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Box 1

 Container

Contains 45 Results:

Albert Gallatin Van Pradelles: Cotton Merchant of Wallisville, Texas

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 95, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

"Whiskey And Quinine:" Closing The Railroad Gap Between Lake Charles And Orange

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 93, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

Voth, Texas: Beaumont's Extinct Neighbor

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

'Uncle Joe' Chasteen Was Sabine's Walking History Book

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

Tulip Transplants To East Texas: The Dutch Migration To Nederland, Texas, 1895-1915

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 90, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1895-1915

The U. S. Of A.: Lighthouse to A World

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 89, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

The Sour Lake Springs Hotel

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 88, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

There'll Be No 'Monkey Business' in Texas

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 87, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

The 1903 Labor Day Parade

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 86, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

The Legacy of Jean Lafitte in Southwest Louisiana

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 85, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

The Grigsby's Bluff Voting Scandal

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 84, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

The First Nederland Christmas in 1898

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 83, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

The Day That Bath House No. 21 Blew Up

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 82, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

The Black Panthers of The Louisiana-Texas Borderlands: Are They Extinct?

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 81, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

Texas' Road to Renown Paved with Corpses Of Immigrants

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 80, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

Spindletop and Beaumont's Lumber Aristocracy

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 79, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

A Snake Infestation

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 78, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

Seth Carey's Escape from the Murderous Yocum Gang

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 77, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

Sabine Pass' Famed "Oil Pond:" It Saved Ships, But Snared Whales

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 76, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004

Rev. John F. Pipkin: "Father of Beaumont Methodism"

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 75, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004. The collection also has the manuscript pages by chapter for 'Mill Towns and Ghost Towns of East Texas', which contains information about mill towns, sawmills, tram roads, and logging camps relating to East Texas lumbering towns.

Dates: 1992-2004; Event: Donated 3/4/1993; Event: Addendum donated 10/26/2001; Event: Addendum donated 9/30/2004