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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
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
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
The Texana Documents Collection
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s068
Scope and Contents
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
Werner Family Collection
Class
Identifier: THR/2014.s045
Scope and Contents
The Werner Family Collection (1839 – 2010; ten boxes) contains the personal correspondence,scrapbooks, journals, articles, obituaries, photographs, and documents of the Werner family of Huntsville,Texas. The correspondence includes letters concerning the Werner family and friends with specific instances regarding the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. The collection also includes many photographs of the Werner family and friends. Significant photographs include historic Werner family...
Dates:
1839 - 2012
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