Historical Letters Compiled by Jane Douglass Chapter DAR 1946. Letters, speeches, and documents mostly re: war and family, 17791946, arranged chronologically. Names included: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Herndon Haralson, J. L. Hallum ' John H. Dye, John P. Coles, Stephen F. Austin, J. W. Hassell, Comfort E. Parks, Elmirah McKenzie, James Pinckney Henderson, Harriet Moss Caldwell, Abner Nash, Milton E. B. Ragsdale, Robert E. Lee, Robert Hicks, Billy Dean Brundidge, Blake Hawk, Gov. Coke Stevenson, Gen. George C. Beach, Gen. James a Bethea, J. W. Molder, Carolyn Davidson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harold V. Hardison, Gen. George Patton, Col. John A. Smith, Jr. Subjects include: American Revolution, Texas Revolution, Civil War, World War II, Texas and Pacific Railroad, Free State Of Van Zandt. Typescript, certified copy, some originals in bound volume. 1 item Folder 5: Account book for store with employment records and cotton ledger, [Locksburg, AR?], 1878-1883, 1895. Handwritten in bound book. 1 item

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This historical collection includes diaries, correspondence, legal papers, military papers, financial papers, advertisements, almanacs, catalogs, genealogy, and land grants, some of which are signed by Texas and United States presidents and Texas governors. Subjects covered include the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, education, women's clubs, churches, social events, Texas and World fairs, and other exhibitions. The dates of the historical collection range from 1660 to 1975. Also included in the collection are records of the Nacogdoches Chapter, beginning with its organization in 1926. These records consist of minutes of meetings, correspondence, yearbooks, reports, membership lists, project materials, pamphlets and clippings. In addition to these records, the Nacogdoches Chapter of the DAR has contributed a number of book and microfilm gifts to Special Collections throughout the years