Guide to the Thomas D. Wooten family papers, 1849-1898 MS 255

Biographical Note

Thomas Dudley Wooten, son of Joseph W. Wooten, was born on March 6, 1829, in Barren County, Kentucky. In 1853, he married Henrietta C. Goodall, and that same year received his M.D. from the University of Louisville. He praticed medicine in Kentucky and Missouri, and in the Civil War was a district surgeon in the Confederate Army. After the war, Wooten practiced in Paris, Texas, and in the 1870s established a practice in Austin. He became one of the original regents of the University of Texas in 1881 ands served as president of the board of regents from 1885 until his death at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, on August 1, 1906. (excerpted from The New Handbook of Texas, 1996)

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Scope and Contents

The papers consist primarily of 14 letters, mainly between physician Thomas Wooten and Henrietta Goodall, prior to their marriage. Also included are several notes, envelopes, lists, and two photographs. Dates range from 1849-1898.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Use Restrictions

Permsission to publish from the Thomas Wooten Family Correspondence must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Thomas D. Wooten Family Correspondence, 1849-1898, MS 255, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

Acquisition Information

The materials were a gift of Mrs. Walter C. (Ruth) Goodard in 1975, and were from her former husband's family, the Wootens of Austin, TX.

Accruals

No future additions are expected for this material.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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