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A. Personal & Family Collection

 Classification
Identifier: A
The Family and Personal Collection offer sources for the study of a variety of topics such as agriculture, economic conditions, the Civil War, the role of Texan women, and family history in Texas history. Such collections contain diaries, letters, land records, memoirs, and other papers collected by, and centered on, an individual or successive generations of a family. Among the collections is material from Karle Wilson Baker, Stephen F. Austin, Archie P. McDonald, and local NAACP leader Arthur Weaver. These collections document the social, cultural and economic history of East Texas from European colonialism to the present day and provide a view into southern culture and life.

Found in 371 Collections and/or Records:

Muckleroy Family Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: A-0208
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks of cabinet cards, tintypes and other photos believed to have belonged to Mrs. Jennie Muckleroy.

Dates: -

John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0138
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1963-1994

David V. Muckleroy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0053
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1840-1871

Anna Schott Motley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0242
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs, documents, and a ledger dating between the 1890s and the 1990s.

Dates: 1897-1990

Morgan Moses Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0265
Scope and Contents

This is a small collection of family photos, newspaper clippings and announcements.

Dates: 1931-1978

William A. Morris Family Bible Pages

 Collection
Identifier: A-0212
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1910-1911

Lewis Moore Land Grant

 Collection
Identifier: A-0230
Scope and Contents

1852 land grant for Grayson County.

Dates: 1852

L. G. Moore Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0021
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1957-1974

James Allen Kirkpatrick Diary

 Collection
Identifier: A-0085
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1908

James Taylor Lacey Acknowledgement Books

 Collection
Identifier: A-0067
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1899-1933

Memory Brockman Lanford Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0135
Scope and Contents

The bible records (1830-1974) include births, deaths, and marriages of the Lanford, Yandle, Jimmerson, Wright, and Rodgers families of Henderson, Rusk County, Texas.

Dates: 1853

Daniel W. Lay Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0172
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1935-1999

Fair View/Oak Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church Record Book

 Collection
Identifier: A-0215
Scope and Contents

The collection has Sunday School attendance records for Fair View (1922) and Oak Ridge (1934-1935) Methodist Episcopal Church in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Dates: 1922-1935

Fears-Carpenter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0257
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1830-1939; Event: Donated in 2008

Thomas Ewing Ferguson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0124
Scope and Contents

This collection consists chiefly of Dr. Ferguson's writings.

Dates: 1925-1960

Charlotte Baker Montgomery Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0173
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of manuscripts, three-color illustrations, galley sheets, and book dummies for her books; original cover design and pen and ink drawings; unpublished manuscripts; talks she gave for different organizations; newspaper clippings and articles about Ms. Montgomery's writing career and her work with humane education.

Dates: 1945-1997

Mary Small Fitzgerald Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0055
Scope and Contents

The collection includes correspondence, poems, and biographical and genealogical materials.

Dates: 1924-1979

Emily Virginia Willis Lindsey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0018
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1887-1958

Lisenbee Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0083
Scope and Contents

This collection is a miscellanous assortment of items connected to the Lisenbee family: an envelope, some Confederate stamps, a receipt, field notes, and several certificates.

Dates: 1845-1867; Event: Donated in 1934

Floyd-Pate Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0086
Scope and Contents

Essays by Middleton B. Floyd concerning his ancestors, Thomas Beckworth Floyd, Dolphin Floyd, John W. Floyd and Joseph Boling Pate. One essay contains extracts from Pate's letters to his mother written from Vicksburg, Mississippi; Port Caddo, Marshall, Nacogdoches and Harrison County, Texas; and Caddo Parish, Louisiana describing his life as a traveling salesman.

Dates: 1855-1858