A Guide to the Smoot-Graham Family Papers, 1811-1968, 1986, 1987.
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Creator |
Smoot-Graham |
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Title: |
Smoot-Graham Family Papers, |
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Dates: |
1811-1968, 1986, 1987. |
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Abstract |
Materials relate to the Smoot family and their participation in the settlement of the Austin area. |
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Extent: |
21 ft. |
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Language |
Materials are in English |
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Repository |
Center For American History, The University of Texas at Austin |
Papers relate primarily to the Smoot family of Austin, particularly patriarch John N. Smoot (1786-1859) of Rowan County, North Carolina; Richmond Kelley Smoot (1836-1905), pastor of the First Southern Presbyterian Church in Austin (1876-1905), professor at the University of Texas, and cofounder of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary; his brothers Benjamin and Thomas R. Smoot (b. 1834) in Tennessee; his son Asher Graham Smoot (1869-1915), journalist, editor and manager of the Austin Statesman newspaper, and cofounder of the Austin American in 1914; son Lawrence Kelley Smoot (1875-1968), photographer, librarian, and editorial reporter for the Texas Supreme Court; and Lawrence's daughter Jane Smoot (b. 1919). Also included are papers relating to the family of Sallie Graham Smoot (1837-1916), wife of Richmond K. Smoot, particularly Judge Asher W. Graham of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and other family members including Lawrence A. Graham (1833-1917), an Austin merchant. Of special note is a history of the R. K. Smoot home with descriptions and inventory of its contents.
Materials consist of: family correspondence; business papers; legal and financial documents; some records of the First Southern Presbyterian Church; scrapbooks, diaries, and medical records of Richmond K. Smoot; and memorial scrapbooks and records documenting the deaths and funerals of Richmond K. Smoot and other family members. Lawrence K. Smoot's papers also concern Camp Pajama, a popular vacation retreat near Kingsland, Texas, and contain a pamphlet describing his Austin poultry yards. Papers include Jane Smoot's collection of 19th- and 20th-century sheet music.
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Papers - Persons |
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Graham, Asher W. |
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Graham Family |
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Smoot, Asher Graham |
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Smoot, Lawrence Kelley |
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Smoot, Richmond Kelley |
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Smoot Family |
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Papers - Places |
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Bowling Green, Kentucky |
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Rowan County, North Carolina |
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Union City, Tennessee |
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Austin, Camp Pajama (Kingsland), Texas |
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Papers - Subjects |
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Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary |
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Clergy |
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Death and dying |
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Diaries |
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First Southern Presbyterian Church (Austin) |
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Funerals |
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Furniture |
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Houses and housing |
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Journalists and journalism |
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Judges and judiciary |
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Medicine, Practice of |
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Poultry |
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Presbyterian Church |
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Religion |
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Sheet music |
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Photographs - Persons |
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Fulmore, Luella Robertson |
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Garrison, George Pierce |
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Graham, A. W. |
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Graham, Lawrence A. |
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Graham Family |
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Marks, Harvey R. (photographer) |
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Nalle, George |
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Smoot, Asher Graham |
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Smoot, Lawrence Kelley |
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Smoot, Richard Kelley |
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Smoot Family |
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Williams, Amelia W. |
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Photographs - Places |
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Austin, Texas |
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Hays County, Texas |
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Kingsland, Texas |
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Llano County, Texas |
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Colorado |
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Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Bowling Green, Kentucky |
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Saint Louis, Missouri |
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Nashville, Tennessee |
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Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Photographs - Subject |
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Austin American (newspaper) |
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Austin Dam (Colorado River) |
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Bicycles |
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Boats and boating |
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Buggies and carriages |
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Bull Creek (Travis County) |
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Camps, Recreational |
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Cartes de visite |
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Cityscapes |
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Colorado River |
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Deer |
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Devils River |
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Enchanted Rock (Gillespie County) |
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First Southern Presbyterian Church (Austin) |
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Floods |
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Frio River |
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Garden of the Gods (Colorado park) |
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Houses and housing |
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Houses and housing - Interiors |
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Hunting and fishing |
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Llano River |
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Log cabins |
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition (Saint Louis) |
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Merchants and stores |
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Mississippi River |
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Mount Bonnell (Travis County) |
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Packsaddle Mountain (Llano County) |
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Photography and photographers |
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Picnics and barbecues |
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Railroads |
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Rivers and streams |
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Royal Gorge (Colorado) |
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Samaritan Ranch (Hays County) |
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State Lunatic Asylum Park (Austin) |
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Texas. Capitols |
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UT Old Main Building |
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Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming) |
Smoot-Graham Family Papers, 1811-1968, 1986, 1987, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description Of Papers
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| 2N301 |
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A. W. Graham family: |
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Correspondence, 1833-1866 and undated |
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Invitations, undated |
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Legal and financial documents, 1847-1866 |
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Notes, poems, and miscellany |
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Compositions of Anne Elizabeth Graham, undated |
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| 2N301 |
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John N. Smoot: |
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Correspondence, 1817-1855 and undated |
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Legal and business documents, 1811-1858 and undated |
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| 2N302 |
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Richmond Kelley Smoot: |
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Business correspondence, 1860-1905 and undated |
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Family correspondence, 1871-1904 and undated |
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Letters of condolence at his death, 1905 |
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| 2N303 |
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Letters of condolence at his death, 1905 |
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Literary productions, 1891-1904 and undated |
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Scrapbook, ca. 1855-1896 |
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Scrapbook materials, ca. 1855-1896 |
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History of the R. K. Smoot Home with descriptions and inventory of its contents, 1968 |
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| 2N304 |
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Scrapbook, ca. 1860-1885 |
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Scrapbook, ca. 1877-1905 |
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Scrapbook materials, 1905 and undated |
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Bylaws of the Board of Deacons of the First Southern Presbyterian Church of Austin, 1908 |
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| 2N304 |
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Sallie Graham Smoot: |
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Correspondence, 1866-1911 and undated |
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Letters of condolence at her death, 1916 |
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| 2N305 |
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Scrapbook of pressed seamoss specimens, 1887 |
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| 2N305 |
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Asher Graham Smoot: |
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Family correspondence, 1909-1915 and undated |
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Memorabilia, 1897, 1915, and undated |
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Letters of condolence at his death, 1915-1916 |
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| 2N306 |
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Scrapbook, undated |
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| 2N306 |
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Lawrence Kelley Smoot: |
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Correspondence, 1888-1957 |
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Legal documents, 1913-1918 |
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Miscellany, 1913-1922 and undated |
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Diaries, and 1896, 1898, 1899-1900, 1902,1913 |
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Correspondence concerning his illness, January-February, 1968 |
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| 2N307 |
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Correspondence concerning his illnesses, March-June, 1968 and undated |
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Daily record of medical care dept by Jane Smoot, 1968 |
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Letters of condolence at his death, 1968 |
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| 2N308 |
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Letters of condolence at his death, 1968, 1986, and undated |
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Memorials and memorabilia at his death, 1968-1969 and undated |
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Memorial scrapbook and flower cards, 1968 |
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| 2N308 |
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Smoot family: |
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Newsclippings, 1866-1928 and undated |
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Scrapbook, undated |
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Miscellaneous papers, 1876, 1879, and undated |
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| 2N309 |
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Sheet music, ca. 1828-1919 |
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| 2N310 |
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Memorial scrapbooks and records: |
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Carrie W. Peets, 1949 |
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George H. Peets, 1950 |
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Amelia Williams, 1958 |
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Julia E. W. Smoot, 1963 |
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| 2.325/V22 |
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Oversize materials |
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Military commission for John N. Smoot, 1817 |
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The Texas Presbyterian, Jan. 5, 1893 |
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Literary productions of R. K. Smoot, 1904 and undated |
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Correspondence, 1904 |
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| 2.116/OD1223B |
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Family lineage charts: |
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Williams Family |
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Massengale Family |
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Smoot Family |
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Graham Family |
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Official highway map of Texas, undated (1930s or 1950s??) |
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Photographs associated with the Papers of the Smoot-Graham Family, 1811-1968, 1986, 1987.
Extent: 9 feet:
15 albums containing 928 silver gelatin and 34 other prints.2 albums containing 104 albumen cabinet cards and cartes de visite.1 album containing 321 color prints and 47 postcards.3 scrapbooks that include 10 silver gelatin and 10 photomechanical prints.132 silver gelatin prints.14 albumen prints.2 tintypes.9 collodion and other prints.14 color prints.252 glass negatives.91 film negatives.26 postcards.20 photomechanical reproductions. |
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Abstract Photography work of Lawrence Kelley Smoot. |
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Photograph Scope and Contents |
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Includes glass and film negatives and prints made by Lawrence Kelley Smoot (1875-1968) between about 1899 and 1917 of views of the capitol, the burning of the temporary capitol, the University of Texas, geographic landmarks around Austin, family members and friends, and scenes of an annual camping pilgrimage to Campa Pajama near Kingsland. Many photographs are mounted in albums. Also includes professional portraits of Smoot and Graham family members and a 1967 album of memorabilia and photographs gathered by Jane Smoot when she took her father, Lawrence Kelley Smoot, on a trip to visit the campsites of his youth. |
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| 3Y560 |
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Photograph Albums of Lawrence K. Smoot: |
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Family Photographs, 1897-1898, 1900-1901 |
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Bull Creek and Surrounding Area, Texas State Capitol Building 1909, |
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| 3Y561 |
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Photographs of Lawrence K. Smoot, 1899 |
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Trip through Colorado, ca. 1900 |
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis World's Fair), 1904 |
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| 3Y561 |
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Scrapbooks, ca. 1888-1918: |
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UT, ca. 1899; |
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Destruction of Austin Dam, Stella, The Horse; April 1900; |
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Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings, 1888-1918 and undated |
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| 3Y562-3Y563 |
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Photograph Albums: |
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Smoot and Graham Families, Portraits, ca. 1880-1895 |
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| 3Y564 |
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Capitol Scenes; Lawrence K. Smoot and Friends; |
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Smoot Family and Home; Colorado River, 1899-ca. 1901 |
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Photographs of Asher G. Smoot, 1899 |
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| 3Y565 |
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Campa Pajama and Camp Owl, 1900 |
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| 3Y566 |
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Campa Pajama, 1901-1902 |
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| 3Y567 |
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Devil's River Camping Trip; Austin Scenes; Yellowstone National Park; Honolulu; Family Photographs, 1903-1906 |
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| 3Y568 |
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Campa Pajama and Enchanted Rock, 1907 |
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Campa Pajama, Austin Scenes; Smoot Family 1909; |
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Smoot Family Members, ca. 1885-1930 |
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Smoot and Graham Family Members; Graham Dry Goods Store; Other Austin Scenes, (Photographs removed from Album) ca. 1880-1905 |
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Smoot and Graham Family Members; Smoot Home, ca. 1897-1915 |
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Capitol and University of Texas, 1899-ca. 1920 |
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Bull Creek, Colorado River, Austin Dam, 1911-1913 and undated |
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Campa Pajama and Kingsland, ca. 1911-1913 and undated |
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Unidentified Scenes, undated |
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Unidentified Persons and Miscellaneous, ca. 1888-1916 |
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Richmond K. Smoot home, 1987
Extent (9 snapshots) |
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Postcards: |
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Campa Pajama |
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Austin Floods |
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Central Texas Towns |
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New Orleans |
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St. Louis |
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Others, 1907-1968 |
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Color Lithographs, Saturday Night Art Supplements, ca. 1900 |
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Letterheads: |
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Hotels, Government and Commercial Buildings, 1890-1915, 1968 |
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Glass Negatives (Restricted): |
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Smoot and Graham Families and Friends, Campa Pajama, Capitol, Austin Scenes, Unidentified, ca. 1899-1912 |
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Oversize Scrapbooks (including photographs) |
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Memorial Collection for Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Richmond K. Smoot |
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Memorial Collection for Asher G. Smoot |
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Miscellaneous |
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Oversize Photograph Albums: |
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Campa Pajama and Other Campsites Revisited, 1967 |
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Miscellaneous, ca. 1920s |
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Oversize Pictorial: |
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Engraving, "Wurzburg Von Steinberge Aus," undated |
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Photograph, Phi Phi Phi Fraternity, UT, 1899 |
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Film Negatives (Restricted): Campa Pajama, Smoot Family and Friends, Bull Creek, Austin Dam, Capitol, Unidentified, ca. 1912-1917 |
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