Scope and Contents Original documents on microfilm (in Spanish) and typescript translations (English) reporting trials of smugglers highwaymen, thieves, traitors, murderers, foreigners, deserters, and others who failed to comply with Spanish and Mexican laws give the reader an eyewitness view of the judicial procedure and the everyday life in Texas over a century ago. Royal orders, official and personal letters from officers, enlisted men, and civilians present a vivid picture of the administrative and...

Scope and Contents The Lois Foster Blount Papers consist mostly of historical research materials with an emphasis on early Texas history, the Texas Revolution, and the Republic of Texas. About a fourth of the collection pertains to Thomas J. Rusk. Included are correspondence, biographical and genealogical materials, notes and excerpts from manuscript and printed sources, calendars and translations of some Bexar and Nacogdoches Archives. Also included are copies of legal papers and land papers, manuscripts of...

Abstract The Samuel E. Asbury Papers document the life and work of a North Carolina-born chemist who served as assistant state chemist at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station from 1904 to 1945, and who developed a parallel career as a collector of Texana and researcher of early Texas history. The collection reflects Asbury's deep interest in the Texas Revolution and his proposal to interpret that history through a cycle of musical dramas, as well as his membership in the Southern and Texas State...