J. Evetts Haley
| James Evetts Haley, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 5, 1901 Belton, Texas |
| Died | October 9, 1995 (aged 94) Midland, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Historian, rancher |
| Political party | Republican-turned-Democrat; returned to Republican affiliation in 1964 |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Mary Vernita "Nita" Stewart Haley (c. 1899 – 1958, married 1928-her death) |
| Children |
J. Evetts Haley, Jr. Alexander M. "Sandy" Frame Peter C. Frame Christopher K. Frame |
(1) Mary Vernita "Nita" Stewart Haley (c. 1899 – 1958, married 1928-her death)
J. Evetts Haley, Jr.
James Evetts Haley, Sr., usually known as J. Evetts Haley (July 5, 1901 – October 9, 1995), was a Texas-born political activist and historian who wrote multiple works on the American West, including an enduring biography of cattleman Charles Goodnight. Haley determined Goodnight to have been a man of greatness and claimed that Goodnight's detractors were less-than-successful persons envious of Goodnight's achievement and bearing. His political views were ultraconservative.
Haley was born to John Alva Haley and the former Julia (née Evetts) Haley in Belton, Texas on July 5, 1901. In 1906, Haley's family moved to Midland, Texas where his father operated a hardware store then a hotel. Haley worked as a rancher and as a young man competed in popular rodeos. He graduated from Midland High School and West Texas A&M University (then known as West Texas Normal College) in Canyon, the seat of Randall County in the Palo Duro Canyon country south of Amarillo.
After he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history, Haley was named field secretary of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society in Canyon, which operates the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest Western history institution of its kind in Texas. Haley drove a Model T to various homes and businesses in the Panhandle and asked for historical materials for donation to the museum. In 1928, by which time Timothy Dwight Hobart, a noted land surveyor from Pampa, was the president of the historical society, Haley said that the materials accumulated were rich and broad: "The foundation is laid. I trust the superstructure we raise will be commensurate with the possibilities."
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