Dr. Jim Eanes Reese and Sarah Burton Reese Collection
Scope and Contents
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The personal and professional papers (1913-2004) of University of Oklahoma economics professor Dr. Jim Eanes Reese and his wife, Norman public schools teacher Sarah Burton Reese, and their respective families from the Comanche, Texas, area. Of particular note are the many letters (1943-1944) exchanged between Jim and Sarah during World War II, when Jim served in the U.S. Navy as a gunnery officer in Hawaii. Also included are the personal and professional papers of J. R. (James Ryland) Eanes, who was a Texas state legislator and mayor of Comanche, Texas. In addition, the collection contains historical information on the Comanche, Texas, area; several Civil War-era letters (1861, 1865) from Eanes family members regarding military service in the Confederate States Army; and legal documents (1742-1753) from Goochland and Henrico counties, Virginia.
Dates
- 1742-2004
Creator
- Reese, Jim E. (Jim Eanes), 1912-1976 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
7 Cubic Feet (7 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--2006.
- Baylor University -- : Students.
- Bobo, Eva Long, 1895-1992
- Burton, John Bassett, 1885-1968
- Comanche (Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Eanes, James Ryland, 1872-1953
- Goochland County (Va.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Henrico County (Va.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ranchers -- Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reese, Sarah E., 1914-2004
- Schools -- Oklahoma -- Norman Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- Confederate States of America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Teachers -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Teachers -- Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Oklahoma -- : Faculty.
- University of Oklahoma. Department of Economics
- University of Texas at Austin -- : Students.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Soldiers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
