The Dobies had no children of their own but were particularly fond of Bertha's nephew, Edgar Kincaid. It includes the notes from the lectures Dobie gave at Cambridge University in 1943.Household Records and Personal Effects, the fifth subseries, contains property deeds, income tax records, invoices, mementos, personal items, addresses, wills, and notes. Raised in the toughening, physically bracing traditions of a remote ranching region, Dobie nonetheless … Upon his return, Dobie jumped right into a heated controversy when he spoke out in defense of Homer Price Rainey, president of the University of Texas, in the fight with the Board of Regents. He adapted these tales into books and thus, Texas literature was born.Who knew that mesquite was an Aztec word? J. Frank Dobie, folklorist, was born on a ranch in Live Oak County, Texas, on September 26, 1888, the eldest of six children of Richard J. and Ella (Byler) Dobie. Or that it was so closely intertwined with human history? Droit d'auteur: les textes sont disponibles sous licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions; d’autres conditions peuvent s’appliquer.Voyez les conditions d’utilisation pour plus de détails, ainsi que les crédits graphiques. The ranching stint was unsuccessful and he returned to teaching, writing his wife that "in the university I am a wild man; in the wilds I am a scholar and a poet" (Tinkle 102). I looked out at the audience, friendly folks who’d brought their own lawn chairs for this occasion. In this and so many other ways, Dobie can make the world around us come alive. I thought that the stories of the range were as interesting as the songs. Like other school kids, I dutifully regurgitated the gospel taught in our Texas history classes, but I had little sense of what it really meant to be a Texan, or what made this place so special. As a kid, I only knew mesquites as brushy trees no one much liked. Some folks brought their kids and a couple of friendly dogs wandered about. C) to education as the original founder of the University of Texas. He frequently traveled in search of material for his books, and he became a popular speaker on the lecture circuit. His ranching heritage became an early influence on his character and personality. By: Bevin J. Creel. He began to settle on a scholarly pursuit that could make use of both environments. Dobie’s writing sounded great, and so many other people were enjoying hearing it. There is information on Dobie's homes, lifestyle and interests. He wrote at a moment in history when rapid technological changes were upending people’s lives, when the natural world seemed to be under attack from all sides. Journalism, he said, was the unctuous elaboration of the obvious. His columns touched on a wide range of areas from current events and postwar Europe to folk tales and Texas characters. In 1934, he invited J. Mason Brewer, an African American, into the Folklore Society. Was there a way to recover Dobie’s purest, strongest voice—the voice these writers and storytellers were sharing to delighted crowds every year at Dobie Dichos?And then it hit me: What if I went back through Dobie’s writings, this time with an eye toward selecting his most vital and enduring pieces? “I wasn’t sure what to expect, but to my surprise, they all said ‘yes.’”There is a lot of love and respect for Dobie among the Texas literati. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 16 décembre 2015 à 16:09. Soon, the courthouse followed, and Oakville sank into oblivion.In recent years, Oakville’s old town square has been lovingly restored, making this an attractive stop for visitors traveling along Interstate 37.
Cited by The New York Times as "one of the most interesting events to attend" in Texas! I was dimly aware of a Texas mystique, but the only world I knew was tract homes and chain stores, bordered by interlocking expressways. Of education-trained teachers he commented, "I have never encountered one possessed of a first class mind, though I have encountered a few fairly good ones. Sitting in my lawn chair underneath the twisting limbs of a centuries-old live oak, warmed by the mesquite fire, and listening to Dobie’s words, a spark lit inside of me.Inspired by what I was hearing, a new idea began to form.