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The Franklin B. Sexton Papers documents the life of Confederate legislator Franklin Barlow Sexton. The correspondence represents a wide range of personal and business communication. Some of the most common topics in the subject files are deeds, receipts, requests for payment and land dealings. Newspaper clippings cover a variety of topics, some of which are: agriculture, national defense, oil in Texas, poetry,churches and Texas history.

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Scrapbook contains 187 newspaper clippings, 63 photographs, 10 personnel/address cards, 9 hometown news releases, 8 postcards, 7 letters, 6 full-page periodicals, 2 graduation invitations, 1 graduation name card insert, 1 daily schedule report, 1 aviation cadet biography, and 1 birth announcement. The materials span from January 1942- July 1945 and focus on Sam Houston State Teachers College ex-students/alumni, faculty, and community members who fought in World War II.

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This collection contains materials pertaining to the Stovall family of Houston, Texas. Series 1 features materials related to the Stovall family’s Masonic activities. Series 2 contains personal and educational materials from Pamela Stovall’s childhood, and Series 3 contains photographs and oversized items.

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The collection contains various types of information about Texas authors, including newspapers and articles.

Scope and Contents The Texas Centennial Collection (1934-1937; 11 boxes) contains newspapers from various Texas newspapers in celebration of 100 years of Texas independence. This collection is primarily comprised of newspaper clippings and press releases. There are newspaper clippings, as well as full editions of local Texas newspapers. There is a large number of press releases from the Texas Centennial Commission chronicling the different events surrounding the Texas Centennial celebration in 1936-1937. The...

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The Texas Educators Scrapbook Collection is made up of clippings from different Texas newspapers regarding college presidents and professors. Most of these clippings are highlighting various achievements, while others are announcing inaugurations of presidents of several Texas universities.

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This collection is composed of copies of Texas Independence Day speeches and correspondence sent to or collected by James D. Patton. The collection also has newspaper articles, advertisements, and programs related to the March 2nd Celebration.

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This collection contains ephemera related to the Huntsville Study Club. It includes a brief history of the club, newspaper clippings, yearly programs, ledger books, scrapbooks, and other miscellaneous materials.

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This collection contains materials regarding American author, Margaret Mitchell. Mitchell was lauded for her book “Gone with the Wind,” for which she won a Pulitzer Prize. Mitchell was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1900 and passed away after a car accident in 1949. Mitchell is now known as a highly controversial figure due to her personal opinions centering around politics and race.

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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.