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| − | *Richardson is known for his scholarly studies of the Comanche Indians, [[Colonel House|"Colonel'' Edward Mandrell House]], and the portrait of his home community, Caddo, Texas.<br> | + | *Richardson is known for his scholarly studies of the Comanche Indians, [[Colonel House|"Colonel" Edward Mandrell House]], and the portrait of his home community, Caddo, Texas.<br> |
| | *Along with William Curry Holden, the first director of the Museum of [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]], and the [[attorney]] Royston Campbell Crane of Sweetwater, Richardson was among the principal founders in 1924 of the West Texas Historical Association.<br> | | *Along with William Curry Holden, the first director of the Museum of [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]], and the [[attorney]] Royston Campbell Crane of Sweetwater, Richardson was among the principal founders in 1924 of the West Texas Historical Association.<br> |
| | *Richardson was president of [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated Hardin-Simmons University, one of three institutions of higher education in [[Abilene]], during a time of growth in enrollment and the physical size of the campus. | | *Richardson was president of [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated Hardin-Simmons University, one of three institutions of higher education in [[Abilene]], during a time of growth in enrollment and the physical size of the campus. |
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| − | '''Rupert Norval Richardson, Sr.''' (April 28, 1891 – April 14, 1988), was an [[United States|American]] [[historian]] and a former president of [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated Hardin-Simmons Universit] in [[Abilene]], [[Texas]]. Active in professional development, he was one of the founders of the West Texas Historical Association, formerly based in Abilene but in recent years, [[Lubbock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/vtw03|author=[[Ernest Wallace]]|title=West Texas Historical Association|publisher=''The Handbook of Texas''|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=February 13, 2020}}</ref> | + | '''Rupert Norval Richardson, Sr.''' (April 28, 1891 – April 14, 1988), was an [[United States|American]] [[historian]] and a former president of [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated Hardin-Simmons University in [[Abilene]], [[Texas]]. Active in professional development, he was one of the founders of the West Texas Historical Association, formerly based in Abilene but in recent years, [[Lubbock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/vtw03|author=[[Ernest Wallace]]|title=West Texas Historical Association|publisher=''The Handbook of Texas''|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|accessdate=February 13, 2020}}</ref> |
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| | ==Background== | | ==Background== |