Golden Wedding Ceremony and "Confederate Officer Answered Last Call," Newspaper Articles, December 12, 1916, July 31, 1917
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection are composed of two boxes.
Box 1 is composed of Charles Lee Hill's scrapbook and photographs of the musical group "The Houstonians."
Box 2 is composed of biographical materials and photographs about Charles Lee Hill's life and music career. As well as biographical materials about his grandfather W.T. Hill's life and time spent in the American Civil War as a Confederate officer.
Dates
- December 12, 1916
- July 31, 1917
Biographical / Historical
Captain W.T. Hill died on Tuesday, July 31, 1917, in his home in Maynard, Texas at the age of 80. He is buried in Waverly Cemetery.
Extent
1 Sheets (In file 2 of folder 1 of box 2.) : Photocopy of newspaper articles. Two separate articles are on the same sheet.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
There are two photocopies of newspaper articles on the same sheet.
The first newspaper article, "Ceremony Used and Solemnized by Rev. E.L. Storey at the Celebration of the Golden Wedding of Capt. and Mrs. W.T. Hill on Dec. 12th, 1916, Maynard, Texas," provides the ceremony used for their golden wedding.
The second newspaper article, "Confederate Officer Answered Last Call," is an obituary of Captain W.T. Hill. The obituary is accompanied by a headshot of Captain W.T. Hill in profile.
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository