Slaughter, George Morgan, Papers, 1897-1959 and undated

Creator: Slaughter, George Morgan

Collection #: S 930.1

Language: English

Biographical Sketch

George Morgan Slaughter was the eldest son of C. C. Slaughter and C. C.'s first wife, Cynthia Ann Jowell. Born in Palo Pinto, Texas, on November 2, 1862, George received formal training in Texas schools and at the Virginia Military Institute. Later he served in the Spanish-American War. He married Alice Louise Donohoo (Allie D.) and together they had three children. Managing ranches for his father in West Texas and New Mexico, George became a prominent cattle breeder and was elected president of the Panhandle Cattle Raisers Association in 1910. He moved to Roswell, New Mexico, in 1900 and served as president of the American National Bank. On July 15, 1915, George passed away and was buried in Roswell.

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

Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, biographical information, genealogical data, poetry, and essays. The majority of the correspondence is between George Morgan and his father, Colonel C. C. Slaughter.

Restrictions

Open for Research

Related Material

For related materials in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

++Ira Byrd oral history interview [sound recording], 1969

++Hiley Thompson Boyd, Jr. oral history interview [sound recording], 1970

++Nettie Hyatt and Joe Bridges oral history interview [sound recording], 1975

++Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jennings oral history interview [sound recording], 1973

++Mrs. M. C. Linsey oral history interview [sound recording], 1975

++Lynn County (Tex.), Photographs, 1900-1950

++Ralph McWhorter oral history interview [sound recording], 1979

++Mrs. J. F. Reeves oral history interview [sound recording], 1970s

++Jot Smyth oral history interview [sound recording], 1959

Preferred Citation

George Morgan Slaughter Papers, 1879-1959 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Accession Information

Gifts, 1966-1976

Processing Information

Abel Ramirez, 2000

Additional Sources

Murrah, David J. "C. C. Slaughter, Rancher, Banker, Baptist. "Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981.

Murrah, David J. "A Cattle Kingdom on Texas' Last Frontier: C. C. Slaughter's Lazy S Ranch. "Thesis (M.A.)--Texas Tech University, 1970.

Collection Inventory

Correspondence

Box 1

• Folder 1, Letters Received, 1893-1899
• Folder 2, Letters Received from J. N. Donohoo, 1899-1902
• Folder 3, Letters Received, 1900-1904
• Folder 4, Letters Received, 1905-1910
• Folder 5, Letters Received, 1905-1910
• Folder 6, Letters Received, 1900-1912
• Folder 7, Letters Received, 1913-1915 and undated
• Folder 8, Letters Sent, 1901-1903
• Folder 9, Letters Sent, 1904
• Folder 10, Letters Sent, 1906 and undated
• Folder 11, Letters Sent, 1905-1908
• Folder 12, Letters Sent, 1909-1915
• Folder 13, Letters Sent, Personal, 1914

Financial Documents

• Folder 14, Bank Statements and Receipts, 1903-1923 and undated
• Folder 15, Checks, Bills, and Receipts, 1897-1906
• Folder 16, Financial Statements and Reports, 1912-1915
• Folder 17, Insurance Policies, 1898-1915
• Folder 18, Labor Draft Vouchers and Ranch Orders, 1911-1912
• Folder 19, Canceled Checks, Manager's Reports, and Note Books, 1903-1923 and undated

Box 2

• Folder 1, Cattle Dippings, 1910 and undated

Legal Documents

• Folder 2, Abstract of Title, Deeds, Power of Attorney, Contracts, 1879-1935
• Folder 3, Stock Certificates, Agreements, Deed of Trust, Military Orders, and Brand Registration, 1893-1904

Lists

• Folder 4, Lists and City Property Diagram, 1910 and undated

Literary Production

• Folder 5, Copy of Conversation between Charles Goodnight and C. C. Slaughter, 1897
• Folder 6, Conversation between Goodnight and Slaughter and George Slaughter's Speech, 1905 and undated

Notes

• Folder 7, Minutes, 1911-1914 and undated
• Folder 8, Miscellaneous Notes and Letter, undated

Printed Material

• Folder 9, Oil and Gas and Poison Regulators, 1909-1936
• Folder 10, School Land Plat, undated
• Folder 11, Texas Bankers Record, Proceedings of Fort Worth Convention, 1914
• Folder 12, News Clippings on Slaughter Family, Cowboys Roundup, 1890s-1959 and undated
• Folder 13, News Clippings, Miscellaneous, 1899-1923 and undated

Vest Pocket Books

• Folder 14, Cattle Notes and Slaughter Family History, 1895-1908

Miscellaneous

• Folder 15, Photograph of Cowboy Roundup with Negro Slick, undated
• Folder 16, Memorabilia, Stock Show Medals and Ribbons, 1908-1912