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The Texas Christian Advocate Newspaper Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2024.s294

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of The Texas Christian Advocate newspapers published in the late 19th century in Galveston, Texas.

Dates

  • Creation: 1867-05-23
  • Creation: 1884

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.

Biographical / Historical

The Texas Christian Advocate was a weekly newspaper first published in 1854 and ran until 1931.

The newspaper acted as a news distribution line for the Methodist Episcopal Chruch, specifically the Southern sect, out of Galveston, Texas, until the early 1900s, when the publication moved to Dallas, Texas.

Extent

1 boxes (One oversize flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Title
The Texas Christian Advocate Newspaper Collection
Status
Completed
Author
M. Clements
Date
9/2024
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