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Box 1

 Container

Contains 41 Results:

From Cotton Bales to Black Gold, A history of the pioneer Wiess Families of Southeastern Texas

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 95, Item: 4
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The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004.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

Wiergate: A Big Mill Town

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 93, Item: 4
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The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004.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

Walter K. Haynie: A Marine Iwo Jima Survivor

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 4
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The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004.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

Veteran Memorials For Servicemen Killed In Action

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 91, Item: 4
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The collection consists of research notes, unpublished manuscripts and a large collection of the newspaper articles Block wrote for the 'Beaumont Enterprise between 1998 and 2004.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

Tuxedoes, Tophats, And Silk Dresses

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 90, Item: 4
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 Wreck Of The Coal Schooner Manhassett

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 89, Item: 4
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 Submarine Factory in Lammersdorf

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 88, Item: 4
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 Romance of Sabine Lake: Scene of Slaving, Smuggling, Steamboating, Civil War and Border Conflict, Hurricanes, and Cotton and Lumber Commerce, 1777-1900

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 87, Item: 4
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: 1777-1900

The Old Bear Hunters of East Texas

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 86, Item: 4
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 Legend of John McGaffey's Gold

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 85, Item: 4
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 Harmon Family of Saddle-Makers

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 84, Item: 4
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 "Four Horsemen" of Beaumont's Economic Development

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 83, Item: 4
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 Death of "Old Sock"

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 82, Item: 4
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 Celebrated Crosby House

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 81, Item: 4
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

'Tex' Ritter: Nederland's "Shot -'Em'-Up" Cowboy

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 80, Item: 4
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 Left Legacy of Crime And Cutthroats

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 79, Item: 4
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

Some Biographical Notes of Two Cameron Pioneers

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 78, Item: 4
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

Settlers Fought Over Location of Newton County Seat

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 77, Item: 4
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, Texas: A Sawmill Town?

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 76, Item: 4
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

Rice Milling in Beaumont

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 75, Item: 4
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