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Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s068
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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
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:
1867-05-23; 1884
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s069
Scope and Contents
This collection was purchased and donated by James L. Britton, III.
This collection is a combination of the Early Texas Jurists collection and the Distinguished Jurists Who Formed the First Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas collection which was arranged, described, and digitized during a large grant project called Texas Tides.
The Early Texas Jurists collection contains autographed documents of 53 early Texas attorneys and judicial officials. The earliest listed is Cephas Adams in a...
Dates:
1837 - 1881; Undated
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2016.s113
Scope and Contents
The collection contains two copies of the Toulois newsletter. They were published in Toul, France during the mid-1950’s.
Dates:
1954 - 1955
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s235
Scope and Contents
This collection contains editions of “The Welfare Reporter”, a periodical which focuses on mental health in prisons, as well as administrative issues. This periodical is circulated by the New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies.
Dates:
Publication: 1958 - 1971
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2017.s169
Scope and Contents
The Wolf Girl, written by Noah Cryar, was submitted to the state-wide senior college contest, sponsored by the Texas Folklore Society, on April 20, 1956.
Dates:
1956-04-20
Collection
Identifier: UAC/25/2024.a070
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photographs, correspondence, newspapers, commencement programs, and ephemera related to the All-Girl Orchestra at Sam Houston State Teacher’s College, belonging to Theda Batson McConnico.
Dates:
1944 - 1964
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2020.s218
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials such as correspondence and printed documents relating to the transcription of “Memoirs of a Country Boy” by Thomas Anders.
Dates:
2007 - 2013
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
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s070
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of 13 letters written by Margaret Thornton of Huntsville, Texas, to various relatives in her native England, plus two additional letters by other family members writing from overseas.The Thornton letters describe daily life and events in East Texas, especially Walker County and Huntsville, as interpreted by a recent immigrant from England. Among her descriptions are the yellow fever epidemic of 1867, a fire and fire control (a bucket brigade), and martial law...
Dates:
1861 - 1869
