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Contains 25 Collections and/or Records:
(TLS) Andrew F. Muir to Cooper K. Ragan. Muir answers Ragan’s request from the above letter and with humor, writes, “I wish you pettifoggers would learn to make historical citations.”, December 15, 1967
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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:
December 15, 1967
(TL) Cooper K. Ragan to Andrew F. Muir. Ragan thanks Muir for sending the Johnson article and answers with humor, “I am glad you noted the improved manner in which to give citations…”, December 19, 1967
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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 19, 1967
(TL) Cooper K. Ragan to Andrew F. Muir. Ragan writes he missed seeing Muir at a past Texas State Historical Association meeting., May 20, 1968
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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 20, 1968
(TL) Cooper K. Ragan to Andrew F. Muir. Ragan writes that he had heard Muir was not feeling well and hopes he has improved. He mentions Muir’s research on Stephen F. Austin and his family and writes of a court case in 1877 regarding James Bryan (brother-in-law of Moses Austin)., January 30, 1969
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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:
January 30, 1969
(TLS) Andrew F. Muir to Cooper K. Ragan. Muir thanks Ragan for his previous letter. Muir writes that he was in “Titus Harris’s hospital” (reference to UTMB in Galveston) from mid-November through mid-January. He states, “At last I got me out of the hospital, but I haven’t got hospital out of me yet.” (Andrew F. Muir died on February 3, 1969), January 31, 1969
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:
January 31, 1969