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'Huntsville... "The Mt. Vernon of Texas" ' Booklet

 Item

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The majority of this collection contains materials from the Sam Houston State University KSHU Radio Station. Other materials include a Sam Houston State College Homecoming football program, Delta Zeta photocopied articles, an Alpha Phi Sigma certificate, paper materials from Sam Houston State University (event tickets and the College of Arts and Media magazine), and materials about the City of Huntsville.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1994 - 1999
  • Creation: 1939
  • Creation: 1959
  • Creation: 1964
  • Creation: 1967
  • Creation: 1982
  • Creation: 1992
  • Creation: 2019

Extent

1 Volumes : Booklet. Black and white photographs throughout the booklet. 1 colorized photograph inside the booklet with the front and back photographs colorized. Black text.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

The booklet ‘Huntsville..."The Mt. Vernon of Texas" ‘was published by the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce. The front of the booklet provides this information in black text with a colorized photograph of Austin Hall.

The booklet provides facts about the City of Huntsville along with black and white photographs of religious institutions and industries of Huntsville and Walker County. Black and white photographs of Sam Houston State Teachers College with information about the college are provided, as well as information and black and white photographs of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum and General Sam Houston. Lastly, the booklet provides information and black and white photographs of the Texas Prison Rodeo. All the information throughout the booklet is in black text.

Repository Details

Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository

Contact:
1830 Bobby K. Marks Drive
Huntsville TX 77341 US
9362941619