Tails and Talks, Upton County Genealogical Society, V.1No.3
Content Description
The Gerron S. Hite Collection provides researchers with three boxes and one oversized container with material pertaining to cemeteries, mostly in Texas. Box one contains a collection of cemetery related material requests, monument bill of sale, headstone contracts, documents, field notes, and deeds from various Texas cemeteries dated 1893 to 1929. This material would be useful for researchers interested in the contracts and processes of internment in the late 18th to early 19th century. Box one also includes various cemetery photographs and cemetery post cards. Box 2 and Box 3 contain various publications, reports, field guides, and printed material pertaining to cemetery and gravestone preservation efforts and best practices. The oversized container features the 1990 San Antonio Cemeteries Historic District Master Plan, newspaper clippings about various historic cemeteries in Texas, a map of Hebrew Cemetery in Ennis, and Odd Fellows in memoriam flag.
Dates
- Creation: Donated 7/16/2021
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository
