Hamner, Laura V. (Laura Vernon)
Variant namesAuthor, radio commentator, and ranch historian, Laura Vernon Hamner (1871-1968) was born to James Henry and Laura Lula (Hendrix) Hamner in Tennessee. After studying at Peabody Normal College in Nashville, she attended several Texas colleges and the University of Chicago. For several years, Hamner taught school while working as postmaster at Claude, Texas, from 1913 to 1921. She then moved to Amarillo and served as the superintendent of Potter County schools from 1922 to 1938. Hamner published The No-Gun Man of Texas (1935), about the life of Charles Goodnight, which she followed with Short Grass and Longhorns (1943), about ranching and the cattle trade in Texas. In 1958, Hamner published Light ‘n Hitch, a collection of narratives and anecdotes on the social customs and history of the High Plains in Texas. For thirty years, she wrote several columns for the Amarillo Globe-News, including Talk to Teens and Panhandle Scrapbook. With her friend Phebe K. Warner, Hamner co-founded the association, Panhandle Pen Women, in the 1920s.
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Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Hamner, Laura Vernon, http://www.tshaonline.org /handbook/online/articles/HH/fhadb.html (accessed October 11, 2010).
From the guide to the Hamner, Laura V. papers 68-009; 71-145; 84-002., 1890-1963, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
Author, radio commentator, and ranch historian, Laura Vernon Hamner (1871-1968) was born to James Henry and Laura Lula (Hendrix) Hamner in Tennessee.
After studying at Peabody Normal College in Nashville, she attended several Texas colleges and the University of Chicago. For several years, Hamner taught school while working as postmaster at Claude, Texas, from 1913 to 1921. She then moved to Amarillo and served as the superintendent of Potter County schools from 1922 to 1938. Hamner published "The No-Gun Man of Texas" (1935), about the life of Charles Goodnight, which she followed with Short Grass and Longhorns (1943), about ranching and the cattle trade in Texas. In 1958, Hamner published "Light 'n Hitch," a collection of narratives and anecdotes on the social customs and history of the High Plains in Texas. For thirty years, she wrote several columns for the Amarillo Globe-News, including "Talk to Teens" and "Panhandle Scrapbook." With her friend Phebe K. Warner, Hamner co-founded the association, Panhandle Pen Women, in the 1920s.
From the description of Hamner, Laura V., papers, 1890-1963 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 707937971
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referencedIn | Huckabay, Robert C., 1923-1980. Papers, 1966. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
referencedIn | Garner, Joe E. Papers, 1917-1954. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
creatorOf | Hamner, Laura V. papers 68-009; 71-145; 84-002., 1890-1963 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
referencedIn | Biography -- Hamner, Laura. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
creatorOf | Hamner, Laura V. (Laura Vernon). Hamner, Laura V., papers, 1890-1963 | University of Texas Libraries | |
referencedIn | Laura Hamner. | Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library |
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associatedWith | Garner, Joe E. | person |
associatedWith | Goodnight, Charles, 1836-1929 | person |
associatedWith | Huckabay, Robert C., 1923-1980. | person |
associatedWith | Lenz, Louis. | person |
associatedWith | Lenz, Louis. | person |
associatedWith | Panhandle Pen Women. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Panhandle Pen Women. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Poetry Society of Texas. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Texas Press Women, Inc. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1871-07-17
Death 1968-09-20