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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Richardson was a member from 1953 to 1967 of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, now the Texas Historical Commission. In that capacity, he promoted the expansion of historical markers along Texas highways. In 1972, he received the Ruth Lester Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in historical preservation.<ref name=handbook/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thc.state.tx.us/awards/awardPDF/LesterAward.pdf|title=Ruth Lester Lifetime Achievement Award|publisher=thc.state.tx.us|accessdate=October 10, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>
Richardson was a member from 1953 to 1967 of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, now the Texas Historical Commission. In that capacity, he promoted the expansion of historical markers along Texas highways. In 1972, he received the Ruth Lester Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in historical preservation.<ref name=handbook/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thc.state.tx.us/awards/awardPDF/LesterAward.pdf|title=Ruth Lester Lifetime Achievement Award|publisher=thc.state.tx.us|accessdate=October 10, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>
In 1965, shortly after the death of his wife, Richardson traveled to [[Washington, D.C.]], to testify on behalf of the establishment of the [[Guadalupe Mountains National Park]] in West Texas near the [[New Mexico]] state line. The park opened in 1967.<ref name=sutphen>{{cite web|url=http://www.sutphen.org/genealogy/richardson/rupertn.htm|title=Rupert Norval Richardson|publisher=sutphen.org|accessdate=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
In 1965, shortly after the death of his wife, Richardson traveled to [[Washington, D.C.]], to testify on behalf of the establishment of the [[Guadalupe Mountains National Park]] in West Texas near the [[New Mexico]] state line. The park opened in 1967.<ref name=sutphen>{{cite web|url=http://www.sutphen.org/genealogy/richardson/rupertn.htm|title=Rupert Norval Richardson|publisher=sutphen.org|accessdate=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
Richardson died in Abilene two weeks prior to what would have been his 97th birthday. He is permanently honored by the naming of both the Richardson Library and the Richardson Research Center of the Southwest on his campus. In addition, the West Texas Historical Association names its annual book award in Richardson's honor.<ref name=sutphen/>[[B W Aston]], Hardin-Simmons history faculty member, headed the research center from 1981 to 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reporternews.com/news/2010/mar/27/bw-aston/?partner=RSS|title=Dr. B W Aston|publisher=''Abilene Reporter News''|date=March 27, 2010|accessdate=April 3, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref>
Richardson died in Abilene two weeks prior to what would have been his 97th birthday. He is permanently honored by the naming of both the Richardson Library and the Richardson Research Center of the Southwest on his campus. In addition, the West Texas Historical Association names its annual book award in Richardson's honor.<ref name=sutphen/>[[B W Aston]], Hardin-Simmons history faculty member, headed the research center from 1981 to 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reporternews.com/news/2010/mar/27/bw-aston/?partner=RSS|title=Dr. B W Aston|publisher=''Abilene Reporter News''|date=March 27, 2010|accessdate=April 3, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref>