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Robert Crawford Cotner was born in [[Cleveland]] on November 1, 1906. His parents were Thomas Ewing Cotner and Nina Dot Crawford Cotner, a retail salesman and a real estate agent, respectively. Cotner had two brothers, James Allen Cotner (b.1906) and Thomas Ewing Cotner, Jr., (b.1916). The Cotners moved to [[Dallas]] just two years later. Cotner grew up in Dallas and attended [[Southern Methodist University]] for two years before enrolling at [[Baylor University]], where he earned a BA in history.<ref>Scheer (2013), p. 170.</ref> |
Robert Crawford Cotner was born in [[Cleveland]] on November 1, 1906. His parents were Thomas Ewing Cotner and Nina Dot Crawford Cotner, a retail salesman and a real estate agent, respectively. Cotner had two brothers, James Allen Cotner (b.1906) and Thomas Ewing Cotner, Jr., (b.1916). The Cotners moved to [[Dallas]] just two years later. Cotner grew up in Dallas and attended [[Southern Methodist University]] for two years before enrolling at [[Baylor University]], where he earned a BA in history.<ref>Scheer (2013), p. 170.</ref> |
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After graduating from Baylor in 1928, Cotner completed a Master's degree at [[Providence University]] in just one year. He returned to Texas and started teaching in [[Midland, Texas]] schools for the fall term of 1929. His debut as an educator started just months before the stock market crash known as [[Black Tuesday]], October 29, 1929. While his job was secure, business failures and unemployment were severe in Midland, and this had a profound effect on Cotner as a historian.<ref>Schneer (2013), pp. 170{{endash}}171.</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:58, 10 June 2022
Robert Crawford Cotner (November 1, 1906–1980) was an American historian best known for his biography of Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg.
Early life
Robert Crawford Cotner was born in Cleveland on November 1, 1906. His parents were Thomas Ewing Cotner and Nina Dot Crawford Cotner, a retail salesman and a real estate agent, respectively. Cotner had two brothers, James Allen Cotner (b.1906) and Thomas Ewing Cotner, Jr., (b.1916). The Cotners moved to Dallas just two years later. Cotner grew up in Dallas and attended Southern Methodist University for two years before enrolling at Baylor University, where he earned a BA in history.[1]
Career
After graduating from Baylor in 1928, Cotner completed a Master's degree at Providence University in just one year. He returned to Texas and started teaching in Midland, Texas schools for the fall term of 1929. His debut as an educator started just months before the stock market crash known as Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929. While his job was secure, business failures and unemployment were severe in Midland, and this had a profound effect on Cotner as a historian.[2]
Death
Cotner died on September 23, 1980 in Austin.[3]
Citations
- ^ Scheer (2013), p. 170.
- ^ Schneer (2013), pp. 170–171.
- ^ Brown, Norman D. (June 23, 2020). "Robert Crawford Cotner". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
Bibliography
- Scheer, Mary L. (2013). "Robert Cotner". In Cox, Patrick L.; Hendrickson, Jr., Kenneth E. (eds.). Writing the Story of Texas. Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 170–183. ISBN 978-0-292-74537-7.
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