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Powell Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s060
Scope and Contents
The Powell Family Papers (1910 - 2007; .5 box) include family correspondence, newspaper clippings,biographical information, Sam Houston State Teachers College materials, and documents concerning the Powell family of Huntsville. The correspondence in the collection is between SHSTC (Harry Estill and others) and Mrs. Ben H. Powell. The Powell Family Papers also include the obituaries of several Powell family members and their funeral programs. The collection contains the autobiography of Anna...
Dates:
1910 - 2007
Robert A. Gammage Collection
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2015.s096
Scope and Contents
The Robert A. Gammage Collection (1956-2016; fifty five boxes) contains materials relating to the personal life and political career of Robert A. Gammage. These materials include documents, articles,publications, campaign materials, advertisements, audiocassettes, videocassettes, photographs, and correspondence. This collection has educational certificates and documents related to Robert A.Gammage’s formal education. The collection contains many books and publications on past U.S. and Texas...
Dates:
1956 - 2012
Sam Houston Correspondence and Historic Documents
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s081
Scope and Contents
The General Sam Houston Correspondence and Historic Documents (1828-1925; 2 boxes) range from a pre-Texas letter written by Sam Houston to a friend in South Carolina in 1828, to newspaper articles describing Houston’s position on the issue of secession. There are fifty-six individual items including military orders, political appointments, authorizations of payments to individuals for service to the Republic and documents concerning payment to Indian Agents. The collection also includes...
Dates:
1828 - 1925; Undated
Sanford Bates Collection
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2012.s004
Scope and Contents
The Sanford Bates Papers (1906-1972; fifty two boxes) documents the life of one of the country’s most influential criminologists and prison administrators. These materials depict Sanford Bates’ personal lifeand career as a practicing lawyer in Boston, member of the Massachusetts Legislature and Senate, first Massachusetts Department of Corrections Commissioner, and first Director of the Federal Bureau ofPrisons. Sanford Bates also served as the Executive Director of the Boys Clubs of...
Dates:
1840 - 1972
SHSTC World War II Military Personnel Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: UAC/25/2024.a073
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook contains 187 newspaper clippings, 63 photographs, 10 personnel/address cards, 9 hometown news releases, 8 postcards, 7 letters, 6 full-page periodicals, 2 graduation invitations, 1 graduation name card insert, 1 daily schedule report, 1 aviation cadet biography, and 1 birth announcement. The materials span from January 1942- July 1945 and focus on Sam Houston State Teachers College ex-students/alumni, faculty, and community members who fought in World War II.
Dates:
January 1942 - July 1945
Stovall Masonic and Family Papers Collection
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2022.s243
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials pertaining to the Stovall family of Houston, Texas. Series 1 features materials related to the Stovall family’s Masonic activities. Series 2 contains personal and educational materials from Pamela Stovall’s childhood, and Series 3 contains photographs and oversized items.
Dates:
1913 - 1997
The Texana Documents Collection
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s068
Scope and Contents
The manuscript collection begins with the personal papers of Henderson Yoakum, who wrote the first comprehensive history of Texas. They include a muster roll from his Cherokee campaign, discharge orders and payment authorizations for his troops, as well as Yoakum’s license to practice law. The Texana Documents collection also contains papers and letters related to early Texas, primarily focusing on annexation issues, during the period from 1842-1845. In the Correspondence section, Governor...
Dates:
1837 - 1961
Thomas Gary Anders Collection
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2018.s180
Scope and Contents
This collection contains biographical information regarding Thomas Gary Anders donated by Ann Staples.Contents include an autobiographical memoir and photos, along with correspondence between Mrs.Staples and the Anders family.
Dates:
1940 - 2017
Werner Family Collection
Class
Identifier: THR/2014.s045
Scope and Contents
The Werner Family Collection (1839 – 2010; ten boxes) contains the personal correspondence,scrapbooks, journals, articles, obituaries, photographs, and documents of the Werner family of Huntsville,Texas. The correspondence includes letters concerning the Werner family and friends with specific instances regarding the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. The collection also includes many photographs of the Werner family and friends. Significant photographs include historic Werner family...
Dates:
1839 - 2012
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