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The Texas Jurists Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s069
Scope and Contents This collection was purchased and donated by James L. Britton, III. This collection is a combination of the Early Texas Jurists collection and the Distinguished Jurists Who Formed the First Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas collection which was arranged, described, and digitized during a large grant project called Texas Tides. The Early Texas Jurists collection contains autographed documents of 53 early Texas attorneys and judicial officials. The earliest listed is Cephas Adams in a...
Dates: 1837 - 1881; Undated

The Welfare Reporter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s235
Scope and Contents

This collection contains editions of “The Welfare Reporter”, a periodical which focuses on mental health in prisons, as well as administrative issues. This periodical is circulated by the New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies.

Dates: Publication: 1958 - 1971

The Wolf Girl Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2017.s169
Scope and Contents

The Wolf Girl, written by Noah Cryar, was submitted to the state-wide senior college contest, sponsored by the Texas Folklore Society, on April 20, 1956.

Dates: 1956-04-20

Thornton Papers

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Identifier: THR/01/2014.s070
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of 13 letters written by Margaret Thornton of Huntsville, Texas, to various relatives in her native England, plus two additional letters by other family members writing from overseas.The Thornton letters describe daily life and events in East Texas, especially Walker County and Huntsville, as interpreted by a recent immigrant from England. Among her descriptions are the yellow fever epidemic of 1867, a fire and fire control (a bucket brigade), and martial law...
Dates: 1861 - 1869

Tomas Rivera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s227
Scope and Contents

This collection holds materials regarding Tomas Rivera’s career and time as a professor at Sam Houston State University.

Dates: 1969 - 2012

Tribute to Southwestern Culture Flyer

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2023.s264
Scope and Contents

This collection consists solely of a flyer from the Tribute to Southwestern Culture event.

Dates: 1977-04-14

Valine Hobbs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UAC/21/2023.a020
Scope and Contents

The materials within this collection feature Valine Hobbs' career as a professor and author. The collection is composed of a poem from The Instructor magazine, a photocopied article from the Sam Houston Alumnus magazine, and a photocopy of a Board of Regents meeting report about accepted professors' retirements.

Dates: 1945; 1969

Waco Siege Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2016.s121
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials donated by Larry Lynch concerning the ATF Raid on The Branch Davidians compound, Mt. Carmel, located in Waco, TX. It consists of newspapers and magazines pertaining to the event, court pleadings, correspondence, photographs, and cassette tapes which contain communication between the Davidians, the ATF, and Waco Police Dispatch.

Dates: 1991 - 2013

Warden Keith Price Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s226
Scope and Contents

This collection contains personal and professional materials collected by former TDCJ Warden Dr. Keith Price. These materials include from TDCJ internal correspondence and training materials, publications, greeting cards, photographs, and other ephemera from Dr. Price’s career.

Dates: 1970 - 2021

Whatley Bible Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2021.s228
Scope and Contents

This collection contains over forty Holy Bibles and other Christian texts as donated by Mr. Charles Whatley. These materials are largely in English, with a few printed in the original tongues of the Protestant and Jewish faiths. The collection also contains 41 individual wooden boxes, complete with topical embellishments. These boxes were handcrafted by Mr. Whatley for the express purpose of storing their respective texts.

Dates: 1595 - 1903

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