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United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

SHSTC, December 1960

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: December 1960

SHSTC, February 1961

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: February 1961

SHSTC Austin Hall and the Industrial Arts Building, January 23, 1980

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection is composed of 44 colorized, color, and black-and-white postcards from 1906-2000 depicting Sam Houston Normal Institute, Sam Houston State Teachers College, and Sam Houston State University.

Dates: January 23, 1980

SHSU Austin Hall

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection is composed of 44 colorized, color, and black-and-white postcards from 1906-2000 depicting Sam Houston Normal Institute, Sam Houston State Teachers College, and Sam Houston State University.

Dates: 1906 - 2000

The Texana Documents Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s068
Scope and Contents The manuscript collection begins with the personal papers of Henderson Yoakum, who wrote the first comprehensive history of Texas. They include a muster roll from his Cherokee campaign, discharge orders and payment authorizations for his troops, as well as Yoakum’s license to practice law. The Texana Documents collection also contains papers and letters related to early Texas, primarily focusing on annexation issues, during the period from 1842-1845. In the Correspondence section, Governor...
Dates: 1837 - 1961

United States History Civil War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2018.s189
Scope and Contents

This collection contains campaigns, pamphlets, maps, correspondence, bibliographies, and miscellaneous items from the Civil War.

Dates: 1918 - 2006; Undated

Van Deavender Civil War Memoir Collection

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Identifier: THR/01/2014.s038
Scope and Contents

The memoir was written by Van Deavender, the grandfather of Sylvan Cohen of Huntsville, Texas. The original Civil War memoir was given to Sam Houston State University by Sylvan Cohen in 1984. The memoir was transcribed by Charles Dwyer.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Walker County Namesake History Collection

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Identifier: THR/01/2024.s314
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one large caricature drawing of the exchanging of namesakes statues for Walker County, Texas. Also included is the newspaper article said drawing featured in, 'The County That Changed Heroes in the Middle of History'.

Dates: 1974