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The Barry A. Crouch Collection consists of the research notes,
monographs, and historical records created or collected by Dr. Barry
A. Crouch throughout his productive career. His family donated these
records to the library following Crouch's death in 2002. The collection
is contained in over 195 linear feet of archives boxes and housed
in the Victoria Regional History Center. In addition, the family
contributed numerous books from Crouch's personal library of American
and Texas History.
 The
interests of historian Barry A. Crouch (1941-2002) spanned a variety
of subjects and yielded numerous published articles and books. One
of his major contributions to the body of Texas history is on the
subject of Reconstruction Texas. The University of Texas Press published
his book, The Freedman's Bureau and Black Texans, in 1992.
In addition, Crouch's interest in the outlaws of the Old West resulted
in a biography that he co-authored with Donaly E. Brice titled Cullen
Baker: Reconstruction Desperado (Louisiana State University
Press, 1997).
Most recently Barry Crouch, James M. Smallwood, and Larry Peacock
co-authored a book published in 2003 posthumous to Crouch's death
and titled Murder and Mayhem: The War of Reconstruction in Texas
(Texas A&M University Press.)
Read a biography
of Barry A. Crouch from the Organization of American Historians.
Inventory of the Barry A. Crouch Collection
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