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A Guide to the UT Investments, Trusts, and Lands Office Records, 1880-1968
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Creator: |
University of Texas System. Office of Investments, Trusts and Lands. |
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Title: |
UT Investments, Trusts, and Lands Office Records |
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Dates: |
1880-1968 |
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Abstract: |
The University of Texas Investments, Trusts, and Lands Office Records contain field notes, correspondence, judicial cases, surveyor reports, maps, property leases, financial records, and ledgers from 1880 to 1968, documenting the history of the university's land and mineral investments for the Permanent University Fund. |
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Accession No.: |
64-126; 96-312 |
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OCLC No.: |
849517224 |
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Extent: |
circa 160 ft. |
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Language: |
Materials are written in English. |
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Repository: |
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin |
The State of Texas Constitution of 1876 called for the creation of the University of Texas and appropriated one million acres of land for the establishment of a Permanent University Fund (PUF). An additional one million acres were added to the PUF in 1883. These lands constitute the bulk of what is commonly referred to as the University lands or PUF lands. Now totaling approximately 2.1 million acres, most PUF lands (including mineral estate properties) are located in West Texas, in particular Andrews, Archer, Dawson, Crane, Crockett, Ector, El Paso, Gaines, Hudspeth, Martin, Pecos, Reagan, Terrell, Upton, and Ward Counties.
In 1923, oil was discovered at the first completed well on university lands, Santa Rita No. 1, in Reagan County. In 1929, the Board for Lease of University Lands was created by the Texas Legislature, and oil and gas management authority were transferred from the Texas General Land Office to the Board. In 1949, the management authority for all minerals other than oil and gas was transferred from the Texas General Land Office to the University of Texas System Board of Regents.
Investment income from the PUF is generated from "oil and gas royalties, lease bonuses, and rentals generated from the exploration and development of the University lands"
and "is used to finance construction, renovations, major library acquisitions, significant educational and research equipment, and academic excellence programs" for the University of Texas System and the Texas A&M University System.
Abridged from:
"About University Lands" and "Facts About the University Lands."
University Lands. The University of Texas System.
http://www.utlands.utsystem.edu/.
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The University of Texas Investments, Trusts, and Lands Office Records contain field notes, correspondence, judicial cases, surveyor reports, maps, property leases, financial records, and ledgers from 1880 to 1968, documenting the history of the university's land and mineral investments for the Permanent University Fund.
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Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Unrestricted access to material listed in this inventory. The bulk of these records
may be closed to researchers until inventory and processing are completed. Contact repository for further
information.
Use Restrictions
These records are stored remotely. Advance
notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Doyle, M.J. |
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Giles, Bascom |
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Walker, J.H. (James Hemphill), 1860-1947 |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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University of Texas at Austin. |
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University of Texas – History. |
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University of Texas System. Board of Regents. |
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University of Texas System. Office of Investments, Trusts and Lands -- Archives. |
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University of Texas System – Endowments. |
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University of Texas System – Finance. |
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Subjects |
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Gas fields -- Texas. |
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Oil fields -- Texas |
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Permanent University Fund. |
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Petroleum industry and trade -- Texas -- History. |
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Trusts and trustees -- Texas. |
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University investments -- Texas. |
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Places |
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Andrews County (Tex.) |
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Archer County (Tex.) |
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Austin (Tex.) |
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Crane County (Tex.) |
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Crockett County (Tex.) |
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Ector County (Tex.) |
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Martin County (Tex.) |
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Pecos County (Tex.) |
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Reagan County (Tex.) |
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Upton County (Tex.) |
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Ward County (Tex.) |
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UT Investments, Trusts, and Lands Office Records, 1880-1968, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
This collection was processed by archives staff, July 1964.
Subsequent revisions were made by archives staff; Vanessa Attia, May 2013.
This collection contains unprocessed materials.
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Correspondence of J. W. Calhoun,
1937-1940 |
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Correspondence of John H. Beckett, Jr., Chairman, Board of Regents,
1943-1944 |
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J. W. Proctor vs. G. D. Miller, No. 8523, Court of Civil Appeals, Galveston (from Judge Gaines personal file),
undated |
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George J. Helis, vacancy application, Crockett County,
1954 |
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Robert Holiday,
1937-1953 |
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State of Texas vs. J. T. Baker, et al, 112th District Court, Pecos County, Texas,
1929-1945 |
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Bob Reid vacancy application, SF 14850, University Block 40 and Washington County RRC Survey, Irion County,
1947-1948 |
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S. B. Phillips, Jr. vs. Standard Oil and Gas Co. et al, No. 745, District Court, Crockett County, Texas,
1933-1942 |
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Gulf Oil Corp., et al vs. Rex C. Outlaw, No. 1408, District Court, Ector County,
1938-1940 |
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Boundary line between Texas and Mexico, surveyed 1919,
February 25, 1912 |
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Landreth Strip file, Blocks 30 and 31,
1936-1937 |
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Landreth Strip controversy,
1931-1940 |
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Crane and Upton Counties, Block 35,
1937 |
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Survey information, Corwin surveys east of the Pecos |
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Pecos County, University Block 19,
1940 |
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J. H. Walker correspondence. Lear vs. Graeber,
1941-1942 |
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Ward County, Block 16,
1939 |
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Pecos County, Water Control and Implementation vs. Clayton W. Williams et al, 83rd District Court, Pecos County |
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Andrews County, Block 13,
1929 [?] |
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Ward County, S. F. 37-38,
1940 |
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C. S. Graves, concerning State vs. York, field notes,
1882 |
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Leo C. Haynes, Secretary, Board of Regents, correspondence,
1937-1943 |
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R. V. Shirley, Claim of State of Texas vs. Associated Oil Co., bonds and rental account |
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C. D. Simmons, Vice President and Controller,
1944-1947 |
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Frank F. Friend reports, special surveyor,
1938-1946 |
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C. D. Simmons, Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance,
1950-1953 |
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C. D. Simmons, Vice President and Comptroller,
1948-1949 |
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T. S. Painter,
1945-1952 |
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Leslie Wagener, Chairman of the Board of Regents,
1941-1947 |
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H. L. Mills, school lands |
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Correspondence,
1938-1939 |
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Joe Moore (Fouts, Amerman and Moore), Houston, Texas |
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C. D. Simmons, Question of the Redeemability of County Bonds after Five Years |
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Texas Research Corporation |
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Patents, Schoch processes |
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E. P. Schoch |
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Maps |
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Block 35, Crane and Ector Counties, mimeograph copies of report and exhibits by J. H. Walker |
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Grady Chandler and Russell Rentfro |
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Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin Counties correspondence, 1929-1939 |
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Frank F. Friend, Special surveyor |
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J. E. Anderson |
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Archer County School Land |
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University Lands, general file |
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Survey notes of Permanent University Fund Lands, by J. H. Walker,
February 25, 1938 |
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Block 19, Ward County, Caie's Block N and O |
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Ward County map,
1939 |
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Dennis Corwin, specimens of writing |
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Horsehead Crossing,
1940-1943 |
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Blocks 27 and 28, UT Pecos property,
1940 |
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Ector County,
1938-1939 |
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Pecos County, Blocks 16-20, field notes, sketches, etc.,
1927 |
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Reagan County, Blocks 43, 48, 49 |
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Reagan County, copies of leases and transfers relating to Walling file,
1939-1940 |
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Abstracts, Andrews County |
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Excerpt from Regents' minutes of April 30 1883 as certified by Leo C. Haynes, Secretary, Board of Regents,
March 12, 1942 |
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Excerpt from minutes of Board of Regents entitled "Boundary Controversy from Board of Regents" minutes,
May 14, 1938 |
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Correspondence from Commissioner of General Land Office regarding land in Crane County |
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C. D. Simmons, Comptroller, correspondence, September 1938 - November 1944 |
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Wink Airfield, May 5, 1942 |
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Fort Stockton landing filed site, correspondence, 1943 |
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Cooke County, oil and gas lease |
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Correspondence of Carroll D. Simmons, Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance,
1938-1952 |
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Crane and Ector Counties, Block 35 |
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Information on surveying if land, September 8, 1884 |
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Correspondence of J. H. Walker, University Lands Officer and Scott Gaines, Attorney, 1937-1939 |
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Map of 34 producing leases, Block 35 of Ector and Crane Counties, 1936 |
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Hudspeth County, correspondence of Scott Gaines and J. H. Walker, 1933-1951 |
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Crockett County, Abstract of Title to SW/4, Sec. 22, Block 47, University County,
1949 |
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Correspondence of Scott Gaines, attorney and Bascom Giles, Commissioner, General Land Office,
1933-1949 |
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Vacancy suit brought under the Act of 1939: |
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G. W. Theisen, et al. appelants vs. Stanolind Oil and Gas Company, et al., Appelles, No. 4473 in the Court of Civil Appeals for the Eighth Supreme Judicial District of Texas at El Paso, undated |
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G. W. Theisen, et al., Appellands vs. Stanolind Oil and Gas Co., et al., Appellees; Appealed from 109th District Court of Andrews County, undated |
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Brief for Appellants; Reply brief of Appellants; Reply brief of Appellee, Ohio Oil and related documents |
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Dennis Corwin field notes, University Lands, 1937 |
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Crane or Ector County map showing Twichell's notations in red with Mr. Walker's affidavit thereon, 1943 |
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Edgar Tobin aerial surveys, 1941 |
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D. Boone, field notes of survey 640, Andrews County, 1900 |
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Brooks Baker Survey 168, Block E, Upton County, 1928 |
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Survey #3 of Reagan County property, 1208.5 acres |
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H. C. Barton Survey, field notes, 640 acres, Pecos County, Crockett County, 1941 |
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W. H. Bonnell |
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J. C. Caie |
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Cobb |
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Jax M. Cowden |
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County lines field notes, N. line Ector, N. line Ward |
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D. L. Cunningham |
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Culberson County data |
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Boyd Douglas |
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M. J. Doyle |
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L. W. Durrell |
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Robert E. Estes |
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Field notes of county line |
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C. D. Foote |
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Frank F. Friend |
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Gardener report |
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Fort Stockton Blocks 27, 28 |
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H. L. George |
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Riraud |
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J. Hubbell, Mrs. Annie James Fiel |
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Hope |
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Hudspeth and El Paso Counties |
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Kuechler |
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Fort Lancaster |
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A. N. Lea |
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Frank Lerch |
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S. L. Mooney |
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M. W. Neyland |
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Marvin Moore |
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Thomas C. Nelson |
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A. H. Parker, field notes and reports |
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Powell-Twichell controversy, Crockett |
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Observatory, Mt. Locke |
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Reagan County |
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Randolph |
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W. P. Ratchford |
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Rider |
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Schadowsky |
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J. A. Simpson |
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Shafter's Lake, preemption field notes |
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H. B. Tarver |
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J. Wilkin Fays |
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W. D. Twichell |
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| 96-312/12 (5083785) |
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Permit, lease information |
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Amerada Petroleum Corp. |
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Leases, oil and gas (permit), $2.00 per acre rental question |
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Sid Richardson |
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Ozona Development Company |
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Shell Oil Company |
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W. A. Stroman, boundary line controversy, Pecos County |
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Skelly Oil Co. |
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Continental Oil Company |
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Leases, oil and gas, ownership of and assignments |
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Long County, vacancy claim |
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Gulf Oil Corporation |
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Phillips Petroleum Company |
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| 96-312/13 (5083741) |
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Survey notes, Permanent University Fund Land |
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Tom Green County, certified copies of field notes of Gunter
and Munson and Maddox Brothers and Anderson Survey, 1943 |
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R. C. Crane, Tom Green County, 1939 |
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Vacancy applications, 1939 |
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Crane County, Blocks 1 and 2, corrected field notes of surveys made for H&TC Ry. Company in 1888 |
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M. W. Neyland, surveyor, 1939 |
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Certified copies of Twichell's field notes of Block B-19, Ward County, 1902 |
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Sales contracts, 1904-1940 |
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Texas Central Railroad Company Surveys, Tom Green County, by H. B. Tarver, Co., Survey,
adjoining University Blocks 31-33, 35, made February 10, 1887; Map, Frank F. Friend, 1940 |
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Tom Green County, certified copies of field notes and surveys, October 10, 1882 |
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Palo Pinto Land District, field notes of survey made for CCSD&RGNG RR Company, D. L. Cunningham, Surveyor,
copies dated 1881 |
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Surveys, maps |
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L. A. McWhirter and J. P. Moore file concerning State vs. York, No. 58878,
August 1, 1938 |
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L. A. McWhirter and J. P. Moore, mineral application for lease together with field notes and sketches,
1939 |
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S. A. Thompson,
1880-1889 |
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J. R. Wadsworth,
1907 |
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C. W. Williams,
1886 |
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Waldo Williams,
1938 |
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Field notes, North of Block 16 and 20,
1940 |
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T & P Lands, Harris and Powell,
1941 |
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R. M. Thomson,
1880 |
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Terrell County, field notes,
1838 |
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Woods connecting, line and map, New Mexico |
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C. E. Crimer, surveyor's report,
1933 |
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Receipts, University Lands, field notebooks,
1935 |
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W. J. Williams,
1929 |
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N. B. C.,
1935-1937 |
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Live Oak controversy, Crockett County,
1941 |
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Block UV, S. B. Phillips, Jr. vs. Stanolind Oil and Gas Co.,
1941 |
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El Paso County,
1937-1945 |
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| 96-312/16 (5083800) |
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Andrews County, Blocks 12-14; Photostatic applications of Theisen and Daniels Applications |
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Theisen V. Woodward, et al., No. 768 |
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Daniels vs. Texas Co., No. 76 |
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Theisen vs. Stanolind, et al., No. 770, 109th District Court,
Andrews County, Texas, 1945-1946 |
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Lear vs. Graeber, No. 746, District Court, Crockett County, Texas, 1940-1941 |
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Everett T. Lear vs. N. J. vs. N. J. Graeber, et al, No. 746, District Court, Crockett County, Texas,
1933-1943 |
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Bascom Giles, et al vs. Edwin A. McKanna |
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| 96-312/17 (5084008) |
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J. L. Nutt Survey, S. F. 14312, Blocks 16 -20, Pecos County, 1879, 1942 |
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J. L. Nutt vs. University of Texas, 1939-1941 |
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Nutt application, S. F. 14312, Blocks 16 -20, Pecos County, 1927-1957 |
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G. W. Theisen, et al. vs. Stanolind Oil and Gas Co. et al, El Paso Court of Civil Appeals,
1945-1946 |
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G. W. Theisen, et al vs. Stanolind Oil and Gas Co. et al, application No. A-1152, Supreme Court of Texas,
1947 |
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G. W. Theisen, et al, vacancy claim, Blocks 12-14, University Lands, Andrews County, Texas,
1944-1945 |
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State of Texas vs. Continental Oil Co., No. 82013, 126th District Court, Travis County, Texas,
1948 |
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State vs. Evans et al, No. 72, 127, 126th District Court, Travis County, Texas,
1946 |
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| 96-312/18 (5083720) |
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Field note calls with Shorthand notes of stenographer |
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Survey by Frank F. Friend |
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| 96-312/19 (5086659) |
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University Endowment Lands in West Texas, statements of income, 1936-1956 |
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J. H. Walker correspondence, 1941-1943 |
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Hudspeth County correspondence, 1933-1937 |
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Santa Rita Oil Well, University Lands, Reagan County, files of Burnell
Waldrep, Land and Trust attorney, 1964-1965 |
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Reagan County Purchasing Co., Inc., price modification agreement, 1942-1945 |
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Bexar District, field notes of survey made for H&TC Ry. Co., 1872;M. J. Doyle, Deputy Surveyor, 1932-1940 |
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W. J. Caples, realtor vs. J. H. Walker, Land Commissioner,
respondent, et al., co-respondent, 1931-1932 |
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Andrews County, 1946-1951 |
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Theisen vs. Robinson, history of these cases, 1879-1926 [?] |
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Proposed constitutional amendment providing for a college building plan, 1947-1952 |
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Brochure "A Statement Regarding Constitutional Amendment Permitting a Broader Diversification of
Investments for the Permanent University Fund by the Constitutional Endowment Fund for the University of Texas
and the A&M College of Texas, November 13, 1951," special election, 1945-1952 |
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James P. Hart, correspondence files of Mr. Scott Gaines, 1948 |
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Dan J. Harrison, 1943-1944 |
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Leases, extension or renewal agreements, S. B. 287, Acts, 48th legislature, 1943-1945 |
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La Prieta, land relinquished to El Paso County, correspondence of J. H. Walker, 1939 |
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Land office files of J. H. Walker, Commissioner, General Land Office, 1937-1942 |
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Humble Oil and Refining Company, correspondence of Scott Gaines, 1940-1950 |
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Insurance, public liability, airport, file of Scott Gaines, Land attorney, 1947 |
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Toreador Royalty Corporation, files of Mary E. Cook, assistant to the endowment officer,
William W. Stewart, endowment officer, 1951-1965 |
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| 96-312/20 (5083821) |
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Geologist in charge, University Lands, Midland offices, Bert R. Haigh,
1938-1968 |
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San Patricio County, Kretzmeier vs. Strawn, correspondence,
1949 |
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Texas Petroleum Research Committee, files of Carroll D. Simmons, Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance,
1951 |
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Field notes,
1931 |
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Texas Medical Alumni Foundation, Inc., Dr. Robert M. Moore, Professor of Surgery, Medical Branch,
1951 |
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Building revenue bonds,
1939-1941 |
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Millard Eidson, et al. vs. Skelly Oil Co., et al., District Court, Ector County, cause No. 2833, non-development of oil and gas leases,
1944 |
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Taxes, University Properties and Trust Estates, files of Scott Gaines,
1939-1954 |
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Taxes, Hogg property, files of C. D. Simmons and Scott Gaines,
1939-1953 |
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