Summary of WTHA Annual
Meeting- Alpine, Texas
The 82nd West Texas Historical
Association annual meeting was held on March 31- April 2, 2005, at Sul
Ross State University, in Alpine, Texas.
Registration: Registration
began at 12:00 p.m and was ongoing until 4:30 p.m. The first session began at
1:00 p.m. on Friday and concluded at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday.
Program:
The preliminary program called for
47 presentations in 6 sessions, which included the participation of
members of the East Texas Historical
Association.
Facilities: All sessions and
the Saturday lunch was held on the 2nd floor
of the University Center Building on the Sul Ross State University
campus in Alpine, Texas.
The 2005 Program Committee was made up of
the following members: Shirley Eoff, Brenda Haes, Judy Parsons,
and Bruce Glasrud.
The 2005 Local Arrangements Committee was
made up of the following members: Travis Roberts, JoAnn Pospisil,
and Larry Francell.
Overview of the
Sessions and Events
Thursday's schedule, March 31,
2005
- Early Bird Reception and
Dinner at the Holland Hotel, Alpine, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Friday's
schedule, April 1, 2005
- Tour from 9:00 a.m. to
noon of the Museum of the Big Bend or the Chinati Foundation Art
Collection.
- The
Board Meeting took place in the University Center, room 210,
from 8:30-10:00 a.m.
- Registration
began
at approximately at noon in the Main area of the 2nd floor of
the University Center, Sul Ross State University.
- The Silent Book Auction
ran from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Session 1A
entitled, True to the Code:
Riding for the Brand in West Texas History, was chaired by Keith Owen,
Lubbock Christian University, and included the following
papers:
- "Say It Ain't So or History a la 'The Man Who Shot
Liberty Valance,'" by Keith Own, Lubbock Christian University
-
"Defending Myth in West Texas History," by Michael
Whitley, Lubbock Christian University
-
"The Buffalo Hunters Were Here, or
There: Amateurs, Professionals, and the Politics of History," by Kregg Fehr, Lubbock Christian University
Session 1B
entitled, Texas Rangers in
Elmer Kelton's Rusty Shannon Novels, was chaired by Kenneth Davis,
and included the following
papers:
- "Zealots and Vendettas: Character and Conflict in Elmer Kelton's Texas Ranger Novels," by Becky Matthews, San Antonio
-
"Historical Background of Comanche-Anglo Personal Connection in
Elmer Kelton's Texas Ranger Novels," by Lou
Rodenberger, Baird
-
"Standing Proud from a Buckskin Line to Jericho's Road," by Lewis Toland, New Mexico Military Institute
Session 1C
entitled, Caring for Body and
Soul in West Texas Communities, was chaired by Judy Parsons,
and included the following
papers:
- "L. R. Millican: The Baptist Warhorse of the West," by Joe Early,
Cumberland College, Williamsburg, Kentucky
-
"The Art of Medicine 100 Years Ago," by Robert L. Carr, Lubbock
-
"Impatient Tuberculosis Treatment: A Case Study in West Texas," by
Katie Plum, Angelo State University
Session 2A
entitled, Ethnic Groups in
West Texas History, was chaired by Bruce A. Glasrud,
and included the following
papers:
- "Black Troopers and the Staked Plains Horror of 1877," by
Paul Carlson, Texas Tech University
-
"The T-Anchor Ranch and Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory: The Cowboys
and the Indians," by Brenda L. Haes, Texas Tech
University
-
"From Survival to Revival: The Tiguas and Kickapoos of
Western Texas," by James M. Smallwood, Oklahoma State University,
Emeritus
Session 2B
entitled, Imagery in West
Texas: Myth or Reality, was chaired by Gretchen Adams,
and included the following
papers:
- "Guten Tag, Pardner: German Author Karl May and
the American West," by Matt Tippens, Texas Tech University
-
"The Power of Cowboy Myth and Imagery at the Lubbock
National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration," by Scott Sosebee,
Texas Tech University
-
"Elmer Kelton and the Code of the West: The Western as a
Classic but Evolving Art Form," by Susan Blassingame, Lubbock
Christian University
Session 2C
entitled,
Civil War and
Frontier Outposts, was chaired by Lynn Whitfield,
and
included the following papers:
- "The Civil War in West Texas," by Glen Ely, Fort Worth
-
"Old Soldiers Fade Away: Confederates Buried in San Antonio," by Jim
Matthews, San Antonio
-
"Fort Quitman," by J. Mike Laverde, El Paso
Session 3A
entitled,
Progressives in
West Texas, was chaired by Scott Sosebee,
and
included the following papers:
- "Murdo Mackenzie and Theodore Roosevelt: Progressive Leaders on
the Cattle Frontier," by Leland Turner, Texas Tech University
-
"Post City: Utopia or Industrial City?" by Sam Prose, Texas Tech
University
-
"'Rejecting Mediocrity:'" The Marfa History Club and Reform in
Presidio County, 1899-1920," by Kevin Motl, Texas A&M
University
Session 3B
entitled,
Drought and Water Conservation, was
chaired by Janet Neugebauer,
and included the following papers:
- "The Evaporating Frontier: Drought and Northwest Texas,
1854-1865, by Kevin Z. Sweeney, Wayland Baptist University
-
"The Life and Times of A. A. Meredith," by Rusty Hawkins, Texas
Tech University
-
[Student Essay Award Winner]
Session 3C
entitled,
West Texas- People
and Places, was chaired by Monte Monroe,
and included the following papers:
- "John Duncan Young, Vaquero of the Brush Country," by Roy
Young, Apache, Oklahoma
-
"The Llano Estacado," by Sandy Hoover, Texas Tech
University
-
"Jack Stilwell, Army Scout and Plainsman: West Texas Connections,"
by Clint Chambers, Lubbock
- The
President's Reception begins at 6:00 p.m. at the main lobby of
the Holland Hotel, downtown Alpine.
- Dinner begins around 7
p.m., also at the Holland Hotel.
- Presentation: The
evening program begins around 8:00 p.m. Guest speaker Ted
Gray, author of the award-winning book, "The Working Cowboy,"
will present "Local Resident and Working Cowboy."
Saturday's
schedule, April 2, 2005
- Registration
began
at approximately at 7:30 a.m. in the Main area of the 2nd floor
of the University Center, Sul Ross State University.
- The Silent Book Auction
ran from 8:00 1.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Session 4A
entitled,
East Texas
Historical Association Session, chaired by Archie P. McDonald,
and included the following papers:
- "The Murder at Potters Point," by Bob Bowman, Lufkin
-
"'Yes, Your Honor, But He Needed Killing': Percy Foreman for the
Defense," by Mark Barringer, Stephen F. Austin State
University
Session 4B
was the Center for Big Bend
Studies Session,
and included the following papers:
- "The Assassination of Pancho Villa," by Ruben Osario, Sul
Ross State University
-
"The Maneuver Division: U. S. Mobilization During the Madero Revolution, 1911," by Gerald G. Raun, Alpine
-
"A Chihuahuan Revolution: Francisco Villa's Division del
Norte," by John Klingemann Franco, University of Arizona
Session 5A
entitled,
Cattlemen,
Sheepherders, and Businessmen in West Texas, was chaired by Travis Roberts,
and included the following papers:
- "Cattlemen vs. Sheepherders in West Texas," by Bill
O'Neal, Carthage
-
"Through the Eyes of David Williams: West Texas Pioneer," by
Shannon Sturm, Angelo State University
-
"John Twohig, West Texas Landowner
and Texas Patriot," by Suzanne Campbell, Angelo State University
Session 5B
entitled,
Railroads and
Airmen, was chaired by Wes Sheffield,
and included the following papers:
- "South Plains Army
Airfield, Silent Warriors," by Jake W. Sheffield, Burleson
-
"Train Crash at Crush, Texas," by David Scott, Lubbock Christian
University
-
"Caboose Tales," by Wayne Lease, Garland
Session 5C
entitled,
Artistic
Interpretations of West Texas Landscapes and Restoration of
Historic Sites, was chaired by Gloria Duarte,
and included the following papers:
- "Whipple's Pacific Railway Survey of the 35th Paralle,"
by Larry Francell, Sul Ross State University
-
"Why Donald Judd in Marfa, Texas? The History and Allure of Texas
Light and Space on Artists," by Holle Humphries, University of Texas
-
"This Old Hotel," by Becky Davidson, Texas Tech University
Session 6A
entitled,
Frontier Justice and Injustice, was
chaired by Tom Crum,
and included the following papers:
- "More Than One Way to Skin a Cat... Or to Win a Murder
Trial," by Bill Neal, Quanah
-
"Divorce, Murder, and Mayhem in Early San Angelo, by Shirley M.
Eoff, Angelo State University
-
"Who Was Who Under Those Hoods: An Analysis of the Membership of
the Amarillo Klan, Bruce Cammack, Texas Tech University
Session 6B
entitled,
Native American Populations and Warfare in West
Texas, was chaired by Tiffany Fink,
and included the following papers:
- "The Populations of the Spanish Missions on the Rio
Grande/Rio Bravo River," by Robert H. Jackson, Spring
-
"Treacherous, Deceitful, or Just Plain Smart? Lipan
Apache Warfare in Spanish Texas," by Thomas A. Britten, UTB-TSC
-
"W. B. Anglin, Texas Ranger and 'Last' Comanche Victim in Texas,"
by Robert R. Truitt, Jr., Midland
- Lunch
started at 12:30 p.m. in the University Center Building, Sul
Ross State University, 2nd floor. WTHA President Preston Lewis,
presided, and the presentation "The WASP Who Fell from the Sky"
was given.
-
The Tour
at Fort Davis began at 5:00 p.m. for the "From Retreat to
Tattoo" event.
- Dinner
was served at the Indian
Lodge Historical Site at 8:00 p.m.
-
The Star Party was held at McDonald
Observatory at 9:30 p.m.
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