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Burns Family Slavery and Civil War Materials
The Samuel T. Burns Slavery and Civil War documents (1839-1864; 1folder) is made up of a membership application for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas for Mrs. Daisy Cowart, a descendant of Samuel T.Burns. The documents also include correspondence materials on the San Jacinto Museum of History Association. There are also several clippings from local newspapers. Bills of sale account for some slave bought by Samuel T. Burns.
Church Pamphlet Collection
This collection contains pamphlets and journals with materials containing church meeting minutes, organizational histories, sermon transcripts, essays, religious guides, and yearly reports.
J. Mark Smither Civil War Letters
James V. Bennett Collection
Jane Howe Gregory Papers
The items in this collection represent Jane Howe Gregory’s extensive research into the Texas Penitentiary system, primarily focusing on issues surrounding female inmates. Journal articles, class notes, and prison records are the most common types of materials in this collection. Prison statistics and prison reforms pertaining to female prisoners are the most common themes.
Jefferson Davis Ship Island Collection
This collection contains correspondence from a prisoner at Ship Island, Mississippi to Jefferson Davis. It also contains an article by Lee Meriwether regarding his childhood encounter with Davis.
Johnson Family Papers
Mae Wynne McFarland Research Collection
Map Collection
The Map Collection contains some original maps and many reproductions. Most maps are related to the US and Texas and date from the mid 19th century.
Newspaper Collection
The Newspaper Collection consists mainly of Texas newspapers as well as several titles from other states.Also represented are Centennial and Civil War Newspapers. The Newspaper collection includes both original and copied versions.
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