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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 377 Collections and/or Records:

Carrye Burley Brown Personal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0309
Dates: 1975-2001

Villa Belle Scogin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0307
Dates: 1903-2015

Weta and Lela Acker Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: A-0298
Dates: 1899

Henry Watson Letters

 Collection
Identifier: A-0140
Dates: 1861-1864

World War 1, 169th Aero Squadron Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0224
Scope and Contents

History of the unit, original roster and reunion materials.

Dates: 1918-1976; Event: Donated 8/29/1996

World War 1 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0381
Dates: Event: Donated 3/29/2023; circa 1919

Cleaver Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0293
Scope and Contents

This collection contains many different types of materials. There are newspapers, newspaper clippings, photographs, diplomas, certificates, correspondence, wills and probate records, journals, newsletters, and several books. Some items of note include plaques honoring various family members and the Arthur and Maude Cleaver’s original Prairie View A and M diplomas from the 1911-1912.

Dates: Event: Donated 6/29/2013

Gerron S. Hite Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0377
Content Description

Collection of printed material and photographs used to preserve grave sites, mostly in Texas.

Dates: Donated 7/16/2021

Hardy Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0373
Content Description

The collection contains 1954 letters from Charles Hardy to his wife Joyce, 1960's letters from Agnes Campbell (Joyce's step-mother) to Joyce, photographs of Charles Hardy's family, and biographical materials on Charles and Joyce Campbell Hardy.

Dates: Event: Donated 6/7/2021

Americus Langston Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0382
Content Description

Two small books, both missing one cover



Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two small notebooks. One notebook has a diary of Americus' life in 1862.

Dates: Event: Donated ; 1859-1879

Glenda Hebert Watters Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0380
Content Description

The collection consists of three photo albums of various poeple and places.

Dates: Event: Donated circa 2019; 1930-2009

Whiddon-Lasseter Family Letters

 Collection
Identifier: A-0383
Content Description

Love letters from Richard Whiddon and Alice Lasseter. The letters contain day to day life, including people, parties, and church attendance.

Dates: Event: Donated 10/21/2022; 1901-1904

Ronald Wade East Texas History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0235
Arrangement

Boxes 1-8 (12 linear feet) do not have a defined intellectual hierarchy beyond the physical box/folder division of the collection. Box 9 (0.5 linear feet) is a 2012 addendum and arranged into 3 series: 1. Presidents (9 folders) 2. Politicians and Political Events (3 folders) 3. Miscellaneous (1 folder)

Dates: 1819-2000

A. H. Rowell Sr. Family Documents

 Collection
Identifier: A-0385
Scope and Contents

Two scrapbooks have newspaper clippings about the 1853 and 1856 elections. One document lists "Negros lost by Amansipations [emancipation], 1865" signed September 1865 by A.H. Rowell. There is one photo of two African American females.

Dates: Event: Donated 3/2/3023; 1842-1922

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

Karle Wilson Baker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0002
Scope and Contents

The Karle Wilson Baker Papers include diaries; manuscripts; correspondence with publishers, editors, writers, fans, friends, and organizations; newspaper clippings and other biographical materials; photographs; and historical research materials, including some original materials dating back to the 1830's.

Dates: c.1800s-1963; Event: Donated in 1974

Pochmann Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0025
Scope and Contents The first two boxes of the collection pertain to Ruth Pochmann. The collection includes her correspondence with various editors, personal correspondence and letters about awards and honors. A biographical sketch or "vita" of Mrs. Pochmann by Essie Richardson and an article and program about Mrs. Pochmann receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award of 1981 at SFA are contained in the collection. There are also many pages of handwritten notes by Mrs. Pochmann. Some notes are...
Dates: 1910-1981