Scope and Contents The Johnson Family Papers (1840 - 1965; 1.5 boxes) includes personal and business correspondence, bills and receipts, photographs and a property deed related to the Johnson Family in Huntsville. The main correspondence in the collection between J.R. Johnson and his wife and was written towards the end of the Civil War. Much of the correspondence is addressed to Maude and William Johnson and includes personal letters, invitations and postcards. This collection also includes photographs, two...

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This is a single-item collection that contains a series of sketches by Ralph Stuart.

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...

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The Newspaper Collection consists mainly of Texas newspapers as well as several titles from other states. Also represented are Centennial and Civil War Newspapers. The Newspaper collection includes both original and copied versions.

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...

Scope and Contents The General Sam Houston Correspondence and Historic Documents (1828-1925; 2 boxes) range from a pre-Texas letter written by Sam Houston to a friend in South Carolina in 1828, to newspaper articles describing Houston’s position on the issue of secession. There are fifty-six individual items including military orders, political appointments, authorizations of payments to individuals for service to the Republic and documents concerning payment to Indian Agents. The collection also includes...

Scope and Contents These twelve documents constitute a significant collection of official materials relating to the history of Texas when Mexico was rebelling against the mother country Spain and subsequently found itself facing rebellion by its Texas Colonists. Bangs’ career as a printer is intimately involved with the development of Mexico’s independence from Spain’s and later, Texas’ independence from Mexico makes the known surviving pieces of immense value to historians.The ten-year time frame of these...

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Sam Houston Normal Institute students of the Class of 1919, including Daisy L. Smith, wrote reviews of books covering Sam Houston and his life.

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

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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