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The Samuel T. Burns Slavery and Civil War documents (1839-1864; 1folder) is made up of a membership application for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas for Mrs. Daisy Cowart, a descendant of Samuel T.Burns. The documents also include correspondence materials on the San Jacinto Museum of History Association. There are also several clippings from local newspapers. Bills of sale account for some slave bought by Samuel T. Burns.

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The Camp Ben McCulloch Confederate Veterans Reunion Collection (1871-1960; three boxes) containsnewspaper articles, journals, photographs, and commemorative reunion medals. The collection alsoincludes miniature Union and Confederate General Books collected by T.F. Harwell. These miniaturebooks are located in SHSU Special Collection’s display case 5.

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This collection contains pamphlets and journals with materials containing church meeting minutes, organizational histories, sermon transcripts, essays, religious guides, and yearly reports.

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This collection contains letters written during the Civil War.

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This collection contains correspondence on war rumors from members of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry, copied versions of the diaries of Civil War Confederates and publications relating to the Civil War.

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This collection newspaper clippings containing the minutes for the first session of the Second Congress of Confederate States.

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This collection contains a war bond issued by the Confederate States of America in the amount of one-hundred dollars. The bond was signed in Richmond, Virginia by Register of the Treasury, Robert Tyler. This collection also contains interest coupons and multiple values of currency issued by the Confederate States of America.

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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 J. Mark Smither War Letters (1861 - 1881; 1 book) includes family correspondence, newspaper clippings and a poem relating his experience fighting in the Civil War. The letters in this collection are mainly between J. Mark Smither and his mother, brother, uncle and sister. The letters include details about J. Mark Smither’s health, the weather conditions and the encounters of the members of the Hood’s Brigade; including information on any soldiers that were wounded and those who died....

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The items in this collection represent Jane Howe Gregory’s extensive research into the Texas Penitentiary system, primarily focusing on issues surrounding female inmates. Journal articles, class notes, and prison records are the most common types of materials in this collection. Prison statistics and prison reforms pertaining to female prisoners are the most common themes.