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Beto O'Rourke Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2019.s196
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials regarding Beto O’Rourke’s 2020 Democratic Presidential campaign.

Dates: 2018 - 2020

Carrasco Siege Periodical Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s233
Scope and Contents

This is a single item collection containing a special insert printed by “The Huntsville Item” newspaper featuring many articles regarding the Carrasco prison siege and hostage standoff at the Huntsville Unit prison.

Dates: 1975-07-23

Cincinnati Texas Materials

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2017.s160
Scope and Contents

The Cincinnati, Texas Materials collection covers the history of Cincinnati, Texas and several families that lived there.

Dates: 1853 - 2005

Holm Newspaper and Periodical Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2022.s251
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials donated by Cathy Holm. Materials include newspapers and periodicals covering the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, as well as local newspapers from the 1990s.

Dates: 1962 - 2000

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

Plaskett Newspaper Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2022.s250
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a partial edition of the “Houston Chronicle” newspaper.

Dates: 1939-09-02

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