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The scrapbook, complied by Sam Houston Normal Institute and Sam Houston State Teachers College faculty member Augusta Lawrence, is comprised of 117 pages of newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed materials covering faculty changes, community deaths, notable events, and ex-student/alumni and faculty/staff accomplishments from 1929-1940.

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This scrapbook contains materials spanning March 1929-Febuary 1930 related to Sam Houston State Teacher’s College (SHSTC) Semi-Centennial Celebration, the Dedication and Formal Opening of the Harry F. Estill Library, and the Dedication of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum. It contains newspaper articles from regional newspapers, programs, ads, letters, telegrams, poems, and other paper material.

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The materials focus on Sam Rayburn and his contributions to education. The collection contains correspondence, brochures, and newspaper articles.

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The Sexton Family Papers document the career of Texan Attorney, Confederate Legislator, Texan Supreme Court Judge, and United States Commissioner, Franklin Barlow Sexton. The materials consist of personal, professional, state, and federal legal documents covering subjects such as correspondence, deeds, receipts, payment requests, land dealings, and settlement cases. The Newspaper clippings cover topics on 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.