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{{Infobox person
| name=Paul Ivan Patterson
(A
| image=Paul Patterson of TX.jpg
| birth_date=March 28, 1909
| birth_place=Gaines County, [[Texas]]
| death_date=March 14, 2008 (aged 98)
| death_place=Crane County, Texas<br>
'''Resting place''':<br>
|Rankin Cemetery in Rankin, Upton County, Texas
| occupation = [[Author]]<br>[[Storytelling|Storyteller]]<br>
[[Schoolteacher]]
| religion=[[United Methodist Church]]
| residence=Crane, Texas<br>
[[Pecos, Texas|Pecos]], [[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves County]], Texas
| spouse=Marjorie "Marge" Vincent Mixon Patterso<br>n (married 1941-2005, her death)
| children=No children
| parents=John Dee and Noda Pollard Patterson
| alma_mater=[[Rankin High School (Texas)|Rankin High School]]<br>
[[Sul Ross State University]]<br>
[[University of Texas at Austin]]
}}
'''Paul Ivan Patterson''' (March 28, 1909 - March 14, 2008) was a [[novel]]ist, [[poet]], [[short story]] writer, [[essay]]ist, [[Storytelling|storyteller]], and [[education|educator]], primarily from [[Crane, Texas|Crane]], [[Texas]].
==Background==
Patterson was born near [[Seminole, Texas|Seminole]] in [[Gaines County, Texas|Gaines County]] in far [[West Texas]] near the [[New Mexico]] border. His father was John Dee Patterson (1869-1966), a native of [[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]] in [[North Texas]]; his mother, J. D.'s first wife, the former Noda Eula Pollard (1879-1970), was originally from [[Gatesville, Texas|Gatesville]] in [[Coryell County, Texas|Coryell County]] in [[Central Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Private_Patterson_records.ashx?pid=130251407|title=Paul I. Patterson|publisher=records.ancestry.com|accessdate=April 4, 2014}}</ref> J. D. and Noda married on February 25, 1900 in [[Big Spring, Texas|Big Spring]] in [[Howard County, Texas|Howard County]].<ref name=judgepatterson/> There J. D. Patterson worked for a railroad and then operated a freight company.<ref name=oralhist>{{cite web|url=http://www.swco.ttu.edu/abstracts/1901.htm|title=Oral History interview: Fush Patterson, August 6, 1975|publisher=[[Texas Tech University]]|accessdate=April 4, 2014}}</ref>
The Patterson family moved south to [[Rankin, Texas|Rankin]] in [[Upton County, Texas|Upton County]]. For three terms J. D. was the elected [[County Judge|county judge]] for Upton County. After a divorce from Noda c. 1926, when Paul was still a teenager, J. D., at fifty-eight, wed the former Sarah Caroline Conway (1876-1971), a native of [[Erath County, Texas|Erath County]] who was divorced from William Elmore Long (1867-1943).<ref name=sadiepatt>{{cite web |url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6465767|title=Sarah "Sadie" Carolina Conway Long Patterson|publisher=''Mineral Wells Index,'' June 24, 1971|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref> J. D. and "Sadie", as she was known, wed on May 21, 1927, in [[Big Lake, Texas|Big Lake]] in [[Reagan County, Texas|Reagan County]], Texas. From this union, he acquired three stepdaughters and a stepson. J. D. and Sadie moved to [[Mineral Wells, Texas|Mineral Wells]] in [[Palo Pinto County, Texas|Palo Pinto County]], where he resided as a farmer for the nearly forty remaining years of his life. He and Sadie were members of the [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] denomination. "Judge" Patterson, as he was still known after he left office, is interred at Sturdivant Cemetery in Mineral Wells,<ref name=judgepatterson>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30126729|title=John Dee "Judge" Patterson|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref> along with his second wife, Sadie, who died at the age of ninety-five in [[Weatherford, Texas|Weatherford]] in [[Parker County, Texas|Parker County]].<ref name=sadiepatt/> Noda Patterson did not remarry; she died at the age of ninety-one, a year before Sadie. She is interred at Rankin Cemetery.<ref name=rankinburials/>
Paul Patterson graduated c. 1926 from [[Rankin High School (Texas)|Rankin High School]]. In 1935, he procured his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Sul Ross State University]] in [[Alpine, Texas|Alpine]], Texas, from which years later he was named a "Distinguished Alumnus". His graduate work was undertaken at several institutions, including the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] at [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Utah State University]] in [[Logan, Utah|Logan]], [[Utah]], the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]], and the [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|University at Buffalo]] in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (U.S. state)|New York]]. He also studied in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]], and [[Geneva, Switzerland|Geneva]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name=ppatterson>{{cite web|url=http://www.oaoa.com/community/obituaries/article_3feaa06c-1aaf-5a25-b2e8-17141234960c.html|title=Paul Patterson, March 16, 2008|publisher=''[[The Odessa American]]''|accessdate=April 3, 2014}}</ref>
During [[World War II]], Patterson served as a [[Cryptography|cryptographer]] in the [[United States Army Air Forces]] with the [[Twelfth Air Force]] in the [[North African Theater of Operations]] and in [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italy]].<ref name=ppatterson/>
==Author and educator==
Patterson taught for more than forty years, mostly at [[Crane High School (Texas)|Crane High School]] in Crane, an [[oil]] [[boomtown]] south of [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]]. He also taught in three other small towns in southwest Texas: [[Marfa, Texas|Marfa]] in [[Presidio County, Texas|Presidio County]], [[Sanderson, Texas|Sanderson]] in [[Terrell County, Texas|Terrell County]], and, his last assignment, [[Sierra Blanca, Texas|Sierra Blanca]] in [[Hudspeth County, Texas|Hudspeth County]].<ref name=ppatterson/> His best-known pupil in the field of Texas history in Crane was the [[Journalism|journalist]] and [[Western (genre)|western]] novelist [[Elmer Kelton]], who died a year after Patterson. Kelton with great emotion said that all of his writing talent had been developed by his [[Mentorship|mentor]] Patterson and without Patterson there could have been no Kelton.<ref>Elmer Kelton exhibit, [[Museum of the Desert Southwest]], Crane, Texas</ref><ref name=ekelton>{{cite web|url=http://www.ranchmagazine.com/index.php/Around-the-Country/|title=Gary Cutrer, Kelton Rides on Up the Trail|publisher=''Ranch Magazine'', September 1, 2009|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref>
Between his high school graduation and college enrollment Patterson was a [[cowboy]]. This background spurred his success as a folk humorist and teller of [[tall tale]]s. His sharp wit is reflected in all of his works of literature. He received the Founders' Lifetime Achievement Award from the [[American Cowboy Culture Association|Cowboy Symposium]] sponsored by the [[American Cowboy Culture Association]] in [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]], Texas. He was an active member and past president of the [[Texas Folklore Society]]. He was affiliated with the [[West Texas Historical Association]].<ref name=ppatterson/>
Patterson's best-known book, ''Crazy Women in the Rafters: Memories of a Texas Boyhood'' (1976), is an account of growing up on a [[ranch]] near Upland, the first [[county seat]] of Upton County.<ref name=ekelton/><ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4030994-crazy-women-in-the-rafters|title=Crazy Women in the Rafters: Memories of a Texas Boyhood, University of Oklahoma Press|publisher=Norman, Oklahoma: [[University of Oklahoma Press]], 1976, 242 pp.; ISBN 0806112808|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref>
His other works include:
*''Sam McGoo and Texas Too'' (1994),<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3862717-sam-mcgoo-and-texas-too|title=Sam McGoo and Texas Too|publisher=Cow Hill Press, 1994, 183 pp.; ISBN 0961771496|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref> illustrated by Elmer Kelton<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.benbridges.co.uk/riders10.html|title=David Whitehead, ELMER KELTON - THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF ALL TIME|publisher=benbridges.co.uk|accessdate=April 7, 2014}}</ref>
*''Backfire Trail''<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11345389-backfire-trail|title=Backfire Trail|publisher=Cow Hill Press, 1999; ISBN 1887743049|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref>
*''Pecos River Pilgrim's Poems I''<ref>{{cite book|url=|title=Pecos River Pilgrim's Poems I|publisher=Cow Hill Press, ISBN 0961771410|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 1941, Patterson married his fellow educator, the former Marjorie "Marge" Vincent Mixon, who predeceased him by nearly three years.<ref name=ppatterson/> She was a daughter of William Abijah Mixon (1875-1952) and Ermine Hamlett (1875-1966).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Marjorie_Vincent_Mixon_records.ashx?pid=117797394|title=Marjorie Vincent Mixon|publisher=records.ancestry.com|accessdate=April 4, 2014}}</ref>
In retirement, the Pattersons traveled extensively and live part of each year in Crane and [[Pecos, Texas|Pecos]], the [[county seat|seat of government]] of [[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves County]], where Mrs. Patterson had inherited a house from a sister. The Pattersons had no children. He died in a [[nursing home]] in Crane two weeks before his 99th birthday. He was survived by a sister, Zora Gwendolyn Patterson Shaw (1912-2012) of Rankin, Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mywesttexas/obituary.aspx?pid=159549799|title=Zora Gwendolyn Patterson Shaw|publisher=''[[Midland Reporter-Telegram]]'', August 31, 2012|accessdate=April 7, 2014}}</ref> and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his three brothers,<ref name=ppatterson/> Ralph C. Patterson (1900-1928), who died a year after his father's remarriage,<ref name=rankinburials>{{cite web|url=http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Wtx/Upton/cemetery/Rankin.html=|title=David Griffin, Rankin Cemetery listings|publisher=cemeteries-of-tx.com|accessdate=April 4, 2014}}</ref> John H. Patterson, a rancher, and Fush Patterson, a barber in [[McCamey, Texas|McCamey]] in Upton County.<ref name=oralhist/> and two sisters, Blanche Patterson Holmes and Madge Patterson Howell.<ref name=ppatterson/>
In 2009, when a new welcoming sign to Crane was developed to honor Elmer Kelton as the "All-Time Best Western Author", the last line says at Kelton's request: "Student of Crane Teacher Paul Patterson".<ref>Glenn Justice, ''American Cowboy'' (December/January 2009)</ref> Patterson is also honored with an exhibit beside that of Kelton at the [[Museum of the Desert Southwest]] in Crane. The Crane Public Library Reading Room, decorated in rustic décor, is named for Patterson. It contains many of his published books, articles, and short stories as well as personal memorabilia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wtls.tsl.state.tx.us/crane/about-us|title=Crane County Library: Who We Are|publisher=tsl.state.tx.us|accessdate=April 7, 2014}}</ref>
{{Portal|Biography|Texas|Education|Poetry|Novels|World War II|United States Army|Methodism}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Persondata
| NAME = Patterson, Paul Ivan
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American author and educator
| DATE OF BIRTH = March 28, 1909
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Gaines County, Texas]]
| DATE OF DEATH =March 14, 2008
| PLACE OF DEATH =[[Crane, Texas]]
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson Paul (author)}}
[[Category:1909 births]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Cowboy culture]]
[[Category:American educators]]
[[Category:American male poets]]
[[Category:American humorists]]
[[Category:American storytellers]]
[[Category:American essayists]]
[[Category:Writers from Texas]]
[[Category:People from Gaines County, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Presidio County, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Terrell County, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Hudspeth County, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Crane County, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Reeves County, Texas]]
[[Category:Sul Ross State University alumni]]
[[Category:University of Texas at Austin alumni]]
[[Category:American military personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:American cryptographers]]
[[Category:United States Army Air Forces personnel]]
[[Category:American Methodists]]
[[Category:Male essayists]]
[[Category:20th-century American poets]]
| name=Paul Ivan Patterson
(A
| image=Paul Patterson of TX.jpg
| birth_date=March 28, 1909
| birth_place=Gaines County, [[Texas]]
| death_date=March 14, 2008 (aged 98)
| death_place=Crane County, Texas<br>
'''Resting place''':<br>
|Rankin Cemetery in Rankin, Upton County, Texas
| occupation = [[Author]]<br>[[Storytelling|Storyteller]]<br>
[[Schoolteacher]]
| religion=[[United Methodist Church]]
| residence=Crane, Texas<br>
[[Pecos, Texas|Pecos]], [[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves County]], Texas
| spouse=Marjorie "Marge" Vincent Mixon Patterso<br>n (married 1941-2005, her death)
| children=No children
| parents=John Dee and Noda Pollard Patterson
| alma_mater=[[Rankin High School (Texas)|Rankin High School]]<br>
[[Sul Ross State University]]<br>
[[University of Texas at Austin]]
}}
'''Paul Ivan Patterson''' (March 28, 1909 - March 14, 2008) was a [[novel]]ist, [[poet]], [[short story]] writer, [[essay]]ist, [[Storytelling|storyteller]], and [[education|educator]], primarily from [[Crane, Texas|Crane]], [[Texas]].
==Background==
Patterson was born near [[Seminole, Texas|Seminole]] in [[Gaines County, Texas|Gaines County]] in far [[West Texas]] near the [[New Mexico]] border. His father was John Dee Patterson (1869-1966), a native of [[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]] in [[North Texas]]; his mother, J. D.'s first wife, the former Noda Eula Pollard (1879-1970), was originally from [[Gatesville, Texas|Gatesville]] in [[Coryell County, Texas|Coryell County]] in [[Central Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Private_Patterson_records.ashx?pid=130251407|title=Paul I. Patterson|publisher=records.ancestry.com|accessdate=April 4, 2014}}</ref> J. D. and Noda married on February 25, 1900 in [[Big Spring, Texas|Big Spring]] in [[Howard County, Texas|Howard County]].<ref name=judgepatterson/> There J. D. Patterson worked for a railroad and then operated a freight company.<ref name=oralhist>{{cite web|url=http://www.swco.ttu.edu/abstracts/1901.htm|title=Oral History interview: Fush Patterson, August 6, 1975|publisher=[[Texas Tech University]]|accessdate=April 4, 2014}}</ref>
The Patterson family moved south to [[Rankin, Texas|Rankin]] in [[Upton County, Texas|Upton County]]. For three terms J. D. was the elected [[County Judge|county judge]] for Upton County. After a divorce from Noda c. 1926, when Paul was still a teenager, J. D., at fifty-eight, wed the former Sarah Caroline Conway (1876-1971), a native of [[Erath County, Texas|Erath County]] who was divorced from William Elmore Long (1867-1943).<ref name=sadiepatt>{{cite web |url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6465767|title=Sarah "Sadie" Carolina Conway Long Patterson|publisher=''Mineral Wells Index,'' June 24, 1971|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref> J. D. and "Sadie", as she was known, wed on May 21, 1927, in [[Big Lake, Texas|Big Lake]] in [[Reagan County, Texas|Reagan County]], Texas. From this union, he acquired three stepdaughters and a stepson. J. D. and Sadie moved to [[Mineral Wells, Texas|Mineral Wells]] in [[Palo Pinto County, Texas|Palo Pinto County]], where he resided as a farmer for the nearly forty remaining years of his life. He and Sadie were members of the [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] denomination. "Judge" Patterson, as he was still known after he left office, is interred at Sturdivant Cemetery in Mineral Wells,<ref name=judgepatterson>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30126729|title=John Dee "Judge" Patterson|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref> along with his second wife, Sadie, who died at the age of ninety-five in [[Weatherford, Texas|Weatherford]] in [[Parker County, Texas|Parker County]].<ref name=sadiepatt/> Noda Patterson did not remarry; she died at the age of ninety-one, a year before Sadie. She is interred at Rankin Cemetery.<ref name=rankinburials/>
Paul Patterson graduated c. 1926 from [[Rankin High School (Texas)|Rankin High School]]. In 1935, he procured his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Sul Ross State University]] in [[Alpine, Texas|Alpine]], Texas, from which years later he was named a "Distinguished Alumnus". His graduate work was undertaken at several institutions, including the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] at [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Utah State University]] in [[Logan, Utah|Logan]], [[Utah]], the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]], and the [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|University at Buffalo]] in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (U.S. state)|New York]]. He also studied in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]], and [[Geneva, Switzerland|Geneva]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name=ppatterson>{{cite web|url=http://www.oaoa.com/community/obituaries/article_3feaa06c-1aaf-5a25-b2e8-17141234960c.html|title=Paul Patterson, March 16, 2008|publisher=''[[The Odessa American]]''|accessdate=April 3, 2014}}</ref>
During [[World War II]], Patterson served as a [[Cryptography|cryptographer]] in the [[United States Army Air Forces]] with the [[Twelfth Air Force]] in the [[North African Theater of Operations]] and in [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italy]].<ref name=ppatterson/>
==Author and educator==
Patterson taught for more than forty years, mostly at [[Crane High School (Texas)|Crane High School]] in Crane, an [[oil]] [[boomtown]] south of [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]]. He also taught in three other small towns in southwest Texas: [[Marfa, Texas|Marfa]] in [[Presidio County, Texas|Presidio County]], [[Sanderson, Texas|Sanderson]] in [[Terrell County, Texas|Terrell County]], and, his last assignment, [[Sierra Blanca, Texas|Sierra Blanca]] in [[Hudspeth County, Texas|Hudspeth County]].<ref name=ppatterson/> His best-known pupil in the field of Texas history in Crane was the [[Journalism|journalist]] and [[Western (genre)|western]] novelist [[Elmer Kelton]], who died a year after Patterson. Kelton with great emotion said that all of his writing talent had been developed by his [[Mentorship|mentor]] Patterson and without Patterson there could have been no Kelton.<ref>Elmer Kelton exhibit, [[Museum of the Desert Southwest]], Crane, Texas</ref><ref name=ekelton>{{cite web|url=http://www.ranchmagazine.com/index.php/Around-the-Country/|title=Gary Cutrer, Kelton Rides on Up the Trail|publisher=''Ranch Magazine'', September 1, 2009|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref>
Between his high school graduation and college enrollment Patterson was a [[cowboy]]. This background spurred his success as a folk humorist and teller of [[tall tale]]s. His sharp wit is reflected in all of his works of literature. He received the Founders' Lifetime Achievement Award from the [[American Cowboy Culture Association|Cowboy Symposium]] sponsored by the [[American Cowboy Culture Association]] in [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]], Texas. He was an active member and past president of the [[Texas Folklore Society]]. He was affiliated with the [[West Texas Historical Association]].<ref name=ppatterson/>
Patterson's best-known book, ''Crazy Women in the Rafters: Memories of a Texas Boyhood'' (1976), is an account of growing up on a [[ranch]] near Upland, the first [[county seat]] of Upton County.<ref name=ekelton/><ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4030994-crazy-women-in-the-rafters|title=Crazy Women in the Rafters: Memories of a Texas Boyhood, University of Oklahoma Press|publisher=Norman, Oklahoma: [[University of Oklahoma Press]], 1976, 242 pp.; ISBN 0806112808|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref>
His other works include:
*''Sam McGoo and Texas Too'' (1994),<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3862717-sam-mcgoo-and-texas-too|title=Sam McGoo and Texas Too|publisher=Cow Hill Press, 1994, 183 pp.; ISBN 0961771496|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref> illustrated by Elmer Kelton<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.benbridges.co.uk/riders10.html|title=David Whitehead, ELMER KELTON - THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF ALL TIME|publisher=benbridges.co.uk|accessdate=April 7, 2014}}</ref>
*''Backfire Trail''<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11345389-backfire-trail|title=Backfire Trail|publisher=Cow Hill Press, 1999; ISBN 1887743049|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref>
*''Pecos River Pilgrim's Poems I''<ref>{{cite book|url=|title=Pecos River Pilgrim's Poems I|publisher=Cow Hill Press, ISBN 0961771410|accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 1941, Patterson married his fellow educator, the former Marjorie "Marge" Vincent Mixon, who predeceased him by nearly three years.<ref name=ppatterson/> She was a daughter of William Abijah Mixon (1875-1952) and Ermine Hamlett (1875-1966).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Marjorie_Vincent_Mixon_records.ashx?pid=117797394|title=Marjorie Vincent Mixon|publisher=records.ancestry.com|accessdate=April 4, 2014}}</ref>
In retirement, the Pattersons traveled extensively and live part of each year in Crane and [[Pecos, Texas|Pecos]], the [[county seat|seat of government]] of [[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves County]], where Mrs. Patterson had inherited a house from a sister. The Pattersons had no children. He died in a [[nursing home]] in Crane two weeks before his 99th birthday. He was survived by a sister, Zora Gwendolyn Patterson Shaw (1912-2012) of Rankin, Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mywesttexas/obituary.aspx?pid=159549799|title=Zora Gwendolyn Patterson Shaw|publisher=''[[Midland Reporter-Telegram]]'', August 31, 2012|accessdate=April 7, 2014}}</ref> and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his three brothers,<ref name=ppatterson/> Ralph C. Patterson (1900-1928), who died a year after his father's remarriage,<ref name=rankinburials>{{cite web|url=http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Wtx/Upton/cemetery/Rankin.html=|title=David Griffin, Rankin Cemetery listings|publisher=cemeteries-of-tx.com|accessdate=April 4, 2014}}</ref> John H. Patterson, a rancher, and Fush Patterson, a barber in [[McCamey, Texas|McCamey]] in Upton County.<ref name=oralhist/> and two sisters, Blanche Patterson Holmes and Madge Patterson Howell.<ref name=ppatterson/>
In 2009, when a new welcoming sign to Crane was developed to honor Elmer Kelton as the "All-Time Best Western Author", the last line says at Kelton's request: "Student of Crane Teacher Paul Patterson".<ref>Glenn Justice, ''American Cowboy'' (December/January 2009)</ref> Patterson is also honored with an exhibit beside that of Kelton at the [[Museum of the Desert Southwest]] in Crane. The Crane Public Library Reading Room, decorated in rustic décor, is named for Patterson. It contains many of his published books, articles, and short stories as well as personal memorabilia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wtls.tsl.state.tx.us/crane/about-us|title=Crane County Library: Who We Are|publisher=tsl.state.tx.us|accessdate=April 7, 2014}}</ref>
{{Portal|Biography|Texas|Education|Poetry|Novels|World War II|United States Army|Methodism}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Persondata
| NAME = Patterson, Paul Ivan
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American author and educator
| DATE OF BIRTH = March 28, 1909
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Gaines County, Texas]]
| DATE OF DEATH =March 14, 2008
| PLACE OF DEATH =[[Crane, Texas]]
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson Paul (author)}}
[[Category:1909 births]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Cowboy culture]]
[[Category:American educators]]
[[Category:American male poets]]
[[Category:American humorists]]
[[Category:American storytellers]]
[[Category:American essayists]]
[[Category:Writers from Texas]]
[[Category:People from Gaines County, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Presidio County, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Terrell County, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Hudspeth County, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Crane County, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Reeves County, Texas]]
[[Category:Sul Ross State University alumni]]
[[Category:University of Texas at Austin alumni]]
[[Category:American military personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:American cryptographers]]
[[Category:United States Army Air Forces personnel]]
[[Category:American Methodists]]
[[Category:Male essayists]]
[[Category:20th-century American poets]]