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Valine Hobbs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UAC/21/2023.a020
Scope and Contents

The materials within this collection feature Valine Hobbs' career as a professor and author. The collection is composed of a poem from The Instructor magazine, a photocopied article from the Sam Houston Alumnus magazine, and a photocopy of a Board of Regents meeting report about accepted professors' retirements.

Dates: 1945; 1969

Van Deavender Civil War Memoir Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s038
Scope and Contents

The memoir was written by Van Deavender, the grandfather of Sylvan Cohen of Huntsville, Texas. The original Civil War memoir was given to Sam Houston State University by Sylvan Cohen in 1984. The memoir was transcribed by Charles Dwyer.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Van Horn and Culberson County Materials

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s078
Scope and Contents The Van Horn and Culberson County Materials (1978-2003; three folders) contains correspondence that is primarily between community officials of Van Horn and Culberson County and their residents. One letter is from the First Baptist Church to Mrs. Vernon Schuder inviting her to participate in the choir for the Van Horn Frontier Day worship service. Some of the newspaper clippings are about Van Horn County and there are others with information on the Guadalupe Mountains. These clippings range...
Dates: 1978 - 2003

Victoria County Centennial Collection

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Identifier: THR/01/2017.s134
Scope and Contents

This collection contains souvenirs from the centennial anniversary of the visit of French and Canadian missionaries to Victoria County, Texas. These souvenirs consist of a commemorative flag and a booklet with information regarding the first settlements of Victoria County by Sieur de La Salle, and the visit of missionaries upon his death.

Dates: 1937-04-04

Waco Siege Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2016.s121
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials donated by Larry Lynch concerning the ATF Raid on The Branch Davidians compound, Mt. Carmel, located in Waco, TX. It consists of newspapers and magazines pertaining to the event, court pleadings, correspondence, photographs, and cassette tapes which contain communication between the Davidians, the ATF, and Waco Police Dispatch.

Dates: 1991 - 2013

Walker County Cultural Resources Collection

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Identifier: THR/01/2014.s028
Scope and Contents The Walker County Cultural Resources Collection includes a photocopy of The Walker County Cultural Resources Inventory. The Walker County Historical Commission holds the original Walker County Cultural Resources Inventory. The inventory was prepared for and financed by The Houston-Galveston Area Council and The Texas Historical Commission Annual Program Grant of the Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Department of the Interior. The...
Dates: 1981

Walker County Geological Materials

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Identifier: THR/01/2024.s315
Scope and Contents

The materials in this collection concern the geology of Walker County, Texas.

Dates: 1975 - 1985

Walker County History Collection

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Identifier: THR/01/2025.s320
Scope and Contents

A collection of newspapers, brochures, speeches, and other materials that pertain to the history of Walker County, Texas.

Dates: 1881 - 2023

Walker County Hospital District Health Needs Survey

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Identifier: THR/01/2014.s058
Scope and Contents The Walker County Hospital District Health Needs Survey (1977 – 1980; one box) contains the Walker County Health Needs Survey and related documents. The purpose of the survey was to assess the public health needs of Walker County. The survey was initiated by the Walker County Hospital District with the assistance of the Houston-Galveston Area Council Health Systems Agency and was conducted between 1979 and 1980. The collection includes the final report, the lease and agreement between Walker...
Dates: 1977 - 1980

Walker County Namesake History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2024.s314
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one large caricature drawing of the exchanging of namesakes statues for Walker County, Texas. Also included is the newspaper article said drawing featured in, 'The County That Changed Heroes in the Middle of History'.

Dates: 1974

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