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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
Collection
Identifier: UAC/17/2022.a008
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of 44 colorized, color, and black-and-white postcards from 1906-2000 depicting Sam Houston Normal Institute, Sam Houston State Teachers College, and Sam Houston State University.
Dates:
1906 - 2000
Collection
Identifier: UAC/25/2024.a076
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 59 student directories and 4 bound collection volumes spanning from 1930 to 2000. The directories contain student and faculty contact information, local advertisements, key semester dates, and information on extracurricular clubs at Sam Houston State University.
Dates:
1930 - 2000
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2017.s170
Scope and Contents
The materials focus on Sam Rayburn and his contributions to education. The collection contains correspondence, brochures, and newspaper articles.
Dates:
1937 - 1965
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2015.s099
Scope and Contents
These twelve documents constitute a significant collection of official materials relating to the history of Texas when Mexico was rebelling against the mother country Spain and subsequently found itself facing rebellion by its Texas Colonists. Bangs’ career as a printer is intimately involved with the development of Mexico’s independence from
Spain’s and later, Texas’ independence from Mexico makes the known surviving pieces of immense value to historians.The ten-year time frame of these...
Dates:
1820 - 1830
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s077
Scope and Contents
The Samuel P. Carson Papers (1827 - 1913; one folder) includes biographical information and correspondence with military officials. The biographical data looks extensively into the life of Carson, most of which are reminisces of Silas Dowell. These manuscripts were left by Dowell as “material or history to be written by a future generation”. The correspondence is mainly between Carson and military officials. There is also an extract from “A history of the Presbyterian churches at Quaker...
Dates:
1827 - 1913; Undated
File
Identifier: THR/01/2017.s153
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a land deed for property belonging to the Burnes family in San Augustine, Texas.
Dates:
1936-03-02
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2024.s286
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one file containing correspondence, event invitations and flyers, and various other materials related to the San Francisco Public Library.
Dates:
1962 - 1976
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2015.s105
Scope and Contents
The Huntsville Sanborn Map Collection contains Sanborn maps of the Huntsville area from 1885, 1896, 1930, and 1912. The Sanborn maps from 1912 are in a bounded book, and the other Sanborn maps are loose copies. The collection also contains a scanned and printed copy of the "Description and Utilization of The Sanborn Map," a narrative of the history, development, and use of Sanborn maps. Lastly, the collection contains "From Sanborn Fire Maps" notes on fire departments and water...
Dates:
1885 - 1949
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
