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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 378 Collections and/or Records:

Paul Overall WWII Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0226
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the photographs taken by Overall from the liberation of a World War II concentration camp and his honorable discharge certificate.

Dates: 1946; Event: Donated 9/21/1992

William R. Johnson Personal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0165
Scope and Contents This collection consists primarily of speeches that William R. Johnson gave while President of SFA. There are speeches to students, faculty, civic organizations and high schools, at conferences, and to dedicate university buildings. The collection has correspondence to friends and on SFA matters, like the renovation of the President's house. There are also a number of reference letters that Johnson wrote for SFA personnel, students and friends. Additional information related to Johnson's...
Dates: 1976-1990

New London School Explosion Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0203
Arrangement

This collection consists of three folders in one oversize archival box. One of the "folders" is actually a smaller oversize box with the original scrapbook pages inside.

Dates: 1937

Susanah S. Nevills Letter

 Collection
Identifier: A-0213
Scope and Contents

This collection is a single handwritten letter in poor condition. It is about family affairs and a land dispute.

Dates: 1888

Pauline Shirley Murrie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0191
Scope and Contents

Three photographs of an unidentified house; a letter to Matie Orton Davis from Addie T. McCall, 1935; and information on Baptist churches in Nacogdoches County, Texas.

Dates: 1887-1918, 1935

William D. Murdy World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0160
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1944-1945

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: -

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

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

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

McMurry Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0178
Scope and Contents

This collection has genealogical records for the McMurry family. Historians of Robertson County, Texas may find documents in this collection useful.

Dates: 1844-1905

Mattie Lou McLendon-Ballard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A-0228
Scope and Contents The collection contains over one hundred and thirty letters and fragments of McLendon family letters, most sent to Nancy Bridges, her daughter Lydia McLendon, Lydia's husband Loami and their daughter Mattie Lou McLendon. The dates of the letters range from 1849-1902 and are sent from various family members such as John E. McLendon, his brother Bartow and various friends. They paint a detailed picture of weather, crops and economics of the time period, both in East Texas and Alabama, where...
Dates: 1849-1933

Sylvia and Tom McGrath Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0261
Scope and Contents

This collection contains personal letters, documents and college admissions letters Sylvia McGrath received as well as letters and documents sent to her parents and a few other members of her family. The collection also contains a large assortment of photographs and negatives, especially of Sylvia and Myra's childhood, and a scrapbook for Sandra McGrath.

Dates: 1922-1985

Marigold Creamery Records

 Collection
Identifier: A-0193
Scope and Contents

An account ledger for Nacogdoches business Marigold Creamery and a Nacogdoches County Resolution honoring H. H. Cooper.

Dates: 1913-1917, 1934

DiAnn Vick Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0277
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of materials found in books gifted to the University from the donor's estate.

Dates: Event: Donated 1/19/2012