Scope and Contents The Werner Family Collection (1839 – 2010; ten boxes) contains the personal correspondence,scrapbooks, journals, articles, obituaries, photographs, and documents of the Werner family of Huntsville,Texas. The correspondence includes letters concerning the Werner family and friends with specific instances regarding the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. The collection also includes many photographs of the Werner family and friends. Significant photographs include historic Werner family...

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The World War I Collection (1909-2005; 71 items) consists of materials and ephemera on display relating to Texas and the United States during World War I. The items in the World War I collection include soldier sketches by John W. Thomason, photographs and certificates owned by Walker County residents, United States bonds, recruitment advertisements and souvenir postcards.