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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
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
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
Newspaper Collection
Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s043
Scope and Contents
The Newspaper Collection consists mainly of Texas newspapers as well as several titles from other states.Also represented are Centennial and Civil War Newspapers. The Newspaper collection includes both original and copied versions.
Dates:
1792 - 2000
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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