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This collection contains correspondence from a prisoner at Ship Island, Mississippi to Jefferson Davis. It also contains an article by Lee Meriwether regarding his childhood encounter with Davis.

Scope and Contents The contents of this collection represent various aspects of the life of John W. Thomason, including his family life, military career, his work as a published author and illustrator, and general interest in art. This collection contains correspondence, drafts of his writing, published written works, artifacts from his military career, magazine and newspaper clippings, genealogical research, photographs, and numerous notebooks and sketchbooks. A large portion of this collection includes...

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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This collection contains materials regarding Mark Beto as other military leaders. These materials include admission packets for the ROTC Hall of Fame, as well as SHSU Raven Battalion materials.

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This collection contains materials donated by Mary Wentworth Whatley. Materials include information regarding her family heritage, experiences in England during World War II, and other supplemental information.

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The Morris Collection of Legal Documents (1859-1882; .5 box) consists mainly of deeds for the sale of land in the states of Texas, Missouri and Tennessee. There is also a bill of sale for a horse in Atascosa County. A Protective and Detective certificate registering a horse owned by Dr. F. I. Morris is a part of this collection. There is also a letter discharging William P. Thomas from the service of the United States. This collection was acquired on October 1, 1971.

Scope and Contents The Powell Family Papers (1910 - 2007; .5 box) include family correspondence, newspaper clippings,biographical information, Sam Houston State Teachers College materials, and documents concerning the Powell family of Huntsville. The correspondence in the collection is between SHSTC (Harry Estill and others) and Mrs. Ben H. Powell. The Powell Family Papers also include the obituaries of several Powell family members and their funeral programs. The collection contains the autobiography of Anna...

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The Presidential Speech Collection is comprised of several speeches given to the United States Congress, House of Representatives, and other governmental agencies by early United States Presidents (JamesMadison, James Monroe, John Adams, James K. Polk, John Quincy Adams, and James Buchanan).

Scope and Contents The Samuel P. Carson Papers (1827 - 1913; one folder) includes biographical information and correspondence with military officials. The biographical data looks extensively into the life of Carson, most of which are reminisces of Silas Dowell. These manuscripts were left by Dowell as “material or history to be written by a future generation”. The correspondence is mainly between Carson and military officials. There is also an extract from “A history of the Presbyterian churches at Quaker...

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