UT Arlington Library

Adams, C. B. Summons, Galveston, Texas, to Constable, Galveston County, for [Thomas] McKinney and [Samuel May] Williams, June 15, 1839; 1 folder (1 item, 2 p.) C. B. Adams was Justice of the Peace for Galveston County, Texas. Printed summons completed in manuscript. The summons relates to David Hill's complaint that Thomas McKinney and Samuel May Williams paid him with a counterfeit Republic of Texas $100 note. On the verso is a note in manuscript signed by C. B. Adams explaining the charge by Hill and a note by J. McKvers [?] that the summons was served. Gift, 1993.
GA15

Ady, Roscoe "Our City Fort Worth," ca. 1935; 2 folders (86 p.) Typescript. A history of Fort Worth, Texas, by Roscoe Ady, describes the area, originally called Cold Spring, before Indian settlement up through its establishment as a city of national importance, ca. 1931. The typescript is in twelve chapters titled : "The Beginnings of Fort Worth," "The Military Post," "Civil War and the Reconstruction Period," "Fort Worth and the Center of Trade," "Beginning a New Century," "Camp Bowie," "A New Conception of Fort Worth," "An Example of Good Citizenship," and "The Work of Fort Worth Women." Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection transfer, 1999. GA18

Alexander, J. M., M.D.     Patient Ledgers, 1907; 1 folder (.08 linear ft.)
    J. M. Alexander was a physician in Abilene, Texas, in the early twentieth century.
Six ledgers, February-October, 1907. Dr. Alexander used the ledgers to record patient visits and keep an account of charges and payments during each month. Names, dates of visit, and charges for an examination, surgery, treatment, visit, or medication are recorded. An index of patient names and the month's total income are in each ledger.     Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2001.
    GA244

Allen, Winnie Correspondence with Temple Houston Morrow, 1951-1959; 1 folder (10 items) Temple Houston Morrow was a grandson of Sam Houston. Winnie Allen was an archivist at the University of Texas at Austin Library. Letters, essay, speech, and a booklet. The correspondence concerns an essay by Morrow about Sam Houston and his family, documentation on the formation of the Order of the Knights of San Jacinto of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and a copy of their ceremony of investiture. Also includes an address by Morrow, which describes pioneer life. The collection is also known as: Temple Houston Morrow Collection. Gift, 1974. GA47

Alper, Jerry, Inc. Mexican Collection, 1556-ca. 1954, bulk ca. 1900-1920; 13 boxes (5.4 linear ft.) The collection consists of approximately 8,000 manuscripts produced in New Spain and Mexico. Actually a collection of many discrete and unrelated collections, finding aids to the individually processed papers will be created as time allows. Purchase, 1988. Inventory available. GA180-GA192

American Society of Civil Engineers. Committee on History and Heritage of American Civil Engineering Records, 1962-1978; 7 boxes (2.9 linear ft.) The committee was established by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1964. The Historic Civil Engineering Landmark program was developed by the committee as a means of bringing proper recognition to historic civil engineering projects, structures, and sites. Correspondence, printed material, and photographs. These are the files of Joe J. Rady of Fort Worth, Texas, who was chairman of the Texas section of the committee and who was then appointed to the national committee in 1968. Included are files on the sixty-five National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks approved by the committee, 1968-1977, and the files on the Local Historic Engineering Landmarks recommended by the committee, 1968-1976. Included also are historical works on engineers and engineering sites as well as a History of the Fort Worth Branch, Texas Section, American Society of Civil Engineers for the Years 1931 to 1970 by Harlen H. Hester. The collection is also known as: Committee on History and Heritage of Civil Engineering. Gift, 1978. Finding aid available. AR209

American Society of Civil Engineers. Committee on History and Heritage of American Civil Engineering Records, 1975-1979; 1 box (.4 linear ft.) The committee was established by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1964. The Historic Civil Engineering Landmark program was developed by the committee as a means of bringing proper recognition to historic civil engineering projects, structures, and sites. Correspondence, printed material, and photographs. These are the files of Joe J. Rady of Fort Worth, Texas, who was chairman of the Texas section of the committee and who then was appointed to the national committee in 1968. This collection consists of the files on the sixteen National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks designated by the committee, 1976-1979. The collection is also known as: Committee on History and Heritage of Civil Engineering. Gift, 1979. Finding aid available. AR231

Anderson, C. H. C. Papers, 1897-1911; 9 folders (.12 linear ft.) C. H. C. Anderson was the manager of Fairview Farm located near Carlinville, Illinois, in Macoupin County. Around 1908 he moved to Prairie Home Farm near Judkins, Texas, in Ector County. Anderson bred poultry, livestock, and scotch collie dogs. Correspondence, brochures, bulletin, financial documents, and forms. Includes the December 1907, Bulletin of Blackburn College, Carlinville, Illinois. Correspondence concerns agricultural matters and the construction of the Texas & Pacific Railway near Anderson’s farm. Gift, 1985. Finding aid available. GA20

Andrews, Jean Papers, ca. 1975-1986; 3 folders (.5 linear ft.) Texan Jean Andrews, a noted naturalist and artist, is the author of seven books on plants and sea shells. Typescript manuscripts, letters, notes, and clippings. Manuscripts with corrections, comments, etc., for two of Jean Andrews’ books, Peppers: The Domesticated Capsicums and The Texas Bluebonnet. Gift, 1986, 1987. GA62-GA63

Antrup, Wayne E., 1913-1999 Papers, 1927-1997, bulk 1960-1997; 2 boxes (1.21 linear ft.) Wayne E. Antrup, born in South Dakota, came to Texas in 1946, and moved to Arlington in 1952. He was an aircraft engineer for over twenty years with Chance Vought Corp. He and his wife, Freida Tisdale Antrup, established the first janitorial service in Arlington, Freway’s Service, also known as Freway Janitor Service, in 1959, which they operated until 1980. Antrup, an avid collector of antiques and memorabilia, was a volunteer and docent at the Fielder Museum and the Middleton Tate Johnson historical cabins in Arlington. Letters, financial records, photographs, contracts, worksheets, notes, customer service records, essay, speeches, map, family history, certificates, newspaper clippings, and printed material. The Wayne E. Antrup Papers contain records of his janitorial service business, 1960-1980. The bulk of the records are for the 1960s. Materials are also included related to his volunteer work with the Arlington Historical Society and Fielder Museum, 1977-1985. Family history comprised of letters, notes, research materials, obituaries, memorial cards, and printed material is included for the Antrup and Lerch families, 1927-1997, bulk 1980s-1990s. Lerch was Antrup’s mother’s family. Other items include a file of clippings and photographs about the Arlington National Bank, 1973-1978; two stock certificates for the Seaboard Oil & Gas Company, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1956-1957; a map of the Bluewater Oaks Addition in Alvarado, Texas, 1972; Homestead by Clara B. Cook, 1980; and an essay by Antrup, "American Heritage Art." Gift, 1999, Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2001. 2000-26

Anza, José Vicente de Papers, 1784-1839; 4 folders (.25 linear ft.) José Vicente de Anza was a prominent Mexican miner, owner of several mines and mining mill refineries during the late eighteenth century in central Mexico. He was the business associate of José de la Borda, the most important miner of his time. When de la Borda died in 1778, Anza acquired most of his remaining mines and mills from Borda’s heirs. The Anza mines were located in the towns of Cuernavaca, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Taxco, Tehuilotepeque, Temascatepec, Tetecala, Real de Hualtla, Zacatecas, and Zitácuaro. They included the following mines: Cantera, Cielo del Carmen, Encarnación, el Laborio de San Francisco, la Frente de Santa Bárbara, la Frente del Poder de Dios, la Frente y Plan del Carmen, Los Planes, Molino de la Zarza del Norte, San José de la Luz, San Crispín, Todos los Santos, Torrancita, and Zoquite. Correspondence. The bulk of the collection is Don José Vicente de Anza’s correspondence regarding his mining endeavors,1784-1810. There are a few letters on family matters as well. Finding aid available. Purchase, 1988. GA 182

Arlington Art Association Records, 1939-1992, bulk 1952-1992; 7 boxes (2.25 linear ft.) The Arlington Art Association was organized on March 12, 1953. From the beginning the organization encouraged the support and appreciation of art throughout the community. AAA goals included acquiring a museum and art center to collect art, provide exhibitions, and encourage the best in art. On December 23, 1987, the Arlington Art Association gained title to a building in downtown Arlington that would become the Arlington Museum of Art. Howard W. Joyner, professor of art at Arlington State College, was instrumental in the founding of the association. He served both the Arlington Art Association and the Arlington Museum of Art in leadership positions, including a term as founding president of the association. Correspondence, minutes, agendas, financial statements, constitutions and by-laws, reports, proposals, meeting and event announcements, calendars of events, programs, photographs of exhibits, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and other items by or about the Arlington Art Association. Eight scrapbooks, 1953-1991, make up a large part of the collection. Howard W. Joyner maintained the records, which reflect his role and influence in the organization. Gift, 1993. Finding aid available. AR403

Arlington Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc. Records, 1930-1989; 8 boxes (4.3 linear ft.) The Arlington Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc., voted to organize at their initial meeting in 1930, in Arlington, Texas. As the oldest business organization for working women in Arlington, club members are involved in lobbying on the local, state, and national level for programs and projects that involve community building and leadership development. Correspondence, official organizational documents, minutes and reports of meetings, programs and publications, yearbooks, scrapbooks, audio tapes, and slides. The activities of women from diverse careers as well as economic, political, and social issues of the day are reflected in these records. Individual members throughout the club’s sixty-year history have maintained club records. Gift, 1990. Finding aid available. AR303

Arlington Garden Club     Records, 1955-1998, bulk 1963-1994; 6 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
    The Arlington Garden Club, the city's oldest garden club, was organized in June 1926. It was federated with state and national organizations in 1930. The purpose of the club is "to stimulate the love of gardening by example and by sharing horticulture knowledge with the entire community; to aid in the protection of our natural resources and to encourage civic beautification." The club is a member of the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc., South Central Region; the Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., District II; and the Arlington Council of Garden Clubs. Club members participate in the Annual Flower Show and sale sponsored by the Arlington Council of Garden Clubs and with the council gives special programs in or for the community. Activities and projects include a donation to the Wildflower Research Center in Austin, planting trees on Arbor Day, and the purchase and donation of plants to beautify the Arlington landscape.
    Scrapbooks, correspondence, minutes, financial documents, yearbooks, programs, a guest book, slides, and miscellaneous printed materials. The bulk of the collection is the scrapbooks of the Arlington Garden Club, 1963-1998, comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, letters, and programs, which document the organization's activities. A scrapbook created about the Randol Mill Park Nature Area Project, 1970-1971, by the Arlington Council of Garden Clubs, contains a well-documented history of the project with plans, maps, drawings, photographs, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings. Scrapbooks of the Arlington Council of Garden Clubs, 1974-1980, comprised of clippings, programs, and photographs document the Arlington Garden Club's involvement in council activities. A scrapbook by the Garden Study Club, 1972-1977, contains a history of that club back to its organization in 1950. An inventory and evaluation of Johnson Creek, 1972, in the City of Arlington by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, and some conservation facts booklets for programs and projects are included.
    Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2002.
    Inventory available.
    2002-1

"Arlington Honors Its Own" Day Collection, 1996; 1 folder (3 items) Mayor Richard E. Greene, Mayor of Arlington, proclaimed the first annual "Arlington Honors Its Own" Day on April 27, 1996. The event, held at various Arlington locations, recognizes citizens who have influenced the growth and development of Arlington. The 1996 event was held at the Fielder Museum. Proclamation and posters. These are items from the 1996 event. The proclamation is signed by Mayor Greene. The posters are signed by the honorees. Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2001. OS300

Arlington Music Club Scrapbooks and yearbooks, 1955-1975; 3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.) The Arlington Music Club was organized and federated in the National Organization of Music Clubs on August 6, 1935. Yearbooks, programs, convention reports, awards, newspaper clippings, directory, magazines, and scrapbooks. These scrapbooks denote persons and events involved in the club from 1955 through 1961. One program of interest was a production of Hansel and Gretel by the Arlington Civic Chorus in November 1958 at Arlington State College. Fielder Museum transfer, 1996, 2001. OS322, OS323, OS361

Arlington Teenage Baseball, Inc. Yearbooks, 1960-1965; 1 folder (.08 linear ft.) The Arlington Teenage Baseball Association was a baseball league formed by Arlington, Texas, businessmen for teenage boys. Yearbooks. The yearbooks contain rosters, schedules, and names of sponsors. Of special note are advertisements from local businesses of the era: Cantons, Southern Industrial Steel, and O. S. Gray Nursery. The 1962 edition was edited for 1963. Arlington Historical Society transfer, 1998. GA235

Arlington, Texas     Families Collection, 1895-1959; 6 folders (.08) linear ft.)     Arlington, in east Tarrant County halfway between Fort Worth and Dallas, grew out of a settlement called Johnson Station, established by Middleton Tate Johnson in1843, near Marrow Bone Spring, about three miles south of downtown. Johnson Station was one of only three towns in the county before 1876. When the Texas and Pacific Railway planned to lay tracks north of Johnson Station through the county on a more direct route between Dallas and Fort Worth, the area surveyed on either side of the tracks became Arlington. In 1875, the post office was established under the name Hayter but renamed Arlington in 1877, after Robert E. Lee's hometown in Virginia. By 1884, Arlington was an established frontier town with a population of 800 citizens and beginning its steady development into a major Texas city with a population of over 300,000 by the end of the twentieth century.
Certificate, financial, and legal documents. This collection is composed of single items or small groups of papers from families and individuals in Arlington, Texas. Materials will be added as they are transferred from the Arlington Historical Society. For more detailed information on the contents of this collection consult the inventory
    Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2001
    GA244

Arlington, Texas History Collection, 1878-1994; 1 box (.4 linear ft.) Arlington, in east Tarrant County halfway between Fort Worth and Dallas, grew out of a settlement called Johnson Station, established by Middleton Tate Johnson in1843, near Marrow Bone Spring, about three miles south of downtown. Johnson Station was one of only three towns in the county before 1876. When the Texas and Pacific Railway planned to lay tracks north of Johnson Station through the county on a more direct route between Dallas and Fort Worth, the area surveyed on either side of the tracks became Arlington. In 1875, the post office was established under the name Hayter but renamed Arlington in 1877, after Robert E. Lee's hometown in Virginia. By 1884, Arlington was an established frontier town with a population of 800 citizens and beginning its steady development into a major Texas city with a population of over 300,000 by the end of the twentieth century. Letters, a route book, a diploma, legal documents, news releases, newspaper clippings, programs, brochures, diplomas, blue prints, newsletters, and photographs. This is a collection of materials originating from various sources that relate to businesses, organizations, properties, and schools in Arlington, Texas. They range in size from one item to a few folders. Included are early blue prints of Arlington High School, photographs of Six Flags Over Texas, land abstracts and deeds, and an early post office patron route book. For more detailed information on the contents of this collection consult the attached inventory, which will be updated as items are added. Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2001- [ongoing]. Inventory available. GA243; GO33/1; GO33/7

Arlington Then and Now Collection, 1980-1987, n.d.; 2 folder (.08 linear ft.) "Arlington Then and Now" was a historical exhibition at the Fielder Museum in Arlington, Texas, September-November, 1987. The exhibition depicted life in Arlington and the area, 1876-1987. Notes , reports and exhibit information cards. The "Arlington Then and Now" Collection contains personal rememberances and historical data collected for the exhibition. Fielder Museum transfer, 1995, 2001. GA224

Armstrong, George Washington, 1866-1954 Papers, 1891-1976, bulk 1914-1954; 200 boxes (100 linear ft.) George W. Armstrong was a businessman, lawyer, and politician. He served as Tarrant County judge, 1894-1899, founded the Texas Steel Company and the Fort Worth Gas Company, helped establish the Southern Tariff Association and the Texas Chamber of Commerce, and had farming and ranching enterprises in Oklahoma (Horseshoe Ranch) and Mississippi (Woodstock Plantation). He espoused right wing political beliefs and established the Judge Armstrong Foundation to promote his political and economic philosophy. During the 1930s he ran for governor and senator as a Democrat. Correspondence, financial records, legal documents, research notes, and publications. The George W. Armstrong Papers include his business and personal papers, 1914-1954; the papers of his wife, Mary C. Armstrong, 1949-1975; the George Van Horne Moseley Papers, 1947-1954; the Armstrong publication and pamphlet collection, 1909-1976; and posters, newspapers, and scrapbooks, 1891-1961. Armstrong’s business correspondence pertains primarily to the Texas Steel Company; agriculture in Oklahoma and Mississippi, including the Homochitto River Drainage Project; the Texas Chamber of Commerce; and the Southern Tariff Association. Sons George, Jr. and Allen Armstrong and nephews Y. Q. McCammon and B. V. Thompson assisted in operating Armstrong’s enterprises and are prominent in the papers. Armstrong’s political correspondence reflects his activities with the Judge Armstrong Foundation and the Texas Education Association, and his relationships with right-wing exponents including the Ku Klux Klan and leaders of the American anti-Semitic movement of the period, such as Gerald L. K. Smith and Elizabeth Dilling. Mary Armstrong’s Papers are comprised of correspondence with friends and family, business managers, and some of her husband’s political correspondents, as well as genealogical information on the Armstrong family. The papers of George Van Horne Moseley, who headed the Judge Armstrong Foundation, 1949-1954, consist of his correspondence with Armstrong and others during this time and other records pertaining to the business of the foundation and the Texas Education Association. The Armstrong publication and pamphlet collection includes writings by Armstrong and others, research material, and correspondence. The last series contains notebooks, clippings, and flyers related to Armstrong’s early political and business activities in Tarrant County; clippings of articles by Armstrong; ledgers from the Mississippi plantations; and newspapers, political posters, books, and pamphlets which reflect Armstrong’s political philosophy. Permanent loan, 1987. Finding aid available. AR335

Armstrong House, Wheelock, Texas Guest Register, 1859-1862; 1 volume (.08 linear ft.) The Armstrong House, a hotel located in Wheelock, Robertson County, Texas, was operated by Mrs. Ann Armstrong. The register contains the names, dates, home, destination, and remarks of guests who stayed at the hotel, March 30, 1859-March 30, 1862. Signatures of local Texas jurists, traveling salesmen, individuals investigating the prospects of settling in Texas, individuals being transported to the Huntsville penitentiary, and prominent Texans are included. Sam Houston and George W. Baines are two of the more prominent people listed on the register. Gift, 1988. AR342

Askew, Henry G., b. 1845 Papers, 1906-1925; 1 folder (.08 linear ft.) Henry G. Askew was born in Marshall, Texas, in 1845. He enlisted as a private in 1863 in the volunteer cavalry of the Texas State Troops. He was rapidly promoted to first lieutenant and served as a staff assistant to Brig. Gen. Henry E. McCulloch during the Civil War. Askew later worked in Austin as auditor for the Railroad Commission of Texas under L. J. Storey, and was commander of John B. Hood, Camp No. 103, United Confederate Veterans of Texas, and adjutant general of the Texas Division of the United Confederate Veterans of Texas. Correspondence, broadsides, certificates, and pamphlets collected by Henry G. Askew in his work with the United Confederate Veterans of Texas. Correspondents include John R. Brown, Charles Welhausen, and Bradford Hancock. The Welhausen correspondence includes a typed copy of the enlistment roll of the Creuzbaur-Welhausen Seventh Artillery Battery and notes that Robert Creuzbaur was a surveyor with Jacob de Cordova. Among the published items are membership forms for various Confederate veterans camps and a copy of United Confederate Veterans Historical Souvenir Book, Roster of Dick Dowling Camp 197, Houston, Texas, Constitution and By-laws, 1925. Gift, 1991. GA28

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Records, ca. 1889-1981 (bulk 1889-1930, 1965-1979); 18 boxes (7.2 linear ft.) The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (AT&SF) was founded by Cyrus K. Holiday in Kansas in 1859. By 1888 the railroad stretched from Chicago to the West Coast and was seeking to tap Texas and Gulf Coast markets. The AT&SF expanded into these markets by purchasing the ten railroads that comprise these records. The railroads are: Beaumont Wharf and Terminal Company; Cane Belt Railroad; Concho, San Saba and Llano Valley Railroad; Gulf and Interstate Railway; Gulf, Beaumont and Great Northern Railroad; Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City Railway; Jasper and Eastern Railroad; Port Bolivar Iron Ore Railroad; Texas and Gulf Railway; and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. Field notebooks, log books, and reports; more than 200 volumes. The collection contains field notebooks kept by engineers and maintenance workers during the construction and maintenance of railroads primarily in the Galveston District and East Texas beginning with chaining notes for lines in 1889. The notebooks also document depot construction, telegraph lines, grade construction, and town plat maps along the railway routes. In addition to the logbooks, the collection contains an Interstate Commerce Commission, Division of Valuation for Beaumont, 1917, valuation records for the majority of the railroads, and six volumes of side track records for the 1970s. Chaining and log records are for the cities of Beaumont, Brownwood, Cleburne, Houston, and Temple in Texas, as well as Oakdale, Louisiana, to mention but a few. Gift, 1990. Finding aid available. AR425

Austin-Bryan-Perry Family Genealogical Chart, 1973; 1 folder (1 item) Genealogical chart of the Richard Austin family who left England for America in 1638, on the ship, Bevis. Austin descendants, 1598-1973, included on the chart are Moses Austin, Mary Austin Holley, and Stephen Fuller Austin, to mention but a few. Catherine Corinne Perry compiled the chart in 1973. Gift, 1992. GO33

Austin Colony, Texas. Superior Court Docket of the Superior Court, 1826-1831; 1 volume (236 p., 32 cm.) Docket book. Includes rules of the court adopted at the first session held in Austin, June 4, 1827; cases entered include dates, summaries, petitioners, findings, and changes. A photocopy of the docket book is included for research use. GA35

Austin Papers Page proofs, n.d.; 2 boxes (.83 linear ft.) Page proofs and corrections of The Austin Papers, edited by Eugene C. Barker. Provenance unknown. GA26-GA27

Aviation Photographs Collection, ca. 1940s-1980s; 8 folders (.12 linear ft.) In 1940 the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and other civic groups began a movement to attract new manufacturing industries. As a result in April 1941, Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation began construction on the plant and airfield soon to be named Tarrant Field Airdrome. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Army Air Force negotiated with the company to make the airdrome into an Army Air Field. In 1942 the field was placed under jurisdiction of the Army Air Field Training Command. In the following month, Vultee built B-24 bombers, and the military men and women of Tarrant Field trained crews and maintained the B-24s. The base as well as the company underwent various name changes during its history. In 1948 the base was named after Fort Worth native and World War II hero, Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr. Consolidated Vultee became part of the General Dynamics Corporation's Convair division in 1954.
Photographs and printed material. This collection of photographs focuses on the major sites and products of the aerospace industry in North Texas primarily in the 1940s and 1950s. Photographs of the General Dynamics plant depict interior and exterior views of the buildings, construction of the B-24 bomber, bombers on the airfield and women working at the plant in the 1940s. A view of the entrance gate and an aerial of the plant, ca. 1980s, are included. Scenes of Carswell Air Force Base in the 1950s show the entrance gate and a number of buildings on the base. U.S. Air Force Fact Sheets describe the history of the base, the 7th Bombardment Wing, and descriptions of other air force bombers and jets not constructed in the North Texas area. A small selection of LTV products depict aircraft, ca. 1940s-1990s. U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft photographs give insight into the variety of planes that were utilized, 1938-1991, though not necessarily produced in the North Texas area. A number of the photographs are undated. There are fifty-six black and white and color prints.
Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2001.
GA245

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Barbershop, Osceola, Texas (?) Ledger, 1911-1912; 1 folder (.25 linear ft.) This is an account ledger from an unidentified barbershop that was located possibly in Osceola, Texas, in the early part of the twentieth century. Osceola is located approximately fifty miles south of Arlington.
Ledger. The ledger was used by a barber to record his clients' names, the date of each visit, type of service, charge, and whether or not he received payment. Services rendered include haircuts, shaves, massages, and shampoos. Other services by this unknown barber include laundry, dry cleaning, and razor honing. Sales of tonic, shaving soap, and a watch fob as well as small temporary loans to clients are also noted. "J. E. Watson, Osceola, Texas" is written on the back cover. It is not known whether he was the barber or whether he acquired the ledger at a later time.
Preservation note: Fragile, handle with care.
Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2001
GA244

Bardin, William J., 1905- Family Papers, ca. 1880-1993; 4 boxes, 4 artifacts (4 linear ft.) The William J. Bardin Family are early Arlington, Texas, residents. Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, maps, newspaper clippings, broadsides, and printed material. The collection documents the Bardin Family and the history of Arlington, Texas, through manuscripts, photographs, and related material collected by William J. Bardin. Photographs, ca. 1880s-1920s, depict families and schools in Tarrant County communities, namely Arlington, Fish Creek, Johnson Station, Keller, Rendon, and Sublett. Correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings document the life of Bardin’s mother, Beatrice Bardin, an early Tarrant County schoolteacher. Also included are abstracts and a Southern Arlington Land Use planning map, 1971, which describe Bardin Family land; a photocopy of an unpublished history of the Witness Tree, a Tarrant County landmark; photographs and newspaper clippings about Arlington Downs Racetrack as well as a blue print of the track, 1936, drawn by Harry B. Friedman of Fort Worth. Printed items include broadsides, maps, issues of Texas Highways, Horsemen’s Journal, the Fort Worth News-Tribune, and the Arlington Journal. Gift, 1994. 94-14; Map Annex, Drawers 106, 110

Barry, Richard E. (Richard Edgar), 1849- Memoirs of the Barry Family and Some of Their Kindred, ca. 1920; (36 p., 28 cm.) Richard E. Barry was born in Red River County, Texas, on February 10, 1849, but lived much of his life in Navasota, Texas, in Grimes County. Photocopy of typed transcript of manuscript. Barry relates the personal history of the Barry and Wilson families who settled in Texas in the mid-nineteenth century. Among those discussed are James Buckner Barry of Navarro County; Lewis Dickson Barry and his wife, Martha Wilson Barry, of Red River County, the author’s parents; and Kate East Barry, the author’s wife. The transcription was done by Ann Blain. Gift, 1988. GA85

Barton Family Collection of letters and papers: the family of Joshua Barton, Readyville, Cannon County, Tennessee, 1820-1855, compiled by Henry R. Adams; 1 folder (63 leaves, 28 cm.) The Joshua Barton family migrated from Cannon and Rutherford counties in central Tennessee to Robertson and Washington counties during the ante-bellum period in Texas. Typescript photocopy of transcription of letters, legal documents, and family history. The materials relate to the migration to Texas, family relationships, and Indian raids. Correspondents include Joshua Barton, Jane Barton, Thomas Barton, Denbart Barton, David Barton, Betty Barton, Emily Barton, James R. Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Benjamin L. Rucker, M. S. Rucker, and Tillotson B. Wood. The last seven leaves are genealogical charts. Original letters are in the possession of Mrs. W. H. Westbrooks, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Gift, 1988. GA85

Bate, William B. (William Brimage), 1826-1905 Letter to Braxton Bragg, Dalton, Georgia, April 11, 1864; 1 folder (6 p.) William B. Bate and Braxton Bragg were Confederate generals. Letter with attachment, 1864. Letter describes the strengths and positions of the Union forces in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee. Attachment outlines estimate of Union defenses in those regions. Gift, 1974. GA18

Benham, Henry W., 1813-1884 Family Papers, 1813-1954, bulk 1836-1915; 7 boxes (3.2 linear ft.) Henry Washington Benham was a military engineer and career officer in the U.S. Army. He was born in Connecticut, went to Yale College in 1832, then to the U.S. Military Academy, where he graduated first in his class in 1837. He served in the Mexican War and the Civil War. He was breveted to captain for meritorious service at the battle of Buena Vista in 1847, and to major general for gallant and faithful service during the Civil War. In peacetime Benham served in the Corps of Engineers, primarily as a supervising engineer in charge of defense projects along the Atlantic seaboard. He was also the assistant in charge of the U.S. Survey Office under Professor A. D. Bache. Benham invented the picket shovel and also a quick method of constructing and laying pontoon bridges, which greatly benefited troop movement during combat. He retired from service in 1882. Correspondence, biographical and genealogical materials, financial and legal documents, journals, photographs, maps, literary works, reports, certificates, newspaper clippings, artifacts, printed material, and ephemera. These are the papers of Henry W. Benham, his family, and descendants, 1813-1954. The bulk of the materials document Benham’s military career especially during his Civil War service, 1861-1865. Materials from the Mexican War, his service in England, and during peacetime are also included, 1847-1879. Benham family materials include the personal papers of his wife, Elizabeth Andrews McNeil, and their family, 1850-1907. His son, Henry Hill Benham, graduated from West Point and was a major in the U.S. Army. Papers are also included of Mrs. Benham’s family especially her father, Gen. John McNeil, who distinguished himself in the War of 1812. Mrs. Benham was also related to Gov. Benjamin Pierce of New Hampshire and President Franklin Pierce. There is a biographical sketch of Governor Pierce and a copy of a letter from John McNeil to President Pierce in the collection. The McNeil Family papers include correspondence, financial documents related to payment of property taxes in Michigan and Wisconsin, and papers relating to the estates of General McNeil and Frances McNeil Potter. The Benhams’ daughter, Lilla Marion, married Frederick Dielman, an artist, designer, and illustrator. The Dielman Family Papers included here consist primarily of letters to Frederick Dielman and his son, Neil Dielman, 1882-1945. Artifacts, cartes de visite, and ephemera, 1835- 1954, contain materials which represent the three families. The majority of the photographs depict Henry W. Benham, his family, officers Benham served with in the Civil War, and military scenes, 1863-1865. The maps were drawn or used by Benham during his service in the army, but especially during the Mexican War and Civil War, 1846-1847, and 1861-1862. Gift and purchase, 1995. Finding aid available. AR388

Berachah Home and Cemetery, Arlington, Texas Historical Marker Dedication Collection, 1904-1984, bulk 1981; 7 folders (.12 linear ft.) A Texas Historical Marker was installed and dedicated on March 7, 1981, at the graveyard currently on the University of Texas at Arlington campus that served the Berachah Home, located nearby from 1903 to 1942. Professor R. Gene Brooks, associate dean of UT Arlington's School of Architecture and Environmental Design, and two graduate students, Jan Dolph and Lynn Manion, documented the cemetery's history and submitted it to the Texas State Historical Commission for state recognition. The Berachah Home was established on May 14, 1903, by the Rev. J. T. Upchurch and his wife, Maggie Mae, as the Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption and Protection of Erring Girls. It was operated under various names as an establishment for homeless, usually pregnant girls, with the support of the Home Mission and Rescue Commission of Texas, later known as the Berachah Rescue Society. The society was chartered in 1903 to operate the home in Arlington and Upchurch’s other rescue ventures. The home closed in 1935, but was reopened later that year as the Berachah Child Institute by the Upchurch’s daughter, Allie Mae, and her husband, Frank Wiese. It ceased operation in 1942. Arlington State College purchased the property in 1963. Correspondence, typescripts, programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed material. The collection contains correspondence by R. Gene Brooks with the Texas Historical Commission, the Tarrant County Historical Commission, UT Arlington's President Wendell Nedderman, and others concerning approval and support for the historical marker for the Berachah Home and Cemetery, 1980-1981. A history of the home by Jan Dolph and Lynn Manion, dedication programs and remarks, black and white as well as color photographs of the cemetery, and newspaper clippings document the event. Also included are some photocopied materials originally produced by the Rev. Upchurch, a national certificate of the Berachah Rescue Society, and a copy of the Purity Journal, 1904, which contains a photograph of the first baby born at the home. Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2001. GA244

Berachah Home, Arlington, Texas Collection, 1901-1985; 4 boxes (1.2 linear ft.) The Berachah Home was established on May 14, 1903, by the Rev. J. T. Upchurch and his wife, Maggie Mae, as the Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption and Protection of Erring Girls. It was operated under various names as an establishment for homeless, usually pregnant girls, with the support of the Home Mission and Rescue Commission of Texas, later known as the Berachah Rescue Society. The society was chartered in 1903 to operate the home in Arlington and Upchurch’s other rescue ventures. The home closed in 1935, but was reopened later that year as the Berachah Child Institute by the Upchurch’s daughter, Allie Mae, and her husband, Frank Wiese. It ceased operation in 1942. The University of Texas at Arlington purchased the property in 1963. Correspondence, legal documents, financial reports, registers, newspaper clippings, photographs, The Purity Journal, The Purity Crusader, typescripts, and miscellaneous printed material concerning the home. Includes a photocopy of Life and Work of Mary Lee Cagle: An Autobiography, and a pamphlet, To Rescue the Perishing, to Care for the Dying: A Guide to the Nazarene Archives. Gift, 1982-1984. Finding aid available. AR280

Bloomer, Amanda Pairlee, 1866-1947 Papers, ca. 1900-1947; 1 folder (.08 linear ft.) Amanda Bloomer, born in Tennessee, was a longtime resident of the Webb Community in southeast Tarrant County, Texas. She is buried in Parkdale Cemetery. Photographs, a memorial book, and an obituary newspaper clipping. Family members listed in the obituary include four daughters and two sons: Mrs. E. S. Keeter, Fort Worth; Mrs. D. I. Brown; Mrs. J. W. Waits; Mrs. E. F. Box ,Webb; and J. E. Bloomer, Jr., and J. H. Bloomer, Fort Worth. The photographs are family members; farm machinery, ca. 1900-1910; and a community photograph, possibly Webb Church. Fielder Museum Transfer, 1991. GA224

Bobo, Zack, 1897-1987 Ramblings of a Country Doctor: An Informal Autobiography after 80 Years of Living and 55 Years of Practice, 1977; 1 box (.4 linear ft.) Zack Bobo was a family physician in Fort Worth, Texas, 1924-1931, and in Arlington, Texas, 1931-1977. T ypescript and paste-up sheets of Bobo’s autobiography. Also includes a copy of a review of the book by Benjamin Capps. Gift, 1977. GA82

Bolanz & Bolanz Realtors Records, 1910-1973, bulk 1920-1958; 2 boxes (1.25 linear ft.) Bolanz & Bolanz was established in 1874, on S. Akard Street in Dallas, Texas, as the Murphy Bolanz Co., a land, loan, rental, and insurance firm. The firm's name changed over the years, but it remained in the family and is today the oldest family owned and operated real estate company in Texas, Bolanz & Miller Realtors. Correspondence, financial documents, legal documents, and reports. The records are primarily sales contracts, agreements, and financial statements of Bolanz & Bolanz Investment Company and Bolanz & Bolanz Realtors. They include a copy of the charter and by-laws of Bolanz & Bolanz Investment Company as well as some personal papers of owners Rowena A. Bolanz, Charles M. and Nell Bolanz, and Mr. & Mrs. Henry L. Bolanz. Also included are legal and financial documents of the Easterwood-Fielder Realty Co., 1910-1944, and Bolanz and W. C. Miller Realtors, 1960-1973, as well as Dallas County road and bridge maintenance, improvements, and new construction reports for precincts one and three, 1964. Restricted. Access restricted until collection is processed. Gift, 2001. 2001-3

Brent, Robert A., 1921-1976 Papers, 1946-1998; 1 box (1 linear ft.)
Robert A. Brent was professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi. He was a visiting Fulbright lecturer in American Studies at the University of the Philippines and Dean of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Brent was a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II and served for four years in the European Theater. He was a Thomas Jefferson specialist and was author of several monographs and articles on Jefferson, Nicholas Trist, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Manuscripts, journals and journal articles, note cards, a photograph, and two negatives. The papers consist of Robert A. Brent’s literary works. They include his dissertation written for the doctorate at the University of Virginia in 1950, "Nicholas Phillip Trist: Disobedient Diplomat." An unpublished manuscript based on his dissertation, "Nicholas P. Trist: Peacemaker of 1848," was revised and edited after his death by George G. Shackelford, 1997-1998. Several journal articles about Thomas Jefferson, Nicholas Trist, and Mississippi in the Mexican War are included. Two manuscripts explore "Nicholas P. Trist--A Young Jeffersonian" and the Civil War in Mississippi. The portrait and negatives are of Nicholas P. Trist. The note cards are related to his dissertation.
Gift, 2000.
Inventory available.
2000-39

Brister, Robert Hanks, 1890-1965 Papers, 1786-1996, bulk 1911-1965
19 boxes (6.85 linear ft.) Robert Hanks Brister, son of a pioneer Burleson family, was a World War I Army baker, a public school superintendent, a Baptist deacon, and a Waco-based insurance agent. Brister graduated from Decatur Baptist College in 1912, received a Bachelors degree from Baylor College in 1917, and a masters degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1928. He was an Ennis High School principal, 1914-1917, Taylor school superintendent, 1922-1935, and Waco school superintendent, 1935-1944. In 1938, he was elected president of the Texas State Teachers Association. From 1944-1947, he worked at the Veterans Administration's vocational rehabilitation service in Waco. In 1950, he became an insurance underwriter. Brister married Ruby Irene "Bob" Neal, a Weatherford, Texas, native, on April 23, 1921. The Bristers had two children, a son, Robert Andrew Brister of Austin, who married Mary Ann Mullen, and a daughter, Katherine Brister (Mrs. Shirley Maurice) Lockhart, of Hearne. Correspondence, photographs, family histories and genealogies, books, school annuals, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, financial records, speeches, memorabilia, artifacts, ephemera, and certificates. This collections documents Robert Hanks Brister's years as a college student, math teacher, soldier, school administrator, teacher advocate, civic leader, and insurance agent. Handwritten personal correspondence received during his years as a student and a soldier include details of daily farm life and social banter from classmates and girlfriends. Materials documenting his years as an educator include speeches, reports to school boards, correspondence with colleagues, and efforts to obtain employment upon his resignation as Waco superintendent. Noteworthy are six photo albums, a vintage camera in its original leather case, a double locket, and two patriotic silk handkerchiefs. Collection includes some material about African American schools, namely yearbooks from Waco's segregated Moore High School. Extensive family histories and genealogies of significance include ties to Eddleman, Neal, and Clark family trees. Gift, 1996. Finding Aid available. AR434, OS364-OS367, OS369

Broadsides Collection, 1806-1948, bulk 1806-1845; 6 boxes (2.5 linear ft.) Broadsides and broadsheets arranged chonologically. The collection contains Mexican imprints, 1806-1874, especially the early national period of Mexican history, and Texas imprints, 1817-1948, especially the periods of colonization, revolution, and the Republic. A large selection of imprints by Samuel Bangs and items listed in Thomas W. Streeter’s Bibliography of Texas, 1795-1845 are in the collection. The majority of documents fall in the period before the Mexican War and are primarily in Spanish. Gift and purchase, 1974-[ongoing] GA38-GA42, GA46

Bucher, Ione Putman Papers, ca. 1902-1982, bulk 1920s-1970s; 3 boxes (.75 linear ft.) Long-time Arlington resident, Ione Putman Bucher, was vice-president of the Arlington High School class of 1925, and later secretary of the "Roaring 20s" class reunions. Her husband, Henry Bucher, Jr. was a member of the class of 1923. Letters, photographs, scrapbooks, a manuscript, newsletters, rosters, certificates, programs, newspaper clippings, and newspapers. Ione Putman Bucher collected and preserved materials about the history of Arlington, Texas; Arlington High School; and Arlington State College in her scrapbooks. Other subjects of interest to her, such as national and Texas news events were also saved. She was active in organizing yearly reunions of the class of 1925, and later the combined reunions of all classes of the 1920s. The bulk of the collection is scrapbooks, photographs, and printed materials. The letters are primarily from Robert E. B. Fielder concerning class reunion plans. An essay traces the history of Arlington High School and was written possibly for an English or history class. There are a few photographs of early elementary and high school classes; informal snapshots of Bucher and her friends; reunion photographs, ca. 1920s-1970s; and a ca. 1902 photograph of a prohibition rally at Main and Center streets in Arlington. Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2001. GA242; OS362; OS363

Buckner, U. T. (Ulysses T.) Papers, 1883-1945; 3 folders (31 items) Ulysses T. Buckner and his wife, Mary, were cotton growers in Grayson and Ellis counties in Texas. Letters, dues card. Correspondence from family and friends, some business correspondence, and an Elks Lodge dues card. Also includes letters addressed to Lucy Cooksey, Temple, Texas. Gift, 1982. GA74

Buenger, Walter and Victoria Leonards Department Store Collection, 1926-1998; 12 boxes (7.5 linear ft.) Walter and Victoria Buenger co-authored a book, published in 1998, about Marvin Leonard, his store, and the community titled Texas Merchant: Marvin Leonard & Fort Worth. He is an associate professor of history at Texas A&M University; she is a visiting professor of management also at Texas A&M. Leonards Department Store was founded in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, in 1918, by Marvin Leonard. He and his brother, Obadiah Paul Leonard, known as "Obie," ran the store for nearly fifty years. They began by selling mostly grocery and salvage items. General merchandise was added, the store’s focus expanded, and by the late 1920s, Leonards was operating like a modern department store. The brothers used a combination of large volume, low markup, and quick turnover to keep prices low and appeal to the average consumer in Fort Worth and West Texas. Marvin Leonard refused to expand beyond one store and never left downtown. The Tandy Corporation bought Leonards in 1967. It was later sold to Dillards. Manuscripts, research notes, letters, financial documents, Leonard Family genealogy, a scrapbook, clippings, a video, oral history tapes and summaries, maps, photographs, artifacts, programs, newsletters, and miscellaneous printed materials. The Leonards Department Store Collection was created by Victoria and Walter Buenger during the research and writing of their book, Texas Merchant: Marvin Leonard & Fort Worth. The papers of Marvin Leonard, acquired from the family and included in the collection, contain materials that document much of the history of the Leonards Department Store, specifically correspondence, newsletters (Hi Neighbor), photographs, budgets, clippings, and printed materials. The personal papers also reveal Marvin Leonard’s various other interests in golf, real estate, and oil. There is a copy of the Leonard Family tree and a scrapbook with photos, letters, and clippings about the Leonard Family and Leonards Department Store, 1949-1967. The Buenger files contain manuscripts, notes, photocopies and originals of letters, newspaper clippings, and printed materials about the family and the store. An earlier manuscript by Jo Ann Vachule about the Leonard Family, "The Brother Act"; "Obie" by John David Scott; 105 oral history tapes conducted by the Buengers with customers, employees, and family members; summaries of the tapes; maps of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, 1920-1954; and a videotape, Leonards Customers, are part of the collection. Gift, 2000. Inventory available. 2000-37

Buster Family Papers, 1839-1956, bulk 1839-1903; 9 folders (17 items) The William W. Buster family came from Kentucky to Washington County, Texas, in 1836. Captain Claudius Buster served in the Texas Revolution, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. Christopher Garrett was chief justice of the Texas Court of Civil Appeals in Galveston. Letters, legal documents, photocopy of Garrett-Buster-Estes family history by Mary Nicks. Of special interest is a twenty-three page letter written by Claudius Buster, June 16, 1889. It is a reminiscence of his experiences in Texas, 1836-1889, including his participation in the Mier Expedition of 1842. Also includes Garrett family letters. The main correspondents are Claudius Buster and Christopher Garrett. Gift, 1985. GA131

Butler, John B., 1792-1870 Letters to Harriet E. Butler, 1847; 1 folder (3 items) At the beginning of the Mexican War John B. Butler was commissioned a paymaster in the U.S. Army and accompanied Gen. Zachary Taylor’s command to the seat of war. Letters, March 8, April 7, and April 25, 1847. Letters to Butler’s daughter, Harriet E. Butler, from Mexico reflect his feelings and observations following the battle of Buena Vista. Purchase, 1987. GA28

Bywaters, Mary M. (Mary McLarry), 1904-1988 Papers, 1958-1987; 2 boxes (.83 linear ft.) Mary M. Bywaters was a founding member and first president of the Dallas Civic Ballet, and founder of the Dallas Dance Council. She was also general manager of Dance Ensemble, a modern dance company in Dallas. A graduate of SMU, she taught piano privately in Dallas for forty years. She served on the boards of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Music Society, and the Margo Jones Theatre. She married artist Jerry Bywaters in 1930. They had a daughter, Jerry Bywaters Cochran, and a son, Richard P. Bywaters. Her daughter and granddaughter, Mary Cochran, are also dancers. Correspondence, biographical data, newspaper clippings, newsletters, brochures, programs, flyers, posters, schedules, lists, photographs, and periodicals. Includes biographical data on Jerry Bywaters, Jerry Bywaters Cochran, Mary Bywaters, and Mary Cochran. Programs, brochures, and correspondence included were produced by the Texas Christian University School of Fine Arts, Division of Ballet and Modern Dance when Jerry Bywaters Cochran taught dance there, 1968-1985. In addition, there is a variety of printed material concerning dance and theater productions, especially in Dallas and Fort Worth, but also in the Southwest. Gift, 1986. Finding aid available. GA83-GA84

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