Arrangement

Arranged in 4 boxes.

Abstract

Amos Ben Simmons Jr.'s collection documents Simmons's career and provides a look at the life of a non-commissioned officer in the Army Air Corps and Air Force. It does this through diplomas, certificates, individual and unit citations, newspaper articles, photographs, and one piece of glass art.

Content Description

The bulk of the collection consists of family photographs and funeral books.

Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection consists of family letters and photographs for Neill family of Shelby County, Texas. The collection includes scholastic records (class notes, assigments, a diploma), genealogical materials (bible pages, newspaper clippings, obituaries), and financial records (account books, receipts, checks), as well as more than a dozen short stories written by Lela (Rhodes)Neill. Pedigree chart of frequently mentioned family members [1] Elias Mitchel...

Abstract

The collection consists of the photographs taken by Overall from the liberation of a World War II concentration camp and his honorable discharge certificate.

Scope and Contents A pair of scrapbooks, family photographs, genealogy materials, and a bomber jacket makes up the majority of this small collection. The scrapbooks have photographs, newspaper clippings, telegrams, and letters about Ross Fountain and other Nacogdoches men serving in World War 2. Researchers might find the bombing mission notes in Folder 2 interesting, as they list the date of the mission, the location targeted, the number of bombs, and their yield. Researchers may also like the rare class...

Abstract

This collection consists of photocopies of the journals Murdy numbered 4-6. He said the other journals were destroyed over the years following the war. Some of the original pictures of the Dachau Concentration Camp were given to the department and are cataloged in the Photograph Collection.