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The Crown Collection of Maps
The Crown Collection is an oft-cited but difficult-to-find compilation of historical maps of the United States. Series I-III contain colonial-period maps in British archives, and Series IV-V contain Archer Hulbert’s tracings of nineteenth-century trails in the American West.
The Descendants of Grandma Toole
The Descendants of Grandma Toole manuscript was written in 1957 by Vernon Fitzgerald and contains the history of several local families, including: Louisa Adla Durdin, James Albert Johnson, Colbert Maltimore Johnson, Mary Elizabeth Williams Rhodes, John Nathanial Williams, Tobe Keys, Fannie Keys Fitzgerald, Julia Ione Keys Toole Gross and Nellie Louisa Keys Millstid families.
The Echo Newspaper Collection
The collection consists of multiple issues of the Echo, a newspaper published by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
The German Triangle History Collection
The collection consists of one large print document on the development of the "German Triangle" in Louisiana, and one large print German language document.
The Huntsville Study Club Collection
This collection contains ephemera related to the Huntsville Study Club. It includes a brief history of the club, newspaper clippings, yearly programs, ledger books, scrapbooks, and other miscellaneous materials.
The Margaret Mitchell Collection
This collection contains materials regarding American author, Margaret Mitchell. Mitchell was lauded for her book “Gone with the Wind,” for which she won a Pulitzer Prize. Mitchell was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1900 and passed away after a car accident in 1949. Mitchell is now known as a highly controversial figure due to her personal opinions centering around politics and race.
The Outlaws and Peace Officers Collection
The Outlaws and Peace Officers Collection contains booklets, weeklies, and newspaper articles pertaining to both men and women on either side of the law. Highlights of the collection include pamphlets and newspaper clippings about Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane, and “Doc” Holliday.
The Sons of the Republic of Texas Collection
This collection contains materials donated by Dan Beto, and includes materials from The Sons of the Republic of Texas William Joel Bryan Chapter No. 14.
The Taxpayer Collection
This collection contains editions of the Walker County, Texas periodical “The Taxpayer” on local politics and economics.