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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

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

Angus Springer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-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

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

Bertha McKee Dobie Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-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

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

Bruce Barrick Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0004
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

Campaign and Political Memorabilia Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0074
Scope and Contents

An artificial collection comprised of a wide range of policatal ephemera, including buttons, pins, bumper stickers, signs, tshirts, dolls, and hats from national, state, and local elections. These items date from 1960 to 2021, with the bulk of the ephemera dating from the 1980 to 2000s. Pins and buttons are the strength of the collection. They come from a variety of political campaigns. Most of the state election material concerns Texas.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1960 - 2021

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

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