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Ava Johnson Cox Collection
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Cassette Tapes

T14
Tape #1
March 1979

T15
Tape #2 (transcription in folder 2/10)
March 1979

T16
Visit with Cynthia Ott and photographer Luke Savisky (transcription in folder 2/11)
June 27, 1981

T17
Stubbs - Horse Race - Stream/Animals (transcription in folder 2/12)
September 5, 1981

T18
Chapter 1, Childhood (transcription in folder 2/13)
September 6, 1981

T19
Christmas with Ava (transcription in folder 2/14)
December 1982

T20
Breakfast, Childhood Tape 1 (transcription in folder 2/15)
August 6, 1984

T21
Childhood Tape 2 (transcription in folder 2/16)
August 6, 1984

T22
Birth/Death, Childhood Tape 3 (transcription in folder 2/17)
August 6, 1984

T23
Ava teaching reading to Colt Petri (transcription in folder 2/18)
August 8, 1984

T24
Settlement Site (transcription in folder 2/19)
November 16, 1986

T25
Side 1: Ranch - corner of Hays, Blanco, and Travis Counties - Calling Stock
Side 2: Ranch - Hammitt's crossing - Jew Peddler
(transcription in folder 2/20)
undated

Newspapers

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"Village smithy lives under the spreading live oak" by Mike Cox, Austin-American Statesman. July 11, 1976

"The Legacy of Lyndon", supplement to Houston Chronicle. July 5, 1978

"LBJ Country, Texas' most appealing countryside visited", San Antonio Express-News, (2 copies). November 25, 1978

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"The First One Hundred Years, A self-portrait of Johnson City", supplement to Ranchland Post-Dispatch Centennial Issue (2 copies with extra center page). 1979

"Past present in Ava", Ranchland Post-Dispatch, Johnson City, Texas. June 28, 1979

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Ava Cox talking to children of Blanco County history on front page, The Record-Courier, Johnson City, Texas. November 5, 1981

"May 3 is Ava Johnson Cox and Kittie Clyde Ross Leonard Day", "Two Honored", Record-Courier. May 3, 1984

"Miracle at Medjugorje". July 1987

Photographs, Historical Research, and Oral History Tape Transcripts

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Photographs
5 black and white (B&W) images of husband Ohlen Cox, and son Corky Cox.

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Photographs
7 B&W and color images of Ava

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Photographs
4 B&W images of various family members including Ava's cousin Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ).

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Photographs
3 B&W images of The Ranch.

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Photographs and News Clipping
5 color images of quilts, yarn/thread making, and one newspaper clipping, "Handwork and needlework".

2/6
Slides
39 color 35mm slides of Ava at working, quilts, and other historical site imagery.

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Notes and articles on Pioneer Women and Women on Cattle Trails
Article, "Two Austin Women and the Chisolm Trail", The Cattleman. 4 leaves, photocopies. November 1975

"Cattlemen's Wives on the Chisolm Trail, 1871 and After" by Konrad Kelley, Jr. Typed, 2 leaves, photocopies.

Article, "Women on the Frontier" by Peter S. Prescott, Newsweek (2 photocopies). March 16, 1981

"Pioneer Life of Women" by Konrad Kelley, Jr. Typed, 1 leaf, photocopy. July 2, 1979

"Pioneer Life of Young People" by Konrad Kelley, Jr. Typed, 1 leaf, photocopy. July 2, 1979

Various maps showing cattle trails, 7 pages photocopied from different books. "Historic Cattle Trails North from Texas", "Goodnight-Loving Trail, 1866-1886", "Chisolm Trail, 1867-1884", "Western Trail 1876", "Highways for the Herds", "Plains Cow Country: Sites, Trails and Quarantine Lines", and Kansas Cow Towns and the Texas Cattle Trade/

Excerpt from Chapter 14 of Great American Cattle Trails by Harry Sinclair Drago (1965). Re: Women on the Cattle Trails. 3 leaves, photocopied from book.

Excerpt from Conquering Our Great American Plains by Stuart Henry (1930). Re: Women on the Cattle Trails. 5 leaves, photocopied from book.

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Notes and articles on Cattle Drives
Attached together (2x):
"Numbers of Cattle Driven to Market in the Great Trail Drives" excerpt from The Cattlemen (1958) and The Cowboys (1973). Typed, 1 leaf, photocopy.

"Cattle Trailed to Kansas and Other Points" excerpt from Cattle Trails of the Prairie. Typed, 1 leaf, photocopy.

Attached together (3x):
"Costs of Trailing a Herd to Market" excerpt from The Cattle Trailing Industry (1973). Typed, 1 leaf, photocopy.

Col. Ike T. Pryor's Cattle Trailing Costs by Konrad Kelley, Jr. Typed, 1 leaf, photocopy.

"The Cost of Moving a Herd to Northern Markets" by Col. Ike T. Pryor of San Antonio. Excerpt from The Trail Drivers of Texas. 1 leaf, photocopied from book.

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Notes and articles on Tom Johnson Cattle Drives
"Cattle Drives from Blanco County, Johnson's and Others" excerpt from A History of Blanco County (1965). 3 leaves, photocopied from book.

"Record of Cattle Passing Caldwell, Kansas, Driven Over the Old Chisolm Trail, for the Year 1872" excerpt from The Texas Almanac 1873. Typed, 1 leaf, photocopy.

"Further Notes on the Size of the Johnson Cattle Drives" by Konrad Kelley, Jr., Park Technician-Oral History. Typed, 3 leaves, photocopies. June 16, 1977

"Johnson Cattle Drives 1870 to 1872" as Reported by Capt. and Hall. By Konrad Kelley, Jr. Typed, 2 leaves, photocopies.

"Killing and Capturing Buffalo in Texas" by I.A. Withers of Lockhart, Texas. Excerpt from The Trail Drivers of Texas. 1 leaf, photocopy from book.

"Is This Man Tom Johnson of Blanco and Gillespie Counties?" excerpt from The Trail Drivers of Texas (1963). Typed, 1 leaf, photocopied from book.

"Horace M. Hall's Letters from Gillespie County" excerpt from Southern Historical Quarterly. 6 leaves, photocopied from book.

2/10
Oral History Interview Transcription
Childhood in Johnson City, Tape #2 (23 pages typed)
March 1979

2/11
Oral History Interview Transcription
Visit with Cynthia Ott and Luke Savisky (Photographer). (34 pages typed)
June 17, 1981

2/12
Oral History Interview Transcription
Stubbs - Horse Race - Stream/Animals (32 pages typed)
September 5, 1981

2/13
Oral History Interview Transcription
Chapter 1, Childhood (59 pages typed)
September 6, 1981

2/14
Oral History Interview Transcription
Christmas with Ava (37 pages typed)
December 1982

2/15
Oral History Interview Transcription
Breakfast, Childhood Tape 1 (20 pages typed)
August 6, 1984

2/16
Oral History Interview Transcription
Childhood Tape 2 (40 pages typed)
August 6, 1984

2/17
Oral History Interview Transcription
Birth/Death, Childhood Tape 3 (41 pages typed)
August 6, 1984

2/18
Oral History Interview Transcription
Ava teaching reading to Colt Petri (23 pages typed)
August 8, 1984

2/19
Oral History Interview Transcription
Settlement Site (29 pages typed)
November 16, 1986

2/20
Oral History Interview Transcription
Side 1: Ranch - corner of Hays, Blanco, and Travis Counties - Calling Stock
Side 2: Ranch - Hammitt's crossing - Jew Peddler
(78 pages typed)

2/21
Manuscript, "Ava Johnson Cox", autobiographical history of Ava. Johnson City, Texas. Typed, 103 leaves. August 1988

Correspondence, Personal Writings, News Clippings, and Other Materials

1/1
Correspondence, undated
Ava to Cynthia. 1 leaf

1/2
Correspondence, 1978
Ina Joan Caro [Riverdale, NY] to Ava Johnson Cox. TLS, 1 leaf. October 19, 1978

"Corky Cox Introduced Lyndon Johnson During the 1938 Campaign" historical notes by Konrad Kelley, Jr. Typed, 1 leaf with copy. October 30, 1978

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Correspondence, 1979 (5 letters)
Bob Calvert [Texas A&M University, College Station] to Ms. Cynthia H. Ott [Johnson City]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. June 26, 1979

Ava [Johnson City] to Cynthia Ott [College Station]. ALS, 3 leaves, with original envelope. Saturday, 11:30 AM, September 2, 1979

Ava to Cynthia Ott [College Station]. ALS, 2 leaves, with original envelope. Written Monday AM. September 13, 1979

Ava [Johnson City] to Cynthia. ALS, 1 leaf. September 22, 1979

Ava [Johnson City] to Cynthia. ALS, 1 leaf. [1979]

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Correspondence, 1980 (9 letters)
Ava to Cynthia Ott [College Station]. ALS, 2 leaves, with original envelope. Written Wednesday AM, postmarked January 14, 1980

Ava to Cynthia Ott [Bryan]. ALS, 4 leaves, with original envelope. Written Wednesday AM, 8:45, postmarked February 7, 1980

Ava to Cynthia Ott [College Station]. ALS, 4 leaves, with original envelope. Written Friday 9:20 AM, postmarked February 8, 1980

Ava to Cynthia Ott [College Station]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. Written Tuesday AM 10:30, postmarked February 19, 1980
Ava to Mr. & Mrs. Gene Ott [College Station]. ALS, 2 leaves, with original envelope. postmarked April 11, 1980

Ava to Mr. & Mrs. Gene Ott [College Station]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. postmarked April 18, 1980

Ava to Cynthia Ott [College Station]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. postmarked May 27, 1980

Ava to Cynthia Ott. Empty envelope referenced in previous letter. 1980

Ava to Cynthia Ott [College Station]. ALS, 7 leaves, with original envelope. Written Sunday PM, PS written Monday evening, postmarked September 11, 1980

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Correspondence, 1981 (2 letters)
Gretchen Gayle Ellsworth [Smithsonian Institution, Director, Office of Fellowship and Grants] to Cynthia Ott [Austin]. TLS, 1 leaf. April 16, 1981

Ralph Rinzler [Smithsonian Institution, Office of Folklore Programs] to Cynthia Ott [Austin]. TLS, 1 leaf. May 5, 1981

1/6
Correspondence, 1981 (5 letters)
Ava to Cynthia Ott [Austin]. ALS, 2 leaves, with original envelope. Written Thursday evening, postmarked March 6, 1981

Ava to Cynthia Ott [Austin]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. Written Thursday 7 AM, postmarked April 2, 1981

Ava [Johnson City] to Cynthia Ott [Austin, TX]. ALS, 2 leaves, with original envelope. Tuesday, April 7, 1981

Ava to Cynthia Ott [College Station, TX]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. postmarked May 2, 1981
Attached: newspaper clipping "Rufus Perry Endures Arrows"

Ava to Cynthia Ott [Austin]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. Saturday AM, 9:45, June 20, 1981

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Correspondence, 1982 (3 letters)
Ava to Cynthia. ALS, 2 leaves, with original envelope. Written Tuesday, 8th, postmarked March 12, 1982.

Ava to Cynthia Higginbotham (Ott). ALS, 1 leaf. Monday, March 29, 1982

Ava to Cynthia Higginbotham (Ott) [College Station]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. April 16, 1982
Attached: legal document "Articles of Dissolution" for The Hill County School of Folk Arts, Inc.

1/8
Correspondence, 1983 (1 letter)
Lady Bird Johnson [Stonewall] to Ava. TLS, 1 leaf, with original envelope (enclosure referenced in next folder). May 24, 1983

1/9
Enclosure from Lady Bird Johnson Letter House and Garden magazine. Article on page 126 "Lady Bird Johnson's Hidden Family Farmhouse" by Marybeth Weston. January 1983

1/10
Correspondence, 1983 (1 letter)
Howard J., Sr., and Gene Waugh [Austin] to Ava [Johnson City]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. September 5, 1983

1/11
Correspondence, 1983 (1 letter)
Bonnie R. and George Carmack [San Antonio] to Ava. TLS, 1 leaf. Saturday, circa 1983

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Correspondence, 1983 (3 letters)
Ava to Cynthia Pastermack [Las Cruces, NM]. ALS, 4 leaves, with original envelope. September 12, 1983

Ava to Cynthia Pastermack [Las Cruces, NM]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. September 26, 1983

Ava to Cynthia Pastermack [Las Cruces, NM]. ALS, 3 leaves, with original envelope (to be noted the envelope is postmarked August 29, 1983, however, the Sept. 29 letter belongs with the Aug. 29 envelope). September 29, 1983
Attached: newspaper clipping "Happy Day, LBJ."

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Correspondence, 1984 (1 letter)
Ava to Cynthia Pastermack [Las Cruces, NM]. ALS, 2 leaves, with original envelope. January 23, 1984.

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Correspondence, 1986 (1 letter)
Ava [Johnson City] to Cynthia Rose [Austin]. ALS, 1 leaf, with original envelope. November 4, 1986

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Correspondence, 1989 (1 letter)
Ava to Cynthia. ALS, 3 leaves. August 30, 1989

1/16
Correspondence, 1992 (1 letter)
Melody Webb [United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service] to Cynthia Rose [Santa Fe, NM]. Re: a film documentary "Miss Ava." TLS, 1 leaf, with original envelope and one photocopy of letter. January 22, 1992

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Manuscript
English 132, Lesson 3
"The Great Betrayal" by Ava Johnson Cox, re: political betrayals. 3 leaves handwritten with typed transcription.
January 13, 1948

1/18
Manuscript
English 132, Lesson XV
"Autobiography" by Ava Johnson Cox, re: her history, life during post-turn-of-the-century Texas. 14 leaves handwritten with typed transcription.
1948

1/19
Manuscript
English 132, Lesson XI
"Character Sketch" by Ava Johnson Cox, re: life during post-turn-of-the-century Texas. 3 leaves handwritten with typed transcription.
1948

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Manuscript
English 132, Lesson XII
"Stealing" by Ava Johnson Cox, re: childhood pranks in post-turn-of-the-century Texas. 3 leaves handwritten with typed transcription.
1948

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Manuscript
"Fun of Being Sick" by Ava Johnson Cox. 5 leaves handwritten with typed transcription.
1948

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Manuscript
"My First Impression of Death" by Ava Johnson Cox. 3 leaves handwritten with typed transcription.
1948

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Manuscript
"Indian Legend of the Texas Blue Bonnet" by Ava Johnson Cox. 6 leaves handwritten with typed transcription.

1/24
"Resource Paper in Geography" by Ava Johnson Cox
Pacific Northwest Summer Field Tour, July 18, to August 14, 1957, S.W.S.T.C., San Marcos, Texas. Includes maps, climate records, soil classifications, etc. Typed, 42 leaves.
January 20, 1957

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Notebook #1
Handwritten notes in a steno pad by Ava. Contains recipes, folk sayings, etc. Typed transcription included.

1/26
Notebook #2.
Handwritten notes in a steno pad by Ava. Contains recipes, historical information on fabric dyes, planting by astrological signs, signs of winter, etc. Typed transcription included.

1/27
United States Civil Service Commission Certificate of Training awarded to Ava Johnson Cox (2x)
For the completion of Conversational Spanish by Correspondence. December 27, 1977
For the completion of Interpersonal Communications. January 4, 1978

1/28
Manuscripts
"Early Schools in Texas", "Forty Years Ago" (poem), "Ava & Ohlen at the Golden Gate 55 Wedding Anv." and other miscellaneous notes in a spiral notebook. Includes 13-page typed transcription.

1/29
Essay by Ava Johnson Cox delivered at Interpreters Seminars, LBJ NHS
"Early Schools of Texas" (8 pages typed), and "Ex-slaves founded Peyton Colony" (5 pages typed).
February 22, 1978

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"Hitching Poles", interviews by Ava Johnson Cox and Cynthia Ott
re: hitching poles in Johnson City, Tx. Typed, 5 leaves, with handwritten editing.
December 10, 1978

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"The Ozark Workshop, October 9-12, 1979, A Report by Park Interpreter Ava J. Cox." 2 copies, typed, 6 leaves.

1/32
Manuscripts, possibly for speeches
"The First Junction Schoolhouse" and "Johnson City High School", handwritten, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

"Legal Description and Chain of Title, Second Junction School" and "Wm Peese, M.B Olfers, T.E. Keele, Joe Tanner, and Mrs. R. E. Duffaw (22) residents", handwritten, 2 leaves, with typed transcription.

"How the Permanent School Fund Came About", handwritten, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

"A Penny Game", and "In 1835 the declaration of Independence for Texas was drawn up", handwritten, 2 leaves, with typed transcription.

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Article on page 14, re: Ava Johnson Cox, "LBJ's Sister" The Courier, The National Park Service Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 6.
April 1979

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Brief Teaching Resume of Ava Johnson Cox's teaching career. 1-page typed, 1-page handwritten, and 5 pages of handwritten notes on related people.

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Poem, "Kindness During Life" by Ava Cox's mother. Handwritten, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

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Miscellaneous Notes, 3 pages.

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Newspaper Clippings, John Jackson
"John Jackson commands respect" by Catherine Jones and Hattie Coffee
"Mr. Jack parked his wagon along with the horses" by Catherine Jones and Hattie Coffee

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Newspaper Clipping
"The Texas mood and that existing in nation's capital" by Francis X. Clines, Houston Chronicle. (copy)
May 8, 1980

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Newspaper Clippings
Talk of Texas by Jack Maguire, Austin-American Statesman, 1983
"Goose cooks up trouble for Grayson County"
"Sharp mind puts Eisenhower in Denison"
"Goats, sheep introduced by Spanish"

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Newspaper Clipping
"National-State Parks Mark LBJ's 75th Anniversary", Fredericksburg Standard.
August 31, 1983

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Newspaper Clippings
Vaughn Davis Bornet (author), Austin American-Statesman
"Kennedy causes taken up by Lyndon Johnson". November 25, 1983
"LBJ leap into Vietnam made without a look at options". November 26, 1983
"Johnson decides against seeking another term". November 27, 1983
"Johnson years time of change: Great social progress clouded by promises unfulfilled". 1983

Ava Johnson Cox Collection

  • TxAM-CRS 1509
  • Collection
  • 1973-1992

This collection consists of various correspondence, photographs, short handwritten manuscripts, and oral history communications with transcripts describing Ava Johnson's life, and work as a women cattle ranger in Texas.

The collection was compiled by Cynthia Ott, who interviewed Ava Johnson Cox with the intent of publishing a history of early 20th-century life in what is known as the Hill Country of Texas (highlighting Blanco, Gillespie, and Hays counties).

Cox, Ava Johnson