Llerena Friend

Llerena Beaufort Friend (October 19, 1903 – September 8, 1995) was an American teacher, historian, and librarian. She studied at the University of Texas, and taught in public schools for about twenty years, after which she had a second career as a librarian. She was the founding director of the Barker Center for Texas History and held that position for nearly two decades. During the same period she taught history courses at the University of Texas. She published a biography on Sam Houston in 1954. Provided by Wikipedia