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Archives of the Big Bend CLIFFORD B. CASEY PAPERS ARCHIVES OF THE BIG BEND August 3, 1981 Donor: Dr. Clifford B. Casey FILE ENTRY: Casey, Clifford B. (1897-1986) TITLE: Clifford B. Casey Papers 1882-1981 SPECIAL NOTE: A great portion of the collection consists of student research papers which were written for classes offered in the Department of History at Sul Ross State University during the years 1929 through 1962. COLLECTION SIZE: Estimated 100,800 leaves [52 cubic foot boxes] ARRANGEMENT: Biographical Files 1886-1980 and undated Historical Files 1886-1980 and undated Sul Ross State University Files 1889-1979 and undated Manuscript Files c. 1931-1981 and undated General Files 1930-1969 and undated Photograph Files 1882-1976 and undated Printed Materials 1888-1980 and undated Scrapbook Materials 1943-1950 Inventoried by: Jerri Garza & Rosalba Alvarado Approved by: Kenneth Perry, Archivist Photographs moved to album boxes by Corina Vasquez, Fall 2001. Guide and Inventory retyped by Corina Vasquez, Fall 2001. Edited by Gaylan Corbin, Summer 2002 1 CLIFFORD B. CASEY PAPERS Approved by Melleta Bell, Archivist, Summer 2002 DATE: June 17, 1985 DONOR: Clifford B. Casey FILE ENTRY: Casey, Clifford B. (1897-1986) TITLE: Clifford B. Casey Papers Appendix 1 1884-1983 ITEMS: LEAVES: TOTAL Bound 7 unbound leaves 1200 leaves single 8,800 10,000 CONTENT: ARRANGEMENT: (counts are estimated) Methodist Church 1927-1982 (5,000 leaves) Wesley Club 1946-1979 (800 leaves) Community Service 1930s-1980s (200) Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club 1939-1983 Personal Files 1928-1980 (800) Topical Files 1884-1983 and undated (2,000 leaves) Inventoried By: Cindy Marquez Approved By: Revised by Gaylan Corbin, Archival Assistant, Summer 2002 Approved by Melleta Bell, Archivist, Summer 2002 2 CLIFFORD B. CASEY PAPERS CLIFFORD B. CASEY PAPERS, 1882-1981 PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION The Clifford B. Casey Papers were originally donated to the West Texas Historical and Scientific Society by Dr. Clifford B. Casey in December of 1957. The Society transferred its historical collections to Sul Ross State University in 1968. A gift contract was signed by Dr. Casey with the Archives of the Big Bend on November 6, 1980. In September of 1929, Casey accepted a position in the Department of History at Sul Ross State Teachers College in Alpine, Texas. In June of 1931 he was granted the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas. Casey was appointed Head of the Department of History and Economics at Sul Ross State Teachers College, and remained in that position until his retirement in August of 1962. Dr. Casey wrote and published five books: Soldiers. Ranchers and Miners in the Biq Bend; Miraqes, Mysteries and Reality. Brewster County, Texas, The Biq Bend of the Rio Grande; A Baker's Dozen, We Were Thirteen, The Casey's of Tuscola. Taylor County, Texas; Sul Ross State University, The Cultural Center of Trans-Pecos Texas; and Alpine. Texas Then and Now. The Texas State Historical Survey Committee presented Dr. Casey with an award in 1972 for the best publication of local or regional history for Miraqes. Mysteries and Reality, Brewster County, Texas. The Biq Bend of the Rio Grande. Most of the photographs in the collection are photographs Dr. Casey collected to illustrate his University and regional histories. Many of them did appear in the books. Some of the photographs have been cataloged and can be located through the WebCat on-line library catalog by topic. The following inventory is a listing of the photographs which have not been cataloged. They are arranged by topic. In 2001 , these photographs were removed from folders in cubic boxes 31 and 32 of the collection and arranged in seventeen albums as shown in this inventory. Some identifications were added and some changes in folder assignments were made. The folder numbers were retained (i.e. ALB 16 f.2022a — f. 2022e) although the f. no longer indicates a folder, but just a topic change within the album format. Gaylan Corbin, Archival Assistant August 8, 2002 3 CLIFFORD B. CASEY PAPERS COLLECTION SUMMARY of the CLIFFORD B. CASEY PAPERS 1882-1981 The Clifford B. Casey Papers were originally donated to the West Texas Historical and Scientific Society by Dr. Clifford B. Casey in December of 1957. The Society transferred its historical collections to Sul Ross State University in 1968. A gift contract was signed by Dr. Casey with the Archives of the Big Bend on November 6, 1980. Clifford Bryan Casey was born January 21, 1897 in Mc Lennan County, Texas to James Edwin and Maude Herndon Casey. He attended Tuscola, Texas Public schools in the fall of 1903 through tenth grade and transferred to Abilene High School. In the fall of 1914 he met Florence Goss, who would later become his wife. Clifford graduated from Abilene High School in May of 1916. From September until December 7, 1917 he worked as an Assistant Cashier in the Tuscola First National Bank. December 18 he enlisted in the military service at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and was discharged on December 7, 1918 as a Second Lieutenant. He then sold insurance for the real estate office of W. B. Bynum. January 8, 1919 Clifford was employed as a Bookkeeper at the City National Bank of Corpus Christi, Texas. He became a Teller at the Guaranty State Bank in Amarillo, Texas in September and also sold insurance for the Missouri State Life Insurance Company. In September of 1920 he was working as Bookkeeper and Assistant Cashier for the Tulia Bank and Trust Company of Tulia, Texas. On October 8 he secured a position as Teller and Assistant Cashier for the First National Bank of Lockney, Texas and remained there until May of 1921. Casey then attended Clarendon College at Clarendon, Texas and graduated in June of 1923 with an Associate of Arts degree. In the fall of that year he was a History instructor at Meridian College in Meridian, Texas. He then received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University at Dallas, Texas in the fall of 1925. On June 3, 1926 Clifford and Florence were married. August of 1926 he received the Master of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University. During the years 1926 and 1927, Clifford served as Dean of Meridian College. In June of 1927 he and Florence moved to Austin, Texas where Clifford worked in the University of Texas library, was an instructor in the Department of History, and worked towards the doctoral degree. During the summer of 1929 he taught History at Southwest Texas State Teacher's College in San Marcos, Texas. In September of 1929 the Caseys came to Alpine, Texas. In June of 1931 he was granted the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas. Casey was appointed Head of the Department of History and Economics at Sul Ross State Teacher's College, and remained in that position until his retirement in August of 1962. While a professor at Sul Ross he served in several capacities: Sul Ross Riding Academy Director, 1938-1947; Chairman of the Campus Improvement Committee; Treasurer of the Athletic Committee; member of the Library Committee for 28 years; Graduate Council member and Chairman of the Council for two years; Faculty Chairman of the Religious Emphasis Program; and National Youth Administration Programs Committee Director. 4 COLLECTION SUMMARY Dr. Casey also served the community as a member of several associations: President of the Non-Profit Hospital Association; member and a Director of the Alpine Chamber of Commerce; member, Trustee, and a Director of the Alpine Community Center; member of the Alpine Rotary Club and a President from 1939-1940; District Director of the American Cancer Society; and Committee member and Board Chairman for the Wesley Foundation of the First Methodist Church. Dr. Casey has also been the recipient of numerous awards and certificates, among them the United Daughters of the Confederacy "Cross of Military Service," 1917; Methodist Church Christian Culture Certificate, 1928; Alpine, Texas Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Annual Citizenship Award, 1955; Minnie Piper Stevens Piper Professor of the Year Award for 1960; Red Cross Award of Merit for 1961 ;Certificates of Appreciation from the Alpine First Methodist Church and the Pilot Club 1968 and 1972; and the Texas Association of Hospital Auxiliaries Award for Volunteer Service in 1973. Upon retirement in August of 1962, the Casey's moved to a small stock farm near Austin, Texas. In July of 1963 they returned to Alpine and have remained there since. Dr. Casey has written and published five books: Soldiers Ranchers and Miners in the Biq Bend; Miraqes. Mysteries and Realitv. Brewster County, Texas. The Biq Bend of the Rio Grande; A Baker's Dozen, We Were Thirteen. The Casey's of Tuscola, Taylor Countv. Texas; Sul Ross State University, The Cultural Center of Trans-Pecos Texas; and Alpine, Texas Then and Now. The Texas State Historical Survey Committee presented Dr. Casey with an award in 1972 for the best publication of local or regional history for Mirages. Mysteries and Reality. Brewster County, Texas. The Big Bend of the Rio Grande. The material is housed in folders in acid-free record boxes; photographs are arranged in album boxes; newspapers and five scrapbooks are located in oversize boxes. The papers are arranged by category, alphabetically by folder title within each category, and chronologically within those categories. Photographs and Printed Materials are arranged by subject. Maps were removed from the Collection to be catalogued into the Archives Map File. Additional or duplicate copies of periodicals were separated and placed with the Archives periodicals collections. The arrangement is as follows: Photograph Albums 1882-1976 and undated Biographical Files 1886-1980 and undated Historical Files 1886-1980 and undated Sul Ross State University Files 1889-1979 and undated Manuscript Files c.
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