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Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2013.s017
Scope and Contents
The materials that make up the first series are a part of efforts made to acquire Sam Houston (the man) related materials. Correspondence between Mr. Paul Culp and various University and College libraries make up a large part of this series. There are also catalogues and other lists showing Sam Houston-related holdings. The second series consists entirely of materials related to Sam Houston’s Centennial Celebrations including brochures, invitations and newspaper clippings. Many of these...
Dates:
1900 - 1993; Undated
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2017.s171
Scope and Contents
This is a copy of “Sam Houston”, a character sketch written in 1905 by Dr. D. R. Wallace, a personal friend from Waco, Texas.
Dates:
1905
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
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2015.s094
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of materials related to General Sam Houston. The clippings mainly represent the celebration of his legacy. Biographical materials, correspondence and manuscript materials also contain material from and by General Sam Houston. There are photos of Sam Houston's law office, his old home and monument. Plays that portray different aspects of the life of Sam Houston are also a part of this collection. This collection was accumulated by former librarians in the Thomason...
Dates:
1828 - 2017
Collection
Identifier: UAC/17/2022.a007
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of five black-and-white photographs of Sam Houston Normal Institute's campus buildings.
Dates:
Circa 1919-1924
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2015.s088
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection represent the activities of the Sam Houston Rotary Club of Huntsville,Texas. The collection content consists of meeting minutes, newspaper clippings and photographs. Photographs depicting various club activities and events account for the majority of the materials in this collection.
Dates:
1986 - 1989
Collection
Identifier: UAC/33/2019.a001
Scope and Contents
The scope of these materials date from 1943 to 2009.The materials in this box are made up of commencement programs, photographs, a typed story of the All-Girl Orchestra, a scrapbook containing correspondence, group history, photographs, newspaper clippings, high schools programs, invitations, 1998 and 2003 reunion itineries, a typed tribute to Dr. C.R. Hackney, rosters, newpaper clippings and an art gallery pamphlet about David Adickes. As well as a VHS cassette tape over the...
Dates:
1943 - 2009
Collection
Identifier: UAC/09/2024.a063
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook, complied by Sam Houston Normal Institute and Sam Houston State Teachers College faculty member Augusta Lawrence, is comprised of 117 pages of newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed materials covering faculty changes, community deaths, notable events, and ex-student/alumni and faculty/staff accomplishments from 1929-1940.
Dates:
1929 - 1940
Collection
Identifier: UAC/20/2024.a069
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook contains materials spanning March 1929-Febuary 1930 related to Sam Houston State Teacher’s College (SHSTC) Semi-Centennial Celebration, the Dedication and Formal Opening of the Harry F. Estill Library, and the Dedication of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum. It contains newspaper articles from regional newspapers, programs, ads, letters, telegrams, poems, and other paper material.
Dates:
March 1929- February 1930
Collection
Identifier: UAC/36/2021.a003
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of the Sam Houston State University Mace, sketches of the mace, silver and rubber molds of the mace, a commencement program, an article, and a newspaper photograph.
Dates:
1988 to August 14, 1989
