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'''Eugene Campbell Barker, Sr.''' (November 10, 1874 &ndash; October 22, 1956), was a distinguished [[professor]] of [[Texas]] [[history]] at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] at [[Austin]], the first living person to have had a UT campus building, the Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center, named in his honor. The structure is part of the Briscoe Center for American History and was relocated in 1971 to Sid Richardson Hall. Barker was renowned for his scholarship, research, classroom teaching, and in the formation of both the Texas State Historical Association and the [[American Historical Association]].<ref name=lib>{{cite web|url=[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00023/cah-00023.html |title=A Guide to the Eugene Campbell Barker Papers|publisher=Lib.utexas.edu|accessdate=September 20, 2019}}</ref>​

'''Eugene Campbell Barker, Sr.''' (November 10, 1874 &ndash; October 22, 1956), was a distinguished [[professor]] of [[Texas]] [[history]] at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] at [[Austin]], the first living person to have had a UT campus building, the Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center, named in his honor. The structure is part of the Briscoe Center for American History and was relocated in 1971 to Sid Richardson Hall. Barker was renowned for his scholarship, research, classroom teaching, and in the formation of both the Texas State Historical Association and the [[American Historical Association]].<ref name=lib>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00023/cah-00023.html|title=A Guide to the Eugene Campbell Barker Papers|publisher=Lib.utexas.edu|accessdate=September 20, 2019}}</ref>​

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The Eugene C. Barker Texas History Collection was authorized in 1945 and opened to researchers in 1950. It includes  books, manuscripts, maps, [[newspaper]]s, [[photograph]]s, broadsides, and recordings. It is the most extensive collection of Texas-related material in existence. The collection also houses the Eugene Campbell Barker Papers, which cover the period from 1812, his earliest research materials, until 1959, three years after his death.​

The Eugene C. Barker Texas History Collection was authorized in 1945 and opened to researchers in 1950. It includes  books, manuscripts, maps, [[newspaper]]s, [[photograph]]s, broadsides, and recordings. It is the most extensive collection of Texas-related material in existence. The collection also houses the Eugene Campbell Barker Papers, which cover the period from 1812, his earliest research materials, until 1959, three years after his death.​<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/texas_history.php|title=Texas History|[publisher=Cah.utexas.edu|accessdate=September 20, 2019}}</ref>​

<ref>[http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/texas_history.php Texas History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>​

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==Background==

==Background==

Among the historians who studied under Barker were J. Evetts Haley (1901-1995), known for his study of the cattleman Charles Goodnight as well as political writings against [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].

Among the historians who studied under Barker were J. Evetts Haley (1901-1995), known for his study of the cattleman Charles Goodnight as well as political writings against [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].

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==Death==​

==Death==

Barker died in Austin nineteen days before his 82nd birthday. He, his wife, and youngest child, David, are interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin.<ref name=deb>{{cite web|url= ​

 

Barker died in Austin nineteen days before his 82nd birthday. He, his wife, and youngest child, David, are interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin.<ref name=deb>{{cite web|url=

http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56889390|title=David Edward Barker|publisher=findagrave.com|date=August 10, 2010|accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref>​

http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56889390|title=David Edward Barker|publisher=findagrave.com|date=August 10, 2010|accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref>​

 

==References==​

==References==

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