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Edinburgh Family Papers
The Edinburgh Family Papers (1790 - 2012; one folder) include family genealogy research and historical documents of the Edinburgh family of East Texas. The collection includes photocopied county records, maps, photographs, and correspondence relating to the family’s lineage.
Oliphint and Willhoite Family Research Materials
The materials in this collection are varied, including correspondence, handwritten notes, framed photographs, publications, and books.
Presidential Speech Collection
The Presidential Speech Collection is comprised of several speeches given to the United States Congress, House of Representatives, and other governmental agencies by early United States Presidents (JamesMadison, James Monroe, John Adams, James K. Polk, John Quincy Adams, and James Buchanan).
Huntsville, Texas History Materials
This collection contains materials on the history and development of Huntsville, Texas, from its early beginnings in the 19th century up to the 21st century. It contains newspaper clippings, copies of book chapters, publications, photographs, and personal correspondence.
Music Sheet Collection
The Music Sheet Collection was collected overtime by various Special Collections librarians and staff. Various pieces were also donated by Jan Cole and pulled from the Mae Wynne McFarland Collection before it was processed. Jan Cole is the niece of John W. Thomason, the room’s namesake.
Bustamante Early Texana Letter Collection
This is a single item collection. This collection contains a letter written by Mexican President Anastasio Bustamente.
The Outlaws and Peace Officers Collection
The Outlaws and Peace Officers Collection contains booklets, weeklies, and newspaper articles pertaining to both men and women on either side of the law. Highlights of the collection include pamphlets and newspaper clippings about Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane, and “Doc” Holliday.
Fletcher Native American Documents
The Fletcher Native American Documents Collection contains communications from the United States government, pamphlets, and illustrations regarding the cultures and treatment of Native American tribes throughout the founding of the country.
Collection of Materials on Prohibition
This collection explores the history of the prohibition movement in the United States. There are several sermons that present rural Protestant views on the consumption of alcohol. The collection also contains prohibition broadsides dealing with elections in Falls and Milam Counties in 1907.