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Alethean Society Minutes Book
Item
Identifier: MSS-0001
Scope and Contents
The Minutes Book contains minutes and notes from the meetings of the Alethean Society from 1895 to 1896. The first 10 loose pages in the front of the book are the bylaws of the Society. They are written on the pages of what appears to be an address book. The entries appear to fall within the academic year (September through May), and are an account of the decisions passed in the meetings, such as the nomination and election of new officers, a list of members present and absent, and the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1895 - 1896
Found in:
SU University Archives
Alpha Chi
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0002
Scope and Contents
The collection begins with a minute book ranging in dates from 1924-1931. In addition to minutes, the book also contains documents on the society’s founding and correspondence. The bulk of the collection is made up of correspondence, financial and business papers, the society newsletter (Alpha Chi Recorder), manuals, sponsor handbooks, constitution revisions, meeting minutes, recent conference T-shirts, audio cassettes, pins and pinning ribbon, a framed charter, and wood and metal printer’s...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1922-Current
Found in:
SU Special Collections & Archives
Angus Springer Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0050
Scope and Contents
The majority of this collection consists of materials relating to the many plays and musicals that the Mask & Wig Players performed under the direction of Springer. The materials are mostly confined to photographs, news clippings, and programs. In addition to these, there are some personal papers of Springer's, including correspondence, memos, essays, a list of previous students, and press releases.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1943 - 1982
Found in:
SU University Archives
Belford Lumber Company
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0005
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of journals, artifacts, files, and documents related to the operation of the Belford Lumber Company.The most significant artifact is the C. S. Belford Master Carpenter’s Tool Chest. This tool chest was made by Belford for his Master Carpenter’s certification in the 1890s and was loaded on the wagon he drove to all building sites.Other materials in this collection include Contract Ledgers 1910-1924, Minutes from the stockholder meetings...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1890-1982
Found in:
SU Special Collections & Archives
Bertha McKee Dobie Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0027
Scope and Contents
The Bertha McKee Dobie Papers (1889 – 1986; 10.5 linear feet) include writings, publications, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other items documenting Mrs. Dobie’s life and work as an author, editor, and naturalist, as well as her role as the spouse of author J. Frank Dobie.The collection is organized in eleven series. Highlights of each series are listed.• Biographical Materials (1 box): Mrs. Dobie’s birth certificate, family history, and autobiographical...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1890 - 1974
Found in:
SU Special Collections & Archives
Bertha McKee Dobie Correspondence
File
Identifier: MSS-0040
Scope and Contents
The Bertha Dobie Correspondence collection consists of one folder of correspondence, the majority of which is from Bertha Dobie to Edgar Kincaid, Jr., although a few letters are to and/or from other people. For example, there is one letter from Ray Pearl Condry to her aunt, as well as one letter to J. Frank Dobie from a man named Stan. The correspondence deals mostly with routine family matters, such as Edgar’s health and schooling, travels, finances, and J. Frank Dobie’s schedule. There are...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1944-06-03 - 1963-06-03
Found in:
SU Special Collections & Archives
Bruce Barrick Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-004
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, printed material including newsprint, membership lists, organizational manuals. Of particular note are the College Republican Organization Manual and the Organizational Structure of the Young Republican National Federation. The papers also contain Republican campaign memorabilia including posters, brochures and items from the 1968 Republican National Convention.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1964 - 1975
Found in:
SU Special Collections & Archives
Carl Hertzog Collection of Texas Boundaries
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0052
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of some early sample pages for Texas Boundaries, letters between Hertzog, Cisneros, and the Attorney General’s office, as well as some suggested illustrative ideas. The bulk of the collection is the twelve-part typescript complete with offprints of illustrations by Cisneros.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1946 - 1966
Found in:
SU Special Collections & Archives
Claude Carr Cody
Collection
Identifier: MSS- 0006
Scope and Contents
Materials include: incoming topical and miscellaneous correspondence, various handwritten compositions and themes, curricular texts and handwritten notes, old report cards, handwritten speeches, personal financial and household items, biographical texts and posthumous documents for colleagues, historical sketches of local communities, various photography and illustrative media, documents and clipped articles regarding the “proposed removal of Southwestern University from Georgetown,”...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1811 - 1959; 1860 - 1929
Found in:
SU University Archives
Col. Harry James Thompson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0046
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials Thompson gathered during research for his MA thesis: Senator John Goodwin Tower of Texas; an examination of events leading to his election in 1961 and his reelection in 1966. Thesis (M.A.) – University of Maryland, 1968. Southwestern University has a copy of the thesis. The papers include original and photocopies of materials Tower’s office and campaigns created, correspondence, interview notes, questionnaires, responses to questionnaires, and studies....
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1961-1968
Found in:
SU Special Collections & Archives
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