Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888-1963
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Name (Latin)
Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888-1963
Date of birth
1888-04-03
Date of death
1963-03-08
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Great Plains
History
Texas
conservation of natural history
Occupation
Authors
College teachers
Historians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
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Sources of Information
- Ancestry, Apr. 11, 2017Texas, death certificates, 1903-1982 (Walter Prescott Webb; place of death, Hays County; date of death, Mar. 8, 1963; usual residence, Austin, Tex.; occupation, history professor, U of T)
- Handbook of Texas online, Apr. 11, 2017Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888-1963 (historian and author; born ... in Panola County, Tex., on April 3, 1888; attended the University of Texas ... bachelor of arts degree in 1915; publication in 1931 of The Great Plains; Ph.D. from the University of Texas in 1932; interest in the conservation of natural resources)
- Barker, E. C.The growth of a nation ... c1928.
Wikipedia description:
Walter Prescott Webb (April 3, 1888, in Panola County, Texas – March 8, 1963, near Austin, Texas) was an American historian noted for his groundbreaking work on the American West. As president of the Texas State Historical Association, he launched the project that produced the Handbook of Texas. He is a member of the Hall of Great Westerners, which is a part of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
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