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Robert Bruce Blake
1877–1955
Best known for preserving the paper trail of early Texas, this meticulous historian turned scattered Spanish and Mexican records into readable history. His work helped later writers and researchers better understand Nacogdoches and the wider Texas frontier.
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Nacogdoches
by Robert Bruce Blake
About the author
Born in Moscow, Texas, on September 21, 1877, he grew up in Jasper after his family moved there when his father bought a local newspaper. He later studied at the University of Texas, worked in journalism and court reporting, and became deeply interested in the documentary history of Texas.
He is remembered as a historian and compiler of Spanish and Mexican Texas records, especially materials connected with Nacogdoches. His books include Historic Nacogdoches and Nacogdoches: Gateway to Texas, and his years of archival work made important early Texas sources more accessible to other historians.
He died in Austin, Texas, on November 30, 1955. I could confirm his historical work and major publications, but I could not reliably confirm a suitable portrait image from the sources I found, so no profile image is included.