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A. Personal & Family Collection

 Record Group
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 376 Collections and/or Records:

Archie P. McDonald Research Collection on Freemasonry

 Collection
Identifier: A-0077
Abstract

This collection represents some of the materials used in the research for 'By Early Candlelight' and includes notes, articles and pamphlets on freemasonry in Texas, the United States, and abroad and Dr. McDonald's original typescript for his book.

Dates: Event: Manuscript donated circa 1966; Event: Pamphlets donated 7/24/1969

Guy Cox Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0075
Abstract

This collection includes personal and business correspondence; records relating to personnel transfers, pay increases, promotions, efficiency reports; service awards; poems and letters written upon the occasion of Cox's retirement; and Cox's homey reminiscences of his 35 years as a District Forest Ranger.

Dates: 1919-1953

Lester C. Harling Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0104
Abstract The collection consists of a typed manuscript on the causes of World War I by Prof. Harling, newspaper clippings, and some honorary materials, including a certificate signed by Gov. Allan Shivers and Secretary of State John Ben Shepperd making Harling an Honorary Admiral in the Texas Navy. There is a mock-court martial from Harling's veterans association in Leon Springs protesting Harling's "fraudulent enlistment in the Navy" while still a PFC in the U. S. Army. There is also information on...
Dates: 1927-1977

Thomas Ewing Ferguson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0124
Abstract

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

Dates: 1925-1960

Loulein Harris Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0111
Abstract

These papers, comprising mostly biographical news clippings and correspondence with Texas libraries, were transferred from an ETRC vertical file.

Dates: 1927-1938

Washington Whitesides Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0236
Abstract The Washington Whiteside Papers collection contains papers from the service of representative Washington Whiteside during the 47th and 48th Texas state legislatures, from 1941-1945, as the representative of Cherokee County. The papers heavily feature committee reports, correspondence with constituents and other legislators, and proclamations and resolutions from the legislature. Whiteside served on committees related to agriculture, labor, livestock, penitentiaries, eleemosynary and...
Dates: 1941-1945

Hulie W. Freeze Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0241
Abstract

This collection consists of Freeze's correspondences to various newspaper editor and his friend Agi Maier, as well as his unpublished manuscript on the Kennedy assassination.

Dates: 1908-1955

James R. Parrish Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0179
Abstract

The material in the collection is an example of the publishing process for the book "Between Loaded Guns". It includes the original manuscript pages, the galley proof, newspaper articles, and film script adaptations.

Dates: 1982-1983

Alfred S. Shivers Manuscript of Maxwell Anderson

 Collection
Identifier: A-0157
Abstract

This collection consists of the original typed manuscript, with corrections and notations, and the galleys, for Shivers' book, 'The Life of Maxwell Anderson', published by Stein and Day in 1983.

Dates: 1982-1983

James Harper Starr Letters

 Collection
Identifier: A-0159
Abstract

Original handwritten letters from prominent early Nacogdoches and Marshall citizen, James Harper Starr, to James and Susan Thorn concerning business and personal events.

Dates: 1868-1882

C. A. "Neal" Pickett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0164
Abstract

The collection includes correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, speeches and biographical information.

Dates: 1920-1985

Owens-Stephens Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0167
Abstract

This collection consists entirely of photocopies of the day books of William E. Stephens and letters, diaries, tax receipts, and other documents relating to Alice Stephens Owens. The diaries record family events, the weather, vacation trips, and daily activities.

Dates: 1898-1976

Mildred Wyatt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0217
Abstract

Ms. Mildred Wyatt's library career at Stephen F. Austin State University spanned four decades (1930-1971). This collection contains personal and some professional material.

Dates: 1900-1987

J. W. Christian Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0253
Abstract

Collection consists mostly of deed records for J. W. Christian and property he owned.

Dates: 1858-1960; Donated in 2007

C. K. Chamberlain Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0255
Abstract

This collection has correspondence, newspaper articles, programs, and newsletters, as well as historical manuscripts and book reviews submitted to East Texas Historical Journal editor Dr. Chamberlain.

Dates: 1947-1969; Event: Donated 1987

A. A. Nelson Family Letters

 Collection
Identifier: A-0272
Abstract

The letters in this collection document A. A. Nelson II and Mattie Langston’s courtship and early marriage between 1895 to 1899 and provide a perspective of life in Nacogdoches in the late 19th century.

Dates: 1894-1899

Clarence P. Harris Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0244
Abstract

The collection contains papers, letters and medical diplomas belonging to Clarence P. Harris and his family.

Dates: Event: Donated 11/19/2007

Robert D. Baker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0174
Abstract

The collection consists of an April 1998 copy of Baker's manuscript "Timbered Again: The Story of the National Forests in Texas", and a copy of his 1956 doctoral dissertation.

Dates: 1956, 4/25/1998; Event: Donated in 1998

Frank P. Hathcock Letters

 Collection
Identifier: A-0346
Content Description The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Frank P. Hathcock.While each of Frank’s letters contains unique details or observations, they also convey principal themes born from his wartime service. Some are tied to his hopes for a productive life after the war, many recall the pleasures of home, others are anchored in his daily experiences, and a few capture his thoughts for lasting peace to overcome causes of global conflict.Frank never ended a letter...
Dates: 1942-1945

W. Goodrich Jones Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0016
Abstract

The E. O. Siecke Papers document the career and influence of Ernest O. Siecke, widely regarded as the “Father of Texas Forestry.” The collection includes personal and business correspondence, writings, publications, biographical materials, and records relating to the development of forestry in Texas, featuring communications with prominent political leaders, educators, conservationists, and representatives of major timber and forestry organizations.

Dates: 1881-1985