02/UG13 Guide to the George Hendricks Papers Hendricks, George

2014-03-20 This finding aid was encoding in EAD by Archon 3.21 from an SQL database source on November 7th, 2020. The collection description/finding aid is written in English Guide to the George Hendricks Papers 1894/1978 University Archives Overview of the Collection George Hendricks Papers 1894-1978 02/UG13 Hendricks, George David, 1914-1993 34.00 English University Archives Papers of George David Hendricks concerning material on the American West and Folklore including articles, bibliography, book jackets, publications, drawings, maps, and photographs. Biographical Information:

Hendricks served as an Army colonel during World War II and received a Bronze Star while under the command of General George S. Patton.

He earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. He was a teacher in the Fort Worth and Austin school districts, a teaching fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and a teaching assistant at the University of California at Berkeley. He became a member of the UNT English Department in 1951. He retired in 1978. He was then named a Professor Emeritus.

Hendricks published the books Bad Man of the West; Mirrors, Mice and Moustaches; and Rhymes and Railroad Tracks. He was president of the Texas Folklore Society, councilor of the American Folklore Society, and a member of Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa and Kappa Sigma.

[North Texan, March 1993]

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Gift

Accruals:

77-011

Processing Information:

This collection is minimally processed.

Conditions Governing Use:

Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Special Collections department. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Conditions Governing Access:

This collection is not restricted.

Preferred Citation:

George Hendricks Papers, University of North Texas Special Collections

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This collection is stored off-site and requires a minimum of 24 hours notice prior to use.

Arrangement of Materials:

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