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West Texas Historical Association organized in Abilene
On this day in 1924, the West Texas Historical Association was organized
at the Taylor County Courthouse in Abilene. The organization was the
brainchild of Royston Campbell Crane Sr., the son of former Baylor
University president William Carey Crane. Crane and six Abilene residents,
including R. N. Richardson, Laura J. D. Scarborough, and William C.
Holden, signed the call for the organizational meeting. In 1925 the
association, headquartered at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, began
publication of its annual Year Books, which have included
scholarly articles, memoirs, documents, book reviews, and other
miscellaneous pieces. The association has grown from twenty-four members
in 1924 to several hundred.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- WEST TEXAS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
- CRANE, ROYSTON CAMPBELL, SR.
- CRANE, WILLIAM CAREY
- RICHARDSON, RUPERT NORVAL
- SCARBOROUGH, LAURA JEWEL DAVIS
- HOLDEN, WILLIAM CURRY
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- West Texas Historical Association
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