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

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A paper written by Zackery Isaacks, titled “Inside and Outside the Prison Walls: A Study of Abuse Within the Texas Penal System”.

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 collection contains one large 1991 annual 'broadside' poster for The Book Club of Texas, featuring a painting of Big Bend National Park, two smaller annual broadsides, and a typed letter from club discussing the creation of the Big Bend broadside.

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This collection is composed of five folders of printed materials including newspaper articles, books excerpts, and speech manuscripts, as well as three books, relating to the life, death, and legacy of Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker.

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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 Daisy Smith writings on Sam Houston (1922; one file folder) contain reminisces of General Sam Houston gathered from the citizens of Huntsville, Texas in February 1922. The writings consist of 34 handwritten pages by Daisy Smith.

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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.