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Summers Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A-0359

Content Description

The collection is mostly deed records and ledgers for rent and cash. Of interest is some WWI photographs and menus from the steamship Abangarez.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860-1988
  • Event: Donated 1/13/2020

Language of Materials

The collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Jason F. Summers was born August 4, 1925, in Moscow, Texas, to Link Ford Summers and Bessie Parrish. He attended Creighton University in Omaha and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Stephen F. Austin in 1956. He was a pipe organ player and played for horse shows in several states and throughout Texas. He was a retired funeral director, having worked for Cason Monk Funeral Home, and owned a funeral home in Victoria, Texas. He also worked as a real estate manager and served in the U. S. Army Air Corps.

Source: Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

Extent

0.70 Cubic Feet

Arrangement

The collection consists of 13 folders and two ledgers and housed with other collections in a banker's box. It is organized at the folder level.

Title
Guide to the Summers Family Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Linda Reynolds
Date
11/09/2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository

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