University, then Southwest Texas State University, from 1947 to 1986. He began as an Assistant Professor of History, from 1947 to 1949, when it was Southwest Texas State Teachers College, and continued as an Associate Professor of History from 1949 to 1957. His teaching career was interrupted for 21 months when he was called up for active duty during the Korean War (1950 – 1953), where he was a pilot training instructor. After his return to Texas State, he participated in a Mexico and Latin American History Program at Mexico City College in 1956.
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By 1959, Pool had been promoted to full Professor, and by 1977 he was tenured. He was acknowledged as Professor Emeritus in 1991. He taught courses in American History, American Government, Modern European History, Great Britain and the British Empire, The History of Mexico and History of Western Civilization.
Pool was a member of the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, the Southern Historical Association, the Agricultural History Society, and the Great Plains Historical Association, and a fellow of the Texas State Historical Association. He contributed articles to the North Carolina Historical Review, and the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, and was a staff writer for the Handbook of Texas.
He authored multiple books, including The Bosque Territory and the Texas Frontier, A Historical Atlas of Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson – The Formative Years, Eugene C. Baker: Teacher and Historian, Mexican Federalism and the Texas Revolution, and an article within A Guide to the History of Texas, and Texas: Wilderness to Space Age, a textbook in Texas history for junior high students, beginning at the northward expansion of the Spanish-American frontier, through the events on 1962.
Pool died on April 30, 1995 and was survived by his wife, Jeannette. He had a daughter, Mary Ruth, multiple grandsons, and a great-granddaughter. He loved Scotland and made six trips there. He was an avid golfer, helped coach the Texas State Baseball Team, and served as a city councilman for San Marcos.
Currently through the history department at Texas State University, there is a William C. Pool endowment established to provide financial resources for the production and publication of scholarly work by department faculty.
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Scope and Contents
The papers of William C. Pool, Ph.D. span from 1845 to 1990 although the majority of the materials regard his writings, and his political affiliations in the 1960s and 1970s. The papers are arranged into the following series: Correspondence, Writings by Pool, Subject Files, Personal Life and Organizational Affiliations, Photographs, Newspaper Clippings, Maps and Artifacts. Overviews of each series to follow.
Series I: Correspondence, 1945 – 1988 Box 1
These files are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, and include personal, political, and professional letters. The correspondence includes letters from professional colleagues, such as W.E. Webb, Eugene C. Barker, James McCrocklin, and J.G. Flowers; from Lyndon B. Johnson, Ralph Yarborough, Jake Pickle, Henry B. Gonzalez and other state and local politicians; and from members of the foreign service. Topics discussed include political topics of the time period, information regarding articles and papers Pool was in the processing of writing, with topics spanning from Early Texas Music, Westward Expansion, and Bosque County. Correspondence also includes mentions of genealogy, and inquiries into Pool’s personal life. The majority of this series dates from 1958 to 1972.
Series II: Writings by Pool, 1900 – 1988 Boxes 2 – 3
These files are arranged alphabetically by title, and include published writings, research and notes by Pool. Additional information about each volume is available below. A volume of The Cactus is included with research on Eugene C. Barker. There are distinct preservation concerns with this volume. A single book, A Guide to the History of Texas is housed in the Wittliff Collections Reading Room, Floor 7, Call Number F386.G84 1988 c.2. Pool’s writing spans from 1954 – 1988, and the volume of The Cactus is dated 1900.
The Bosque Territory and the Texas Frontier: Included in these folders are research notes for and a copy of The Bosque Territory and the Texas Frontier . This version was published in 1964. Research notes include handwritten notes, photocopies of documents, and fragments of writings from both Pool and others. This volume is a study into the history of Bosque County from its early settlements in 1850 through the mid-20th century. Another version of this volume, that was originally adapted from Pool’s Master thesis, was published in 1954 and is available online via Texas State University’s Digital Collections. https://digital.library.txstate.edu/bitstream/handle/10877/3863/fulltext.pdf?sequence=1
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Series II: Writings by Pool, continued
Eugene C. Barker: Teacher and Historian: Included in these folders are copies of Eugene C. Barker: Teacher and Historian published in 1971. This volume is a biography of Eugene C. Barker, a historian and professor at the University of Texas. Pool was a student of Barker, a Texas historian who wrote on and taught topics in Texas history, including the Texas Revolution, Mexican history, and the life and writings of both Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston.
A Historical Atlas of Texas: Included in these folders is a copy of A Historical Atlas of Texas published in 1974. This volume is an atlas of nearly 100 Texas maps, including a summary of Texas counties, and index to the text, and an index to the maps. The type was written by Pool while the maps were provided by Edward Triggs and Lance Wren. The narrative and accompanying maps describe locations pertinent to Texas history, including Native American settlements, Spanish exploration sites, and the establishment of “present-day” cities, counties, and collages.
Lyndon Baines Johnson – The Formative Years: Included in these folders is a copy of Lyndon Baines Johnson – The Formative Years published in 1965. This volume is a biography of Johnson, although only of his time before his presidency and specifically his youth. It was published while he was in his first term. This writing looks at the environmental factors of Johnson’s youth and includes source material from interviews with contemporary students, professors, and acquaintances. Pool co-authored this volume with Emmie Craddock and David E. Conrad.
Mexican Federalism and the Texas Revolution: Included in these folders are research notes for a volume that has no evidence of publication. Research notes cover the period of Mexican Federalism before the annexation of Texas from roughly 1824 to the period of the beginning of the Texas Revolution in 1835. Materials include handwritten notes, photocopies of documents, and fragments of writings from both Pool and others.
The Revolution and the Republic: Included in this folder is an article written by Pool discussing the Texas Revolution and the subsequent Republic of Texas prior to its annexation by the United States.
Series III: Subject Files, 1845 – 1967 Box 4
These files are arranged as they were donated by William Pool and include research for a number of his writings. The Research Notes folders house research material, manuscripts of articles, and publishable documents. The range of research subjects includes India, Bosque County, Texas History, European History, and Latin American History. The majority of materials are various manuscripts and fragments of manuscripts edited, written, or acquired by Pool. Although many material in this series are undated, included dates range from 1845 to 1967.
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Series IV: Personal Life and Organizational Affiliations, 1938 – 1986 Boxes 4 – 5
These files are arranged by category. Categories include awards, licenses, contracts, programs, invitations, informational booklets, sheet music, post cards, advertisements, a drink recipe, receipts, business cards and addresses. Each category is organized chronologically. These records document activities Pool participated in and attended at Southwest Texas State University, and invitations to political events for Texas Governor John Connally and President Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Series V: Photographs, 1905 – 1976 Box 5
These photographs are arranged by subject, including William Pool, Eugene C. Barker and his family, buildings and events. Most of the subjects of the photographs, other than Pool and Barker, are unidentified. The majority of the photographs are undated, but most of them look as though they were taken between the 1930s and 1970s. The collection includes seven envelopes of negatives and a film canister with an audio recording of Pool.
Series VI: Newspaper Clippings, 1954 – 1990 Oversized Box 6
These files are arranged alphabetically by publication, and chronologically by clipping, and include clippings from local newspapers, including the Austin American Statesman, the Clifton Report, El Reportero, the San Marcos Record, the University Star, the Waco Tribune-Herald, and others. The clippings span the dates of 1954 to 1990 with the majority being between 1963 and 1965. Many clippings feature William Pool or a mention of his published work, and there are various copies of full editions of El Reportero, the local newspaper directed toward the Hispanic community of San Marcos.
Series VII: Maps, 1965 and Undated Box 5
Maps included with these papers include a 1965 World Map, an undated map of Burma (Myanmar) and an undated Golf Map of Britain.
Series VIII: Artifacts, 1864 – 1922 Box 5
Artifacts included with these papers are two pieces of currency, including a $10 Confederate Note and a 10,000 Mark German Reichsbanknote.
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Administrative Information Access Restrictions Open for research. Preferred Citation William Pool Papers, The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University Acquisition Information Donated by William C. Pool, 1991 Processing Information Processed by Ryan Henson, Madelyn Patlan, and Kristine Robb, 2015 Notes to Researchers Dr. Pool donated a copy of A Guide to the History of Texas, in which he wrote an article. This volume is housed in the Wittliff Collections Reading Room, Floor 7, Call Number F386.G84 1988 c.2. See the on-line catalog for more information.
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Container List Series I: Correspondence, 1945-1988 Box Folder 1 1 Albertson – Cutbirth Albertson, Dean, 1959 Allen, Winnie, 1959 Arledge, Nettie B., 1971 Aruspleger, Herman, undated Atkins, J.J., 1957 Baldridge, Bob Jr., 1961 Bannon, John, 1969 Banta, John, 1965 Barker, J.S. “Jack,” undated Barley, Roy and Calvin Cureton, Handbook of Texas, 1986 Barnes, Albert, 1960, 1962, 1984 Barr, P. E., 1960 Barton, Sam B., 1959 Benson, Lee, 1960 Braune, Carl, 1962 Brogan, A.P., 1947 Brooks, Martha W., 1963 Brooks, Phillip C., 1960 Brown, Debra, 1966 Brown, Jim T., 1962 Bryant, J. P., 1971 Bunnell, 1960 Byrom, Jack E., 1968 Callis, undated Calvert, Robert, 1973 Capps, Velma Pool, 1957 Carroll H. Bailey, 1961-1963, undated Carter, James D., 1962 Cate, Jim T. Chamberlain, C.K. re: Stephen F. Austin State College, 1966 Clark, Toni Ann, 1961 Coleman, Larry D., 1960 Colvin, Emmitt, 1960 Copass, B.A., 1962 Corbittt, D. L. 1948, 1950
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Series I: Correspondence, continued
Box Folder
1 1 Cottingham, Laurence M., 1962-1963 Cotton, Fred, 1954 Crouch, Tom W., 1984 Cummings, Barbara, 1965 Cureton, Hugh J., 1946 Cutbirth, W. J. Jr., 1965
1 2 Daniel – Guenther
Daniel, Price Jr., 1960 Davis, Robert (Texian Press), 1962-1963, 1967, undated Dorman, undated Duke, Escal, 1975 Duncan, Merle M., 1959 Dunn, Robert B., 1947 Ellis, L. Tuffly, 1971, 1984 Estep, Raymond, 1958, 1960, undated Fallis, (Mrs.) Vanarsale, 1961 Fite, Gilbert C., 1960, 1964, 1968 Fleming, Richard T., 1963-1964 Flores Cervantes, Armando, 1963 Flowers, J.G., 1959-1960, 1962, 1963 Ford, Guy Stanton, 1956 Ford, L. Harlan, 1959 Frantz, Joe B., 1963-1965, 1968 Furber, Holden, 1955-1956 Gambrell, Herbert, 1961 Gilliam, Allison, 1976 Glazener, (Mrs.) William, 1952 Goldman, Eric, 1966, 1969 Gonzalez, Henry B., 1965 Goodall, M.D., 1962 Graves (Mrs) James V., 1959 Greene, A.C., 1969 Gregs, Annie, 1964 Guenther, Fred, 1966
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Series I: Correspondence, continued
Box Folder
1 3 Hagan – Jones
Hagan, William T., 1969 Hall, Michael, 1964 Hammerschmidt, John Paul, 1980 Harbour, Stuart, 1968 Hardesty, Bob and Mary, 1988 Hargrave, Helen, 1965-1966 Harrel, Ralph, 1982 Harris, Nora, undated Hart, James R., 1956 Haygood, William C., 1959 Hendrich, Lloyd H., 1961 Hendricks, George, 1957, 1961-1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, undated Hickman, J. Troy, 1975 Hill, (Mrs) Louis C., 1968 Hilliard, Bill, undated Hinton, Harwood P., 1968 Hoel, Sadie, 1961-1965, undated Hoeptner, Fred G. with LP list of Milt Brown and the Brownies, 1963 Hollon, Gene, 1971, undated Horton, William C., 1962, undated Huffstickler, Albert with poems, 1964 Husdvedt, Lloyd, 1962 Huson, Hobart, 1971 Hutcheson, Joseph C., 1958 Hyman, Harold, 1969 Jackson, O.C., 1966 Johnson, Derwood, 1959, 1962 Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1960, 1964 Jones, Penn, Jr., 1958
1 4 Kaiser – Mykleboast
Kaiser, Chester, 1957 Kelly, Kirby, 1963 Kielman, Chester V., 1965 King, Keith, 1975 Kluge, Ruth, 1955
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Series I: Correspondence, continued
Box Folder
1 4 Knell, Frederick, 1966 Knight, James, 1963 Lang, Fred R., 1960 Lemon, Sharon Sharp, 1968 Lillie, (Mrs) W.H., 1964 Macdonald, H. Malcolm, 1966 Main, Jackson T., 1962 Mallory, Oliver O., 1957 Malone, Bill (alias Skippy O’Deigh), 1969 Mann, Arthur H., 1960 Martin, George, 1963 Martinez del Rio, Pablo, 1956 Matthews, Jay A., 1961 May, Charles O., 1962 McCann, John A., 1959 McCrocklin, James H., 1964-1966 McDonald, Forrest, 1957, 1960 McDonald, Ned (University of Virginia), 1975 McDonnell, Lorene, 1971 Monks, Thomas, 1965 Montague, Rodney, 1963 Mooney, Robert L., 1969 Motherskead, F. C., 1965 Mottaz, Clayton, 1965 Muir, Andrew Forest, 1962 Mullins, Vera, 1962 Myklebost, T., 1954
1 5 Nail – Rundell
Nail, Clyde R., 1958 Naman, Jay, 1964 Nance, Milton., Jr., 1971 Naqi, Mohd, undated Naylor, Joe, 1962 Naylor (Mrs) Joe O., 1958, 1962-1963, 1965, 1971 Nicholas, Joe, 1963 Norris, W. E., 1978 Olson, James C., 1960, 1962
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Series I: Correspondence, continued
Box Folder
1 5 Olson, Vera, 1962 O’Roark, Dulancy L., 1956 Padgett, Dora, 1955 Painter, Theophilus, 1947 Pamplin, Gary N., 1981 Parker, John (Texas Veteran’s Land Program), 1963 Pickle, J. J. “Jake” 1980 Pinson, Bob, re: Milton Brown and the Brownies, 1963 Poage, W. R., 1964 Pool, Aaron and Jeremy, undated Pool, Ida (Aunt), undated Pool, Barry M. 1961-1964, undated Pool, Gayland, 1954 Pool, Herb M., 1954-1955, 1959 Pool, Jeannette and Mary Ruth, 1960 Pool, Mary Ruth, undated Pool, S. J., 1976, undated Pool, William Sr., undated Porter, Joyce, 1963 Ragan, Cooper K., 1971 Rasmussen, Wayne D., 1959-1961, 1963-1964 Rassman, Emil, 1971 Rawlins, Bert, 1965 Raymond, Frank W., Jr., 1963 Reed, Robert B., 1956 Reyna, Jose G., undated Rhoades, Charles, 1963 Richter, Walter, 1963 Rinzler, Ralph (Society for Traditional Music) Bill Monroe contract, 1963 Ritter, Jack Jr., 1963 Robertson, Dick, 1958 Robison, Olin, 1965 Rummell, Elaine Barker, 1971 Rundell, Walter Jr., 1964-1965
1 6 Sandlin – Wylie
Sandlin, Sherry, 1958 Saunder, Boyd, undated
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Series I: Correspondence, continued
Box Folder
1 6 Savage, Frank B., 1956-1958 Schieffer, Don, undated Schow, E. E., undated Sellers, Charlie G., 1960 Sellman, Collis, 1967 Shivers, Allan, 1962 Shuffler, R. Henderson, 1965 Simpson, Albert F., 1955 Smith, Don, 1963 Smith, Lowell, 1963 Smith, Mitchell, 1957 Spears, Franklin S., 1966-1967 Standefer, (Mrs) C. H., 1967 Stanley, Ralph M. 1963 Stevenson, Adlai E., 1956 Stockley, Barbara, 1968 Stokes, H. Garland, undated Sweeney, Mary Frances, 1966 Thornberry, Homer, 1958, 1963 Thouhuff, Bob, 1960 Tibbs, A. M., 1963 Tilley, Nannie M., 1956 Tirmizi, (Capt) M. A., 1958, 1963 Tong, Marvin E., Jr., 1962 Valenti, Jack, 1964 Vandiver, Frank and Louis P. Galambos, 1964 VerSteeg, Clarence L., 1960 Vliet, Ann, 1963 Vliet, Russ (poems, Clem Maverick mss), 1959-1964, 1966, undated Walker, Fred L, 1960-1961 Walker, John, 1962 Wall, Bennett (Ben), 1965 Wallace, Ernest, 1961 Wardlaw, Frank H., 1963 Ware, Browning, 1962 Way, Jean, 1963 Webb, W. P., 1959 White, Bill, 1961 Whitmore, Ralph M., 1969
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Series I: Correspondence, continued
Box Folder
1 6 Wiederaenders, A. G. (Texas Lutheran College), 1964-1965 Wilson, Raymond, undated Winfrey, Dorman H., 1962 Wintz, Henry, 1948 Wittliff, Bill (Encino Press), 1966 Wyllie, John Cook, 1949
1 7 Yarborough, Ralph, 1960, 1964-1965, 1969-1972, 1975
1 8 First name only
Allen, 1959 Bill, 1961-1962 Bob, 1963-1964, 1969 Bruce, undated C. L., undated Chester, 1962 Colleen, 1984 Dave, 1968 Democratic Party, undated Ernest, 1961 F., 1959 Harry, undated Herbert, 1972 Jimmy, undated Larry, undated Milton, 1958 Pat, undated Pete, 1960 Ritz, 1963 Sam, 1961 Unsigned, 1964, undated
1 9 Other Correspondents
Frustrated to Anthony, 1959 William Horton to George H. Brooks, 1962 J. S. Barker to Bob Davis, 1962-1963, undated Mrs. Joe Naylor to Claude Elliot, 1958
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Series I: Correspondence, continued
Box Folder
Other Correspondents, continued
1 9 B. A. Copass to Z. T. Fortescue, 1962 Seymour Connor to Joe Frantz, 1968 Georgia Johnson Phillips to Annie Gregg, 1964 Harold J. Marburger to George Hendrick, 1969 Bill to Kelley Pat, 1962 Eugene C. Barker to John A. Lomax, 1939, 1945 D. K. Woodward to John A. Lomax, 1939 Walter Prescott Webb to John A. Lomax, 1940 Curtis Roosevelt to Mrs. Manske, 1964 Deb Hensley to James McCrocklin, 1966 Juanita Roberts to James McCrocklin, 1966 Barbara Kirby to Mrs. Joe O. Naylor, 1965 Martha W. Brooks to Word Main, 1963 Dr. Jose San Martin to Dorothy Worrell, 1964 Newton Gresham to Dorothy Worrell, 1964 Ralph to Ed, 1963
Series II: Writings by Pool, 1900, 1954-1988
Box Folder
The Bosque Territory and the Texas Frontier (1964)
2 1 Research Notes 2 2 Typescript, carbon copy
Eugene C. Barker: Teacher and Historian (1971)
2 3-4 Typescript draft (2 folders) 2 5-6 Typescript, carbon (2 folders) 2 7 Reviews and Memorandum of Agreement 2 The Cactus, 1900
A Historical Atlas of Texas (1974)
3 1-2 Typescript draft (2 folders)
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Series II: Writings by Pool, continued
Box Folder
Lyndon Baines Johnson – the Formative Years (1965)
3 3-4 Typescript draft (2 folders)
Mexican Federalism and the Texas Revolution
3 5-7 Notes 3 8 “The Revolution and the Republic” article
Series III: Subject Files, 1845-1967
Research Notes
4 1 Bosque County research material Social Science Program at San Marcos Baptist Academy “Needed: A National Purpose” “The Muslim League: It’s History, Activities, and Achievements” India research Material
4 2 Notes on Europe and Asia dating from the 1700s to the 1800s “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” “Westward I Go Free: The Memoirs of William E. Cureton, Texas Frontiersman” “Recollection of W. E. Cureton, Texas Frontiersman, 1848-1925” “The Revolution and the Republic” India research
4 3 Eugene C. Barker research, 1948 Faculty research, 1963 “A History of Bosque County, TX,” 1953 “Teaching Texas History” George Hendricks biography “Twenty Minutes with a Norwegian” Dick Fleming manuscript Lists re: Walter Prescott Webb biography “Tribute to a Texan” “Gettysburg Address Modernized”
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Series III: Subject Files, continued
Box Folder
Research Notes, continued
4 4 Map of North Central Texas “Life and Literature of the Southwest: An Incomplete Guide to Books on Texas and the Southwest” J. Frank Dobie, 1958 “Latin America: Colonial and National Period” Outline and readings for Texas history, 1845-1920 “Frank Dobie: Man and Friend,” April 27, 1967
Series IV: Personal Life and Organizational Affiliations, 1938-1986
Box Folder
4 6 Awards, Licenses, Golf Ephemera, Faculty Contracts, 1947-1980
Award, Phi Alpha Theta, November 23, 1947 Library card, Mexico City College, Summer 1956 Information card, Committee on International Exchange of Persons, 1957 Award, The National Geographic Society, 1959 Award, Fulbright Lecturing Awards in American History, 1959-1960 Award, Bosque Memorial Museum Association, Lifetime Member, 1964 Award, San Marcos City Councilman, 1969 Reference form, The Ford Foundation, Foreign Area Training Fellowship, undated Report cards, Mary Ruth Pool, San Marcos Baptist Academy, 1954-1959 Green Fee Paid, Royal Troon Golf Club, 1979 Score card, Royal Troon Golf Club, 1979 Ticket, Arran Course, 1979 Score cards, Gleneagles Hotel Golf Course, 1979 Score card, North Berwick Golf Club, 1979 Score Card, Gullane Golf Club, 1979 Contracts, Southwest Texas State Teachers College, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1977- 1978, 1980 Memo, Salary Increase and Benefits, 1978
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Series IV: Personal Life and Organizational Affiliations, continued
Box Folder
4 7 Catalogs, Programs and Invitations, 1955-1986
Catalog, University of Pennsylvania, Summer School, India and Pakistan, 1955 Program, Southwest Texas State Teachers College, United States Air Force R.O.T.C Commissioning Exercises, 1956 Itinerary, Texas State Historical Association, 65th Annual Meeting, 1961 Program, 100th Anniversary Observance, Meridian Lodge No. 268, 1961 Invitation, The Norwegian-American Historical Association, “The Lady With The Pen,” October 15, 1961 Invitation, The Association of The Bosque Memorial Museum, “The Story of an Agrarian Community,” 1964 (4 Copies) Tentative Schedule, 61st Annual Convention of Texas Farmers Union, 1964 Program, Southwest Texas State College, James Henry McCrocklin, 4th President, Inauguration, November 20, 1964 Program, Southwest Texas State College, James Henry McCrocklin, 4th President, Inaugural Luncheon, November 20, 1964 Invitation, Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Inauguration, January 20, 1965 Invitation, Democratic Victory Dinner, Governor John Connally and Lieutenant. Governor Preston Smith, January 25, 1965 Program, Democratic Victory Dinner, Governor John Connally and Lieutenant. Governor Preston Smith, January 25, 1965 Invitation, Texas State Historical Foundation, Dedication of Texas State Marker, Richard Yarborough Home, December 3, 1966 Program, Texas State Historical Foundation, Dedication of Texas State Marker, Richard Yarborough Home, December 3, 1966 Program, Texas State Historical Association, 75th Annual Meeting, 1971 Invitation, Autograph Party, 1971 Invitation, Books, Inc., 1971 Program, Southwest Texas State University, Inauguration of Robert L. Hardesty, September 23, 1983 (2 Copies) Program, “Salute to Texas,” The United States Army Band, 1986
5 1 Booklets and Music, 1938, 1956-1986, undated
A Review and A Challenge, The Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota, 1938 History and Geography, Blackwell’s Oxford, 1956 History as a Career – To Undergraduates Choosing a Profession, American Historical Association, Washington, D.C., 1961
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Series IV: Personal Life and Organizational Affiliations, continued
Box Folder
5 1 Booklets, continued,
Congressional Record, Proceedings and Debates of the 87th Congress, Second Session, 1962 The University of Texas Ex-Students’ Writings Collection, March 1962 Benchmark’s of Farmer’s Union, Prepared by Dept. of Education, 1963 Portrait of a Man Who Gets Things Done, “Re-Elect Senator Ralph Yarborough,” 1964 (2 Copies) Patriotic Songs and Poems of Early Texas, 1836-1848, By John H. Jenkins, 1966 Ralph W. Yarborough, Speech by Ronnie Dugger, 1972 Book Reviews, New Mexico Historical Review XLVII:I, 1972 John Wayne (A Tribute in Song), sheet music, 1979 100th Anniversary of the Bosque County Courthouse, 1986 Military History of Frederick G. Fried, undated. Pamphlet – Welcome to Granbury & Hood County, undated Texas Veterans’ Land Program, undated Texas Veterans’ Land Program Group Insurance Plan, undated
5 2 Post Cards, Business Cards and other Ephemera, 1955-1985, undated
Post Card, Original Smithsonian Institution Building, “Red Castle on the Mall” Post Card, Wright EX “Vin Fiz,” First Airplane to Make Coast to Coast Flight, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Post Card, “I-10,” Earliest Successful Monoplane, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Post Card, Roman Wall, Northumberland (2) Post Card, The Old Course, St. Andrews Scotland Christmas Card, “Broad Street,” Blackwell’s, Broad Street, Oxford, 1955 Christmas Card, “Parks Road,” Blackwell’s, Broad Street, Oxford, 1956 Order form, Talks on Texas Book, undated Order form, French Legation in Texas, undated Order form, Eugene C. Barker: Historian, undated Order form, Country Music, Old Time and Bluegrass, Folkways Records, undated Order form, Price Daniel, Jr. Bookseller, Texas and the West, N.d. Order form and Application, The Norwegian-American Historical Association, AP New Release, Eugene C. Barker: Historian, undated. UT New Release, Eugene C. Barker: Historian, May 10, 1971 Advertisement, Bowhill Near Selick, 1985 Advertisement, Sheraton-Seelbach Hotel, undated.
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Series IV: Personal Life and Organizational Affiliations, continued
Box Folder
5 2 Post Cards, Business Cards and other Ephemera, continued
Recipe , ¼ Jigger Cointreau, 1 Jigger Tequila, ¼ Jigger Lime Juice Receipt, B.H. Blackwell LTD, 1956 Receipt ,Ellison Photo Company, 1958 Receipt, Lower Colorado River Authority, 1960, Payment from Hays County Democratic Party Receipt, Hays County Citizen, undated Address, Various Hand Written Addresses on Paper Scraps 6 Business Cards: Hugh L. George (Texas Land Measure); Larry Hein ( Lifetime Aluminum Siding Co., Inc.); Sam Lanham (Waco Village Press); Jack Ritter Jr. (Attorney at Law); John Shivers (Firearms Collector and Shooter); The Stanley Brothers and Their Clinch Mountain Boys
Series V: Photographs, 1905-1976
Box Folder
5 3 William C. Pool (5 photographs), black and white
Portrait of Pool without glasses. Photographer stamp: Herzik Studio, San Marcos, Texas, 2 ½” X 3 ½” Portrait of Pool with glasses, 2 ½” X 3 ½” Pool holding pipe, framed photo of unidentified man on wall, 4” X 5” Pool standing near tree, hand blurred, 6” X 6” Pool kneeling near tree and pile of logs, 6” X 6 ½”
5 4 Group Photographs with William Pool (19 photographs), black and white
Unidentified man and Pool shaking hands over Pool’s book, Eugene C. Barker: Teacher and Historian. Photographer stamp: Bill Malone, 8” X 10” Unidentified man and Pool, man bending down, Pool with pipe in hand, 8” X 10” Pool and unidentified man walking down steps, Pool with hand over mouth, unidentified man holding package, 8” X 10”
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Series V: Photographs, continued
Box Folder
5 4 Group Photographs with William Pool, continued
Two unidentified men and Pool, all standing and wearing baseball caps, first man with nametag on shirt reading “Ken,”, 5” x 7” (2 copies) Unidentified woman, man, and Pool, 3 ½” X 5 ¼” Pool, Al Loman and Bill Wittliff, Note on back: “Three bookaholics at their pleasure, writing for Bill Pool – Bill Wittliff (the one on the right).” “Tres figuras levantan tres dedos, y estan de pie, tres sobanas al viento, el uno en el centro Al Lomman.” 5” X 8” Unidentified woman, Willie Nelson and Pool, Nelson in the center with his arms around the others, (2 copies) 8” X 10” and 4.5” x 6.5” Two unidentified men standing with Pool in the center, University of Texas at Austin event, “8” x 10” Bill Porterfield, Pool, Charles Barsotti, unidentified man, 8” x 10” Pool and unidentified man walking, Inscription on photo: “May ’72,” 3.5” x 5” Three unidentified men, two unidentified women. Books on table include Texas Talks on Books that Pool is holding and Eugene C. Barker: Teacher and Historian. Note on Back: Bill Malone Photography, 1010 Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas 78703, 476-6992, 3.5” x 5” Five unidentified men, two unidentified women, and Pool, 5” x 8” Group photo of twelve people including Pool, 5” x 7” Group photo of twenty-six people including Pool. Inscription on photo: “D.X. Bible Appreciation Dinner Saturday May 31, 1975” Photographer stamp: Bill Malone, 8” x 10”
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Seven unidentified men, unidentified woman, and Pool. Photographer stamp: Donald R. Anders, SWTSU News Service, 8” x 10” Southwest Texas State baseball team, includes Pool in the top left corner, sixteen members, gold and maroon uniforms, color photograph, 4” x 4.75” Group photo with twenty-eight people oncluding Pool, each wearing a bear pin, 8” x 10”
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Series V: Photographs, continued
Box Folder
5 5 Eugene C. Barker and Family (15 photographs), black and white
Portrait of Barker, 7” x 9” (10 ¼ X 13 ½ Matted) – “A Master Portrait” University Studio, Dan Ervin McCaskill, Austin – Texas Oversize Photograph – Housed in Oversize Box 7 Barker sitting in chair in front of Bookshelf, 5” x 7” Barker sitting in chair, black Background, 8” x 10” Barker standing between flower garden and house. Ellison Photo Service, May 7, 1940, Austin, Texas, 2.75” x 4.5” Barker sitting in lawn chair, Ellison Photo Service, May 7, 1940, Austin, Texas, 2.75” x 4.5” Barker walking down street, 2.5” x 3.5” Barker, unidentified woman, man, and child, 5” x 7” Barker and woman standing under tree, 5” x 7” Barker and woman at desk. Visual Instruction Bureau, the University of Texas at Austin, 8” x 10” Barker and woman in front of house. Ellison Photo Service, May 12, 1939, Austin Texas, 2.5” x 3.5” Woman sitting in front of house. Ellison Photo Service, May 7 1940, Austin, Texas, 2.75” x 4.25” Woman sitting with dog, 3.5” x 5.5” Woman standing with child in doorway, January 1953, Studer, San Antonio, Texas, 3.5” x 5.5” (2 copies) Woman standing with child near doorway, “David and his mother, 1931” Mr. Eugene Barker, 2600 San Gabriel, Austin, Texas, 4A-5220C 9.5” x 6.25”
5 6 Unidentified men (6 photographs), black and white
Man wearing uniform, standing, 3” x 3.75” Man with glasses, profile, 5” x 7” Man with hair slicked back, 5” x 7” Man with moustache, 7” x 8.5” Man sitting at desk with flowers, books, papers, 8” x 10” Man standing at podium, Stephen F. A. Hotel, University of Texas at Austin, 8” x 10”
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5 7 Unidentified Groups (10 Photographs), black and white
Class photo, 15 members, 4.25” x 4.75” Group on steps, 26 members, 8” x 10” Large group attending man at podium, 8” x 10” Groups of students studying at large study hall at the University of Texas at Austin, 8” x 10” Man and woman seated at table, framed portrait of Stephen F. Austin on wall, 8” x 10” Four men standing, Lyndon Baines Johnson is second from right with arms around the others, 8” x 10” Man and three women looking at book, Texas: Wilderness to Space Age, 8” x 10” Man and boy on boat in lake. “David and Dad, Brianard Lake, Colorado,” 3” x 4.5” Man, woman, and two children on porch, 4” x 5” Four men standing, 3.25” x 4”
5 8 Playground Scene (7 photographs), black and white
Man and girl on swing set, 3” x 4.75” (2 copies) Man standing, boy and girl on seesaw, two girls on swing, 3” x 4.75” (2 copies) Man standing, five girls on swing set, 3” x 4.75” Man standing, two girls on swing set, 3” x 4.75” Three men standing, three women sitting on patio furniture, and three children playing, 3” x 4.75”
5 9 Buildings (10 photographs), black and white
Tyler’s Restaurant, Walnut Spring, circa 1905, 3.5” x 5” Majestic, unidentified location, 3.25” x 4.25” Unidentified building, “200” 3” x 4.75” Unidentified building. Note on back” 185 3/10/1932” 3” x 4.75” Old Main, University of Texas at Austin at night, 8” x 10” Old Main, University of Texas at Austin, close-up, 8” x 10” South Mall, University of Texas at Austin, 8” x 10” Unidentified building and trees, 8” x 10”
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5 9 Buildings, continued
Unidentified building through a group of trees, 8” x 10” Battle Hall, University of Texas at Austin, Photograph by Neal Douglass, 8” x 10” Maker, “In memory of pioneers of Bosque County,” 8” x 10”
5 10 Westphalia Bicentennial (5 photographs), black and white, 1976
Certificate of official recognition, 3.5” x 5” Official recognition, 3.5” x 5” Bicentennial marker, C.Y.O, 3.5” x 5” American flag and bicentennial flag, 3.5” x 5” Westphalia Church, 3.5” x 5”
5 11 Live Music Event (3 photographs), color
Man playing guitar with drums and three spectators, 3.5” x 5” Man playing guitar, 3.5” x 5” Four unidentified men, standing, 3.5” x 3.5”
5 12 Boats (3 photographs), color
Interior mechanics, 3.5” x 5” Six unidentified people on boat, 3.5” x 5” View of water from boat, 3.5” x 5”
5 13 Negatives
Glasgow and N. Coast (26 negatives) Moffat – Langholm, [empty] Oban and Mull – Tobermory (31 negatives) Five unidentified negative envelopes
5 14 Film
Note from Dan Owens, News Dept., Fort Woth Star-Telegram Station, February 12, 1966 16mm audio film, sound take for WBAP NBC, “Dr. Pool Film.”
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Series VI: Newspaper Clippings, 1954-1990
Box Clipping
6 1 “San Marcos Officials in Dispute Over Aide,” Austin American Statesman, undated 6 2 “60 Years a Longhorn, Austin American Statesman, January 30, 1972 6 3 “Books” Austin American Statesman, (4 copies), February 13, 1972 6 4 “Pool to be Guest Speaker at Annual Preservation Luncheon,” Bosque County Record Tribune, May 3, 1960 6 5 “Coffee Introducing Book at Bosque Museum Library Attracts Over 200,” The Clifton Record, October 21, 1961 6 6 “CHS Class of 1937 Reunion,” Clifton Record, November 11, 1976 6 7 “City Council Studies Airport Plan,” Clifton Record July 28, 1983 6 8 “80 Years Ago in Clifton, Dr. William C. Pool” Clifton Record 1987 6 9 “80 Years Ago in Clifton, Dr. Carl E. Schow, Jr.,” Clifton Record, November 22, 1987 6 10 “Country History Plus Interest,” (2 copies), The College Star, December 11, 1964 6 11 “City Runs Taxi Service for Councilman’s Brother,” El Reportero, June 21, 1963 6 12 “Local Korean Veteran Victim of City Police,” El Reportero, June 23, 1963 6 13 “Judge says he is using large fines to teach lesson,” El Reportero, June 26, 1963 6 14 “Chief Dial claims police dept. 100% improved,” El Reportero, August 9, 1963 6 15 “Two city policeman arrested, charged with assault, intent to murder,” El Reportero, August 17, 1963 6 16 “Garland Stokes runs, controls Chief of Police Department, witness testifies,” El Reportero, August 30, 1963 6 17 “Councilman Ruiz to confer with PASO head Albert Pena, May lead to possible political grab, control of Hays County,” El Reportero, September 13, 1963 6 18 “Sherriff’s office arrests Neff Johnson as suspect in Thad Jones shooting,” El Reportero, September 20, 1963 6 19 “Three local youths killed in head-on highway crash on Saturday night,” El Reportero, September 27, 1963 6 20 “Kinser confirms rumor he denied, resigns DPS job, announces as candidate for sheriff,” El Reportero, October 4, 1963 6 21 “Accurate radio station KCNY reports post office robber, turns out to be big hoax,” El Reportero, October 11, 1963 6 22 “Stokes to quit local politics; powerful three’s political future remains uncertain,” (2 copies), El Reportero, October 18, 1963 6 23 “Police force best in state say Tokyo Rose,” El Reportero, October 25, 1963 6 24 “Highway 123 continues accident trend,” El Reportero, November 7, 1963 6 25 “President Kennedy dead,” El Reportero, November 22, 1963
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Box Clipping
6 26 “White: Dial charges untrue, claims politics,” El Reportero, December 11, 1963 6 27 “Council fires Sgt. White in secret meeting,” El Reportero, December 24, 1963 6 28 “City Council denies White petition for hearing,” El Reportero, January 22, 1963 6 29 “McArdle, Brooks, dismissed Sheriff Gary to continue further investigation,” El Reportero, February 20, 1964 6 30 “Council split on pool hall issue, councilman Ruiz threatens school walkout,” El Reportero, March 7, 1964 6 31 “Time to stand pat and area offices,” Hays County Citizen, March 31, 1965 6 32 “Tails of our four bears,” Houston Chronicle, March 25, 1983 6 33 “First issue of complete paper,” Rumors, May 30, 1977 6 34 “We were there…a ‘Drama of the Alamo’ on opening night,” San Anotnio’s Favorite Home Newspaper, August 9, 1961 6 35 “San Antonio man to participate in Pioneer Army aviation tribute,” San Antonio Light, August 25, 1957 6 36 “Hill history professor completes chronicle of Bosque County,” San Marcos Record, June 23, 1954 6 37 “Oaths of office,” San Marcos Record, April 11, 1963 6 38 “The college campus,” San Marcos Record, October 14, 1965 6 39 “Councilman go against voter action on GNRP [General Neighborhood Renewal Plan],” San Marcos Record, October 15, 1965 6 40 “Dr. Pool’s Atlas published,” San Marcos Record, June 19, 1975 6 41 “Artful waiting game,” The Sunday Star, August 14, 1966 6 42 “Campus newspaper changes with growing university,” The University Star, April 26, 1984 6 43 “Helicopter park horse,” Sports Afield, January 1959 6 44 “Morales-Gary team tarnishes San Marcos reputation,” The True Voice, undated 6 45 “What has happened to our Sheriff Gary?” The True Voice, undated 6 46 “Old timer spin yarns as celebration closes,” Waco Tribune-Herald, May 9, 1954 6 47 “Of Apricot and Charm, Sue Snider,” Waco Tribune-Herald, September 29, 1957 6 48 “Death of Dr. T.W. Riker, UT professor,” undated 6 49 “Faculty giant in biography,” undated 6 50 “Late UT historian subject,” undated 6 51 “Miles of history,” undated 6 52 “Old friendship renewed at reunion of old settlers at pool park May 8,” undated 6 53 “Recognition of 36 years of service,” undated 6 54 “William Pool publishes Texas Historical Atlas,” undated 6 55 “U.S. airmen make record flight bringing news of Villa’s death,” undated 6 56 “You are invited to an autograph party for Texas histories,” undated
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Series VII: Maps, 1965, undated
Box Folder
5 15 World map, 1965, 42” x 24” (folded) Map of Burma, undated, 8.5” x 11” Bartholomew Sport series golf map of Britain, 40” x 30” undated (folded)
Series VIII: Artifacts, 1864-1922
Box Folder
5 16 $10 Confederate currency note, T-68 Richmond, February 17, 1864 10000 Mark German Reichsbanknote, Januar 19, 1922 Serial No. G.01475250
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