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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:
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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 Distinctive Collections & 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:
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"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:
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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:
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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
J. D. Giddings Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0045
Scope and Contents
This small collection is almost exclusively correspondence from Texas Methodists to J.D. Giddings with some to his son-in-law, Heber Stone along with a few items to and from other family members. The correspondence regards the financial struggles of Soule University, fundraising and issuing stock for Texas University Company, the founding of Southwestern University, Southwestern business and financial matters, and family members and their activities. The letters were donated to Southwestern...
Dates:
1871 - 1905
Found in:
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J. French Hill Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0009
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, printed material, creative works, maps, and legal documents, 1981–1986 (2 linear ft./1,068 items), created and maintained by J. French Hill, primarily document the activities of United States Senator John G. Tower (R-Texas) as a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and as chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs.A relatively small body of materials (185 items) relate to other activities of Tower’s public service, such...
Dates:
1981 - 1991
Found in:
SU Distinctive Collections & Archives
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