Nordyke, Lewis
Variant namesLewis Thaddeus Nordyke, born Dec. 25, 1905, in Callahan County, Texas, received his formal education at John Tarleton Junior College in Stephenville and later at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He launched his newspaper career at Stephenville and later joined the Amarillo GLOBE-NEWS staff as a journalist-historian and political editor. In 1935 he married Dorthy Beeman, and they had two daughters. During his career, Nordyke published several works on the history of West Texas, including CATTLE EMPIRE (1949), GREAT ROUNDUP (195), JOHN WESLEY HARDIN (1957), and THE TRUTH ABOUT TEXAS (1957). After leaving the Amarillo paper in 1951 he served on the Texas Youth Development Council and the State Prison and Paroles Board. His last book, NUBBIN RIDGE (1960), describes his boyhood on the farm in Callahan County. Nordyke died in Marfa on July 8, 1960.
From the description of Papers, 1951. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 26297668
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| creatorOf | Nordyke, Lewis. Papers, 1951. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
| referencedIn | Biography -- Nordyke, Lewis T. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library |
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| associatedWith | Campbell, Henry H. | person |
| associatedWith | Matador Land and Cattle Company. | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1905-12-25
Death 1960-07-08
Americans
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