Folklorists -- Texas

Series Description From the Series: The first subseries within this group of records, Family, contains a family photo album of mostly 19th century photographs of the Dobie and Byler families. Also included are the family bible from which Dobie's father read nightly and two of Dobie's own bibles given to him as gifts: one in 1905 from W. H. Butler and the other from his family in 1908.The next set of files, entitled Graduate Education, contains class notes, the Masters thesis, theater programs and newspaper...

Series Description From the Series: The first subseries within this group of records, Family, contains a family photo album of mostly 19th century photographs of the Dobie and Byler families. Also included are the family bible from which Dobie's father read nightly and two of Dobie's own bibles given to him as gifts: one in 1905 from W. H. Butler and the other from his family in 1908.The next set of files, entitled Graduate Education, contains class notes, the Masters thesis, theater programs and newspaper...

Series Description From the Series: The first subseries within this group of records, Family, contains a family photo album of mostly 19th century photographs of the Dobie and Byler families. Also included are the family bible from which Dobie's father read nightly and two of Dobie's own bibles given to him as gifts: one in 1905 from W. H. Butler and the other from his family in 1908.The next set of files, entitled Graduate Education, contains class notes, the Masters thesis, theater programs and newspaper...

Series Description From the Series: The first subseries within this group of records, Family, contains a family photo album of mostly 19th century photographs of the Dobie and Byler families. Also included are the family bible from which Dobie's father read nightly and two of Dobie's own bibles given to him as gifts: one in 1905 from W. H. Butler and the other from his family in 1908.The next set of files, entitled Graduate Education, contains class notes, the Masters thesis, theater programs and newspaper...

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Hudson wrote several obituaries for people close to him over the years including Bertha McKee Dobie (J. Frank Dobie’s wife), Frank Wardlaw (Founder of the University of Texas Press and the Texas A&M University Press), and Alice Cook (Hudson’s college English teacher). These files also include notes Hudson used to write the obituaries.

Series Description From the Series: The first subseries, Books, contains drafts, galleys, research notes and clippings, photographs, correspondence, captions, typescripts and a record album of Dobie's books. Also included are files on posthumous books compiled by Dobie's wife Bertha. The second subseries is entitled Research Material. The research files include correspondence, bibliographical notes, articles, clippings, pictures, and quotes on the Southwestern themes Dobie explored. Subjects covered are animals,...

Series Description From the Series: Series XI contains oversized materials. Its first subseries includes non-newspaper materials that range from campaign materials for U.S. Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, to photographs, a map, and an audio disc. The other subseries all contain newspapers, ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s. Two subseries include newspapers featuring articles by Dudley Dobie, Sr.’s cousin, J. Frank Dobie. The remaining subseries have a wide variety of newspaper issues from across Texas. Many are fragile. ...

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This series contains material that helps to illustrate Mr. and Ms. Mireles’ life-long teaching careers. Mr. Mireles’ career in particular can be traced through his teaching contracts, and his Texas Teacher Retirement System statements in this series.

Series Description From the Series: This series contains the clippings, articles, reviews, and letters Roach used to craft her pamphlet on the life and work of C. L. Sonnichsen. Sonnichsen (1901-1991) was a noted folk historian who spent the major part of his life as a professor at the University of Texas at El Paso. He retired from UTEP in 1972 and became the director of publications at the Arizona Historical Society. Sonnichsen authored many books about the West including Cowboys & Cattle...

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Series II contains personal correspondence, organized alphabetically. Some folders include photographs and published materials. Certain letters are only addressed to or from nicknames, including “Bibba” (Deborah Dobie) and “Guyo” (Guy Skiles). Of particular note is a series of letters sent between Dobie, and his wife Deborah Dobie in 1935-1936, while he was traveling the state collecting historical artifacts for the Texas Centennial Exposition’s Hall of State.

Series Description From the Series: Series IV focuses on Dudley Dobie, Sr.’s work as a bookseller. It includes materials regarding his mail-order book business and his two bookstores, called Dobie’s Books. The first subseries holds correspondence spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s, including an array of letters, receipts, invoices, etc. Its first folder includes letters relating to high-profile clients of Dobie’s, such as U.S. Senators Clinton P. Anderson and Barry Goldwater. Another folder contains correspondence to/from...

Series Description From the Series: Series IV focuses on Dudley Dobie, Sr.’s work as a bookseller. It includes materials regarding his mail-order book business and his two bookstores, called Dobie’s Books. The first subseries holds correspondence spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s, including an array of letters, receipts, invoices, etc. Its first folder includes letters relating to high-profile clients of Dobie’s, such as U.S. Senators Clinton P. Anderson and Barry Goldwater. Another folder contains correspondence to/from...

Series Description From the Series: Series IV focuses on Dudley Dobie, Sr.’s work as a bookseller. It includes materials regarding his mail-order book business and his two bookstores, called Dobie’s Books. The first subseries holds correspondence spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s, including an array of letters, receipts, invoices, etc. Its first folder includes letters relating to high-profile clients of Dobie’s, such as U.S. Senators Clinton P. Anderson and Barry Goldwater. Another folder contains correspondence to/from...

Series Description From the Series: Series IV focuses on Dudley Dobie, Sr.’s work as a bookseller. It includes materials regarding his mail-order book business and his two bookstores, called Dobie’s Books. The first subseries holds correspondence spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s, including an array of letters, receipts, invoices, etc. Its first folder includes letters relating to high-profile clients of Dobie’s, such as U.S. Senators Clinton P. Anderson and Barry Goldwater. Another folder contains correspondence to/from...

Series Description From the Series: Series IV focuses on Dudley Dobie, Sr.’s work as a bookseller. It includes materials regarding his mail-order book business and his two bookstores, called Dobie’s Books. The first subseries holds correspondence spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s, including an array of letters, receipts, invoices, etc. Its first folder includes letters relating to high-profile clients of Dobie’s, such as U.S. Senators Clinton P. Anderson and Barry Goldwater. Another folder contains correspondence to/from...

Series Description From the Series: Series IV focuses on Dudley Dobie, Sr.’s work as a bookseller. It includes materials regarding his mail-order book business and his two bookstores, called Dobie’s Books. The first subseries holds correspondence spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s, including an array of letters, receipts, invoices, etc. Its first folder includes letters relating to high-profile clients of Dobie’s, such as U.S. Senators Clinton P. Anderson and Barry Goldwater. Another folder contains correspondence to/from...

Series Description From the Series: Series IV focuses on Dudley Dobie, Sr.’s work as a bookseller. It includes materials regarding his mail-order book business and his two bookstores, called Dobie’s Books. The first subseries holds correspondence spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s, including an array of letters, receipts, invoices, etc. Its first folder includes letters relating to high-profile clients of Dobie’s, such as U.S. Senators Clinton P. Anderson and Barry Goldwater. Another folder contains correspondence to/from...

Series Description From the Series: Series IV focuses on Dudley Dobie, Sr.’s work as a bookseller. It includes materials regarding his mail-order book business and his two bookstores, called Dobie’s Books. The first subseries holds correspondence spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s, including an array of letters, receipts, invoices, etc. Its first folder includes letters relating to high-profile clients of Dobie’s, such as U.S. Senators Clinton P. Anderson and Barry Goldwater. Another folder contains correspondence to/from...

Series Description From the Series: Series V contains documents relating to J. Frank Dobie, first cousin to Dudley Dobie, Sr. This series is divided into five subseries.The first subseries consists of three correspondences, including a letter to J. Frank Dobie’s wife, Mrs. Bertha Dobie, from Ralph W. Yarborough. The second subseries holds copies and notes pertaining to J. Frank Dobie’s published works. These are arranged chronologically. The third subseries contains advertisements for J. Frank Dobie’s published works. The...

Series Description From the Series: Series VI holds documents pertaining to Milton and Ruth Dodson. Milton Dodson, the “Son of the Texas Revolution,” was the subject of one of Dobie’s publications. Ruth Dodson, a Texas folklorist and historian, was an associate of J. Frank Dobie, as well as Dudley Dobie, Sr. There are four subseries within this collection. The first subseries is correspondence, mostly from Ruth Dodson to Dudley Dobie, Sr. The bulk of these letters is from 1930 through 1933; however, they continue through 1951....