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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:

Val Henry Sharp Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0347
Abstract

The collection consists of three items, a 1917 “Exemption from Service” certificate, a drawing of a dogtrot house, and a Harris county “Abstract for Title”.

Dates: 1912-1917

R. A. Ewing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0349
Abstract

Cherokee Co. records pertaining to R. A. Ewing: deeds and land papers related to Ironton, heirship affidavits, Ewing family genealogy, information on Boggy Creek and Carey Lake, and an oversize map of north part of the county

Dates: Event: Donated 5/23/2019; 1878-1958

Parks Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0197
Abstract

The collection consists of newspaper clippings from the late 1800s to the early 1900s as well as family photographs.

Dates: 1880-1970

Montes Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0034
Abstract This collection primarily consists of land transactions and tax receipts conducted by the Montes family in Nacogdoches. There are also receipts for everyday purchases. One correspondence that may seem out of place is a 1917 letter between Charlie Pena and J. P. Pena that probably made its way into the papers when their sister Mary Pena married Joe. S. Montes.The collection tracks land dealings with the Cordova and Pena families of Nacogdoches which members of the Montes family...
Dates: 1885-1967

Parks-Whitehead Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0297
Abstract The Parks-Whitehead Collection is a very small collection and consists of four folders. Folder 1 has six postcards featuring scenes from various cities across the United States, including San Antonio, Texas, Kansas City, Missouri, Topeka, Kansas, and Chicago, Illinois. One simply reads “All Good Wishes” and another, “Easter Greetings.” Folder 2 has a total of four letters to Leonard Whitehead, two (1946 and 1947) from his brother in law Joseph Farr Parks, one (1944) from his brother in law...
Dates: 1890-1947

Charles Brightwell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0216
Abstract

The collection consists of papers collected across three generations of the Brightwell family from 1890 to 1942. Items include church minutes from the 1890s, cotton seed receipts purchased in Longview, Texas, four World War II ration books from Walter Jesse Brightwell’s household, and a ledger page from William Peter Brightwell in 1902.

Dates: 1893-1940s

Samuel Houston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0068
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, legal records, biographical materials, and other documents relating to Sam Houston's public and private life, particularly during his service as Governor of Tennessee, President of the Republic of Texas, and U.S. Senator from Texas. Materials document Houston's political career, family relationships, Civil War-era views, land disputes, and legacy, and include letters omitted from The Writings of Sam Houston

Dates: 1827-1975

George Foreman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0286
Abstract

A majority of the collection covers George Foreman's business and boxing life from 1995 to 1998.

Dates: 1990-2003

Stephen W. Blount Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0260
Abstract

The collection consists of various documents related to the affairs of the Stephen W. Blount (1808-1890) family of San Augustine County, Texas, from 1836-1928. Most of the documents are land grants or deeds in San Augustine County.

Dates: 1831-1908

George Louis Crocket Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0012
Abstract

Letters, notebooks, lectures, articles, speeches, biographical studies and other papers relating to feuds, rebellions, churches, schools and colleges in San Augustine and Nacogdoches. Includes folklore, family history and sketches on Texans and prominent U.S. and foreign citizens. Includes maps and charts, newspaper clippings on history and world events of 1900-1930. A significant portion of this collection contains George Crocket's original art work.

Dates: 1787-1960

Holmes/Herndon and Stone/Young Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0271
Abstract

The collection contains family photographs, legal documents, store ledgers and scrapbooks.

Dates: Event: Donated 11/11/2010

Easley-Thornton Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0245
Abstract

The majority of the collection consists of both the Easley and Thornton family photos from 1900-1937. A few interesting photos include those of the newly built Canton Court House in 1937. This collection also contains a blank marriage license, personal letters, and postcards.

Dates: 1900-1937; Event: Donated in 2007

Greer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0206
Abstract

Receipts, postmarked envelopes, and one poem related to Henry Seaborn Greer (1852-1899) of Nacogdoches, Texas.

Dates: 1847-1898

Peyton Forbes Edwards Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: A-0066
Abstract

Stamped "General Index - Peyton F. Edwards" the ledger serves as an index to Dockets D and E of an unidentified record of judgments. The names included in the index are those of Nacogdoches residents of the period.

Dates: circa 1873

Edward B. (Jerry) Baker Aerial Photos Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0043
Abstract This collection consists mostly of aerial photographs and negatives of Nacogdoches, area industrial buildings, and schools (1960s-1980s). Items researchers might find interesting include:Eight photographs taken inside the courtroom during the Edward Otho Haggins murder case featuring prominent figures during the trial. It began in February 1961 when the murder occurred. Haggins and Elsie Marie Milner were caught, tried, indicted, and convicted by June 1961. It is one of only two...
Dates: 1969-1986

James Carlton Owens WWII Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0161
Abstract

This collection consists predominantly of letters from James Carlton Owens to his parents, wife, and children written during his Naval service in World War II. Also included are a letter from Rosa Lee Owens to James C. Owens, telegrams to the family from the military confirming the death of Owens, sympathy letters, military memorabilia, medals (including the Purple Heart), books, and certificates.

Dates: 1911-1952

Morgan Moses Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0265
Abstract

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

Dates: 1931-1978

Henry Brewer Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0011
Abstract

The Henry Brewer Family Papers consist of business and family correspondence; land grant and title papers; deeds, field notes, and plats; tax receipts; accounts, promissory notes and receipts; resolutions; Baptist Church session minutes and other publications; the Brewer Family Bible [too fragile to handle]; and genealogical materials.

Dates: 1820-1987; Event: Donated in 1963

Pena-Chireno Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0024
Abstract This collection documents the Peña, Chireno (also spelled Chirino), and related early Spanish and Mexican families of Nacogdoches and East Texas through personal correspondence, legal records, business papers, tax documents, receipts, and wills dating from 1840 to 1896. Particularly notable are Spanish-language documents and letters concerning Sister Isabel Chireno, while the collection also provides valuable genealogical information on numerous regional families, including the Acosta,...
Dates: 1800-1936

Hazen-Moore-Faires Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0133
Abstract

The collection consists of one Civil War letter; correspondence, mostly from Dillard B. Hazen during World War I, including post cards; mostly unidentified photographs and tintypes; newspaper clippings; poll tax receipts; and World War I buttons and mementos. Photocopies of obituaries and cemetery records have been added to help identify family members.

Dates: 1861-1980