Background
Farmer, David Robb was born on December 16, 1938 in Austin, Texas, United States. Son of Norman Kittrell and Lydia Burnet (Black) Farmer.
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First published in a limited, fine-press edition by Still Point Press in 1993, Stanley Marcus: A Life with Books sparkles with the names of literary history, most but not all of them TexansTom Lea, Henry Nash Smith, J. Evetts Haley, Alfred Knopf, José Cisneros, Elizabeth Ann McMurray and McMurray’s Personal Bookstore, E. L. DeGolyer, Paul Horgan, and a host of others. Writing with skill and graceful style, David Farmer chronicles Marcus’ early fascination with books during his Harvard years, his founding of the Book Club of Texas, his friendship with J. Frank Dobie and his working relationship with El Paso’s Carl Hertzog, his own booksMinding the Store and Quest for the Best, and his Somesuch Press, noted for publishing exquisite miniature books.
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Farmer, David Robb was born on December 16, 1938 in Austin, Texas, United States. Son of Norman Kittrell and Lydia Burnet (Black) Farmer.
Bachelor, Trinity University, 1961. Master of Arts, Trinity University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1970.
Master of Library Science, University Texas, 1986.
Instructor Emerson Junior High School, San Antonio, 1961-1963, Texas Military Institute, San Antonio, 1963-1965. Research associate Humanities Research Center University Texas, Austin, 1966-1970. Assistant professor English Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1970-1972.
Assistant director Humanities Research Center University Texas, Austin, 1972-1978. Director rare books University Tulsa, 1978-1984. Head special collections University Houston, 1984-1985.
Director DeGolyer Library. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, since 1985.
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Member Texas History Records Advisory Board, Austin, 1988-1993. Member Western History Association, California/Oregon Trail Association, Santa Fe Trail Association, Book Club of Texas (board directors 1989-1993).
Married Carol Ann Roberts, December 17, 1960. 1 child, David Robb Junior.