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Box 1

 Container

Contains 5 Results:

Box 1

 Box — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Most of the collection consists of photocopies.

Dates: 1845-1980

Folder 1: History and Legend

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

a. "A Brief History of Alto," by Bill Shattuck, 1967. 5 p. [mimeograph] b. "The Old Stone Fort," by Mrs. R. R. Stribling, 1971. 8 p. c. "Piedras' Calvary of 500 Men Protect the Hidden Gold," by Mrs. Edith Stribling, 1968. 3 p. d. "The Lady in Blue and other Alto Legends," by Mrs. Edith Stribling, 1968. 6 p. e. "War Clouds From the Fredonian Rebellion to Vietnam, if by Mrs. J. C. Erwin, 1967. 11 p.

Dates: 1845-1980

Folder 2: Schools; Social and Cultural Life

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

a. "Alto School Buildings," by Guynell Watters Kennedy, with illustrations, 1980. 46 p. b. "Social and Cultural Changes in Alto Up to 1900,11 by Mrs. R. R. Stribling, 1967. 12 p.

Dates: 1845-1980

Folder 3: Doctors, Mayors, Merchants, Industries

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

a."Early Men In Medicine in Alto, Texas," by Mrs. H. L. Evans, 1966. 18 p. b. "Early Alto Merchants," by Mrs. W. T. Warner, 1967. 12 p. c. "Early Merchants of Alto, Cherokee County, Texas," by Guynell Watters Kennedy, with illustrations, 1967 [?]. 44 p. d. "Early Alto Industries," by Mrs. W. T. Warner, with illustrations, 1968. 13 p. e. "The Mayors of Alto," by Mrs. Grady Singletary, with illustrations, 1968. 16 p. [original]

Dates: 1845-1980

Folder 4: Churches

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

a. "Shiloh Church and the People," by Mrs. Grady Singletary, 1967. 22 p. [original] Includes photographs. b. "The First Baptist Church, Douglas, Texas, 1878-1969," by Ken Baker, with illustrations, 1969. 41 p.

Dates: 1845-1980