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F.P. Ray Correspondence
Collection — Box: 2 [Small Collections], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS-0075
Scope and Contents
Ray Correspondence. Letter from Wm. K. [Lambdin ?], P. E. of Oak Shade Home Chapel to Rev. R. P. Ray, [?] Spring, Arkansas; Methodist Church-Texas. Original and 1 photostatic copy. Letter refers at length to Civil War and describes Methodist conference at San Marcos. Includes list of district appointments decided at conference. Includes original and photostatic copy
Dates:
1863; Publication: Nov. 29, 1862 or 63
Found in:
SU Distinctive Collections & Archives
Garland Barcus Scrapbook
Collection — Box: 16 [SU Small Collections]
Identifier: UA-2024-04-10
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook created by Garland Barcus contains hundreds of black-and-white photographs primarily documenting the campus, students, and student life at Southwestern University, as well as scenes from Georgetown and nearby areas, including the San Gabriel River. Additional locations depicted include the Alamo and other San Antonio missions, and Austin. Most photographs are identified, with some including captions. Subjects represented include homecoming events, parades,...
Dates:
1911 - 1915
Found in:
SU University Archives
George W. Foster Family Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0041
Scope and Contents
The collection is almost exclusively correspondence, much of it between Dr. Foster and his second and third wives. The two largest folders are 1) Correspondence written from Dr. Foster to his second wife (Bettie) while Foster was in medical school in Louisiana, 1867-1869 and 2) correspondence between Foster and his future wife (Mattie), all written during 1873 when Hoskins lived in Oyster Creek, Brazoria County, Texas, and Foster resided in Wesley, Texas.Correspondence from...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1860 - 1922
Found in:
SU Distinctive Collections & Archives
G.W. McClanahan Sr. Paine Female Institute Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0033
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of three folders that contain G.W. McClanahan Sr.’s correspondence dating from 1854 to 1857 concerning the Paine Institute, including three versions of an article he wrote about his journey from Virginia to Texas, a small bound notebook containing a curriculum and an attendance log from the 1855 Spring semester at the Paine Institute, a Bible questions and Answers booklet written by McClanahan’s son, G.W. McClanahan Jr., an article in the Lutheran newspaper The...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1854 - 1857
Found in:
SU Distinctive Collections & Archives
Hardt Family Collection
Collection — Folder: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS-0055
Abstract
The Hardt Family Collection contains correspondence and various other materials from the 20th century. The dates of this collection are from 1942 to 1988. Examples of items found in the collection include correspondence, Statement of Service from the State of Texas Adjutant General's Department in Austin, honorable discharge from the Army, Students Army Training Corps Camp certification, certification of military service, obituary, a Houston Chronicle Magazine, and Southwestern University...
Dates:
1942 - 1988
Found in:
SU University Archives
Henry Matthews Diaries
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0015
Scope and Contents
The five-volume set of diaries includes transcriptions of letters written by Matthews to various family members and friends in Ohio; student rosters and progress reports; descriptions of medical services rendered and patients’ progress and conditions; and sermon notes and copies of scriptural passages. The earliest of the diaries traces Matthews’s life on the Fairfield Circuit in Ohio and as a schoolteacher in rural Ohio. In later diary entries, Matthews’s commentary focuses on daily life in...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1806 - 1844
Found in:
SU Distinctive Collections & Archives
"How The Scarlet Letter was Written"
Collection — Box: 2 [Small Collections], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS-0079
Scope and Contents
Magazine Article has drawings of Hawthorne home, Hawthorne's desk, 'Salem Harbor' as seen from Hawthorne's office; Reverse of last page: 'Where does the Head-Tax Go?'; one photocopy with original. Published by Dearborn Independent
Dates:
Publication: 1925-10-31; Copyright: 1925-1925
Found in:
SU Distinctive Collections & Archives
Ida Lenora Wilson Hardt Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0054
Abstract
The Ida Lenora Wilson Hardt Collection contains correspondence from the early 20th century. The inclusive dates of this collection are from 1909 to 1965; the bulk dates are from 1909 to 1921. Examples of items found in the collection include letters and their respective envelopes, postcards, photographs, an exam from a correspondence course, handwritten essays, diary, receipts, a wedding invitation, and Southwestern University materials.
Dates:
1909 - 1964; Majority of material found within 1909 - 1921
Found in:
SU Distinctive Collections & Archives
Information on W.C. Vaden House
Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS-78
Scope and Contents
Includes copy of file used to apply for historical status
Dates:
Publication: undated, 1994
Found in:
SU Distinctive Collections & Archives
Isabel Gaddis Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0037
Scope and Contents
The Isabel Gaddis Collection extensively covers Dobie’s lengthy career from the early 1920s to his death on September 18th, 1964. The collection contains hundreds of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and books, all of which are written by or are about J. Frank Dobie. Also included in the collection are photos, correspondence both to and from Dobie, smaller pamphlets, an extensive collection of Dobie’s weekly Sunday column in San Antonio Light, excerpts by Dobie, manuscripts, and photos...
Dates:
1923-1981
Found in:
SU Distinctive Collections & Archives
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