Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
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Ralph Webster Yarborough (b. June 8, 1903, Chandler, Tex.-d. Jan. 27, 1996, Austin, Tex.), U.S. Senator from Texas, attended West Point and the Sam Houston State Teachers College, taught school in Texas, and spent one year in Germany as assistant secretary for the American Chamber of Commerce. He served in the Texas National Guard for three years before graduating from the University of Texas law school in 1927. He was assistant attorney general of Texas in the early 1930s and was elected district judge in Austin, serving for five years in that post. From 1943 to 1946, Yarborough served in the Army ground forces in Europe and Japan, rising to lieutenant colonel. He was elected as a Democrat to the Senate in 1957, serving until 1971. Senator Yarborough remained active after leaving the Senate; among other things he was a member, State library and archives commission of Texas in the 1980s.
From the description of Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570402
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Alternative Views Video Collection 2000-35; 2000-247., 1978-1998 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Alternative Views. Alternative Views Video Collection, 1978-1998 | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Anella Dexter Papers 88-397; 91-077., 1950-1986 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Barnard, Jim H., Mrs.,. Collection, 1932-1969. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
| referencedIn | Beasley, John R., 1882-1970. Beasley, John R., papers, 1884-1981. | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Ben Lee and Rosa Catherine Woolsey Chote Papers AR. 2006. 030., 1841-1970 | Austin History Center , Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78701. | |
| referencedIn | Bernal, Joe, 1927-. Oral history interview with Joe Bernal, 2003 [videorecording]. | University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | Biggers, Don Hampton, 1869-1957. Collection, 1919-1961. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
| referencedIn | Camacho Family Papers AR. 1997. 004., 1850-2005, 1955-1996 | Austin History Center , Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78701. | |
| referencedIn | Caraway, T. G. Caraway, T. G., Collection, 1937-1973 [bulk 1958-1968] | University of Texas Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Alternative Views |
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| associatedWith | Barnard, Jim H., Mrs., |
| associatedWith | Beasley, John R., 1882-1970 |
| associatedWith | Bernal, Joe, 1927- |
| associatedWith | Biggers, Don Hampton, 1869-1957. |
| associatedWith | Browder, Earl, 1891-1973 |
| associatedWith | Camacho family |
| associatedWith | Caraway, T. G. |
| associatedWith | Caraway, T. G. |
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Birth 1903-06-08
Death 1996-01-27
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