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Contains 25 Collections and/or Records:
(TL) Cooper K. Ragan to Andrew F. Muir. Ragan writes that he has read “your monograph on your great-grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Ewing." Ragan expresses admiration for Muir’s knowledge of Harris County and Texas history. , August 11, 1959
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From the Collection:
Consists of correspondence (25 letters) between Cooper K. Ragan and Rice University history professor Andrew F. Muir. The majority of the correspondence deals with comments on Muir’s published articles and papers, historical information, criticisms of others’ works, and mention of meetings and programs of the Texas Historical Association and the Houston Civil War Roundtable. Two letters, written by Muir, are handwritten, signed. The last two letters (January 30 and 31, 1969) mention Muir’s ill...
Dates:
August 11, 1959
(TLS) Andrew F. Muir to Cooper K. Ragan. Muir writes that Charles Ramsdell, Jr. is a descendent of "Em. Britten" and discusses his work on the Journal of Southern History. , October 27, 1959
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From the Collection:
Consists of correspondence (25 letters) between Cooper K. Ragan and Rice University history professor Andrew F. Muir. The majority of the correspondence deals with comments on Muir’s published articles and papers, historical information, criticisms of others’ works, and mention of meetings and programs of the Texas Historical Association and the Houston Civil War Roundtable. Two letters, written by Muir, are handwritten, signed. The last two letters (January 30 and 31, 1969) mention Muir’s ill...
Dates:
October 27, 1959
(TLS) Andrew Muir to Cooper K. Ragan. Muir writes of program news of the Texas State Historical Association and Ragan's role as a presenter. , March 13, 1961
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From the Collection:
Consists of correspondence (25 letters) between Cooper K. Ragan and Rice University history professor Andrew F. Muir. The majority of the correspondence deals with comments on Muir’s published articles and papers, historical information, criticisms of others’ works, and mention of meetings and programs of the Texas Historical Association and the Houston Civil War Roundtable. Two letters, written by Muir, are handwritten, signed. The last two letters (January 30 and 31, 1969) mention Muir’s ill...
Dates:
March 13, 1961
(TL) Cooper K. Ragan to Andrew F. Muir. Ragan writes about the papers of a deceased friend, Edward V. Clark and a story related by a John H. Kirby; mentions he did not see Muir at the latest Texas Historical Association meeting., May 25, 1961
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From the Collection:
Consists of correspondence (25 letters) between Cooper K. Ragan and Rice University history professor Andrew F. Muir. The majority of the correspondence deals with comments on Muir’s published articles and papers, historical information, criticisms of others’ works, and mention of meetings and programs of the Texas Historical Association and the Houston Civil War Roundtable. Two letters, written by Muir, are handwritten, signed. The last two letters (January 30 and 31, 1969) mention Muir’s ill...
Dates:
May 25, 1961
(TLS) Andrew F. Muir to Cooper K. Ragan. Muir thanks Ragan for the aforementioned papers (Mr. Clark's recollection of Mr. Kirby's statement on William March Rice's cotton operations during the Rebellion). Muir writes he believes most of the story is correct., May 29, 1961
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Consists of correspondence (25 letters) between Cooper K. Ragan and Rice University history professor Andrew F. Muir. The majority of the correspondence deals with comments on Muir’s published articles and papers, historical information, criticisms of others’ works, and mention of meetings and programs of the Texas Historical Association and the Houston Civil War Roundtable. Two letters, written by Muir, are handwritten, signed. The last two letters (January 30 and 31, 1969) mention Muir’s ill...
Dates:
May 29, 1961
(TLS) Andrew F. Muir to Cooper K. Ragan. Muir mentions the suggestion that Secretary of State Rusk is a descendent of Thomas Jefferson and a need for detailed knowledge of the pre-Texan life of "many of our heroes.", June 17, 1961
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Consists of correspondence (25 letters) between Cooper K. Ragan and Rice University history professor Andrew F. Muir. The majority of the correspondence deals with comments on Muir’s published articles and papers, historical information, criticisms of others’ works, and mention of meetings and programs of the Texas Historical Association and the Houston Civil War Roundtable. Two letters, written by Muir, are handwritten, signed. The last two letters (January 30 and 31, 1969) mention Muir’s ill...
Dates:
June 17, 1961
(ALS) Andrew F. Muir to Cooper K. Ragan. Muir writes of the Houston Post's "weekly Sunday school lesson.", September 22, 1961
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Consists of correspondence (25 letters) between Cooper K. Ragan and Rice University history professor Andrew F. Muir. The majority of the correspondence deals with comments on Muir’s published articles and papers, historical information, criticisms of others’ works, and mention of meetings and programs of the Texas Historical Association and the Houston Civil War Roundtable. Two letters, written by Muir, are handwritten, signed. The last two letters (January 30 and 31, 1969) mention Muir’s ill...
Dates:
September 22, 1961
(TL) Cooper K. Ragan to Andrew F. Muir. Ragan writes of Muir’s article in the Post on “The Rice Case” and asks when the biography can be expected., September 25, 1961
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Consists of correspondence (25 letters) between Cooper K. Ragan and Rice University history professor Andrew F. Muir. The majority of the correspondence deals with comments on Muir’s published articles and papers, historical information, criticisms of others’ works, and mention of meetings and programs of the Texas Historical Association and the Houston Civil War Roundtable. Two letters, written by Muir, are handwritten, signed. The last two letters (January 30 and 31, 1969) mention Muir’s ill...
Dates:
September 25, 1961
(ALS) Andrew F. Muir to Cooper K. Ragan. Muir thanks Ragan for his hospitality and offers criticism on a paper presented at a recent meeting., December 7, 1962
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Consists of correspondence (25 letters) between Cooper K. Ragan and Rice University history professor Andrew F. Muir. The majority of the correspondence deals with comments on Muir’s published articles and papers, historical information, criticisms of others’ works, and mention of meetings and programs of the Texas Historical Association and the Houston Civil War Roundtable. Two letters, written by Muir, are handwritten, signed. The last two letters (January 30 and 31, 1969) mention Muir’s ill...
Dates:
December 7, 1962
(TL) Cooper K. Ragan to Andrew F. Muir. Ragan mentions a reference to one of Muir’s articles in the Tennessee Historical Quarterly on William P. Johnson and asks Muir for a reprint., December 14, 1967
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Consists of correspondence (25 letters) between Cooper K. Ragan and Rice University history professor Andrew F. Muir. The majority of the correspondence deals with comments on Muir’s published articles and papers, historical information, criticisms of others’ works, and mention of meetings and programs of the Texas Historical Association and the Houston Civil War Roundtable. Two letters, written by Muir, are handwritten, signed. The last two letters (January 30 and 31, 1969) mention Muir’s ill...
Dates:
December 14, 1967