Abstract

The letters and business papers included in the Orton Family Papers concern mostly the Sidney Maury Orton family. In addition, many letters concern the Mt. Enterprise Male and Female Academy, where Sidney and Louisa's children attended school. Many of the letters in the collection have typed transcripts.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists entirely of photocopies of the day books of William E. Stephens and letters, diaries, tax receipts, and other documents relating to Alice Stephens Owens. The diaries record family events, the weather, vacation trips, and daily activities.

Content Description

Family photographs, baby books, teaching certificates, letters, particularly re: Marguerite Pierce Turlington, Margaret Elma Turlington Randolph (sister-in-law) and William West Randolph (nephew); receipts from Rusk Co. businesses; papers on the organization and management of the Harmony Hill Cemetery Association; invoices and checks for Marguerite P. Turlington's donations to the First Baptist Church of Tatum; and royalty checks and estate planning documents for Marguerite P. Turlington.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of photographs dating from the early 20th century until 2001. There are a few newspaper clippings, postcards, and a telegram from Western Union.

Abstract This collection primarily documents the personal, business, and financial activities of Elijah and Temperance Price of San Augustine, Texas, along with records relating to the mercantile firms of Blount & Price and S.W. Blount & Co., and the family of George Fulton Crocket. Through correspondence, legal documents, accounts, receipts, and cotton-related financial records, the collection provides detailed insight into nineteenth-century commerce, consumer life, and community networks...