George Louis Crocket Papers
Scope and Contents
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
- Creation: 1787-1960
Creator
- Crocket, George Louis, 1861-1936 (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Biographical or Historical Information
George Louis Crocket, author of "Two Centuries in East Texas," was the "Grand Old Man of East Texas"--known and honored as a churchman, scholar, historian, humanitarian, and craftsman.
The twinkling eyed Irishman was born in a two room house in San Augustine, June 3, 1861, the youngest of five children of George Fulton Crocket and Elmira Louisa Sharp Crocket; he died January 3, 1936, in Memorial Hospital, Nacogdoches, Texas of a heart ailment.
After completing his education in the public schools of San Augustine and at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., Mr. Crocket served as pastor of the Episcopal Church in San Augustine for forty-two years and as part time pastor of Nacogdoches for twenty-four years. He did missionary work in Lufkin, Corrigan, Garrison, New Birmingham, and Center.
In 1929 Mr. Crocket became Professor Emeritus of History at Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College in Nacogdoches, where he collected and organized data relating to the history of East Texas.
Mr. Crocket was a civic minded citizen, taking a vital part in the work of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the East Texas Historical Society, the Nacogdoches Historical Society, and the Boy Scouts of America.
("George Crocket." Control File, East Texas Research Center. Ralph W. Steen Library. Stephen F. Austin State University.)
Extent
12.50 Cubic Feet
Arrangement
This collection is described in 424 folders and was originally housed in 46 clamshell boxes. These boxes were consolidated into eight banker's boxes. There is also one oversize bundle in the collection.
The original folder numbering for boxes 1-46 was modified in 2019 to make the organization of the collection more intuitive. The original description of each folder did not include a box number, only a 'C' number and a folder title. Some 'C' numbers had subfolders that were labeled [Folder 1, Folder 2, Folder 3...]. This method of organization was confusing, so an archivist in 2019 renumbered the collection, incorporating the old numbering system into a more traditional box and folder number organization. This new numbering preserves the the old information with decimal points to denote subfolders of each 'C' number.
Examples:
C12(3), Folder 1 is now Box 12, Folder 12(3).1
C12(3), Folder 2 is now Box 12, Folder 12(3).2
C88, Folder 1 is now Box 24, Folder 88.1
C88, Folder 2 is now Box 24, Folder 88.2
Subject
- Crocket, George Louis, 1861-1936 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the George Louis Crocket Papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository
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