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Austin H. MacCormick Papers
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s003
Scope and Contents
The Austin H. MacCormick Papers (1923-1978; eight boxes) contains materials documenting the personal life and career of Austin H. MacCormick, one of the nation’s most influential criminologists and prison reformers. This collection contains materials covering his career as Executive Officer of the U.S. Naval Prison, Assistant Director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Professor and Dean of Criminology at Berkley,and Director of the Osborne Association of New York. Some of the many subjects...
Dates:
1923 - 1978
Grover McCormick, Sr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2013.s018
Scope and Contents
The materials that make up this collection represents Grover McCormick’s personal and professional life. Most of the correspondence is between McCormick and his mother Nancy. There are also several letters between McCormick and his children, cousin and his sister Lucia.
The first scrapbook contains a hand written timeline of the Ashcraft v. Tennessee case of 1944 and clippings with information on other important cases including McCormick's work with Jerry Lee Lewis.The second scrapbook is...
Dates:
1886 - 1968
J. Mark Smither Civil War Letters
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s072
Scope and Contents
The J. Mark Smither War Letters (1861 - 1881; 1 book) includes family correspondence, newspaper clippings and a poem relating his experience fighting in the Civil War. The letters in this collection are mainly between J. Mark Smither and his mother, brother, uncle and sister. The letters include details about J. Mark Smither’s health, the weather conditions and the encounters of the members of the Hood’s Brigade; including information on any soldiers that were wounded and those who died....
Dates:
1861 - 1881
James V. Bennett Collection
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2012.s005
Scope and Contents
The materials that make up this collection represent the life and work of James Van Benschoten Bennett. More specifically, the materials portray his role as the second Director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and as a prolific prison reformer. The most popular theme represented in the collection is prison policy and reform – which is often discussed in articles and speeches composed by Bennett. The collection also contains numerous correspondence and case histories of prison inmates. Pictorial...
Dates:
1905 - 1971
Jane Howe Gregory Papers
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2013.s010
Scope and Contents
The items in this collection represent Jane Howe Gregory’s extensive research into the Texas Penitentiary system, primarily focusing on issues surrounding female inmates. Journal articles, class notes, and prison records are the most common types of materials in this collection. Prison statistics and prison reforms pertaining to female prisoners are the most common themes.
Dates:
1705 - 1999
Jefferson Davis Ship Island Collection
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s231
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence from a prisoner at Ship Island, Mississippi to Jefferson Davis. It also contains an article by Lee Meriwether regarding his childhood encounter with Davis.
Dates:
1862 - 1953
Jewell Phillips Herzog Collection
Collection
Identifier: UAC/25/2024.a067
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection consist of photographs, letters, college notes and notebooks, a short college diary, instructional books, college certificate, and diplomas belonging to Jewell Phillips Herzog.
A large portion of the collection consists of correspondence in the form of letters between Jewell and a college friend, Ray L. Alexander.
Dates:
1907 - 2004
Johnson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s080
Scope and Contents
The Johnson Family Papers (1840 - 1965; 1.5 boxes) includes personal and business correspondence, bills and receipts, photographs and a property deed related to the Johnson Family in Huntsville. The main correspondence in the collection between J.R. Johnson and his wife and was written towards the end of the Civil War. Much of the correspondence is addressed to Maude and William Johnson and includes personal letters, invitations and postcards. This collection also includes photographs, two...
Dates:
1840 - 1965
Mae Wynne McFarland Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s063
Scope and Contents
The collection is divided into five series:
Series 1: Personal Correspondence contains letters, postcards, holiday cards, newspaper clippings,invitations, programs, receipts, and photographs.
Series 2: Walker County/ Huntsville History includes correspondence, binders and journals of handwritten notes, typed notes, recipes, family trees, newspaper clippings, notes concerning marriage records and land records, census records, and the history of Cincinnati and the Yellow Fever...
Dates:
1856 - 1977
Martin A. Row Papers
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2013.s012
Scope and Contents
The Martin A. Row Collection (1766-1957; nine boxes) contains materials belonging to attorney Martin A. Row. The collection includes legal briefs and arguments concerning Sun Oil Company as well as Martin A. Row’s professional notes on Padre Island and photographs of the Texas coast. The collectionalso contains Martin A. Row’s personal books and a small amount of his professional correspondence concerning the Texas Tidelands case.
The Tidelands controversy between the United States and Texas...
Dates:
1766 - 1957
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