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in Texas political history. He was the leading counsel in the impeach-
ment of James E. Ferguson in 1917, and during the 1920os he chaired
the organized opposition to the Ku Klux Klan.
The papers of the late attorney general were presented to the Uni-
versity by his daughters, Nora Crane and Carrie Crane Kearney. An
exhibit at the Eugene C. Barker Center-"Martin McNulty Crane:
Advocate of Progressive Democracy"--featured a selection of items from
the papers. The University honored the donors at a reception for the
opening of the exhibit. Also attending the reception were Crane's grand-
daughters, Clare Galbraith and Michael Crane.
Aggies and friends of Association member William A. Owens gath-
ered at College Station on November 2, 1979, for the formal opening
of the William A. Owens Papers. Friends of the Texas A&M Libraries
made the acquisition of the papers possible. Included in the collection
are personal correspondence, correspondence with Owens's literary
agent, and correspondence regarding his books, background material
on the books, reviews, book manuscripts, galley and page proofs, articles,
short stories, speeches, oral history transcripts, photographs, clippings,
and aluminum disc recordings made by Owens of various folk singers
and musicians in the South, primarily in Texas. Also on discs are
Robert Frost reading his poetry and John Henry Faulk telling stories,
both recorded in 1939. Material about the following books by Owens
are included: Texas Folk Songs (1950 and 1976), Slave Mutiny (1953),
Walking on Borrowed Land (1954), Fever in the Earth (1958), Pocan-
tico Hills (1966), Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb (1969), Tales
from the Derrick Floor (1970), A Season of Weathering (1973), Impres-
sions of the Big Thicket (1973), and A Fair and Happy Land (1975).
The program for the opening began with a luncheon on the A&M
campus for Owens. John Henry Faulk delivered the principal speech.
Faulk talked about the importance of collecting and preserving folk-
lore material. The A&M administration presented a plaque to the
Association of Former Students in appreciation of their gift. Owens
reminisced about his connection with Texas A&M and with Aggies. A
brief reception followed, at which tapes of some songs recorded by
Owens nearly forty years ago were played. Selected materials from the
Owens Papers were placed on exhibit in the library for the occasion.
Copies of the inventory of the Owens Papers are available for $3 per
copy from the Texas A&M University Library Administration Office,
College Station.390
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 83, July 1979 - April, 1980, periodical, 1979/1980; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101207/m1/448/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.