Carl Coke Rister: An Inventory of His Papers, 1834-1963 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Rister, Carl Coke, 1889-1955
	Title:	Carl Coke Rister Papers,
	Dates:	1834-1963 and undated

	Abstract:	The papers pertain to Carl Coke Rister, a noted teacher, historian, and author of southwestern history.
	Collection #	S 854.1
	Quantity:	35 boxes (34.0 linear feet)
	Language	English
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Son of a Baptist minister, Carl Coke Rister was born on June 30, 1889, in Hayrick, Texas. He graduated from Simmons College (now Hardin-Simmons University) in 1915 and married Mattie May in 1916. While working for the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., he attended George Washington University and earned a master's degree in 1920. Afterwards, he began teaching at Simmons College and attending summer school at the University of California, Berkeley.

Later, Rister returned to teach at George Washington University while working on his Ph.D, which he received in 1925. He then returned to teach at Simmons College and helped form the West Texas Historical Association, serving as the editor of its Yearbook from 1925 to 1929.

For the next 22 years, Rister taught at Oklahoma University, serving as professor of history, chairman of the history department, and research professor of history. His work in the areas southwestern military, Indian, and oil history garnered him notable reputation in his field. In 1951, Rister began teaching history at Texas Technological College. He passed away on April 16, 1955.

The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of Carl Coke Rister at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of biographical material, personal correspondence, manuscript drafts, photographs, literary productions, correspondence regarding oil companies, Rister's research notes, diaries, newspapers, and scrapbook material.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Some archival collections may be housed in storage outside of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library building. Requests to retrieve such materials may take up to 10 business days to complete. Please contact our Reference Department to arrange retrieval.

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Use Restrictions

Copyright is retained by either the archives or the creators and authors of items in this collection, as stipulated by U.S. copyright law.

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Index Terms
	The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
	Subjects (Persons)
		Rister, Carl Coke, 1889-1955.
		Rister, Carl Coke, 1889-1955--Awards.
		Rister, Carl Coke, 1889-1955--Career in teaching and writing history.
		Rister, Carl Coke, 1889-1955--Family.
		Rister, Carl Coke, 1889-1955--Knowledge and learning.
		Rister, Carl Coke, 1889-1955--Manuscripts.
		Rister family.
	Subjects (Organizations)
		Texas Technological College--Faculty.
		Texas Technological College--Faculty.
		University of Oklahoma. Dept. of History--Faculty.
		West Texas Historical Association.
	Subjects
		Authors, American--Texas.
		College teachers--Oklahoma.
		College teachers--Texas.
		Historians--Texas.
		Petroleum industry and trade--Texas--History.

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Related Materials:



	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Oral History Collection:
		William Curry Holden oral history Interview [sound recording], 1970 William Martin Pearce oral history interview [sound recording], 1991 Title of the oral history or non-SWC/SCL collection as provided in the citation field of the creating department or institution.

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		Richardson, Rupert Norval. In Memoriam: Carl Coke Rister. Abilene, Tex.: West Texas Historical Association, 1955.

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Collection Inventory



Additional Material
		Correspondence
Box	Folder
1	1		Mrs. Carl Rister-Condenses, A-H, 1955
	2		Mrs. Carl Rister, I-Q, 1955
	3		Mrs. Carl Rister, P-Z, 1955
	4		Mrs. Rister’s Correspondence, 1953-1959
	5		Rister, Carl Coke, A-Z, 1938-1957
	6		Texas State Historical Survey Committee, 1954-1955
	7		Texas State Historical Committee, 1953-1954
	8		Texas State Historical Survey Committee, 1953-1954
	9		Diaries and Address Book, 1948-1950 and undated
	10		Diaries and Address Book, 1948-1950 and undated
	11		Diplomas, 1942
	12		List of Names and Addresses, undated
		Literary Production
Box	Folder
1	13		Articles, 1951-1955
	14		Comanche Bondage, undated
	15		Library and Collection, undated
	16		Library and Collection, undated
	17		Miscellaneous Chapters, undated
Box	Folder
2	1		Miscellaneous Chapters, undated
	2		The Saga of the Southwest, 1950-1956
	3		Speeches, undated
		Printed Materials
Box	Folder
2	4		Miscellaneous, 1930-1948 and undated
	5		Other Authors and Speakers, undated
	6		Relating to Rister’s Books, 1944-1950 and undated
	7		Relating to Rister’s Books, Corrections to Oil! Titan of the Southwest, undated
	8		Speaking Engagements, 1931-1950
	9		Dummy of the Greater Southwest, 1934
		Scrapbook Material
Box	Folder
2	10		Miscellaneous Material, 1946-1951 and undated
	11		Miscellaneous Guest Log, 1949-1954
	12		News clippings, 1928-1962
	13		News clippings, Other People, 1905-1950
	14		News clippings, 1928-1962
	15		News clippings: Professional, 1937-1943
	16		News clippings: Personal, 1939-1950
	17		News clippings: Professional, 1940-1944
	18		News clippings: Professional, 1945 and undated
	19		News clippings: University of Oklahoma, 1940-1951
	20		Rister’s Death: Flowers Sent, 1955
	21		Rister’s Death: Two Memorial Books, 1955

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Correspondence
Box	Folder
2	22	DeGoyler Committee, 1949
	23	General Correspondence, 1948
	24	Correspondence A-F, 1945-1955
Box	Folder
3	1	Correspondence - C, 1943-1948
	2	Correspondence - D, 1927-1948
	3	Correspondence - F, 1927-1948
	4	Correspondence - H, 1928-1948
	5	Correspondence - J,K,L, 1928-1948
	6	Correspondence - M, 1927-1948
	7	Correspondence - N,O,P, 1928-1948
	8	Correspondence - R, 1926-1948
	9	Correspondence - S,T,U,V, 1928-1948
Box	Folder
4	1	Correspondence - W, 1928-1948
	2	A.A.U.P. Speeches, 1933-1941
	3	Administrative Policies for Teaching, 1950
	4	Arcadia Book Shop, Appraisal of Dr. Rister, 1955
	5	Biographical Information: Carbon Rister, 1889 and undated
	6	Books and Articles, 1935-1938
	7	Book, Company Correspondence, 1955
	8	Book Orders, Company Correspondence, 1952-1955
	9	Book Orders-History, 1949
	10	College Matters, 1951-1954
	11	Committee-Executive of M.V.H.A., 1947-1949
	12	General Correspondence, 1952
	13	General Correspondence, 1952
	14	General Correspondence, A-L, Carl Rister, 1954
	15	General Correspondence, G-L, Carl Rister, 1928-1952
	16	General Correspondence, L-Z, Carl Rister, 1953
Box	Folder
5	1	General Correspondence, M-Z, Carl Rister, 1954
	2	General Correspondence, A-K, Carl Rister, 1953
	3	General Correspondence, M-Q, 1949-1952
	4	General Correspondence, R-Z, 1949-1952
	5	Graduate Council, 1927-1952
	6	Graduates Working for Ph.D., 1945-1950
	7	Greater Southwest, A-L, 1928-1935 and undated
	8	Greater Southwest, M-Z, 1929-1948 and undated
	9	Growth of American Economy, 1949
	10	Hafen, Leroy E., 1948-1949
	11	Hamner, Laura V., “Robert E. Lee in Texas,” for boys, 1949 and undated
	12	History Department Administration, 1945-1950
	13	History Positions open to Majors and Graduates, 1949
	14	Johnson-Book Orders, 1949
	15	Kinney Council CC of C, 1955
	16	Microfilms, Government Library of Congress, 1951-1955
	17	Mississippi Valley Historical Association (M.V.H.A.), 1949-1950
	18	Mississippi Valley Historical Association, 1949-1950
	19	Mr. Mason’s Exam Papers, 1951-1954
	20	M.V.H.A., 1951
	21	M.V.H.A. Committee Suggestions, 1952
Box	Folder
6	1	M.V.H.A. Meeting-Chicago, 1952
	2	N.H.P.C.-M.V.H.A. Committee, 1951-1952
	3	Office Supplies, 1951-1954
	4	"Oil!", Revision Notes and a Letter, 1949-1954
	5	Personal Data, 1947-1949
	6	Personal File, 1951
	7	Prizes and Awards Given in History, 1949-1950

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Professional Correspondence
Box	Folder
6	8	“A”, 1948-1949
	9	“B”, 1949
	10	“C”, 1949
	11	“D”, 1949
	12	“F”, 1949
	13	“G”, 1948
	14	“H”, 1949
	15	“L”, 1948-1949
	16	“H”, 1949
	17	“R”, 1949
	18	“T”, 1949
	19	“W”, 1949
	20	Publishers Booksellers, 1927-1948
	21	Publishers Booksellers, 1944-1949
	22	Prentice Hall, 1904-1949
	23	Proposed American History Text, 1904-1949
	24	Proposed Kiowa Story, 1930
	25	Radio Speech, undated
	26	Research Assistance, Assistance for Assignment Abroad, 1948
	27	Research Professorship, 1945-1950
	28	Rockefeller Foundation, 1944
	29	Simmons University, 1928-1945
	30	Speeches, 1933-1941
	31	Testimonials, 1919-1934
	32	Various Papers, 1949 and undated
	33	Westerners, 1949

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Literary Production
Box	Folder
6	34	“American History” 1st Draft, Obsolete, Part I, undated
	35	“American History” 1st Draft, Part II, undated
	36	“American History” 1st Draft, Obsolete, Part III, undated
Box	Folder
7	1	“American History” Revised Manuscript, Part IV, Chapters XI-XVI, Dec. 2, 1953
	2	“American History” 1st Draft, Obsolete, Part IV, undated
	3	“American History” Dale Rister, Part VII, undated
	4	“American History” Dale Rister, Part VII, VIII, IX, undated
	5	“American History” Dale Rister, Part VIII, Chapter 19, undated
	6	“American History” Dale Rister, Part IX, undated
	7	“American History” Dale Rister, Part X, “Era of the New West,” undated
	8	“American History” Part XI, “Industrial and Labor Production,” undated
	9	“American History” Part XI, “Dawn of a New Century” and “The United States in Embryo,” undated
	10	“American History” Chapter XXI-XXIV, miscellaneous Chapters, undated
	11	“American History” Aggressive Democracy, Part XIX-XXIII, undated
	12	“American History: Beyond the Mississippi,” Chapter XVI, 1950
	13	“American History” Revised, Manuscript, Part I, undated
	14	“American History” Revised Manuscripts, Part II, undated
	15	“American History” Revised Manuscripts, Part III, undated
	16	Articles by Rister: “David L. Payne” and “Oklahoma, Land of Promise,” undated
	17	Baptist Missions Among American Indians, undated
	18	Biography: Personal Data-Carl Coke Rister, 1938-1955
	19	Border Captives, Workshops and Index, undated
Box	Folder
8	1	Border Command, undated
	2	Border Command, undated
	3	Buffalo: The Frontier, The Indians, 1896-1940
	4	“Carlota, A Confederate Colony in Mexico,” 1945
	5	“Carlota, A Confederate Colony in Mexico,” 1945
	6	"Comanche Bondage," undated
	7	"Comanche Bondage," 1839 and undated
	8	Comanche Captives, undated
	9	“The Confederacy Southwest War Plans,” undated
	10	“David Payne,” undated
	11	David L. Payne, May 18, 1942
	12	David L. Payne, (1884-1885), by C.C. Rister, undated
	13	David L. Payne, by C.C. Rister, (1879-1883), 1932
	14	David L. Payne, Memories, undated
	15	David L. Payne, Material, 1880-1885, plus miscellaneous material, undated
	16	David L. Payne, Miscellaneous, by C.C. Rister, undated
	17	Diary Account of a Creek Boundary Survey, 1850
	18	“A Diary Account of a Creek Boundary Survey,” 1949
	19	Drafts of Articles, 1939 and undated
	20	Everett, Mrs. Melissa C., (Frontier Experience), 1927
	21	Fort Griffin, undated
	22	Fort Griffin, undated
	23	The Fort Griffin Country, by C.C. Rister, undated
	24	“Free Land Hunters of the South Plains,” undated
Box	Folder
9	1	“Free Land Hunters of the Southern Plains” and “Oklahoma, Land of Promise” In One Reprint, undated
	2	"Frontier Life and Experiences," Book I, undated
	3	“The Great Plains,” undated
	4	Ft. Griffin Country, C.C. Rister, undated
	5	Ft. Griffin Country, (1866-1888), undated
	6	Ft. Griffin Country 2, 1955
	7	Ft. Griffin Country 3, 1954
	8	“General Sheridan and Indian Affairs” and “The Olive Branch a Prickly Pear,” undated
	9	Gisborne’s Williams Copy, 1936
	10	“The Greater Southwest,” 1934
	11	Hefen-Rister, “Western America,” undated
	12	“John Charles Beales, A Southern Plains Empresario,” 1933-1949
	13	“John Charles Beales, Southern Plains Empresario,” 1933-1949
	14	“Land Hunger,” undated
	15	“The Oil Man’s Frontier,” undated
	16	Oil! Titan of the Southwest, manuscript, 1948
Box	Folder
10	1	“No Man’s Land,” by C.C. Rister, 1947
	2	“No Man’s Land,” by C.C. Rister, 1947
	3	“No Man’s Land,” by C.C. Rister, undated
	4	“No Man’s Land,” Duplicate, 1947
	5	Pioneering the Santa Fe Trial, undated
	6	R.E. Lee in Texas, mss. 1, undated
	7	R.E. Lee in Texas mss. 2, undated
	8	“The Rio Grande Colony,” July 1940
	9	Rister’s Record of Thirty-Six Years as an American Historian, 1938
	10	“Satanta, Orator of the Plains,” Articles by Rister, undated
	11	“Satanta, Orator of the Plains,” Autumn 1931
	12	Sheridan Materials, by C.C. Rister, 1969 and undated
	13	Sheridan Manuscript, three miscellaneous manuscripts, 1868
	14	Sheridan Materials, by C.C. Rister, “Border Command”, 1969 and undated
	15	“The Significance of the Jacksboro Indian Affair of 1871,” 1926
	16	“Southern Plainsman,” Mss. 1, undated
	17	“Southern Plainsman,” Mss. 2, Chapter 3, undated
	18	“Southern Plainsman,” Complete, undated
	19	“The Southern Camels,” a speech, undated
	20	“Southwestern Oil,” Mss. 1, Chapters I-III and V-XXI, undated
	21	"Southwestern Oil,” Part I, First Copies and Rewrite, 1948
Box	Folder
11	1	“Southwestern Oil,” Part I, Mss. 2, undated
	2	“Southwestern Oil,” Part I, Mss. 3, undated
	3	“Southwestern Oil,” Part I, Chapters I-IX, Mss. 2, Summer 1948
	4	“Southwestern Oil,” Part I, Chapters I-IX, Mss. 1, Summer 1948
	5	“Southwestern Oil,” Part I, Re-write, Fall 1948
	6	“Southwestern Oil,” Part II, Mss. 1, Chapters X-XVIII, Summer 1948
	7	“Southwestern Oil,” Part II Mss. 1, First Copies and Re-write Suggestions, 1948 and undated
	8	“Southwestern Oil,” Part II, Mss. 2, Chapters X-XVIII, 1948
	9	“Southwestern Oil,” Part II, Mss. 2, First Copies and Re-write Suggestions, 1948 and undated
	10	“Southwestern Oil” Chapters I-II and V-XXI, 1948
	11	“Southwestern Oil,” Part 3, Mss. 1, Chapters XIX-XXVI, Summer 1948
	12	“Southwestern Oil, Part 3, Mss. 2, Chapters XIX-XXVI, Summer 1948
	13	“Southwestern Oil,” Reader’s Suggestions, Mss. 1, undated
Box	Folder
12	1	“Southwestern Oil,” Reader’s Suggestions, Mss. 2, undated
	2	“Southwestern Oil,” Part 3, Mss. 3, Chapters XIX-XXVI, Summer 1948
	3	Texas (miscellaneous), (1850-1880), “A” thru “I” Vol. I, undated
	4	Texas (miscellaneous), (1850-1880), “J” thru “Z” Vol. II, undated
	5	Texas 1867-1911, General W. T. Sherman, Satanta and Big Tree, 1928 and undated
	6	Texas; Hutchinson Co. Report, Martial Law, Carbons, 1932, undated
	7	Texas Materials, Frontier Newspapers and Army Records, (1868-1878), undated
	8	Texas Materials Frontier Newspapers and Army Records, (1878-1910), undated
	9	Texas 1880-1935, West Texas Historical Association, 1924-1929
	10	“Twenty-Five Years Research, Record of C.C. Rister,” undated
	11	“Western America” (Chapters by Hafen), Mss. 1, undated
	12	“Western America” (Chapters by Hafen), Mss. 2, undated
	13	“Western America,” (Chapters by Rister), Table of Contents, Mss. 1, undated
	14	“Western America,” Mss.2, Chapters by Rister, Table of Content, undated

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Special Correspondence

Box

Folder

Barnhart, John D., 1948-1949

Personal Correspondence - W, 1951-1952

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Financial Material

Box

Folder

Business Receipts - Petition of Property, 1947

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Magazines on Oil
Box	Folder
12	18	Life, 1948
	19	Mineral Resources of the U.S.-U.S.D.S., copy, (1902), undated
	20	Oil and Gas-Journal-Oil City Derrick, (1889-1904), undated
Box	Folder
13	1	“Oil and Gas Magazine”/Oil Progress Week, Oct. 15-21, 1950
	2	Oil Investor Journal, copy, (1902-1909), undated
	3	Oil Investors Journal, (1902-1910), undated
	4	U.S. News and World Report, Jan. 30, 1953
	5	Miscellaneous, undated
	6	Miscellaneous, (1899-1955), undated
	7	News Clippings Regarding Oil, 1946-1949
	8	Oil Forms, 1920
	9	Oil Information Magazine and Reports, (1944-1953), undated
	10	The Oilman’s Frontier, (handwritten notes), undated
	11	Oil Notes, undated
	12	Petroleum in American History and Petroleum Library, 1947-1949
	13	U.S.G.S. Reports, Sept., 8, 1951

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Printed Materials on Oil Men
Box	Folder
13	14	Interviews from Standard Oil (N.J.) files, (1945-1946), undated
	15	Oil Field Maps, undated
	16	Oil Industry Information Committee, 1945-1949 and undated
	17	Oil Publications, 1947-1953
	18	Personal Experiences, Book I, (1924-1948), undated
	19	Personal Experiences, (1931-1945), undated

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Speeches on Oil
Box	Folder
13	20	Oil, Miscellaneous, (1939-1954), undated
	21	Oil, Miscellaneous, (1951-1957), undated
	22	“Oil Progress Week,” five speeches, 1950 and undated
	23	“Oil for War and Peace,” Sept. 8, 1950
Box	Folder
14	1	“Southwestern Oil” Lecture, undated

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Academic Affairs
Box	Folder
14	2	Americana, list of, 1948 and undated
	3	American Monthly, Cards, Ribbons, etc., (1902), undated
	4	Committee-University Research, 1948
	5	Expense Reports, 1951
	6	Hollie C. Brown, “Pastoral New Mexico,” July 30, 1949
	7	Maps and Photographs, undated
	8	Membership, List of M.V.H.A., Dec. 28, 1950
	9	Memorandum on Examination of Grant Forman’s Library, 1943
	10	Names of House and Senate Member, 1949
	11	Norman, Oklahoma Telephone Dictionary, 1950
	12	The Oil Forum, Test and Exams, undated
	13	Rister’s Study under H.C. Bolton, 1921-1922
	14	Seminar Material, undated
	15	Sparks, Bancroft, Palfrey, and Hildrfth, undated
	16	Society of American Historians, 1948
	17	University of Oklahoma, Faculty Handbook, 1950
	18	University Regulations, Teaching, March 19, 1948
	19	Texas Tech College Matters, 1952-1953 and undated

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Miscellaneous
Box	Folder
14	20	General History-Book Orders, undated
	21	General History, Book Orders, undated
	22	Newspapers, Archer County News, 1929-1947
	23	Photograph List, National Archives, undated

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Proofs and Corrections
Box	Folder
14	24	Southwestern Frontier, Influence of the Cattle Industry on the Frontier, undated
	25	Texas Tech Library, Book Orders, Part I, 1951-1954
	26	Texas Tech Library, Book Orders, Part II, 1953-1954

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Writings and Reports
Box	Folder
14	27	“American History Dictionary Items,” undated
	28	American History Documents, undated
	29	Articles on Manifest Destiny, undated
	30	Articles for Yearbook, July 13, 1945
	31	Baptist Missions Among Indians, undated
	32	Book Reviews by C.C. Rister, undated
	33	Book Advertising: States West of the Mississippi River, undated
	34	Book Reviews, Newspaper Clippings and Articles, 1946-1949
	35	Border Command Comments and Reviews, News Clippings, 1944
	36	Comments and Reviews, Robert E. Lee, 1946
	37	Course Outlines, 1950 and undated
	38	Crude Oil Productions of the United States, (1859-1897), undated
	39	Fort Griffin, May 13, 1955
	40	Growth of the American Economy, Revision, undated
	41	Mexico, Chapter X, 1940
	42	“The Natural Setting or Geographical Background,” undated
	43	News Clippings, 1949
	44	New York Times, History Articles, April 4, 1943
	45	Report of Sub-Committee on Archives Papers and Documents of the State Historical Survey Committee, 1954
Box	Folder
15	1	Saturday Review Article Reviews, etc., 1949
	2	Spaniards and Teutons, undated
	3	Writing Non-Fiction Correspondence Study, undated

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Miscellaneous Oil Materials
Box	Folder
15	4	Colorado City, Texas, undated
	5	Impact of Petroleum-First Draft, A Proposed History of American Petroleum, 1949
	6	Newspaper Oil Reports, 1947
	7	Printed Reports on Rister’s Fall Speaking and Writing on Oil History, 1950
		Newspapers
Box	Folder
15	8		Amarillo Texas, undated
	9		Cushing-Daily Citizen, Cushing, Oklahoma, 1936
	10		El Dorado (Arkansas) Daily News, 1948
	11		Glad Water Daily Times Tribune, Gladware, Texas, June 11, 1944
	12		Kilgore News-Herald, 1943
	13		Oil! Titan of the Southwest, 1929-1949
	14		Oklahoma, 1947 and undated
	15		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 23, 1939
	16		Seminole (Oklahoma) Producer, 1946
	17		The Sunday Item Tribune New Orleans, Louisiana, March 14, 1937
	18		Wichita Falls, Texas, undated
	19		Work Sheets, undated
	20		Breckenridge, Texas, undated

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Oil Correspondence and Printed Items
Box	Folder
15	21	Correspondence: Oil, 1946, 1949
	22	Correspondence: Oil, September, 1949
	23	Correspondence: Oil “A-B”, 1940-1948
	24	Correspondence: Oil “A-W”, 1947-1949
	25	Correspondence: Oil “A-M”, 1949-1951
	26	Correspondence: Oil “C-D”, 1946-1948
	27	Correspondence: Oil “E-K”, 1940-1948
	28	Correspondence: Oil “N-Z”, 1950-1951
	29	Correspondence: Oil “N-Z”, 1950-1951
	30	Correspondence: Oil “P-V”, 1945-1948
Box	Folder
16	1	Correspondence: Oil “W”, 1945-1949
	2	Correspondence-Companies: Anderson-Prichard, 1948
	3	Correspondence-Companies: Amerada Petroleum Company, 1944
	4	Correspondence-Companies: Atlantic Refining Company, 1948
	5	Correspondence-Companies: Carter, Oil Company, 1941-1949
	6	Correspondence-Companies: Champlin Refining Company, undated
	7	Correspondence-Companies: Cities Service, 1945-1948
	8	Correspondence-Companies: Cosden, 1949 and undated
	9	Correspondence-Companies: Gulf Oil, 1949 and undated
	10	Correspondence-Companies: Humble Oil and Refining Co., 1945-1948 and undated
	11	Correspondence-Companies: Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, (I.T.I.O.), undated
	12	Correspondence-Companies: Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Incorporated, 1947-1948
	13	Correspondence-Companies: Lion Oil Company, 1944-1951 undated
	14	Correspondence-Companies: Magnolia Petroleum Co., 1931-1941
	15	Correspondence-Companies: Ohio Oil, 1948 and undated
	16	Correspondence-Companies: Phillips Petroleum Co., 1937-1950
	17	Correspondence-Companies: Pure Oil, 1947-1948
	18	Correspondence-Companies: Shell Oil Company, 1945-1948
	19	Correspondence-Companies: Sinclair Company, 1948
	20	Correspondence-Companies: Skelly Oil, 1945 and undated
	21	Correspondence-Companies: Socony-Vacuum, 1948
	22	Correspondence-Companies: Standard-Baton Rouge Refinery, 1946 and undated
	23	Correspondence-Companies: Standard Labor Relations, 1945 and undated
	24	Correspondence-Companies: Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, 1931-1949
	25	Correspondence-Companies: Standard Refinery, 1946 and undated
	26	Correspondence-Companies: Sun Oil, 1945-1948
	27	Correspondence-Companies: Sunray Oil, 1948
	28	Correspondence-Companies: The Texas Company, 1942 and undated
	29	Correspondence-Companies: Tidewater, 1948
	30	Organizations: American Pet Institute, 1947-1948
	31	Organizations: Independent Petroleum Association of America, I.P.A.A., 1948

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Oil! Titan of the Southwest
Box	Folder
16	32	Associations, Oil and Gas, 1948
	33	Bureau of Mines: Central Classified Correspondence Files, undated
	34	Bureau of Mines: Central Classified Correspondence Files, undated
	35	Comments: Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1947-1950
Box	Folder
17	1	Comments, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1947-1950
	2	Comments: Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1947-1950
	3	Conservation Material, undated
	4	Correspondence-Companies: Arkansas to Oklahoma Vol. 1, Photographs, undated
	5	Correspondence-Companies: General Material (1920), 1940-1948
	6	Correspondence-Companies: Illustrations-Photographs, used in oil, undated
	7	Correspondence-Companies: Oil-Miscellaneous, Book 1, 1939-1942
	8	Correspondence-Companies: Oklahoma to Texas, Vol. 3, Photographs, undated
	9	Correspondence-Companies: Photographs from National Archives, miscellaneous, Vol. 2, undated
	10	Correspondence-Companies: Pipeline General, 1946 and undated
	11	Correspondence-Companies: Refineries-Photographs, Vol. 6, 1914-1948
	12	Correspondence-Companies: Texas to Texas, Photographs, Vol. 4, undated
Box	Folder
18	1	Correspondence-Companies: Union Oil of California, 1948
	2	Correspondence-Companies: Warren Petroleum Company, 1947
	3	Correspondence-Companies: Warren Petroleum Company, March 31, 1947
	4	Louisiana, (copy), handwritten notes, undated
	5	Louisiana, Book I, undated
	6	Louisiana, Book I, (1901-1936), undated
	7	Miscellaneous, undated
	8	Book II, undated
	9	Campbell Materials on Glenn Pools, (1907-1947), undated
	10	Miscellaneous: Copied Material on Oil, undated
	11	Miscellaneous: Copied Material on Oil, undated
	12	Miscellaneous: Copied Material on Oil, (1829-1949), undated
	13	Miscellaneous: Glossary, undated
	14	Miscellaneous: Mimeographed Forms, 1946 and undated
	15	Miscellaneous: News Clippings, 1951 and undated
	16	Miscellaneous: News Clippings, Oil, 1952-1953
	17	Miscellaneous: Oklahoma Newspaper, (copy), handwritten, undated
	18	Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Items, (1897-1947), undated
	19	Miscellaneous: Other Miscellaneous Items, 1949-1950
	20	Miscellaneous: Petroleum Production Charts on Southwestern Fields, undated
	21	New Mexico: New Pools Summary, etc., undated
	22	Oklahoma: Vol. III, 1929-1949
	23	Oklahoma: Bartlesville, Cushing, Healdton and Hewitt, undated
	24	Oklahoma: Cleveland, Glenn Pool, Red Fork and Tulsa, undated
	25	Oklahoma: Gould Report and New Pools Data, undated
	26	Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, 1928 and undated
Box	Folder
19	1	Oklahoma: Osage, undated
	2	Oklahoma: Osage and Other Indian Material (1837-1946), undated
	3	Research Materials, Crude Oil Purchases-Kansas and Oklahoma Field, 1930 and undated
	4	Research Materials, History of the Refining Division, Petroleum Administration for War, undated
	5	Research Materials, Investigating Questionable Oil Deals, 1918-1922
	6	Research Materials, Oil for the Navy-Leasing Osage Lands, 1914-1916
	7	Research Materials, Oil for the Navy-Leasing Osage Lands, 1917-1933
	8	Rister’s Articles and Miscellaneous Notes, undated
	9	States and Regions, Arkansas, 1938 and undated
	10	States and Regions, Arkansas, (copy), Vol. 148, handwritten notes, 1923-1924 and undated
	11	States and Regions, Colorado, undated
	12	States and Regions, Kansas Carbons, Parts I and II, undated
	13	States and Regions, Kansas, Part I, Carbons, undated
	14	States and Regions, Kansas, Part II, 1946-1948 and undated
	15	States and Regions, Mid-Continent Area, Book I, undated
	16	States and Regions, Mid-Continent Area, Book II, undated
	17	States and Regions, Oklahoma-Vol. I, (1849-1910), undated
Box	Folder
20	1	States and Regions, Oklahoma-Vol. II (1910-1929), undated
	2	States and Regions, Southwest Regions Book I, undated
	3	Southwest Region, Oils Impact in Southwest, Book II, 1947-1949 and undated
	4	States and Regions, Rocky Mountain Area, undated
	5	Texas, Central Region, (1910-1946), undated
	6	Texas, East Texas, Part I, 1886-1940, undated
	7	Rister’s Articles and miscellaneous notes, undated
	8	Rister’s Articles and miscellaneous notes, undated
	9	Rister’s Articles and miscellaneous notes, (1905-1944), undated
	10	Rister’s Articles and miscellaneous notes, (1935-1944), undated
Box	Folder
21	1	Rister’s Articles and miscellaneous notes, (1935-1944), undated
	2	Rister’s Articles and miscellaneous notes, steel file cards, undated
	3	Texas Eastern Part II, (1940), undated
	4	Texas, General (1889-1947), undated
	5	Texas, Gulf, Book I, 1901-1935 and undated
	6	Texas, Gulf, Book II, 1902-1910 and undated
	7	Texas, Gulf, Book III, 1911 and undated
	8	Texas, New Pools Data by Counties, undated
Box	Folder
22	1	Texas North Central Desdemona, undated
	2	Texas, Northern Texas, undated
	3	Texas, Panhandle-Hutchinson County Martial Law Report, undated
	4	Texas, Southland Southwest Regions, (1901-1934), undated
	5	Texas, West Texas, 1892-1927, undated
	6	Texas, West Texas, 1927-1940 and undated
	7	Texas, West Texas Fields, 1940-1949
	8	Texas, Wichita Falls Oil Review, (copy), (1920), undated
	9	Texas, Wyoming-Southwest, undated

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Oversized Papers
Box	Folder
22	10	Frontier Military History, Camp Cooper, undated
	11	Frontier Military History, Fort McKavett, undated
	12	Frontier Military History, Robert E. Lee Texas (1860), undated
	13	Notebooks and Note Cards, undated
	14	Notebooks and Note Cards, 1953-1955
Box	Folder
23	1	Oklahoma, Creek Boundary Survey, (1837-1850), 1947 and undated
	2	Oklahoma, David L. Payne, undated
	3	Oklahoma, Indian Material, (1870), undated
	4	Oklahoma, No Man’s Land, 1890-1891 and undated
	5	Petroleum Industry History, General Oil Material, 1943 and undated
	6	Petroleum Industry History, General Oil Material, 1952-1954 undated
	7	Petroleum Industry History, Leasing Cherokee Lands (1899-1902), undated
	8	Petroleum Industry History, Leasing Osage Lands, (1902-1913), undated
	9	Petroleum Industry History, Martial Law in Texas, Sept. 28, 1929
	10	Petroleum Industry History, Oil for the Navy, leasing Osage Lands, (1908-1914), undated
	11	Photographs, David L. Payne and Oklahoma Boomers, undated
	12	Texas Land Grants, Deeds and Contracts, Jefferson County, Texas, undated
	13	Texas Land Grants, Early Land Grants in Texas, undated

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Printed Material
Box	Folder
23	14	“Archival Needs in Latin America” by Castaneda, 1942
	15	“Augustinians Wend Their Way Westward,” by Castaneda, 1956
	16	Beales’ Texas Colonial Grants, presented by C.C. Rister, undated
	17	Bibliographies, undated
	18	Bibliographies, undated
	19	Bibliography of Books on Historiography, 1949 and undated
	20	Bibliography, Santa Fe Expedition, 1951
	21	“Boletin dela Academia Venezolanda” correspondence de la Espanola,” 1955
	22	Brandts Translation, undated
	23	“Communications between Santa Fe and San Antonio in Eighteenth Century,” by Castandea, 1941
	24	Confederate Veteran, 1916-1923
	25	“The Corregidor in Spanish Colonial Administration,” by Castaneda, 1929
	26	Dr. C.C. Rister History, 1951
	27	“First European Settlement on the Rio Grande,” by Castaneda, 1945
	28	“Fly Casting Instructions,” undated
Box	Folder
24	1	Fort Griffin, Medical History, Volume 1, 1867-1872
	2	Frontier Life and Experiences, Book II, undated
	3	Frontier Life and Experiences, Book I, undated
	4	Frontier Life and Experiences, Book II, undated
	5	Horn’s (Mrs.) Captivity, 1839
	6	Horn’s (Mrs.) Captivity Forms, 1955
	7	“The Human Side of a Great Collection,” by Castaneda, 1940
	8	“Inter-American Cultural Relations” by Castaneda, 1947
	9	“The Irresistible Challenge of the Pueblos” by Castaneda, 1950
	10	John Charles Beales, 1933-1934
	11	Lulac News, Issued Dedicated to Castaneda, July 1932
	12	“The Manuel E. Gondra Collection” by Castaneda and Dabbs, 1941
	13	Medical History of Fort Griffin, Texas, 1867-1881
	14	Middle Border Bulletin, Spring 1948
	15	“Publications of the Faculty” Texas Tech, 1951
	16	“Publications on Latin American History in 1939,” 1940
	17	Reise Church doie MexiKanischen Provinzen, Translation, 1954
	18	“Relations of General Scott with Santa Anna” by Castaneda, 1949
	19	“Report of Committee of Library Cooperation with Hispanic Peoples” by John B. Vance, 1929
	20	Review on Books by C.C. Rister, 1948-1950
	21	“Spanish Medieval Institutions in Overseas Administration: The Prevalence of Medieval Concepts” by Castansda, 1954
	22	“The Southwest Collection,” Texas Tech, 1952
	23	Texas, (1818-1866), undated
	24	Various Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1931-1947
	25	Westerners Brand Book, 1945
	26	West Texas Memories, 1946-1951

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Research Material
Box	Folder
24	27	Bibliography, Carbon Border Command, News Clippings, undated
	28	Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico and Oklahoma, 1846-1949
Box	Folder
25	1	Documents and Research Materials, (1870), undated
	2	Documents and Research Materials, Part I, (1846-1900), undated
	3	A Federal Experiment INS, Plains Indians Relations, undated
	4	Frontier Material, Miscellaneous, undated
	5	Frontier Material, Miscellaneous (1837-1890), undated
	6	Frontier Material, Miscellaneous (1837-1890), undated
	7	Holden and Rister, News Clippings, 1952-1954
	8	Kiowa File, undated
	9	Maps of the United States, miscellaneous, undated
	10	Military Division of Missouri, undated
	11	Music as a Means of Historical Research, undated
	12	No Man’s Land Material (1541-1899), handwritten notes, 1953
	13	No Man’s Land, undated
	14	No Man’s Land Material, Part I, (1884-1935), undated
	15	No Man’s Land Part II, (1880-1934), undated
	16	No Man’s Land, Articles, 1944-1947
	17	No Man’s Land, Comments on, 1948
	18	No Man’s Land, (1889-1895), notes, undated
	19	No Man’s Land Materials, Personal Notes, (1898-1935), undated
	20	No Man’s Land, Various Authors, handwritten notes, 1900-1949
	21	“River of Oil,” and “What is a Texan,” speeches, undated
Box	Folder
26	1	Robert E. Lee, 1850-1861
	2	Robert E. Lee, Documents, 1872
	3	Robert E. Lee, miscellaneous, (1846-1860), 1947
	4	Robert E. Lee and Frontier, Microfilm Material, (1855-1858), 1954
	5	Robert E. Lee and Frontier, Microfilm Material, Vol. II, 1934
	6	Robert E. Lee and Frontier, Microfilm Material, Vol. II, 1934
	7	Robert E. Lee in Texas, (photographs), (1864), undated
	8	The Sheridan Papers, by C.C. Rister, handwritten, 1868-1869
	9	The Sheridan Papers, Military Operations, 1868-1869
	10	Smith, Joseph R., 1947
	11	Smith, Joseph R., Diary, 1949 and undated
	12	Texas, Miscellaneous, Pictures of Forts in Texas, 1852-1949
	13	Texas Capital, 1954 and undated
	14	Texas Items, 1951 and undated
	15	W.C. Holden and Rister, Notes on Spur Ranch, undated
	16	W.C. Holden and Rister, Notes on Spur Ranch, undated
	17	W.C. Holden and Rister, Notes on Spur Ranch, undated
	18	W.C. Holden and Rister, Notes on Spur Ranch, undated
Box	Folder
27	1	W.C. Holden and Rister, Notes on Spur Ranch, undated
	2	W.C. Holden and Rister, Notes on Spur Ranch, undated
	3	W.C. Holden and Rister, Notes on Spur Ranch, undated
	4	Western America, W.C. Holden and Rister-Notes on Spur Ranch, undated
	5	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	6	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	7	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
Box	Folder
28	1	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	2	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	3	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	4	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	5	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
Box	Folder
29	1	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	2	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	3	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	4	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	5	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
Box	Folder
30	1	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	2	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	3	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	4	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	5	Western America, Index and Note Cards, undated
	6	Work Sheets, undated

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Scrapbook Material I
Box	Folder
31	1	Correspondence, Rister’s Writings, 1938-1939 and undated
	2	News Clippings, 1939-1950
	3	News Clippings, 1949 and undated
	4	News Clippings, Articles by Rister, Part I, Miscellaneous, 1926-1927 and undated
	5	News Clippings, Articles by Rister, Part II, 1938-1941 undated
	6	News Clippings, Current Clippings on Rister, 1946-1949 undated
	7	News Clippings, David L. Payne, 1932-1941 and undated
	8	News Clippings, Oil, 1950-1951 and undated
	9	News Clippings, Texas Frontier Forts, 1951 and undated
	10	No Man’s Land-Reviews, Newspaper Articles, 1948
	11	Printed Materials, News Clippings, 1925-1939 and undated
	12	Rister’s Death, 1949-1955
Box	Folder
32	13	Texas, Newspapers, 1921-1954

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Oversized Material

Box

Folder

Scrapbook Material with photostats relating to the Southwestern Border, 1834-1896, undated

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Scrapbook Material II
Box	Folder
33	1	News Clippings, 1924-1963
	2	News Clippings, 1924-1963
	3	News Clippings, 1951-1955
Box	Folder
34	1	News Clippings, 1924-1963
	2	News Clippings, 1924-1963
Box	Folder
35	1	News Clippings, 1924-1963

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Carl Coke Rister:

An Inventory of His Papers, 1834-1963 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

Descriptive Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Materials:

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Accession Information

Processing Information

Bibliography

Collection Inventory

Additional Material

Correspondence

Professional Correspondence

Literary Production

Special Correspondence

Financial Material

Magazines on Oil

Printed Materials on Oil Men

Speeches on Oil

Academic Affairs

Miscellaneous

Proofs and Corrections

Writings and Reports

Miscellaneous Oil Materials

Oil Correspondence and Printed Items

Oil! Titan of the Southwest

Oversized Papers

Printed Material

Research Material

Scrapbook Material I

Oversized Material

Scrapbook Material II