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Hill (Robert T.) Papers
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  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical Note
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing History
  • Acquisition
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Conditions Governing Access

  • Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
    Title: Robert T. Hill Papers
    Creator: Hill, Robert Thomas
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.649
    Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
    Date (inclusive): 1930 April 28-1930 May 30
    Language of Material: English .

    Scope and Contents

    This collection contains one piece of typed correspondence and one hand-drawn and colored map by Robert T. Hill, illustrating Coronado's route through Texas and Oklahoma, both dated 1930.

    Biographical Note

    Robert Thomas Hill (1858-1941) was a significant figure in the development of American geology during the late nineteenth century and in the early part of the twentieth century. As a pioneer Texas geologist, Hill discovered and named the Comanche Series of the Lower Cretaceous, and was a lifelong student of the structure and stratigraphy of the Cretaceous deposits of Central Texas and neighboring regions.
    He settled in the frontier town of Comanche, Texas, located 140 km to the west of Waco, where he joined his brother, Joe, the editor of The Comanche Chief newspaper. Robert worked as a printer for the newspaper and performed various other duties including writing, bookbinding, and eventually became co-editor of the paper.
    Hill began studying geology in his free time, and it soon became his main profession. In 1887, Hill published a 95-page report titled "The Present Condition of Knowledge of the Geology of Texas." He later joined the United States Geological Survey, mapping the Texas and Oklahoma region.

    Preferred Citation

    Robert T. Hill Papers, 1930, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.649.

    Processing History

    Processed by Library staff, after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 29, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

    Acquisition

    Gift of Frederick Webb Hodge to the Eva Scott Fenyes Collection, 1936 September.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives  and fill out the Researcher Application Form.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Maps
    Texas -- Description and travel
    Texas -- Discovery and exploration
    Correspondence
    Oklahoma -- Discovery and exploration
    Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de
    Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar