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Collection of Civil War Narratives

Collection

Identifier: THR/01/2014.s054

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence on war rumors from members of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry, copied versions of the diaries of Civil War Confederates and publications relating to the Civil War.

Dates: 1862 - 1883

Found in: Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives

Collection of Materials on Prohibition

Collection

Identifier: THR/01/2014.s055

Scope and Contents

This collection explores the history of the prohibition movement in the United States. There are several sermons that present rural Protestant views on the consumption of alcohol. The collection also contains prohibition broadsides dealing with elections in Falls and Milam Counties in 1907.

Dates: 1814 - 1930; Undated

Found in: Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives

Collection of NASA Materials

Collection

Identifier: THR/01/2015.s083

Scope and Contents National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established in 1958 by then president Dwight D.Eisenhower. The government agency has been responsible for many manned and unmanned missions,such as launching the first American satellites into Earth orbit and sending probes to explore other planetswithin our solar system. NASA has also focused on learning about Ozone depletion in 1975. The Collection of NASA Materials found its way to Sam Houston State University Special Collections intwo...

Dates: 1964 - 2011

Found in: Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives

Collection of Pamphlets on Freemasonry

Collection

Identifier: THR/01/2023.s272

Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of pamphlets concerning Freemasonry.

Dates: 1826 - 1923

Found in: Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives

Collection of President Lyndon B. Johnson Newspaper Clippings

Collection

Identifier: THR/01/2014.s053

Scope and Contents

The Collection of President Lyndon B. Johnson Newspaper Clippings contains newspaper clippings and periodicals pertaining to the life of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson. The materials in this collections were collected and donated by a Mr. McLemore.

Dates: 1963 - 1990

Found in: Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives

Collection of Wynne Home Materials

Collection

Identifier: THR/01/2014.s050

Scope and Contents The Collection of Wynne Home Materials contains programs, invitations, booklets, guides, newspaper articles and clippings, and notes. The Wynne home was built in the 19th century, originally a small cottage presented as a gift to newlyweds Gustavus Adair Wynne and Samuella Gibbs by Sanford and Sallie Gibbs, Samuella’s uncle and aunt. Over the years, the home grew larger as the Wynne family grew. The home passed down through the family until it came into the possession of sisters Samuella...

Dates: 1959 - 2016

Found in: Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives

Collection on J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

Collection

Identifier: THR/01/2023.s267

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one photograph, two printed blog articles, two tobacco tins, and a letter from the donor providing context for the items as they relate to J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.

Dates: 2021 - 2023

Found in: Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives

Collins, Davidson, Farrington, and Angier Photographs

Collection

Identifier: UAC/37/2024.a064

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of three photographs of Sam Houston Normal Institute alumni Vinson A. Collins, Oscar L. Davidson, Claude B. Farrington, and Eugene L. Angier posing outdoors as a group. The photos are dated approximately to the 1940s, with the exact date and year they were taken unknown.

Dates: 1940s

Found in: Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives