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A copy of “Texas Library History” by Aubrey E. Skinner.

Scope and Contents This collection contains a reproduction of “Southern Illinois Corn Field” by Al Richardson. It was reproduced by The Lufkin Line. The Lufkin Line is a magazine by Lufkin Industries located in Lufkin, Texas. Several of Richardson’s works have been featured on the cover of this magazine. This particular print was on the cover of the Winter 1981, Volume 57, No. 4 issue. Lufkin Industries collected his work, among other artists, and later donated the pieces to the Museum of East Texas in...

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The Thomason Audio Visual Collection contains 41 individual audiocassette recordings. These audiocassette recordings include oral history interviews of several Huntsville and Walker County residents. The oral history interviews were recorded by Paul Culp, Charles Dwyer, and Dr. Gerald Holder. The collection also includes poetry readings, music, and radio broadcasts that concern Texas and past employees of Sam Houston State University.

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

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The Cincinnati, Texas Materials collection covers the history of Cincinnati, Texas and several families that lived there.

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The Don Reid Capital Punishment Collection (1959-1973; three boxes) contains materials which belonged to Don Reid, Jr. concerning his work with capital punishment in Texas. It consists of notes, letters to Mr.Reid, article rough drafts with editor’s notes, capital punishment publications, photos, magazine articles, clippings, and newspapers.

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This early Texas store ledger (1853-1854; 1 box) contains documentation of transactions. This ledger does not contain the name of the businesses.S.M.E. is written in pencil and Plantersville, Texas is written in pen on the back of the front cover.

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The Edinburgh Family Papers (1790 - 2012; one folder) include family genealogy research and historical documents of the Edinburgh family of East Texas.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.

Scope and Contents The E.L. Shettles Scrapbook Collection contains six scrapbooks on political and religious topics in Texas and the United States. The majority of the newspaper clippings in the scrapbooks concern Methodism and other religious topics in the Southwest. Two of the scrapbooks contain political newspaper clippings from the early 1900s. There are several folders containing loose newspaper clippings, correspondence, and articles. One folder contains a bibliography on Methodist related materials that...