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Map Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2012.s001
Scope and Contents

The Map Collection contains some original maps and many reproductions. Most maps are related to the US and Texas and date from the mid 19th century.

Dates: 1499 - 2005

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