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Walter Prescott Webb
Born(1888-04-03)April 3, 1888
Panola County, Texas
DiedMarch 8, 1963(1963-03-08) (aged 74)
Austin, Texas
RelativesWilliam J. Oliphant (father-in-law)
AwardsLoubat Prize (1933)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Texas
InfluencesEugene C. Barker
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineAmerican
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas
Doctoral studentsW. Turrentine Jackson[1]
Notable students
  • Llerena Friend[2]
Main interestsNon-fiction, history, Texana, American West
Notable worksThe Great Plains, The Handbook of Texas

Walter Prescott Webb (April 3, 1888, in Panola County, Texas – March 8, 1963, near Austin, Texas)[3] was an American historian noted for his groundbreaking work on the American West. As president of the Texas State Historical Association, he launched the project that produced the Handbook of Texas. He is a member of the Hall of Great Westerners, which is a part of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

  1. ^ Margadant, Ted; Bauer, Arnold; Warren, Louis. "William Turrentine Jackson, History: Davis; 1915–2000, Professor". Calisphere, University of California.
  2. ^ Hendrickson, Kenneth E. Jr. (2013). "Llerena Friend". Writing the Story of Texas. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-292-74537-7.
  3. ^ Furman, Necah Stewart. "Walter Prescott Webb". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

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