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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Separated Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Correspondence,
1925-1957:
Historical research materials,
1815-1957:
Academic materials, 1924-1951:
Personal papers and biographical materials, 1895-1985:
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A Guide to the Amelia Worthington Williams Papers, 1815-1985
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Williams, Amelia Worthington, 1876-1958. |
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Williams, Amelia Worthington, papers |
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Dates: |
1815-1985 |
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Abstract: |
Correspondence, transcriptions of historical materials, research and class notes, printed materials, newspaper clippings, literary productions, diplomas, certificates, and photographic materials document the academic and professional careers of Amelia Williams, especially her various Texas history research projects. Includes materials related to Williams’ research on the Alamo, Sam Houston, J.W. Fannin and the Goliad Massacre, and the Mier Expedition. Correspondents include Samuel Asbury, Eugene C. Barker, L. W. Kemp, and Houston Wade. Although there are a few photostatic copies, the nineteenth-century materials do not comprise original documents, and most are available in published form. |
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Accession No.: |
85-203, 86-88 |
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OCLC No.: |
29918962 |
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Extent: |
4 ft. |
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Language: |
Materials are written in English. |
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Repository: |
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
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Amelia Worthington Williams, educator and historian, was born in Maysfield, Texas on March 25, 1876, the oldest
child of a merchant and cotton planter. Williams earned a B. A. degree at Southwest Texas State Normal School
(1922) and B A., M. A. (1926), and Ph. D. (1931) degrees at the University of Texas. She taught in several rural
Texas schools from 1904 to 1925.
From 1925 until retirement in 1951, she taught American and British history at the University of Texas.
In 1935, she published Following General Sam Houston, 1793-1836. While at UT, she collaborated with
Eugene C. Barker in researching and editing the eight-volume Writings of Sam Houston, 1813-1863,
published in 1938. She was considered an authority on the 1836 siege of the Alamo, the subject of
her doctoral dissertation. The first five chapters of her dissertation were published in the
Southwestern Historical Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association in 1933 and 1934.
Williams died in Austin, Texas on August 14, 1958.
Source:
Jane Smoot, "WILLIAMS, AMELIA WORTHINGTON,"Handbook of Texas Online
(http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwi83), accessed December
12, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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Correspondence, transcriptions of historical materials, research and class notes, printed materials, newspaper clippings, literary productions, diplomas, certificates, and photographic materials document the academic and professional careers of Amelia Williams, especially her various Texas history research projects. Includes materials related to Williams’ research on the Alamo, Sam Houston, J.W. Fannin and the Goliad Massacre, and the Mier Expedition. Correspondents include Samuel Asbury, Eugene C. Barker, L. W. Kemp, and Houston Wade. Although there are a few photostatic copies, the nineteenth-century materials do not comprise original documents, and most are available in published form.
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The papers are arranged into four series: |
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- I. Correspondence, 1925-1957
- II. Historical research materials, 1815-1957
- a. Alamo research
- b. Sam Houston Research
- c. J. W. Fannin/Goliad Massacre research
- d. General Texas Revolution research
- e. Mier Expedition research
- f. Miscellaneous Texas history materials
- III. Academic materials, 1924-1951
- IV. Personal papers and biographical materials, 1895-1985
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Subseries are arranged topically and chronologically. |
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Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Asbury, Samuel Erson, 1872-1962. |
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Barker, Eugene Campbell, 1874-1956. |
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Houston, Sam, 1793-1863. |
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Kemp, Louis Wiltz, 1881-. |
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Wade, Houston. |
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Williams, Amelia Worthington, 1876-1958 -- Archives. |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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University of Texas. |
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University of Texas at Austin. |
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Subjects |
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History -- Research -- Texas. |
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History -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Texas. |
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Women college teachers -- Texas -- Austin. |
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Women educators -- Texas. |
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Women historians -- Texas. |
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Places |
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Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- History -- Siege, 1836. |
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Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836. |
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Some materials have been separated to the Ephemera Collection, Newspaper Collection, Map Collection,
Artifacts Collection, TXC, and vertical files.
Nitrate negatives from this collection are now being stored in the nitrate storage vault at the Austin History Center.
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Amelia Worthington Williams Papers, 1815-1985, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
This collection was processed by Ruth Tatsche, April 1990.
Subsequent revisions were made by Patti Woolery-Price, 1993 and Vanessa Attia, December 2013.
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Correspondence,
1925-1957: |
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Samuel Asbury: |
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1925-1950 and undated |
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Oversize letters, 1930-1936, 1940-1941 and undated |
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Eugene C. Barker, 1928-1945 and undated |
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L. W. Kemp, 1935-1950 and undated |
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Houston Wade, 1934 and undated |
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General: |
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1925-1936 |
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1937-1957 |
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Oversize letters, 1930-1936, 1940-1941 and undated |
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Historical research materials,
1815-1957: |
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Alamo research: |
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Materials relating to defenders, messengers, victims, and survivors of 1836 siege: |
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James Bowie |
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David Crockett |
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William Barrett Travis |
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James Butler Bonham |
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Joseph and Nathaniel Kerr |
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Susanna Dickinson and other survivors |
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Moses [Louis] Rose |
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Excerpts from Amelia Williams’ Ph. D. dissertation, 1931 |
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General |
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Correspondence and other materials relating to the storming
of Bexar [transcriptions], December 1835 |
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Correspondence relating to Alamo defense [transcriptions],
January-March 1836 |
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Accounts of siege and fall of Alamo, 1836-1936 and undated |
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Muster rolls and other lists of defenders
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Discussion of discrepancies in various lists of defenders |
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Court of Claims vouchers, affidavits, and similar proof of Alamo service, transcriptions |
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Mexican army information |
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Burial of Alamo dead information |
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Descriptions of Alamo fort and its buildings |
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Monuments, paintings, preservation, and sale of Alamo: |
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Correspondence and other materials, transcriptions, 1843-1874 |
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Oversize list of names, titled "Monument" |
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Notes, comments, and criticisms of Amelia Williams’ Ph. D. dissertation,
1931 |
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Printed materials, 1896, 1917, 1936, 1950, 1951 and undated |
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Notebooks and notes, undated |
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Notebooks and notes, undated |
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Oversize photocopies of newspaper clippings,
1930-1940, 1955, 1956, and undated |
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Photostatic copies of sketches and plans of Alamo |
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Photographs of Alamo, battle participants, and battle music (the "Deguello") |
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Oversize photostatic copies of maps and plans of Alamo |
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Oversize photographs of Alamo |
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Photocopies of color reproductions of five paintings of Alamo soldiers |
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Sam Houston research: |
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Correspondence, transcriptions: |
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General, 1815-1878 |
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Guy M. Bryan, 1852-1853 |
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Jesse Billingsley, 1847-1880 |
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Houston family, 1840-1861 |
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Newspaper articles, editorials, and letters [transcriptions],
1822-1892 and undated |
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Speeches and proclamations [transcriptions], 1836-1861 |
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Legal documents [transcriptions], 1838-1860 |
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Financial documents [transcriptions], 1838-1843 |
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Miscellaneous Houston materials from Temple H. Morrow collection [transcriptions],
1836-1844, 1903, 1937 |
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"Outline of Houston’s Retreat before the Battle of San Jacinto,"
paper written by Amelia Williams, circa 1936 |
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Battle of San Jacinto materials: |
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General information, 1836-1938 and undated |
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna: Accounts of his capture and other information,
1876-1953 undated |
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Oversize photostatic copies of two letters from R. Hotchkiss,
April 21 and 22, 1836 |
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Materials relating to annexation of Texas and immigration, transcriptions, 1844-1847, 1911 and undated |
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Navy materials, transcriptions, 1853, 1857 |
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Materials relating to his first marriage, 1829, 1833, 1891-1901 and undated |
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Materials pertaining to Cherokees and other tribes: |
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Transcriptions and other items, 1830, 1939 and undated |
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Oversize documents, photostatic copies, 1836, 1838 |
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Biographical and genealogical materials relating to Houston and his family, transcriptions and other items,
1832-1947 and undated |
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Materials relating to the compilation of Houston's writings by Amelia Williams and Eugene C. Barker: |
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Sources and lists |
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Notes and other materials, 1937-1943 and undated |
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Reviews of The Writings of Sam Houston, 1939, 1940 and undated |
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Oversize photocopies of newspaper clippings, 1936-1940 and undated |
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Notebooks and notes, undated |
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Notecards, undated |
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Notecards, undated |
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Miscellaneous materials and fragments |
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Prints of Sam Houston |
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J. W. Fannin/Goliad Massacre research: |
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Harbert Davenport collection of Fannin papers, transcriptions,
August 27, 1835-March 10, 1836 and undated |
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Correspondence: |
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Transcriptions, January 10, 1835-March 6, 1836 |
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Oversize photostatic copy of letter from W. Shackelford, April 14, 1836 |
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Eliza S. Fannin letters, transcriptions, 1829-1832 and undated |
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Muster rolls and similar lists of Fannin’s men |
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Andrew Jackson Hitchcock materials, undated |
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Philip T. Dimmitt notes, undated |
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Accounts of battle, transcriptions, 1853 |
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Miscellaneous materials, transcriptions and other items, 1833 and 1936 |
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Oversize photocopies of newspaper clippings, 1957 |
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Miscellaneous oversize materials |
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Miscellaneous oversize materials |
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General Texas Revolution research: |
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Correspondence, transcriptions, 1835-1836 |
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Diaries, journals, and personal accounts, transcriptions, 1836-1898 and undated |
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"The Journals of the Proceedings of the General Consultation Held at San Felipe de Austin, October 16, 1835," [edited by Ralph Parker?], typescript, undated |
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Notes on Consultation Papers of 1835-1836 |
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"The Texas Revolution: Distinguished Mexicans Who Took Part...,"
by Reuben M. Potter, typescript, 1878 |
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Muster rolls |
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Miscellaneous lists of military personnel |
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Headright certificate lists and notes |
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Texas Comptroller’s Military Service Records notes |
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Bounty and donation land grant lists and notes |
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Petitions for military service claims, transcriptions, 1837-1882 |
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Pension Papers notes |
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Newspaper references |
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Newspaper accounts, 1835-1836: |
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North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Georgia |
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Ohio and Mississippi |
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Mexican communications and propaganda directed at Texans, transcriptions, 1835-1836 |
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Notes from published sources |
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Miscellaneous notes and other materials |
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Mier Expedition research: |
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Muster rolls, lists, affidavits, and biographical materials,
1842-1843 and undated |
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Information from newspapers, 1842-1858 and undated |
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Correspondence, 1842-1845, 1935 |
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Notebooks and notes |
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James A. Glasscock diary, [1842?]: |
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Typescript |
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Manuscript copy |
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"Narrative of the Mier Expedition," by Jos. D. McCutcheon, 1844: |
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Typescript |
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Manuscript copy |
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Oversize photostatic copy of original |
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Oversize photocopies of newspaper clippings, 1936 and undated |
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Miscellaneous Texas history materials: |
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Lists, indexes, and descriptions of sources: |
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General Land Office records |
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General |
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Correspondence, transcriptions: |
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James Morgan, 1836-1844 |
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Governor Pendleton Murrah, 1863-1865 |
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Juan N. Seguin, 1836-1837 and undated |
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Ashbel Smith, 1831-1879 |
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Samuel May Williams, 1832-1848 |
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Governor James Pinckney Henderson, 1846-1847 |
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General, 1832-1840 |
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Subject files: |
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Early Spanish explorers: Notes and extracts from published sources,
undated |
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Spanish missions: Notes, 1926, 1930 |
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Early land grants, 1830 and undated |
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Kinney Expedition: Newspaper articles, 1855-1858 |
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Knights of the Golden Circle: Notes from sources, 1862 |
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Early laws of Texas, notes, 1823-1846 |
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Papers and publications: |
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"Texas Indian Fighters and Frontier Rangers," by Ben
Stuart, typescript, part I - part XIII,
1916 |
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"Sketches of Nacogdoches and Citizens Thereof," by R. B. Blake, typescript,
undated |
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"Minutes of Adventure from June 1841," by W. Grover: Diary of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition typescript |
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"The English Translation of the Diary of Lieutenant Colonel and Inspector of Ruales, Don Juan Andrés Archuleta," typescript, 1841 |
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"Index, members of the Legislature of the State of Texas from 1846-1939," typescript |
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The Life and Services of Gen. Ben McCulloch, by Victor M. Rose, 1888, annotated copy
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The Military and Political Career of José Joaquin de Herrera, 1792-1854, by Thomas E. Cotner, annotated review,
1949 |
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Excerpt from unidentified book, undated |
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Printed material, 1934-1948 |
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Newspaper clippings: |
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1933-1956 |
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Oversize photocopies of newspaper clippings, 1924, 1934-1957 |
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Biographical notes: |
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Miscellaneous |
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Notes, fragments, and miscellaneous items, 1832-1945 and undated |
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Note cards, A - Z |
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Notecards, A - Z |
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Miscellaneous notes on various historical topics |
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Miscellaneous oversize materials |
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Miscellaneous oversize materials |
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Academic materials, 1924-1951: |
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Class notes and related materials: |
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Handwritten notes for Dr. Barker’s History 35, 1924 |
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Typed notes for Dr. Barker’s History 35, 1930 |
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Handwritten notes for History 25, 1925 |
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Typed notes for Dr. Barker’s History 25, 1930 |
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Typed notes for History 25, 1930-1932 |
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Typed notes for History 61 (old History 35), 1932 |
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Typed notes for Dr. Gutsch’s History 4, 1928 |
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Typed notes for Dr. Gutsch’s History 4, 1929 |
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Notes for History 4, 1933 |
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Assignments and Instructions for History 4, the History of England, Second Semester,
1933-1934 |
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Syllabi for History 4a and History 4b, undated |
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Typed notes for Dr. Richardson’s Texas History 20k, 1940-1941 |
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Notebooks, History 361L, International Aspects of Texas History, 1949 |
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Notes and quiz questions from various history and courses, 1925-1932 |
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Miscellaneous notebooks and notes |
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Register books for Williams’ history classes, 1944-1951 |
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Research papers and related materials: |
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Papers by Amelia Williams: |
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"The Federalist Supremacy 1789-1800" for History 416, undated |
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"The Poetry of Robert Burns," undated |
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Papers by various students, 1927, 1944 and undated |
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List of theses and dissertations in History at the University of Texas, 1895-1944 |
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Personal papers and biographical materials, 1895-1985: |
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Diplomas and certificates: |
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Photostatic copies, 1895-1931 |
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Oversize permanent teacher’s certificate, 1908 |
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College and university transcripts, 1911, 1922-1935 |
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University of Texas commencement programs, 1926 and 1931 |
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Memberships: |
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Honorary scholastic organizations materials, 1925-1930 |
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Patriotic and other types of organizations: |
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Directories, applications, programs, and other items, 1936-1943 and undated |
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Letters of recommendation and other correspondence relating to employment,
1904-1944 and undated |
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University of Texas faculty and history department materials, 1942-1956 and undated |
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Biographical materials, 1939, 1962, 1985, and undated |
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Printed materials, 1930-1957 and undated |
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Newspaper clippings, 1932-1957 and undated |
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Miscellaneous notes and notebooks, undated |
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Miscellaneous materials: |
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1929-1958 and undated |
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Oversize materials, 1947-1956 |
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Photograph of Amelia Williams |
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Print of Lester Gladstone Bugbee, by C. J. Naar, 1895 |
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