A. Personal & Family Collection
Found in 376 Collections and/or Records:
William D. Murdy World War II Collection
This collection consists of photocopies of the journals Murdy numbered 4-6. He said the other journals were destroyed over the years following the war. Some of the original pictures of the Dachau Concentration Camp were given to the department and are cataloged in the Photograph Collection.
W. Goodrich Jones Papers
Billie B. Kemper Research Collection on Lindley Beckworth
This collection consists of correspondence and research material for Kemper's graduate thesis on Lindley Beckworth, lawyer, Texas legislator, and U.S. representative, of Gilmer, Texas. There are also 28 oral history interviews (OH-1767 to OH-1794) on cassette tape that have been integrated into the separate Oral History Collection.
Muckleroy Family Scrapbooks
Scrapbooks of cabinet cards, tintypes and other photos believed to have belonged to Mrs. Jennie Muckleroy.
John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection
Newspaper clippings, copies of official police reports, and photocopies of photographs relating to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, in Dallas, Texas.
David V. Muckleroy Papers
The collection contains four original land deeds (1849-1851) and copies of two other land documents. There are also several biographical and genealogical materials, including a typescript of an account by Jesse H. Muckleroy (son of David) tracing the family's move from Tennessee to Texas and the establishment of their farm near Nacogdoches.
Anna Schott Motley Collection
This collection consists of photographs, documents, and a ledger dating between the 1890s and the 1990s.
Morgan Moses Collection
This is a small collection of family photos, newspaper clippings and announcements.
William A. Morris Family Bible Pages
The collection is the first 11 pages of a family Bible, including three pages listing family information. This includes the marriage of W. A. Morris and Alice Corley in 1910 and the birth of a son, William Raymon Morris, in 1911.
Lewis Moore Land Grant
1852 land grant for Grayson County.
L. G. Moore Papers
The collection consists of correspondence, reports, agendas, committee minutes, bibliographies, and other materials used by the revision commission. Most items are printed or photocopied, but there are some original letters signed by Texas senators, legislators, judges, and other government officials.
James Allen Kirkpatrick Diary
Typescript of the diary (actually reminiscences) of the Nacogdoches native's experiences in the Civil War and later as a sheep rancher in Laredo, Texas (1841-1908). Genealogical data on the Kirkpatrick family is also included.
James Taylor Lacey Acknowledgement Books
Record of acknowledgments taken by Lacey, notary public of Rusk County. Shows transactions regarding land transactions: deeds, powers of attorney, oil and gas leases, and vendor's releases.
Memory Brockman Lanford Family Collection
The bible records (1830-1974) include births, deaths, and marriages of the Lanford, Yandle, Jimmerson, Wright, and Rodgers families of Henderson, Rusk County, Texas.
Daniel W. Lay Collection
This collection consists of the papers of Daniel W. Lay, author and wildlife biologist in East Texas. Works provide an alternate viewpoint from the heavily industry-oriented area. It includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, reports, research notes, negatives, and photographs.
Fair View/Oak Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church Record Book
The collection has Sunday School attendance records for Fair View (1922) and Oak Ridge (1934-1935) Methodist Episcopal Church in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Fears-Carpenter Collection
The Fears-Carpenter Collection: From Slavery to Freedom is a collection of transcripts based on the genealogical research done by Joel V. Fears Sr. There are six original portraits and a photocopy of the Doches Gazette with a story about Emeline Fears Carpenter.
Thomas Ewing Ferguson Papers
This collection consists chiefly of Dr. Ferguson's writings.
Mary Small Fitzgerald Papers
The collection includes correspondence, poems, and biographical and genealogical materials.
Emily Virginia Willis Lindsey Papers
The collection consists of scrapbooks, diaries, and loose items including correspondence; clippings about friends, relatives, and religious leaders; obituaries; verse, humor, and human interest stories; writings of Edward B. Willis; recipes; marriage and birth announcements; programs; photographs; financial records; sketches of birds and butterflies; religious notes, and poems Mrs. Lindsey wrote upon special occasions for family and friends.