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A Guide to the Edward Caleb Coker Papers, [ca. 1989-1992]
Biographical NoteA resident of Jacksonville, Florida, author Edward Caleb Coker is the great-great-grandson of Helen Ellsworth Blair (1817-1881) and William Warren Chapman (1814-1859). The former is known for her letters which chronicle life on the Texas frontier as well as in Brownsville and Corpus Christi. A graduate of Stanford University and Duke Law School, Coker published an edited volume of his great-great-grandmother’s correspondence entitled, The News from Brownsville: Helen Chapman’s Letters from the Texas Military Frontier, 1848-1852 (Austin, Tex.: Texas State Historical Association, 1992). Source: Coker, Caleb. "Chapman, Helen Ellsworth Blair."Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed March 23, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fch69. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsComprised of drafts of manuscripts, notes, floppy discs, galley proofs, and photographs, the Edward Caleb Coker Papers, [ca. 1989-1992], document Coker’s research and writing process for The News from Brownsville. Several photocopies and floppy discs of drafts illustrate different versions of the manuscript and appendices describing the letters in further detail. The collection includes notes pertaining to Coker’s research on Helen Chapman and 19th century Texas history, photographs depicting Coker, and galley proofs of the jacket from the publisher, the Texas State Historical Association. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsUse of digital material by appointment only; please contact digital archivist for more information. Donor maintains copyright of unpublished materials. Access to portions of this collection are restricted. Contact repository for further information. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationEdward Caleb Coker Papers, [ca. 1989-1992], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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