East Texas Research Center

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence and research material for Kemper's graduate thesis on Lindley Beckworth, lawyer, Texas legislator, and U.S. representative, of Gilmer, Texas. There are also 28 oral history interviews (OH-1767 to OH-1794) on cassette tape that have been integrated into the separate Oral History Collection.

Scope and Contents

Stamped "General Index - Peyton F. Edwards" the ledger serves as an index to Dockets D and E of an unidentified record of judgments. The names included in the index are those of Nacogdoches residents of the period.

Arrangement This collection consists of three series arranged across two boxes and one oversized bundle. Series 1: Mississippi (Box 1)     Subseries 1: Personal Materials 1837-1872 – Correspondence, receipts, and personal estate documents in separate folders and in chronological order.     Subseries 2: Professional Legal Papers 1840-1871 – Correspondents and legal cases in separate folders and in...