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Huntsville (Tex.) -- History

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

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

Manual Training Building Postcard

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collections is comprised of personal photographs, a Sam Houston Normal Institute panoramic class photograph, a newspaper article clipping, SHNI Manual Training Building postcard, a report on plant foods for quail in Southeast Texas, two German language related books, and S.R. Warner's diploma and license of instruction from the College of William and Mary.

Dates: 1919 - 1943; 1800s

Martinez Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2017.s127
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials donated by Marie Byrne Martinez, a longtime employee of the Newton Gresham Library. It contains a family history, newspaper clippings, and a wedding photograph.

Dates: 1927 - 2001; Undated

Peabody Memorial Library

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection is composed of five black-and-white photographs of Sam Houston Normal Institute's campus buildings.

Dates: Circa 1919-1924

Powell Family Papers

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Identifier: THR/01/2014.s060
Scope and Contents The Powell Family Papers (1910 - 2007; .5 box) include family correspondence, newspaper clippings,biographical information, Sam Houston State Teachers College materials, and documents concerning the Powell family of Huntsville. The correspondence in the collection is between SHSTC (Harry Estill and others) and Mrs. Ben H. Powell. The Powell Family Papers also include the obituaries of several Powell family members and their funeral programs. The collection contains the autobiography of Anna...
Dates: 1910 - 2007

Roy P. Turner Collection

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Identifier: THR/01/2015.s089
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of two copies of Roy Peyton Turner’s thesis on farming the sustainable way. There is also a newspaper clipping of his obituary from the Huntsville Item dated October 10, 2008.

Dates: 2008; Undated

Sam Houston Bicentennial Celebration Collection

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Identifier: THR/01/2013.s017
Scope and Contents The materials that make up the first series are a part of efforts made to acquire Sam Houston (the man) related materials. Correspondence between Mr. Paul Culp and various University and College libraries make up a large part of this series. There are also catalogues and other lists showing Sam Houston-related holdings. The second series consists entirely of materials related to Sam Houston’s Centennial Celebrations including brochures, invitations and newspaper clippings. Many of these...
Dates: 1900 - 1993; Undated

Sanborn Map Collection

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Identifier: THR/01/2015.s105
Scope and Contents The Huntsville Sanborn Map Collection contains Sanborn maps of the Huntsville area from 1885, 1896, 1930, and 1912. The Sanborn maps from 1912 are in a bounded book, and the other Sanborn maps are loose copies. The collection also contains a scanned and printed copy of the "Description and Utilization of The Sanborn Map," a narrative of the history, development, and use of Sanborn maps. Lastly, the collection contains "From Sanborn Fire Maps" notes on fire departments and water...
Dates: 1885 - 1949

SHSTC, April 1954

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The materials in this collection are composed of 175 separate issues of the Alumnus Magazine.

Dates: April 1954

SHSTC, April 1960

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The materials in this collection are composed of 175 separate issues of the Alumnus Magazine.

Dates: April 1960