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Tarrant County, Texas Collection, 1837-1971, bulk 1837-1865; 9 folders (.33 linear ft.) Tarrant County, located in north central Texas, was originally included in the Peters Land Company grant that became Peters Colony. The first settlement in the area was in 1841 at Fort Bird. The county was founded December 20, 1849, and named after Gen. E. H. Tarrant who was instrumental in driving the Indians out of the area. Correspondence, legal documents, military records, county records, broadsides, Indian agency reports, poem, script, newspaper clippings, maps, photograph, articles, programs, booklets, and excerpts from historical works. These are photocopies of manuscripts, documents, and historical works that relate to the history of Tarrant County and the founding of Fort Worth. Also included is material on Texas emigration and other counties in the north central Texas area. Subjects are, American Indians, the Civil War, the military, the Peters Colony, politics, and transportation. The materials were collected by Albert Williams and Jenkins Garrett. Gift, 1974. GA48, GO2

Tarrant County, Texas Legal Documents Collection, 1871-1945, bulk 1871-1917; 2 folders (61 items) Tarrant County, located in north central Texas, was originally included in the Peters Land Company grant that became Peters Colony. The first settlement in the area was in 1841 at Fort Bird. The county was founded December 20, 1849, and named after Gen. E. H. Tarrant who was instrumental in driving the Indians out of the area. Legal documents. Primarily deeds, but also includes notes with vendor’s liens, bills of sale, powers of attorney, affidavits, receipts, a probate statement, and a surveyor’s statement, possibly collected by L. B. Comer. All documents were filed or registered in Tarrant County with the exception of four filed in Hunt County, Texas. The families involved were residents of or owned property in Tarrant County. Among those mentioned were: the W. J. Boaz Family, Mrs. Frances C. Terrell, and George H. Mulkey. The collection is also known as: L. B. Comer Collection. Gift, 1977. Finding aid available. GA157

Taylor-Darby Family Papers, 1823-1940, bulk 1823-1906; 5 boxes (2 linear ft.) The Taylor and Darby families were among the early pioneers who settled East Texas in the nineteenth century. They were related by the marriage of Archibald Van Darby’s daughter, Leodocia, and Duncan William Henry Taylor. Darby and Taylor were business partners and owned property in and around Mount Pleasant, Daingerfield, and Jefferson, Texas. Taylor served in Company B of the Twenty-third Texas Cavalry during the Civil War. Correspondence, financial and legal documents, literary works, and printed material. These papers reflect the personal correspondence and business records of Duncan Taylor and his wife, Leodocia Darby Taylor, and Archibald Van Darby and his wife, Leodocia Bolton Darby, and their extended families. Business records include documents related to transactions in the operation of the families’ plantations and merchants Taylor & Darby, later Graham & Taylor. Also included are military documents and correspondence from the Civil War period and the estate papers of Archibald Van Darby, Bryant Taylor, John Bolton, and Spencer Thigpen. Correspondents include members of the Levin B. Gray family; the John Bolton family, especially Mary T. Bolton; and the Perry M. Graham family. Letters between family members provide interesting commentary on historical events of the nineteenth century. The finding aid includes a name index to Taylor and Darby family members and acquaintances and a genealogical history of the Taylor and Darby families provided by the donor. Gift, 1987. Finding aid available. GA174-GA178, GO8

Terrell Family Collection, ca. 1854-1997; 1 folder (.08 linear ft.) The Terrell family were early Tarrant County settlers. Joseph C. Terrell was a lawyer, businessman, and Civil War officer who published his memoirs in Reminiscences of the Early Days of Fort Worth in 1906. His wife, Mary Peters Young Terrell, was a teacher, club woman, and library advocate. She founded the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs. Alexander W. Terrell was a jurist, Civil War officer, and statesman. Correspondence, legal documents, biographical data, photographs, and newspaper clippings. The materials, collected by Catherine Terrell McCartney, pertain to Joseph C. Terrell, Alexander W. Terrell, and various members of the Terrell family. Correspondence and newspaper clippings are related to the inclusion of Mrs. Joseph C. Terrell in an exhibition, "Texas Women, A Celebration of History," in 1981. Photocopies of letters and legal documents include deeds to Tarrant County property; a newspaper clipping of an address delivered by Alexander W. Terrell at the dedication ceremonies of the Texas capitol building in 1888, with a critique by a San Antonio newspaper; a letter to Alexander W. Terrell, while with the U. S. Legation in Constantinople, Turkey, in the 1890s; and a newspaper article by J. Frank Dobie in which he mentions Joseph C. Terrell’s book. Photographs are of the Terrell family and their home in downtown Fort Worth, later the site of the Fort Worth Club; Fort Worth women; and the Fort Worth Kindergarten College. Biographical information describes the lives of McCartney’s relatives, Judge Chadwell Ross Bowlin and Mayor John B. Hawley. Gift, 1987, 1989. GA28

Texas Currency and Land Scrip Collection, 1835-1916, bulk 1835-1875; 3 boxes, l folder (445 items) Letters, land scrip, notes, bonds, treasury warrants, notary documents, certificates, drafts, and forms. The collection consists of currency issued and exchanged in Texas during the periods of the provincial government, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the state of Texas. Also included is a public notice of the appointment of Thomas Toby as lawful agent for the Republic in New Orleans, Louisiana; letters from Sam Houston regarding his signature on exchequer bills and the engraving of Republic notes in New Orleans, 1842-1843; and an updated copy of "an act to improve the currency of the country" from Republic of Texas laws. The collection was accumulated and donated by Jenkins Garrett. Gift, 1974-1995. AR382, OS292-OS294, GO4

Texas Ephemera Collection, 1927-1928; 1 box (.4 linear ft.) Graduation exercises announcements for Desdemona High School, 1927-1928. Note: This is an ongoing collection that will be added to as individual items are received. Gift, 1996-[ongoing] Inventory available. AR414

Texas General Manuscripts Collection, 1654-1905; 3 boxes and oversize (1.25 linear ft.) Correspondence, legal and financial documents, military records, ecclesiastical records, and land documents pertaining to Texas and Texans dating from the Spanish period through the early twentieth century. The collection is essentially in two parts. The first part consists of the Heartsill Collection, which includes documents of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence and other documents signed by famous early-day Texans. Included are plantation records, slave bills of sale, land deeds and contracts, court documents, affidavits, military orders and requisitions, election returns, amnesty oaths, poetry, and letters. The second part of the collection consists of early Spanish and Mexican ecclesiastical and government records pertaining to church activities in Nuevo Leon and the government response to a flood in the lower Rio Grande Valley, 1802-1803. Also included are Spanish land documents, presidential decrees, orders and laws relating to the province of Tejas (1808-1829), church directives regarding sanctuary in New Spain, and reports on the priests in the region. Gift and purchase, 1974- [ongoing] GA30-32, GO8

Texas Railroads Record of Rights-of-way, 1887-1899; 1 volume (696 p.) Ledger organized chronologically. A record of the right-of-way acquisitions of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company, the Dallas and Wichita Railway Company, and the Denison, Bonham, and New Orleans Railway Company in twenty-five North Texas counties. Included is a Texas & Pacific Railway agreement form and a historical sketch of Old Boston, Texas. This collection is also known as: Texas and Pacific Railroad Record of Right-of-Way. Gift, 1979. AR369; OS188

Texas Sesquicentennial Collection, 1981-1986; 2 boxes (.67 linear ft.) The Texas sesquicentennial of independence was celebrated in 1986. Correspondence, minutes, agreements, proposals, brochures, photographs, postcards, clippings, guidebooks, newspapers, commemorative coins, and artifacts. This collection includes the Project 150 files of Charles C. Colley, along with artifacts and printed material collected about the Texas sesquicentennial celebration. Project 150 was a consortium of five Texas repositories organized to design one comprehensive exhibition of the state’s history from its pre-history to the 1901 discovery of oil. Gift, 1986. GA158, OS296

Texas Sheet Music Collection, 1835-; 10 drawers and 1 box Sheet music. The collection includes songs written about Texas or Texans. In 1998 there were approximately 250 pieces of music. Chronological arrangement. Access is by card file. Gift and purchase, 1974-[ongoing] GO11-GO20, OS212

Texas Stock Certificates Collection, ca. 1900-1955; 1 folder (9 items) Stock certificates of nine inactive Texas companies: Jim Hogg Oil Company, Hubb Diggs Company, Fort Worth Country Club, Glen Garden Country Club, Lake Como Amusement Company, I C T Insurance Company, Lone Star Amusement Company, Phoenix Number Two Company, and Texas Electric Railway. Gift, 1974, 1991, 1998. GA198

Texas & Pacific Railway Company Letters, 1921-1926; 1 folder (4 items) The Texas & Pacific Railway Company was originally chartered by Congress in 1871 to build a line from Marshall, Texas, to San Diego, California. It became a potent factor in the development of West Texas. Four form letters completed in manuscript. These letters are from auditors at the Mississippi Central Railroad Company, the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, and the International-Great Northern Railroad Company to various officials at the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Gift, 1996. GA34

Texas Bureau for Economic Understanding Records, 1926-1984, bulk 1948-1979; 48 boxes (19.4 linear ft.) A non-profit educational organization, the Texas Bureau for Economic Understanding was chartered in June 1954, after its officers, membership, and activities withdrew from the Better Business Bureau of Texas. The bureau’s concern is teaching freedom and economics with emphasis on free enterprise to Texas youth. Correspondence, minutes, financial documents, statistics, speeches, photographs, maps, newsletters, lists, newspaper clippings, charter, programs, certificates, reports, and printed material. These are the files of the executive directors of the Texas Bureau for Economic Understanding, especially longtime directors, R. H. Lawrence, 1950-1969, and Leon B. Blair, 1970-1979. Included are records of the Better Business Bureau of Texas, 1948-1954, and correspondence with the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Education Association. Gift, 1983. Finding aid available. AR266

Texas Centennial Scrapbook Collection, 1935-1937, 2 boxes (.5 linear ft.) The Texas Centennial marked one hundred years of Texas independence from Mexico. It was officially celebrated in 1936, with local observances beginning in 1935. The Texas Centennial Central Exposition, Dallas and the Frontier Centennial, Fort Worth continued through 1937. Two scrapbooks, letterhead stationery, broadsides, commemorative envelopes, and a commemorative coin. The scrapbooks contain clippings from Fort Worth and Dallas newspapers on Texas history and the centennial celebrations, maps, postcards, illustrations, and photographs. Gift, 1985, 1990-1991. 85-141

Texas Confederate Gravesite Project Records, ca. 1988-1991; 3 boxes (2.9 linear ft.) Jim Bryan, a history major at UT Arlington whose primary interests are the Civil War and Texas history, compiled the materials. Correspondence, research files, books, and printed material. The focus of the project was to compile information on the Confederate veterans of the Civil War who are buried in Texas cemeteries. Sources include individuals, institutions, and organizations. The project includes an alphabetical ledger, files of contributor correspondence, and information filed by county name. Information was contributed both on forms and in letters and includes names with birth and death dates, rank, service record, and place of burial as well as biographical sketches and family information of many of the veterans. Gift, 1995. 95-63

Texas Girls’ Choir Collection, 1992-1993; 1 folder (10 items) The Texas Girls’ Choir was founded in 1962, by Shirley Carter, who also served as director. The choir was the first girls choir to be incorporated. Printed material and 33 1/3 r.p.m. sound recording . Texas Girls’ Choir materials include the September and December 1992, issues of the Texas Girls’ Choir Gazette; a program annual, 1993; flyers, a bumper sticker, and a booster sign; and an undated recording by the choir. Fielder Museum transfer, 1995. GA224

Texas Missions Research Notes, ca. 1928-1932; 4 folders (.33 linear ft.) The missions served to Christianize and civilize the frontier Indian and extend, hold, and civilize the frontier for the Spanish in Texas. Notes and clipping. These are research notes from various sources compiled possibly for writing a thesis about mission architecture in Texas, using San José y San Miguel de Aguayo in San Antonio, Texas, as the main example. The collection is also known as: Missions of Texas Research Notes. Provenance unknown. GA153

Texas Navy Collection, 1836-1961, bulk 1836-1856; 5 folders (.17 linear ft.) The Texas Navy was organized in November 1835, to protect the lines of supply between New Orleans and Texas during the Texas Revolution. It ceased to operate in 1843. Correspondence, financial and legal documents, typescript transcriptions of letters, government publications, memorials, supply lists, biographical sketches, and newspaper clippings. The collection includes records of the Texas Navy and its officers, 1836-1856; Texas Sloop-of-War Austin, 1840-1842; Texas Brig-of-War Jim Bowie commission, 1842; and transcriptions of the letters of John Grant Tod, 1835-1839, by Louis Lenz, 1956-1961. Also included is the Army and Navy Chronicle, 1836-1840; lists with descriptions of the ships; histories; and biographical sketches of officers. The materials all pertain to the Navy and individuals associated with it and the Navy Department, including Samuel Murray Robinson, Thomas McKinney, John W. Moore, Edwin Ward Moore, Samuel May Williams, and others. Some items are photostat copies. The originals of the John Grant Tod Letters are in the San Jacinto Museum. Gift, 1974. GA37

Texas (Republic) Collection, 1835-1846; 19 folders (100 items) The Republic of Texas was created during the Convention of 1836, which framed the Declaration of Independence, drew up the Constitution of the Republic, and established an ad interim government. Texas was officially annexed to the United States on December 29, 1845. Correspondence, financial documents, legal documents, proceedings, literary productions, and printed material pertaining to the Republic of Texas. The documents include a first printing of the Texas Declaration of Independence, land grants and contracts of Peters Colony, and manuscripts from the Fourth Congress pertaining to slaves, taxes, land deeds, organization of the militia, wills and testaments, and common law. Other papers reflect the organization and operation of the volunteer militia, and include orders, affidavits of service, appointments, muster rolls, casualty lists, and accounts of service and goods. Financial records and documents include a variety of promissory notes, receipts, drafts, statements, and land script. Individuals represented in the collection include N. Perry Brewster, Asa Brigham, Edward Burleson, Drew Burn, Matthew Caldwell, William Leslie Cazneau, Thomas Jefferson Chambers, R. M. Coleman, William Mosby Eastland, Sam Houston, John C. Hunt, Memucan Hunt, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Robert Merritt, John Henry Moore, I. A. Perry, Juan Seguín, Henry Smith, Noah Smithwick, Alexander Somervell, and John A. Wharton. Gift, 1974. GA36

Texas (Republic) Finances Collection, 1836-1844, n.d.; 9 folders (142 items) The Republic of Texas was created during the Convention of 1836, which framed the Declaration of Independence, drew up the Constitution of the Republic, and established an ad interim government. Texas was officially annexed to the United States on December 29, 1845. Correspondence and financial documents addressed to Asa Brigham, treasurer of the Republic of Texas during Sam Houston’s presidential administrations, which pertain to the Executive Contingent Fund and the Indian Appropriations Fund. Included are ledgers, bills, statements, receipts, and affidavits signed by a number of Texans, including: Branch T. Archer, William Leslie Cazneau, Alanson W. Canfield, Joseph C. Eldridge, Thomas Green, J. A. Greer, Robert S. Hamilton, Sam Houston, Thomas Hawkins, Charles Mason, Ashbel Smith, J. Snively, and Hamilton Stuart. The documents reflect the financial and economic problems that President Houston dealth with to feed his army, protect the Indian frontier, and run his office. Gift, 1974. Finding aid available. GA36

Texas (Republic) Land Document, August 19, 1845; 1 folder (1 item) The Republic of Texas was created during the Convention of 1836, which framed the Declaration of Independence, drew up the Constitution of the Republic, and established an ad interim government. Texas was officially annexed to the United States on December 29, 1845. Printed form on vellum 35 x 41 cm., completed in manuscript, August 19, 1845, and signed by Anson Jones, President of the Republic of Texas. The document describes a grant of land to H. Barksdale and T. S. Clayton in Fannin County on Six Mile Creek, a tributary of the Pilot Grove Fork of the Trinity River. The verso of the document states that it was filed November 17, 1882, and recorded December 11, 1882, in Collin County by J. N. Waddell, county clerk. This item is part of the Texas Republic Collection (GA36). Gift, 1996. OS300

Texas Veteran Association Twenty-sixth annual reunion program at Temple, Texas, April 20 and 21, 1899; 1 folder (2 items) The Texas Veteran Association was comprised of soldiers, seamen, and citizens who could produce proof of service in Texas between 1820 and annexation in 1845. The association dissolved during its thirty-fifth convention in 1907. Program and pin. Includes an unidentified portrait on front cover and red, white, and blue cloth label pin. Gift, 1974. GA48

Texas Wagon Train Association Collection, 1985-1986; 1 folder (7 items) The Texas Wagon Train traveled 3,000 miles around the state of Texas, January 2-July 3, 1986, to commemorate the Texas Sesquicentennial and to experience once again the state's "Western Heritage." Commemorative calendar brochure, four drawings, and printed material. The brochure advertises the sesquicentennial wagon train event and calendar. The drawings, which are prints by Carol Dickie, depict the Wagon Train School. An explanation of the drawings and an article by Linda Mast provide a short history of the Wagon Train School and the founding of Cooke County College at Gainesville, Texas, the official "trail boss" for the school. Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2001. OS300

Thurber Historical Association Records, 1888-1992; 2 boxes and 1 folder (.63 linear ft.) The Thurber Historical Association is an organization wholly devoted to the restoration, preservation and promotion of the history of Thurber, Texas. Made up primarily of former residents of Thurber and their descendants, the Thurber Historical Association holds annual reunions and actively works to raise awareness of the unique history of Thurber, Texas, and its impact on the history of the United States. Correspondence; administrative records; biographical information; proposals for a museum, a state park, and inclusion in Texas education programs; and personal memoirs. The bulk of this collection pertains to the various attempts of the Thurber Historical Association to preserve and promote the town’s history. Gift, 1993. Finding aid available. AR399

Toby, Thomas Collection, 1836-1882; 1 folder (5 items) Thomas Toby was a New Orleans businessman and purchasing agent for the Republic of Texas. Letter, receipt, and printed materials. Includes statements, a report, and a petition to the state of Texas on behalf of Toby’s widow and children requesting payment for loan of money, supplies, and munitions of war delivered by Toby to the government of the Republic of Texas. Gift, 1974. GA18

Troup, Alexander M., ca. 1954- Family Papers, ca. 1850s-1994, bulk ca.1950s-2001; 165 boxes (87 linear ft.) Alexander M. Troup, is an artist and historian of urban history and culture, especially of Dallas and the Southwest. His great grandparents settled in Oak Cliff around 1915. His parents, Clarence and Barbara Troup, ran the C. Troup Gallery in Dallas, Texas, from the early 1960s until 1974. The Troup’s collection of fine art was representative of artists nationwide. Their gallery was the first in Dallas to represent nationally, local printmakers in a commercial setting. Correspondence, diaries, legal documents, financial documents, biographical journals, scrapbooks, photographs, slides, film, newspaper clippings, family histories, press releases, yearbooks, research materials, art works, directories, sheet music, printed material, and memorabilia. The papers, collected and preserved by Alexander M. Troup, represent the lives of Troup, his parents, and their related families, Doolittle, Gepp, and Hall. Included are the correspondence, photographs, personal records, and memorabilia of Eva Hall, H. P. Hall, Hazel Hall Troup, Clarence Troup, Barbara Troup, and Diana Troup. The bulk of the collection relates to Alexander Troup and includes his correspondence, diaries, school memorabilia, financial records, clippings, biographical materials, sketches, slides, sheet music, and files on urban archaeology and various topics of personal interest. Restrictions: The following boxes are closed to researchers until January 1, 2005: Boxes 5-7, 19-24, 44, 163, and 164. Gift, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001. Inventory available. 94-56

Troup, Alexander M., ca. 1954- Cement City, Texas, Research Collection, 1903-2000; 3 boxes (3 linear ft.) William Foster Cowham and Associates of Jackson, Michigan, purchased 500 acres of land in 1907, six miles west of Dallas at Eagle Ford, Texas. They built a cement plant there around 1908-1909, Southwestern States Portland Cement Company, which became Trinity Portland Cement in 1913. The area, once part of the original French colony, La Reunion, 1855-1858, had an abundance of chalky limestone, ideal for making cement. The company built homes, a grocery store, a hotel, and a school. They also provided medical and recreational facilities for employees and their families. Most of the plant workers and residents were Hispanic. When the need arose, the company donated land for a Hispanic cemetery. The cement company closed down the facility in the 1950s. When the last family moved from the company homes in 1959, all traces of human occupation disappeared except for the small cemetery, El Camposanto de Cemente Grande de la Compania, also known as Trinity Portland Cement Cemetery. The Texas Portland Cement Company was also located in West Dallas. Postal authorities considered the plants and nearby communities as Cement City from 1908-1940. Correspondence, manuscripts, maps, photographs, oral interviews, clippings, press releases, newsletters, printed material, research notes and files, and artifacts. The collection was compiled and produced by Alexander M. Troup for his study "Beginnings and Evolution of the Mexican-American Hispanic Communities in Dallas County: People, Places and Folklore." Jim Wheat assisted him in the research for the study of the Mexican American communities of West Dallas. The focus of the book is Eagle Ford and the El Camposanto Cemento Grande Cemetery, on the old Trinity Portland Cement factory grounds, 1907-1985. The collection includes aerial and plat maps of Dallas County; Hispanic birth and death records in Dallas County; a description of the cemeteries in the West Dallas area, namely Horton Cemetery, Trinity Portland Cemetery, Eagle Ford Cemetery, Fish Trap or the Old French Cemetery, and West Dallas or Western Heights Cemetery; and a list of burials in those cemeteries, 1912-1945. Artifacts include a grinding stone found on the site and a metal advertising sign of the Trinity Portland Cement Company. Inventory available. Gift, 2000. 2000-43

Trussell Family Papers, 1831-1962, bulk 1839-1945; 16 boxes (12 linear ft.) James Madison Trussell, Sr., was born in Franklin County, Tennessee, in 1808. Largely self-educated, he was a schoolteacher, church deacon, businessman, farmer, postmaster, and politician. Trussell moved to Mississippi in 1834, when he married Susannah Slaughter Parks. In 1877, he and second wife, Mary Anne Altman, moved to Llano County, Texas. Several family members and other descendants also moved to Texas and located primarily in the Hill Country and North Texas. Correspondence, diaries, financial and legal documents, literary works, photographs, transcriptions, genealogies, printed material, and artifacts. These are the papers of James Madison Trussell, Sr., and his descendants, which relate to family life and business interests. A family history written by Trussell in 1885, goes back to the family’s activities during the Revolutionary War period in the U.S. Also included are Trussell’s family and business papers, 1832-1887; and correspondence of various family members, primarily James Madison Trussell, Jr., and his wife, Jennie Jones Trussell, 1887-1950. Of special interest are the letters of Andrew Jackson Trussell about his experiences during the Mexican War, 1847-1848; the letters of John F. H. Trussell and William Allen during service in the Civil War, 1861-1865; and the letters of Alvin Aubrey Trussell, James Howard Trussell, and Jim Snowden during service in World War II, 1941-1946. Correspondence from numerous Trussell family members include: William and Amanda Altman; Victoria R. McAlister; Nannie and Martin King; Florence Harkrider; William, Olivia, and Vickie Reynolds; Spencer, Mollie, and Mary Gilbert; Charity Snowden; John and Ellen Hays; E. H. and Nancy Hicks; George, Martha, Mattie, Florence, and Flora Jones; Margaret, James, and Lillian Murphey; and many other family members and friends. Gift, 1981. Finding aid available. GA66-GA73, GO35, OS192-OS199, OS203

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Uncapher, Israel Papers, 1846-1848; 1 folder (.08 linear ft.) Israel Uncapher served in the Mexican War as a corporal in the U.S. Army, Company E, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Diary (131 p.), transcription of diary, certificate, and land warrant request. Uncapher describes military life and battles in Mexico from Vera Cruz to the storming of Chapultepec and provides details of specific engagements in his diary recorded December 29, 1846-January 21, 1848. He also relates the effect of the extremes of weather upon the soldiers, the rigors of an earthquake, and of his attendance at the funeral of a Mexican colonel. Included is Uncapher’s honorable discharge certificate and a photocopy of the bounty land warrant request filed for Uncapher in Washington, D.C., July 21, 1848. Gift, 1989. GA48

United States. Army. Infantry, 6th Co. H. Muster Roll, 1846; 1 folder (1 item) Muster roll. This document describes the Mexican War service of Capt. Albemarle Cady’s Company H, Sixth Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, October 31, 1846-December 31, 1846. Information includes a register of officers and men, when and where enlisted; and remarks concerning the health, discipline, and condition of clothing of selected individuals. Camp locations in Mexico are identified, including Encantada, site of the inspection by the mustering official. This is a reproduction of the original document. Provenance unknown. GO31/13

University of Texas. Free News Service. Press Releases, 1936-1939; 1 box (.4 linear ft.) Typescripts in chronological arrangement. Copies of weekly press releases written by Lorena Drummond and Antoinette Kretzschmar that feature important books and documents in the university’s archives. Included is a serial reproduction of Arthur Ikin’s Guide to Emigrants, translations from the Bexar Archive, and excerpts from letters and documents of various family papers, 1800-1865. Gift, 1974. Inventory available. GA24

Utecht, Byron C., ca. 1880-1959 Scrapbooks, ca. 1914-1946; 2 boxes (1 linear ft.) Byron C. Utecht was a newspaper correspondent for the New York World and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram during the first half of the twentieth century. His wife, Mable Gouldy Stevenson Utecht, was a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Three scrapbooks, photographs, a poster, and a Fort Worth bus token. The scrapbooks were compiled and preserved by Byron C. Utecht and pertain to his work as a correspondent in Mexico, especially during the Mexican Revolution of 1914, military establishments in Texas during World War I, and politics in Austin, Texas, in the 1940s. They contain correspondence, telegrams, photographs, newspaper articles and clippings, reports, and memorabilia. Additional photographs were collected by Utecht’s wife, Mable Gouldy Stevenson Utecht. These photographs were taken in cities around Texas and in Mexico by Skeet Richardson, a U.S. Navy photographer and a photographer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Purchase and gift, 1988-1989. A detailed description of the contents of the scrapbooks is available. 89-2

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Vandergriff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1902-1992     Hooker Vandergriff Family Collection, 1935-1998, bulk 939-1986; 5 boxes (1.4 linear ft.)     The Vandergriff family has played a large part in the development of suburban communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area during the twentieth century. W. T. Vandergriff, known as "Hooker" came to Arlington, Texas, in 1937, and established the first Chevrolet car dealership. His father, J. T. "Tom" Vandergriff, owned the first garage and gasoline pump in Carrollton and, in 1926, opened one of the first automobile dealerships in the area combined with what was also his blacksmith shop. In addition to the Chevrolet dealerships in Arlington, Carrollton, and Irving, Vandergriff established Vandergriff Buick in Arlington, Arlington Furniture and Appliance Company, and Vandergriff Leasing Company. The various companies were sometimes described as Vandergriff Enterprises.
    The Vandergriff family also sponsored Arlington amateur softball and basketball teams and were boosters of local public schools sports teams and community events. Hooker Vandergriff's son, Tom J. Vandergriff, and his daughter, Virginia Vandergriff Hapeman Deering, and their families were also involved in Vandergriff Enterprises. Tom Vandergriff was elected major of Arlington in 1951 and served for twenty-six years. During his career as mayor he is best known for attracting the General Motors Corp. assembly plant to Arlington in 1953, developing Lake Arlington in 1957, and bringing the Texas Rangers baseball club to Arlington in 1971.
    Scrapbooks, photographs, certificates, newsletters, programs, brochures, newspaper clippings, and a variety of printed material. The bulk of the Hooker Vandergriff Family Collection is newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks, 1935-1998. The scrapbooks are comprised of clippings from area newspapers and photographs and snap shoots that focus on activities, advertising, promotional events, sports and the employees of the Arlington Chevrolet and Buick dealerships as well as the Vandergriff family, 1948-1983. The few letters and certificates scattered from 1947 to 1994 are addressed to Hooker Vandergriff or Tom Vandergriff expressing thanks for participation in community organizations or events. Other photographs and snapshots, 1935-1989, depict buildings and employees of the dealership, district sales and managerial meetings, Vandergriff family members, and Vandergriff sponsored sports teams. Included are additional clippings and printed material that publicize or advertise the Vandergriff companies and activities of the family, 1937-1998.
    Arlington Historical Society transfer, 2002.
    Inventory available.
    2002-15

Vanderlee, John and Ann Collection, 1958-1974; 1 box (.4 linear ft.) John and Ann Vanderlee were promoters, preservers, and performers of authentic ragtime music. They are credited with reviving the music of Scott Joplin, James Scott, and other early ragtime composers. Newsletters, scrapbook, and a tape recording. The scrapbook contains clippings, photographs, letters, typescripts, and newsletters compiled by Anna C. Leahy about the Vanderlees, their research on Scott Joplin, and ragtime music. Also included is biographical information about Scott Joplin and issues of Rag Times. Gift, 1975. Finding aid available. AR100

Van Zandt, Isaac, 1813-1847 Collection, 1842-1844; 1 folder (7 items) Isaac Van Zandt practiced law in Marshall, Texas, where he settled in 1838. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1840-1842, and in 1845 was a member of the convention that considered and approved the annexation of Texas to the U.S. Letters and treasury voucher. The letters are primarily to the postmaster in Washington, D.C., but included is a photostat letter to Wm. W. Holman which reports the activities of the Texan Delegation and the attitude of Washington toward Texas. Gift, 1974. GA47

Vidal, F. S. Collection of Muslim Documents, 1960-1968; 2 items F. S. Vidal, whose area of expertise is anthropology and the Middle East, is retired from UT Arlington's Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology. Family tree of Al Sa'ud printed on cloth (3' x 7') in Egypt, 1968; and the Koran displayed on eight calligraphic and pictorial paper panels (each 2.5' x 3') from Cairo, Egypt, 1960. These items were received with a donation of books, journals, and pamphlets from Vidal to the Central Library. Gift, 1996. 96-18, GO1/4; Rolled Map Case 1, Map Room Annex

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Waldrop, Gilbert C., 1889-1981 Scrapbook, 1952-1982; 1 box (.4 linear ft.) In September 1954, Gilbert C. Waldrop served as chairman of a committee of prominent Arlington, Texas, citizens to assess the need for a hospital in the city. As a result of the committee’s work, Arlington Memorial Hospital was chartered on November 18, 1955, and opened on January 19, 1955. Waldrop was elected chairman of the board of the hospital, and served until his retirement on May 31, 1968. Waldrop’s wife, Camilla, is credited with the formation of the Arlington Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxiliary. Scrapbook. The scrapbook contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other printed materials, which document Gilbert C. Waldrop’s work on the establishment and growth of Arlington Memorial Hospital. The Arlington Chamber of Commerce compiled the scrapbook and presented it to Waldrop in 1957, when he was honored Arlington Citizen of the Year. It was later updated and enlarged by Waldrop and members of his family. Included in the printed materials are brochures which describe Arlington as "The Place to Live in the Southwest," 1957, and "In the Heart of America’s Future," 1965. Arlington Chamber of Commerce reports describe the size of the community and the businesses operating in Arlington in 1954. Newspaper clippings depict Arlington as small town America, report its effort to build a hospital through social fundraisers, describe items donated to the hospital, and the local business and community leaders who provided support. Photographs in the newspaper clippings depict the health care facilities of the era. Gift, 1994. AR365

Wallace, Ernest, 1906-1985 "The Howling of the Coyotes," typescript by Ernest Wallace, [March 1978]; 1 folder (33 leaves) Ernest Wallace was a historian of the American West and president of the Texas State Historical Association, 1977-1978. Typescript and letter. Presidential address delivered by Dr. Wallace at the Texas State Historical Association meeting in Austin, Texas, March 1978, regarding proposals to divide Texas into a number of new states. The speech was later expanded and published under the same title by Texas A & M Press, 1979. Included is a letter to J. P. Bryant [sic], Jr., regarding the address. Gift, 1987. GA153

Wallace Family War Ration Books, 1942-1943; 1 folder (4 items) The Wallace family lived on South West Street in Arlington, Texas. Three World War II war ration books with stamps, 1942, and one application postcard (with postage stamp) for a war ration book, 1943. The books were produced by the U. S. Office of Price Administration. Each book has a physical description of the book holder, unused war ration and sugar ration stamps, and the signature of the book owner and the registrar. These books were issued to Tobe B. Wallace, Kate F. Wallace, and George C. Wallace, 414 South West. Purchase, 1994. GA17

Walsh, Harold, 1891-1980 Papers, 1893-1980; 9 folders, 1 oversize item, 4 boxes (1.4 linear ft.) Harold Walsh was an architect in Amarillo, Texas. He grew up on a farm near Austin, learned drafting and design from an architect in Austin, and worked for several architects and engineers in Texas and New Mexico from 1912 until the mid-1920s. Thereafter, Walsh was in partnership with various associates, primarily in Amarillo, Texas, until his retirement. Letters, postcards, autobiography, diaries, certificates, photo album, photographs, article, birthday book, and architectural plans. These papers were produced or collected by Harold Walsh from 1908 through 1979. They include his autobiography, diaries, architectural license, and letters sent to him. Also included are family photographs from 1893 through the early 1920s; certificates and a description of Charles D. Walsh's service as a Texas Ranger, 1875 to 1880; and an article about William C. Walsh, a Texas Land Commissioner. Charles D. Walsh was Walsh's father, and William C. Walsh was his uncle. A certificate, a letter, and a birthday book, 1917 to 1937, that belonged to Walsh's mother, Eva Goff Walsh, are also included. The architectural plans are of a Plainview, Texas, high school building; the Plainview Missionary Baptist Church; the Baptist hospital in Clovis, New Mexico; a school building in Canadian, Texas; and a mountain cabin built for Walter David. Gift, 1997.0 GA34, 97-11, GO1/5

Ward, William A. (William Anderson) Manuscripts, ca., 1974-1985; 1 box (.4 linear ft.) William A. Ward was a Houston freelance writer. Manuscripts, research notes, and clippings. These are the research notes and manuscripts for three articles by William Anderson Ward: "The Fine Art of Sleuthing--An Inside Look at a Private Eye," "The Great Galveston Restroom War," and "Raise the Hatteras." The clippings relate to Ward’s research for the three articles. The collection is also known as: William Anderson Ward Papers. Gift, 1987. 87-9

Ward, William Allen, 1893-1959 Papers, 1918-1960, bulk 1920-1935; 5 boxes (2.08 linear ft.) William Allen Ward was a journalist with the Fort Worth Record, 1917-1920; the Dallas Journal, 1920-1938; and the Dallas Morning News, 1938-1959. He was also a published author of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Correspondence, manuscripts, notebook, newspaper clippings, periodicals, booklet, and cartoons. These are the business and personal papers of William Allen Ward. The correspondence is primarily from publishers about his work and about financial matters. Manuscripts include short stories, children’s stories, poetry, and non-fiction. Newspaper clippings are his published poems, historical articles about the settlement of Dallas and Oak Cliff that appeared in the Dallas Journal and the Dallas Morning News, and short stories published under his own name and various pseudonyms. The periodicals contain Ward’s short stories and original cartoons by Jack "Herc" Ficklen and Bill McClanahan. Gift, 1978. Finding aid available. AR315

Warren, B. W. Family Papers, ca. 1863-1952; 4 folders (.4 linear ft.) Correspondence, photographs, tintypes, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. Photographs and tintypes are of family members. Earliest images are from Charlotte, Michigan, and others show family migration to Mineral Wells, Lone Oak, and Houston, Texas. Of special interest is a Philopoena Album that belonged to Florence Warren. It contains engravings and blank pages on which there are drawings, autographs, poems, and notes contributed by friends and relatives, 1863-1894. Also included is the volume: Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Jonathan T. Updegraff, 1883. Fielder Museum transfer, 1995. GA227

Washington County, Texas Record of Estrays for Washington County, 1837; 1 volume (207 p.) Washington County, located in Southeast Central Texas, was created in 1836. The town of Washington-on-the Brazos, once a Texas capital, developed in that area in 1830, becoming a municipality in 1835. Journal in chronological arrangement. Each entry describes the livestock, appraised value, and owner. Includes alphabetical index. Gift, 1974. GA35

Washington, Josie E. Green, 1903-1995 Papers, 1944-1961, bulk 1947-1956; 2 boxes (.70 linear ft.) Josie Eugenia Green Hamilton Washington, an African American home economics educator, taught in Dallas, Texas, for more than forty years. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics from Prairie View Normal Industrial College (now Prairie View A & M University), ca. 1926. She first taught at Booker T. Washington High School and then, 1939 until her retirement in 1971, at Lincoln High School. She was also very active in activities at the Munger Avenue Baptist Church; in her sorority, Kappa Zeta, the Dallas chapter of Zeta Phi Beta; the Dunbar Social Club Woman’s Auxiliary; and the Maria Morgan Branch of the YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas. Lovingly referred to as "Miss Zeta," Washington’s attachment and devotion to her sisterhood were legendary. Josie Washington was a strong advocate of women and valued education and the responsibilities that the educated have toward the uneducated. Programs, minute book, calendars, scrapbook, photographs, manual, and final examination. The collection contains Zeta Annual Birthday Calendars which include advertisements of African American businesses, the names and birth dates of the sorority sisters, candid photographs of families (infants to young teenagers) of the sorority members’ children, and dates of importance to the sorority. There are a number of event programs, which reveal the types of cultural programs of interest to the sorority, and its members, i.e., there were several programs from performances given by classical singers, classical pianists, and literary readings. There is a scrapbook of Zeta memorabilia, 1944-1947. It contains photographs from newspapers and magazines and souvenir programs of prominent sorority members and events. There is a minute book (Kappa Zeta Chapter), 1951-1955. A formal color portrait of Washington as a young woman is included in the collection. Also included are a few items from her years at Lincoln High School; a teaching procedures manual, a final examination, and commencement programs. Purchase, 1995. Finding aid available. AR404, OS331

Washington, Josie E. Green, 1903-1995 Papers, 1928-1995; 1 box (.21 linear ft.) Josie Eugenia Green Hamilton Washington, an African American home economics educator, taught in Dallas, Texas, for more than forty years. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics from Prairie View Normal Industrial College (now Prairie View A & M University), ca. 1926. She first taught at Booker T. Washington High School and then from 1939 until her retirement in 1971, at Lincoln High School. She was also very active in activities at the Munger Avenue Baptist Church; in her sorority, Kappa Zeta, the Dallas chapter of Zeta Phi Beta; the Dunbar Social Club Woman’s Auxiliary; and the Maria Morgan Branch of the YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas. Lovingly referred to as "Miss Zeta," Washington’s attachment and devotion to her sisterhood were legendary. Josie Washington was a strong advocate of women and valued education and the responsibilities that the educated have toward the uneducated. Photograph, postcards, newspaper clippings, certificates, appointment book, booklet, and programs. These papers reflect the life and activities of Josie Green Washington. The photographs are of Washington, her family, and friends. The clippings reflect her activities and include an announcement of her marriage to W. G. Washington, 1944. A booklet of ceremonies of the order of Calanthe of the Knights of Pythias is included. Two items created for the Munger Avenue Baptist Church, a family portrait book, 1991, and a diamond anniversary history, 1969, will be cataloged for Special Collections and housed with the book collection. Gift, 1997. 97-48

Watson, Patrick Alfred, II, 1810-1894 Family Genealogical chart, n.d.; 1 folder (1 item) Patrick Alfred Watson II was a pioneer settler in the Arlington, Texas, area. Genealogical chart, "Descendants of Patrick Alfred Watson, II." The chart diagrams Patrick A. Watson’s descendants by his two wives. Fielder Museum transfer, 1993. GO33

Weathers, Ruth Barrett, 1908-1989 Papers, 1947-1987; 1 box (.4 linear ft.) Ruth Barrett Weathers, a native of Trenton in Fannin County, Texas, owned and managed a ranch near Ira, Texas, with her husband, Ben Weathers, and also after his death in 1966. Ruth Weathers taught school in Borden and Howard counties from 1929 until the 1960s. She was an active member of the Colonial Hills Baptist Church of Snyder, Texas; the Home Demonstration Club; and the Order of the Eastern Star. Ruth Weathers compiled a history of the James Limnel Weathers Family for limited distribution. Diaries, letters, a photograph, family history, and newspaper clippings. The collection contains eleven diaries by Ruth Barrett Weathers, which document her life as a ranch wife. Financial accounts of agricultural and petroleum activities are recorded for the Weathers property located in Borden, Fannin, and Scurry counties. Most of the diaries describe Ruth Weathers’ management of the ranch, as Ben Weathers died in 1966. Hunting, fishing, and other recreational pastimes are recorded. Scurry County family names mentioned in the diary are Bartels, Godwin, Sorrels, and Von Roeder. Also mentioned are a brother, A. R. "Sport" Barrett, and a nephew, Bo Barrett. Included are two letters laid in the diaries, newspaper clippings, and a copy photograph of Ruth Barrett Weathers taken around 1935, standing by a Vincent, Texas, school bus. The "James Limnel Weathers Family History" is also included. Purchase, 1992. GA179

Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888-1963 Collection, 1915-1983, bulk 1915-1963; 5 boxes (2.1 linear ft.) Walter Prescott Webb was a Texas author, historian, and teacher. Correspondence, biographical data, speeches, photographs, articles, reviews, newspaper clippings, periodicals, booklet, notes, typescripts, and galley sheets. The collection consists primarily of typescripts and copies of articles, reviews, and addresses by Walter Prescott Webb. The correspondence includes some of Webb’s letters and letters from historians, politicians, publishers, and history buffs as well as letters written about him. The materials were collected by Jenkins Garrett and W. Eugene Hollon; additional items were contributed by Mrs. Walter Prescott Webb. Gift, 1974-1976, 1983. Finding aid available. AR314

Western Navaho Indian School, Tuba, Arizona Journal, 1909; 1 folder (31 p.) Journal produced by the students of the Western Navaho Indian School, Tuba, Arizona, May 1909, volume 1, no. 6, and edited by Alice M. Peck. The journal contains articles and illustrations regarding agriculture, transportation ("The Iron Horse"), and wildlife. Also included is original and copied poetry, "News of Tuba," and information about the school’s staff. Gift, 1993. GA159

Western, Thomas G. Translation of Samuel Bangs’ Legal Petitions Regarding His Texas Land Grant, 1830-1834, 1840; 1 folder (12 p.) Thomas G. Western served as commissary in the Texas Army and commissioner to the Karankawa Indians. In the late 1830s, he served with the Texas Rangers and during this period also acted as an interpreter and translator for the Texas General Land Office. Samuel Bangs was the first Anglo printer to operate west of the Louisiana Purchase boundary. He produced the first imprints in the states of northern Mexico, including Coahuila and Texas. Translation of legal petition for six leagues of land on the west side of the Colorado River, Texas, in lands held by Col. Benjamin Milam. Thomas Barnett, alcalde for the Austin Colony District, granted Samuel Bangs two leagues of land on the east bank of the Brazos River, within the colony of empresario Robert Leftwich, on November 17, 1830. The petition was translated by Thomas G. Western, February 24, 1840, and was also signed by William L. Cazneau and John P. Borden. The petition relates Bangs’ move from Baltimore, Maryland, September 26, 1816, to Mexico while part of the Mina Expedition [Francisco Javier Mina]; documents his work as a printer; and describes the move of his wife and children to Mexico. In addition to the manuscript there is a sketch of the two leagues awarded to Bangs. Thomas Jefferson Chambers was Bangs’ attorney. Gift, 1993. GA33

White, Frances E. Scrapbook, 1941-1945; l folder (32 p.) Frances E. White was a secretary at the Dallas Chamber of Commerce during the 1940s. Scrapbook. The scrapbook contains cards, letters, clippings, photographs, and poetry from and about White’s family and friends. Gift, 1985. GA85

Williams, Albert Research files on Allen Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas, and Jean-Charles Houzeau, 1960s; 3 folders (.4 linear ft.) Albert Williams was a friend of Jenkins Garrett who frequently did research for him. The materials related to Jean-Charles Houzeau and Paul Wilhelm, Duke of Wurttemberg, were research for a book Williams was writing. Research notes, published papers, genealogies, and maps. The materials were collected for two projects, the Allen Cemetery and the works of Jean-Charles Houzeau, 1820-1888. The Allen Cemetery is located near Carswell Air Force Base in west Fort Worth. Many early Tarrant County settlers are buried here. The papers include family histories, maps of the cemetery, genealogies, and newspaper clippings. In addition to the family of W. T. and Sarah Allen, the Joseph B. and Melinda Farmer family, the Isaac Thomas family, the William Thomas and Mattie Tinsley family members are here. Farmers Branch was named for Joseph B. Farmer, who settled on land in Tarrant County in late 1853. In addition several other unrelated families are buried in Allen Cemetery. The Jean-Charles Houzeau files contain biographical information, drafts of articles about him, and copies of articles Houzeau wrote. These articles, with English translations, were published in Revue Britannique and Revue de Belgique. Albert Williams' correspondence with various libraries in search of Houzeau materials as well as letters seeking information on Paul Wilhelm are included. Gift, 1994. 96-9

Williams, Mack, 1918-1995, and Madeline C. Papers, 1884-1995, bulk 1976-1995; 1 box (.25 linear ft.) Mack Williams was a journalist, both a writer and publisher, for over sixty years. He worked for fifteen newspapers from coast to coast, including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Fort Worth Press, the Dallas Times Herald, and the Fort Worth News-Tribune. Williams was a member of the White House Correspondents Association, 1939-1941, and served six years in the army during World War II covering the South Pacific for the army newspaper, Yank. Madeline Williams was a journalist for over forty years, serving as a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Dallas Times Herald, and the Denton Record-Chronicle and managing editor and co-publisher of the Texas Beverage News. Speeches, photographs, certificate, program, bulletin, newspapers, newspaper reproductions, newspaper clippings, and copies of In Old Fort Worth by Mack Williams. Includes photographs of Mack and Madeline Williams, newspaper clippings of stories written by Mack Williams and about Williams’ career. Speeches concern the exhibit and donation of the Mack Williams Papers during a UT Arlington Friends of the Libraries event in 1995. Both U.S. Bicentennial and Texas Sesquicentennial publications of In Old Fort Worth and a reproduction of the Fort Worth Daily Gazette, August 26, 1884, are included. Gift, 1995. 97-37

Williams, Stephen, 1760-1848 Lorenzo de Zavala Colony Land Grant, 1834-1838; 1 item (7 p.) Land grant petition number 154. This is a certified copy of the land grant of Stephen Williams who was awarded a quarter of a league on Nogal (Walnut) Creek, in present Jasper County, Texas. The grant was issued November 7, 1834, by Jorge Antonio Nixon, land commissioner for the Lorenzo de Zavala Colony. The grant, adjacent to that held by John Bevil, was surveyed by Arthur Henrie. James Armstrong, George Washington Smyth, and others signed the notes attached to the grant, which is in Spanish. Gift, 1990. GA33

Willit, Paul Collection, 1819-1960; 1 folder (4 items) Letter, military discharge, ticket, and a clipping. Included is a baptismal note in German with the English translation, J. L. Schneider to his godson, March 28, 1819; the military discharge of John N. Fox who served in the Civil War with Company E, 128th regiment, Indiana Infantry, February 28, 1966; and two items related to the Kennedy-Johnson Democratic presidential ticket, 1960. Gift, 1988. GA29

Witt, Hughs Austin Colony Land Grant, 1834; 1 folder (1 item) Certificate and translation. Spencer H. Jack, agent for Stephen F. Austin and Samuel May Williams, issued the land grant certificate. It states that Hughs Witt will receive the land to which he is entitled as a settler under the Austin and Williams contract, if a land commissioner is appointed for that colony, and if he presents himself to that commissioner within the proper length of time. The certificate, in Spanish, was executed at Tenoxtitlan, Texas, February 11, 1834. Gift, 1992. GA33

Wolfskill, George, 1921-1987 Papers, 1949-1974; 14 boxes (7.5 linear ft.) George Wolfskill was a professor of history at the University of Texas at Arlington, 1955-1987. He was a noted scholar of twentieth century U.S. history. Correspondence, manuscripts, speeches, research notes, reviews, biographical material, and photographs. These are primarily manuscripts, published and unpublished, produced by Wolfskill from graduate school days to 1974. The correspondence relates to the production of his manuscripts and his research. Included is correspondence with Jouett Shouse, 1959, who was president of the American Liberty League, 1934-1940, regarding the formation and history of the league; and correspondence of John A. Hudson concerning the publication of the book he wrote with Wolfskill, All But the People. Gift, 1987, 1990. Finding aid available. AR347

Woman's Club of Fort Worth Papers, 1923-1924; 1 folder An umbrella organization for women's clubs in Fort Worth, this group provides a meeting place for member organizations. It was chartered by the State of Texas on July 18, 1923, and is still active. Meeting minutes and legal documents. The papers include copies of the charter, property title transfer documents, and minutes from the organizational meeting in 1923. Gift, 1994. 96-8

Woodard, Don, 1926- Newspaper Clippings Collection, 1940s-2001, bulk 1985-1998; 29 boxes (29 linear ft.) Don Woodard is a Fort Worth, Texas, native and author of Black Diamonds! Black Gold!: The Saga of Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company. He and his sons, Don, Jr. and Blake, are partners in Woodard Insurance. Woodard was in the Navy during World War II. He worked in the oil business in the late 1940s and 1950s when he was assistant to oilman Neville G. Penrose and later a landman with Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company. He was an executive assistant at Texas Electric Service Company until 1972 when he left to enter the life insurance business. Woodard is active in local, state, and national politics. He ran for the state senate in 1964, and in 1982, for mayor of Fort Worth. Newspapers, newspaper clippings, letters, memoranda, and personal notes in approximately 200 notebooks, including an index. The clippings chronicle local, state, national, and world events, ca. 1985-1998, primarily from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A few items date back to the 1940s. Personal notes, letters, and memoranda are interfiled with the clippings. The collection is organized in a numerical system devised by Woodard and includes an alphabetical index to subjects and quotations from articles. The newsclippings cover a wide range of subjects including, but not limited to the airline industry, history (particularly Dallas and Fort Worth), political races and events both local and presidential, health and medicine, historical figures, entertainers, community leaders, cultural events, sports, and more. Inventory of boxes and subject index are available. Gift, 1998, 1999, 2001. 98-25

World War II Chicago Tribune Clippings, 1942-1944; 1 box (.25 linear ft.) Scrapbook, 77 leaves. The scrapbook is composed primarily of maps of battlefronts around the world published in color by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, during World War II. Gift, 1994. OS189

Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849 Letter to R. K. Call, Tallahassee, Florida, 1841 July 10; 1 item (3p.) William Jenkins Worth was a colonel serving in Florida during the Seminole War, which ended in 1842. Worth was promoted to brigadier general after the war and served with distinction during the Mexican War. He was appointed commander of the newly created Department of Texas after the Mexican War. The city of Fort Worth was named for him. Worth died in San Antonio in May 1849. Signed manuscript letter. This is a reply to the governor’s recent letter to Col. W. J. Worth. He reports his activities in the field, advises the governor of military operations, and reports that Indians committing depredations are vagrant Creeks committing isolated acts of hostility. "The history of our country shows that a few cabins tenanted with stout hearts, exert a greater influence in causing the Indians permanently to abandon their resistance, than the bayonets of our troops--the later they regard as a transient inconvenience--the former as indisputable evidence of determined occupancy." Worth also reports that every effort has been made to protect the frontier and asks Governor Call for rations, arms, and a soldier’s pay for those willing to take occupancy, especially on the St. Johns and in the neighborhood of St. Augustine. Gift, 1999. OS300

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Yaxcopoil (Hacienda), México Records, 1883-1977; 40 boxes (34 linear ft.) Yaxcopoil, established in 1703, as a small cattle ranch (estancia) in Yucatán, México, was gradually transformed into a cattle and maize estate. It was purchased from the Vado Ruz family in January 1864, by Don Donaciano García Rejón (1817-1869). During the late 1880s, the García Rejón family converted it into a henequen plantation. Correspondence; financial records including accounting books; legal records; and weekly production, sales, and salary records. Yaxcopoil’s records document the diverse aspects of its administration by the descendant heirs of Don Donaciano, 1883-1977. They are comprised of the private papers and administration records of Fernando Cervera (1850-1904) and his family: Fernando Cervera García Rejón (1876-1952) and Armando Cervera Cámara (1916-1977). This is a diverse and extensive collection of records, which is of great value for studying the effects of the post-revolution labor reforms on the configuration and economic functions of the henequen hacienda in Yucatán as well as the repercussion on the haciendas’ productivity after President Lázaro Cárdenas’ agrarian reform. Gift and Purchase, 1997. Inventory available. 97-2

Young, William Brazos County Land Grant, 1844; 1 folder (1 item) Certificate on vellum. The land grant, awarded to William Young, is for one labor of land in Brazos County, on Peach Creek. The document was signed by Republic of Texas President, Sam Houston, and the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Thomas William Ward, on November 21, 1844, in Austin, Texas. Gift, 1989. GO4

Youngblood, Joseph W. (Joseph William), b. 1887 Papers, ca. 1895-1971, bulk 1900-1955; 4 folders (52 items) Joseph W. Youngblood was a representative for Tarrant County in the Texas House of Representatives, 1935-1936, worked in building construction and supported local unions. Correspondence, legal documents, financial documents, and photographs. Joseph Youngblood’s papers are primarily personal and family documents and photographs. Included are insurance policies of Youngblood’s first wife, Nina Alice Youngblood, and several photographs showing members of the Youngblood and Wehunt families. Gift, 1985. GA157

Younkin, C. George, 1910-1997 Papers, ca. 1932-1996; 31 boxes (32 linear ft.) George Younkin was records officer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1935-1951, and regional archivist with the National Archives and Records Administration in Fort Worth, Texas, 1951-1975. From 1970-1975, he taught archives courses at Texas Christian University. He was author of several monographs concerning American Indians, especially the Indians of Oklahoma. He was also active in Boy Scouts of America, Tarrant County Senior Citizens Alliance, and many local and national historical and archival organizations. Correspondence, minutes, directories, handbooks, manuals, photographic materials, maps, art print reproductions, posters, and research, lecture, and meeting files. The George Younkin papers relate to his careers with the U.S. government and TCU, his research on American Indians, family papers and genealogy interests, and professional and personal activities, both before and after his retirement from the National Archives in 1975. Gift, 1996. Inventory available. 96-57

Younkin, C. George, 1910-1997 Papers, 1848-1993, bulk 1932-1993; 8 boxes (8 linear ft.) George Younkin was a records officer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1935-1951, and regional archivist with the National Archives and Records Administration in Fort Worth, Texas, 1951-1975. From 1970-1975, he taught archives courses at Texas Christian University. He was author of several monographs concerning American Indians, especially the Indians of Oklahoma. He was also active in Boy Scouts of America, Senior Citizens Alliance of Tarrant County, and many local and national historical and archival organizations. Correspondence; minutes; diary; histories of the Younkin, Ward, and Weeks families; photographs; slides; cassette tape recordings; newspaper clippings; maps; and printed materials. These are the professional, family, and personal papers of George Younkin with the emphasis on family materials. Included are letters and documents of early family members (Henrietta Ward, J. Ray Ward, Sam Weeks, and Charles F. Younkin), notably a letter written during the Mexican War period, a letter and two daguerreotypes or tintypes from the Civil War period, and letters and documents created during World War I. George Younkin served in World War II. There are letters to his wife, documents, and memorabilia during the period of his military service. Much of the collection concerns Younkin’s activities outside his professional work and after retirement, such as materials concerning the American Indian, Boy Scouts of America, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, National Genealogical Society, Senior Political Action Committee, Senior Citizens Alliance of Tarrant County, and Society of Southwest Archivists. Gift, 1997. Inventory available. 97-47

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Zavala, Adina de, 1861-1955. See De Zavala, Adina, 1861-1955

Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836 Estate Records, 1838-1844; 1 folder (3 items) Lorenzo de Zavala was a liberal Mexican national who was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and ad interim vice president of the Republic of Texas, March 17-October 17, 1836. Legal documents. These documents pertain to the probate of Lorenzo de Zavala’s estate in present-day Harris County, Texas. Included is the bond for the administrator, Henry M. Locke, an inventory and appraisal of property, and a description and appraisal of a parcel of land originally granted in 1831 to Victor Blanco. Gift, 1974. GA47

Zuber, William Physick, 1820-1913 Letters to Mary A. Anderson and Susan Murrelle, 1891-1912; 10 folders (63 items) William P. Zuber served under Capt. James Gillaspie in the Sixth Company, Second Regiment of Texas Volunteers at the battle of San Jacinto. A charter member of the Texas State Historical Association, he published articles and books about his and other prominent Texans’ participation in the Texas Revolution and later events of Texas history. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a photograph. These are letters from Zuber to Capt. James Gillaspie’s daughters, which describe Zuber’s early life in Texas from 1830. Related in detail are the events of the Texas Revolution, March 1-June 1, 1836, during the period that Zuber served under Captain Gillaspie, particularly at the battle of San Jacinto. Included is biographical information about James Gillaspie, Sam Houston’s activities, the capture of Santa Anna, the attack of the Steamboat Yellowstone, the Mier Expedition, and many other events and people involved in the Texas Revolution. Also included are newspaper clippings about the battle of San Jacinto and its last survivors and a photograph of the last reunion of the survivors. The collection is also known as: William Physick Zuber Collection. Gift, 1974. Finding aid available. GA19, OS370

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