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This collection contains Reynolds’ correspondence, collected articles and publications, books, and otherdocuments.

Scope and Contents The majority of this collection deals with land cases in Walker and San Jacinto counties, with much focus on early Walker County. The correspondence reflects both legal and personal communication. The collection also contains some Civil War related correspondence, dating from 1862-1864. This includes many thank you letters that McKinney sent to donors of medicine or other supplies to soldiers of the 13th Texas Volunteers. There are thirty-one (31) Letter Books with copies of all...

Scope and Contents The Austin H. MacCormick Papers (1923-1978; eight boxes) contains materials documenting the personal life and career of Austin H. MacCormick, one of the nation’s most influential criminologists and prison reformers. This collection contains materials covering his career as Executive Officer of the U.S. Naval Prison, Assistant Director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Professor and Dean of Criminology at Berkley,and Director of the Osborne Association of New York. Some of the many subjects...

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Folder 1: Correspondence, holds 2 white folder file inserts.

File 1: Is composed of print-outs of email correspondence and a photocopy of a newspaper article.

File 2: Is composed of photocopies of letter correspondence.

Scope and Contents From the File:

Folder 1: Correspondence, holds 2 white folder file inserts.

File 1: Is composed of print-outs of email correspondence and a photocopy of a newspaper article.

File 2: Is composed of photocopies of letter correspondence.

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Folder 1: Correspondence, holds 2 white folder file inserts.

File 1: Is composed of print-outs of email correspondence and a photocopy of a newspaper article.

File 2: Is composed of photocopies of letter correspondence.

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This collection contains a single letter from James Galloway to A.W. Shelton.

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This collection contains materials donated by Glenn Smith. These materials include Smither family correspondence, research completed by May Wynne McFarland on Cincinnati, Texas, and a large WWII battalion photograph, among other ephemera.

Scope and Contents The materials that make up this collection represents Grover McCormick’s personal and professional life. Most of the correspondence is between McCormick and his mother Nancy. There are also several letters between McCormick and his children, cousin and his sister Lucia. The first scrapbook contains a hand written timeline of the Ashcraft v. Tennessee case of 1944 and clippings with information on other important cases including McCormick's work with Jerry Lee Lewis.The second scrapbook is...

Scope and Contents The materials that make up this collection represent the life and work of James Van Benschoten Bennett. More specifically, the materials portray his role as the second Director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and as a prolific prison reformer. The most popular theme represented in the collection is prison policy and reform – which is often discussed in articles and speeches composed by Bennett. The collection also contains numerous correspondence and case histories of prison inmates. Pictorial...