A guide to the South Plains of Texas

A compilation of essays and articles covering history, agriculture, educational institutions, and legends of the historic South Plains of Texas.[139] leaves ; 152 pdf pages.November 1935.Pictorial illustrations by Bess Hubbard.Mimeographed copy reproduced by the students of Lubbock High School with permission and assistance of the Texas Highway Dept.Plains of Texas / A.W. Evans -- The rock house on Blanco Canyon / R.B. Smith -- The story of the famous Old Yellow House Ranch / Lamb county news -- The T-Bar Ranch / R.B. Smith -- U-Lazy-S Ranch / E. Taylor -- The old Mackenzie Trail / W.L Chittenden -- Mackenzie's Indian campaigns on the Staked Plains / M.L. Cox -- Horse bones / R.G. Carter -- Old Man Singer's store / W.C. Holden -- Letter of long ago describes living conditions in days of first settles / M. Witt -- Shanties and dugouts / The Cattleman -- The legend of the sand hills / J. Mitchell -- Three notable landmarks in Lynn County / F.P. Hill -- Descriptions of South Plains cities and towns / V. Upton -- Elevation, population, and highway mileage maps / M.W. Hobbs -- Roadside divertissement / V. Upton

Folder 30, Correspondence, Union Trust Company RE: Finances, Sept. - Dec. 1931

Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 - January 4, 1936) served as an officer in the U.S Cavalry, both during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off a Comanche raiding party in Blanco Canyon near the Brazos River (Texas) on October 10, 1871. The citation reads: "Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue." Carter authored several books, the most notable of which pertaining to this collection being On the Border with Mackenzie (1935). It documented his service under Colonel Ranald Mackenzie in northern Mexico in the late 1870s, and about his service more generally during the Indian Wars.The Robert G. Carter Papers consists of correspondence between Captain Carter and researchers, manuscript publishers, family members, and others. It bulks with correspondence about On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), but also documents discussions about his other manuscripts, concerning their contents as well as their sale and distribution. A small amount of correspondence with his family is present, as are correspondence relating to his finances. Lastly, two folders of material consist exclusively of letters exchanged with Clifford B. Jones of the Swenson Cattle Company (and the Spur Ranch) and Freeport Sulphur Company

Folder 31, Correspondence, Post Office Chief Inspector, 1932 - 1933

Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 - January 4, 1936) served as an officer in the U.S Cavalry, both during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off a Comanche raiding party in Blanco Canyon near the Brazos River (Texas) on October 10, 1871. The citation reads: "Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue." Carter authored several books, the most notable of which pertaining to this collection being On the Border with Mackenzie (1935). It documented his service under Colonel Ranald Mackenzie in northern Mexico in the late 1870s, and about his service more generally during the Indian Wars.The Robert G. Carter Papers consists of correspondence between Captain Carter and researchers, manuscript publishers, family members, and others. It bulks with correspondence about On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), but also documents discussions about his other manuscripts, concerning their contents as well as their sale and distribution. A small amount of correspondence with his family is present, as are correspondence relating to his finances. Lastly, two folders of material consist exclusively of letters exchanged with Clifford B. Jones of the Swenson Cattle Company (and the Spur Ranch) and Freeport Sulphur Company

Folder 3, Correspondence, Robert Bruce, July 1929 - Feb. 1934

Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 - January 4, 1936) served as an officer in the U.S Cavalry, both during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off a Comanche raiding party in Blanco Canyon near the Brazos River (Texas) on October 10, 1871. The citation reads: "Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue." Carter authored several books, the most notable of which pertaining to this collection being On the Border with Mackenzie (1935). It documented his service under Colonel Ranald Mackenzie in northern Mexico in the late 1870s, and about his service more generally during the Indian Wars.The Robert G. Carter Papers consists of correspondence between Captain Carter and researchers, manuscript publishers, family members, and others. It bulks with correspondence about On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), but also documents discussions about his other manuscripts, concerning their contents as well as their sale and distribution. A small amount of correspondence with his family is present, as are correspondence relating to his finances. Lastly, two folders of material consist exclusively of letters exchanged with Clifford B. Jones of the Swenson Cattle Company (and the Spur Ranch) and Freeport Sulphur Company

Folder 5, Correspondence, Donoghue, Jan. 1933

Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 - January 4, 1936) served as an officer in the U.S Cavalry, both during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off a Comanche raiding party in Blanco Canyon near the Brazos River (Texas) on October 10, 1871. The citation reads: "Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue." Carter authored several books, the most notable of which pertaining to this collection being On the Border with Mackenzie (1935). It documented his service under Colonel Ranald Mackenzie in northern Mexico in the late 1870s, and about his service more generally during the Indian Wars.The Robert G. Carter Papers consists of correspondence between Captain Carter and researchers, manuscript publishers, family members, and others. It bulks with correspondence about On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), but also documents discussions about his other manuscripts, concerning their contents as well as their sale and distribution. A small amount of correspondence with his family is present, as are correspondence relating to his finances. Lastly, two folders of material consist exclusively of letters exchanged with Clifford B. Jones of the Swenson Cattle Company (and the Spur Ranch) and Freeport Sulphur Company

Folder 7, Correspondence, Hill, May 1925

Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 - January 4, 1936) served as an officer in the U.S Cavalry, both during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off a Comanche raiding party in Blanco Canyon near the Brazos River (Texas) on October 10, 1871. The citation reads: "Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue." Carter authored several books, the most notable of which pertaining to this collection being On the Border with Mackenzie (1935). It documented his service under Colonel Ranald Mackenzie in northern Mexico in the late 1870s, and about his service more generally during the Indian Wars.The Robert G. Carter Papers consists of correspondence between Captain Carter and researchers, manuscript publishers, family members, and others. It bulks with correspondence about On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), but also documents discussions about his other manuscripts, concerning their contents as well as their sale and distribution. A small amount of correspondence with his family is present, as are correspondence relating to his finances. Lastly, two folders of material consist exclusively of letters exchanged with Clifford B. Jones of the Swenson Cattle Company (and the Spur Ranch) and Freeport Sulphur Company

Folder 20, Correspondence, Donaldson, Feb. 1930 - Feb. 1931

Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 - January 4, 1936) served as an officer in the U.S Cavalry, both during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off a Comanche raiding party in Blanco Canyon near the Brazos River (Texas) on October 10, 1871. The citation reads: "Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue." Carter authored several books, the most notable of which pertaining to this collection being On the Border with Mackenzie (1935). It documented his service under Colonel Ranald Mackenzie in northern Mexico in the late 1870s, and about his service more generally during the Indian Wars.The Robert G. Carter Papers consists of correspondence between Captain Carter and researchers, manuscript publishers, family members, and others. It bulks with correspondence about On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), but also documents discussions about his other manuscripts, concerning their contents as well as their sale and distribution. A small amount of correspondence with his family is present, as are correspondence relating to his finances. Lastly, two folders of material consist exclusively of letters exchanged with Clifford B. Jones of the Swenson Cattle Company (and the Spur Ranch) and Freeport Sulphur Company

Folder 27, Correspondence, Sewell, 1931

Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 - January 4, 1936) served as an officer in the U.S Cavalry, both during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off a Comanche raiding party in Blanco Canyon near the Brazos River (Texas) on October 10, 1871. The citation reads: "Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue." Carter authored several books, the most notable of which pertaining to this collection being On the Border with Mackenzie (1935). It documented his service under Colonel Ranald Mackenzie in northern Mexico in the late 1870s, and about his service more generally during the Indian Wars.The Robert G. Carter Papers consists of correspondence between Captain Carter and researchers, manuscript publishers, family members, and others. It bulks with correspondence about On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), but also documents discussions about his other manuscripts, concerning their contents as well as their sale and distribution. A small amount of correspondence with his family is present, as are correspondence relating to his finances. Lastly, two folders of material consist exclusively of letters exchanged with Clifford B. Jones of the Swenson Cattle Company (and the Spur Ranch) and Freeport Sulphur Company

Folder 18, Correspondence, Webb, July 1928 - Jan. 1933

Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 - January 4, 1936) served as an officer in the U.S Cavalry, both during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off a Comanche raiding party in Blanco Canyon near the Brazos River (Texas) on October 10, 1871. The citation reads: "Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue." Carter authored several books, the most notable of which pertaining to this collection being On the Border with Mackenzie (1935). It documented his service under Colonel Ranald Mackenzie in northern Mexico in the late 1870s, and about his service more generally during the Indian Wars.The Robert G. Carter Papers consists of correspondence between Captain Carter and researchers, manuscript publishers, family members, and others. It bulks with correspondence about On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), but also documents discussions about his other manuscripts, concerning their contents as well as their sale and distribution. A small amount of correspondence with his family is present, as are correspondence relating to his finances. Lastly, two folders of material consist exclusively of letters exchanged with Clifford B. Jones of the Swenson Cattle Company (and the Spur Ranch) and Freeport Sulphur Company

Folder 16, Correspondence, Crimmins, 1934

Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 - January 4, 1936) served as an officer in the U.S Cavalry, both during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off a Comanche raiding party in Blanco Canyon near the Brazos River (Texas) on October 10, 1871. The citation reads: "Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue." Carter authored several books, the most notable of which pertaining to this collection being On the Border with Mackenzie (1935). It documented his service under Colonel Ranald Mackenzie in northern Mexico in the late 1870s, and about his service more generally during the Indian Wars.The Robert G. Carter Papers consists of correspondence between Captain Carter and researchers, manuscript publishers, family members, and others. It bulks with correspondence about On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), but also documents discussions about his other manuscripts, concerning their contents as well as their sale and distribution. A small amount of correspondence with his family is present, as are correspondence relating to his finances. Lastly, two folders of material consist exclusively of letters exchanged with Clifford B. Jones of the Swenson Cattle Company (and the Spur Ranch) and Freeport Sulphur Company