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Scope and Contents The May Esther Peterson Thompson Collection is divided into two sections, personal papers and sheet music. The personal papers include correspondence to and from May Peterson and Col. Thompson, relatives, composers, friends, and her lawyer. The collection also contains recital and concert programs; travel brochures from Europe and America; recital planning and repertoire ideas; advertisements for Peterson’s performances and recordings; newspaper clippings and articles related to May Peterson...

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The papers include letters of courtship, letters to children with “good advice,” letters to and from his wife and family while traveling from parish to parish, sermons, tax receipts, and materials related to Methodist churches. Fisher’s son, O. A. Fisher was also a Texas Methodist minister, and a published copy of his diary is in Special Collections, call number 287.633 F535d. See also Clark 917.64 T3124F: “Sketches of Texas in 1840” by O. A. Fisher.

Scope and Contents The Duncan E. Osborne Collection of papers and memorabilia pertaining to his great-great-grandfather, Herman Melville, came to Southwestern University as a loan in 1984. The University is indebted to Mr. Osborne, of Austin, Texas, for allowing the documents and mementos in the collection to be housed in the Special Collections department of the University’s A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center. Among the items in the Osborne Collection, of particular note is a letter from Melville...

Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection is correspondence between Quirk and other organizers and members for the YR. These provide valuable insight into how the group was run and what they were doing. Much of it pertains to money management. There is also quite a bit of material circulated for the YRs and the Republican party, such as newspapers, pamphlets, informational flyers, etc. There are also several different iterations and revisions of the Young Republican National Federation and Texas...

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This collection contains postcards documenting various landmarks and buildings in the United States, Mexico, and Japan. Also included in this collection is a souvenir book of photographs from Paris.

Abstract This collection consists of photographs taken by Nathan Miles Wilcox at his studio in Georgetown, Texas, between 1887 and 1921. Wilcox was a photographer and historian who worked independently and at times for Southwestern University and the Old Settlers Association. The majority of the photographs in this collection are believed to have a connection to Southwestern University. The collection consists of women’s portraits, men’s portraits, photographs of student organizations at Southwestern...

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The Williamson County Historical Marker Research Files consist of papers, clippings, photographs and publications compiled by Dan K. Utley between 1984 and 1996. The papers contain historical and architectural information that was used for the official State Historical Marker Program.

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The Zine Collection dates from 1997-present, and will continue to grow through donations and purchases. The collection contains mostly paper format along with stickers and artwork. The collection is arranged alphabetically by title.