~ West Texas Historical Association ~
Caption: Lou Rodenberger
graciously accepts the honor of being named "Fellow" as
Bruce Glasrud and Tai Kreidler look on. Click on the Image
to view a larger version.
This year's meeting was held in Lubbock, Texas, from April 2-4, 2009. Next year's meeting will be a joint meeting of the West Texas and East Texas Historical Associations in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 26-27, 2010. Information on paper/session proposals can be found here.
WTHA's 2009 conference was featured in the May 28th issue of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Read the article. McCamey news also ran an article on April 23rd about the 2009 meeting. The Abilene newspaper ran an article on author Bill Neal winning this year's Richardson Award.
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Upcoming events:
November 6, 2009 - the Museum of Texas Tech University will host "When Indians Play Indian: A Symposium" which will run from from 9:00 am until 4:30. Event schedule [word doc]
November 7, 2009 - the Texas Historical Commission's Red River War Battle Sites Symposium will be held at the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum and coincides with PPHM's exhibit "A Running Fight: The Red River War in Art." Link
November 8, 2009 - The W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas will host a book signing for Bill Neal's latest book, "True Crime Stories: Texas Style" at 2:30 p.m. Call (254) 968-1885 for more information
November 19, 2009 - Historian Juliana Barr will give a lecture in the Museum of Texas Tech University's Auditorium and Sculpture Court at 6:30 p.m. The lecture is being held in conjunction with TTU's Annual American Indian Month celebration. Event flyer [PDF file]
January 9, 2010 - Daniel S. Kerr, recipient of one of the West Texas History Fellowships, will present "Sheepdogs and Barbed Wire: The Ecological Revolution of Grazing on the High Plains" in Panhandle Plains Historical Museum's Hazlewood Lecture Hall at 2:00 p.m. For more information, contact Andrea Porter at *806) 651-2235.
Call for Papers
:Proposal submissions for Center for Big Bend Studies can be submitted until October 9, 2009. Topics may cover aspects of the history, archaeology, or culture of the Big Bend and/or Chihuahua and Coahuila, Mexico. More details can be found on the CBBS's website.
Proposal submissions for the Korean War Conference can be submitted until January 15, 2010. The conference will be held at Victoria College in Victoria, Texas, from June 24-26, 2010. Presentations on all aspects of the conflict will be considered. Proposals must include a brief biography, a one-paragraph abstract, and the name, street address, and e-mail address of the presenter. Submissions should be sent to James M. Smallwood at jms8466@okstate.edu or by mail to 1413 S. Lindsay St., Gainesville, Texas 76240-5625.
Fellowships Available
:The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library's Formby Research Fellowship makes available short-term fellowships of 1-3 months with a stipend of $2,000 per month. More information on how to apply is available here.
The West Texas History Fellowship Program offers two fellowships of $40,000 each to be awarded in April 2010. Fellowships are for a full academic year and a $5,000 publishing subvention will be provided to an academic press for each completed manuscript accepted for publication. To apply, go to here.
Other opportunities for students
:The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is seeking student applicants for its Preservation Fellows Program, which strives to increase the diversity of professionals working in the field of historic preservation. To apply, go here
New for Researchers:
This was sent to WTHA to pass along to researchers interested in Abilene history:
Also available digitally are the HSU Bronco yearbooks and the HSU bulletins/catalogs. Go the HSU Library webpage and click “HSU Digital Archives” on the center right of the page under “Help Resources”: Link
Congratulations to members featured in Print:
- Dolores Mosser's children's book, "A Train Story," with illustrator Nathaniel P. Jensen
WTHA is sad to announce the passing of Elmer Kelton, one of the most noted writers of the southwest. His passing was covered in the San Angelo Standard-Times article entitled "Area Mourns Loss of Kelton." [newspaper obituary]
WTHA would also like to send its condolences to the family of Dr. Fred Rathjen. Following his passing away this weekend, his family requests that any memorials be made out to the Forman/Rathjen Scholarship at WTAMU. Donations can be made online at https://mercury.wtamu.edu/wtfoundation/ or by mail to WTAMU Foundation, WTAMU Box 60766, Canyon, Texas 79016 or by calling (806) 651-2070. [newspaper obituary; picture of Dr. Rathjen speaking at this year's TSHA meeting]
Honors, awards and achievements by our members:
- Congratulations to Sylvia G. Mahoney for receiving the 2009 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Alumna of the Year buckle at this year's 2009 College National Finals in Casper, Wyoming.
- Congratulations to Bruce Glasrud for receiving TSHA's Liz Carpenter Award for Best Scholarly Book on Texas Women's History. His book, Black Women in Texas History, was co-authored by Merline Pitre.
- Ken Untiedt has received tenure at Stephen F. Austin and has been promotion to the rank of associate professor.
-
Angelo State
University History professor Arnoldo De Léon
was one of two to be named as the university's first recipients of the
Texas Tech University System Chancellor's
Council Distinguished Teaching Award and
Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research
Award. Last year, De Leon was named as a
"Fellow" of the WTHA. [see photo to the right]
WTHA is sad to announce the passing of three of our members - Kenneth Jacobs, Lou Rodenberger, and Gerald Raun. More information on these distinguished folks can be found on our Remembrances page.
Older news on WTHA members can be found here.
Picture This!
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Image 1: Session presenters from Saturday morning's East Texas Historical Association 2007 annual Meeting sit down for dinner at the Clear Creek Restaurant. Pictured are Troy Ainsworth and colleague Christina, Jennifer Spurrier and her husband, Walter, and Neil Kreidler. Tai Kreidler is the photographer. Image 2: Dr. Robert Carr presents Elmer Kelton with a personalized parking sign. Image 3: Ashley Pettiet-Richey, Janet Neugebauer and Travis Roberts at the Center for Big Bend Studies annual meeting. Image 4: The gang enjoys dinner in Paisano, Texas. |
Who Are We?
Caption:
Midland meeting, 2000
Our Association is active. Each year we hold a conference in a West Texas city. We visit, present papers, and exchange ideas and information. We publish a selection of papers in our annual Yearbook. Also, twice a year, we put out a newsletter highlighting people, places, and events throughout West Texas. In addition, the Association works cooperatively with other historical groups such as the East Texas Historical Association and the Texas Oral History Association.
Caption:
Former president Darlene Bellinghausen presides over a
session at the Midland meeting.
In addition, the WTHA promotes research and writing by giving cash awards. These include prizes for the best Year Book article, the best nonfiction and best fiction books on West Texas, and the best student article. The Association also provides research funds on a competitive basis.
Please
take time to look us over. Contact us if you would like to
attend our annual meeting, present a paper, preside over one
of the sessions, and submit one of your articles or books for
an award. If you are from West Texas, or if in your heart you
are a West Texan, we encourage you to become a member. Our
dues are inexpensive. Our journal is well-known,
and highly regarded. Our membership is international. And, the
hospitality is just right.
Tai Kreidler, Executive
Director
email:
tai.kreidler@ttu.edu
Throughout its long and
distinguished history, the WTHA has encompassed a wide range
of both professional and non-professional historians--from
lawyers and physicians to ranchers, business people, and
teachers. Although their interests vary, members share a
common desire to preserve the rich history of the West Texas
region for present and future generations.
Caption: Exhibits and silent auction at the 2000 Midland meeting.
P.O.
41041
Texas Tech
University
Lubbock, Texas
79409-1041
Ph. 806-742-9076 wthayb@ttu.edu
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SUBMITTING ARTICLES For those planning to submit articles to the Yearbook, the Style Sheet Presentation has been added to the website. You can view it either in PowerPoint or html format. Also added is Dr. Carlson's presentation on Style Concerns. |
UPDATES
- The Spring 2009 Cyclone newsletter is available now, along with back issues.
- WTHA now has a page on Facebook. You will need to be a member to view the page.
- There are now 4 ways to search for articles in the Yearbook - by author, by title, by subject, and by volume.
- Recap of the 2008 meeting and photographs.
FREEZE FRAME
Lewis Earl and friends.
At the Frontier Texas Museum, some members take a photo op by a buffalo sculpture. Pictured are H. Allen Anderson, Patricia Clark, ?, Robert Hall, Cheryl Lewis and Travis Roberts Jr.
Historians on the Road- Tai
Kreidler, unidentified friend, Clint Chambers, Bryan Edwards, Paul
Carlson, Harry Bob Martin, Jack Becker, and Robert Carr on the top of
Soldier Mound in Dickens City. Click on the image to see a larger
version.
This website, which is best viewed in Internet Explorer versions 6.0 or higher, was updated on 11-5-09.
PHOTOS FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP
A picturesque view of the bridge over White Woman Creek near Darrouzett, Texas, as captured by Bob Burton.
Colorful cactus plants thriving in Palo Duro Canyon is photographed by Robin Clark.
Who says there's no wildlife in suburbia? Holle Humphries shot this photo of a wild turkey on the garage roof of a neighbor's house in the Tech Terrace subdivision of Lubbock, Texas.