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Thornton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s070

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 13 letters written by Margaret Thornton of Huntsville, Texas, to various relatives in her native England, plus two additional letters by other family members writing from overseas.The Thornton letters describe daily life and events in East Texas, especially Walker County and Huntsville, as interpreted by a recent immigrant from England. Among her descriptions are the yellow fever epidemic of 1867, a fire and fire control (a bucket brigade), and martial law after the Civil War. This collection was donated to the Mayor of Huntsville who then passed the collection to Dr. J.L. Clark, former head of the Texas Room (which predated SHSU Special Collections.)

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 - 1869

Conditions Governing Use

The materials represented in this finding aid have been made available for research, teaching and private use. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) these items without prior permission on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies. Please contact the Newton Gresham Library's Special Collections and University Archives department to request permissions to reproduce materials for any other purpose, or to obtain information regarding the copyright status of a particular digital image, text, audio or video recording.

Extent

1 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The Margaret Thornton letters are dated between 1861 and 1869 and are arranged in chronological order.

Title
Thornton Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Shaneil Snipe
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository

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