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            88 Archival description results for United States

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            Paul Baker Papers
            US TxSaTua UA0140 · Collection · 1925-1976

            The Paul Baker Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, administrative records, scripts, playbills, blueprints for theatre construction, periodical clippings and scrapbooks spanning the years 1925-1976 with the bulk of the material concerning the mid-century. The material from the latter years relates to Baker’s tenure at Trinity University, but the majority of the collection is from his years with Baylor University and his work with the Dallas Theatre Center. The collection also contains a small series of Kitty Baker’s correspondence and personal papers.

            Baker, Paul, 1911-2009
            US TxSaT SC.050 · Collection · 1941-1981, n.d.

            Material related to the Palo Duro Union Presbytery assembled by Reverend Robert D. Nicholson.

            Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Palo Duro
            US TxSaT SC.000-041 · Folder · ca. 1923
            Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

            Flyer distributed by the Onderdonk Memorial Association seeking support for the purchase of Julian Onderdonk's final painting, "Dawn in the Hills," on behalf of the city of San Antonio. The text in the flyer is credited to J. Frank Davis.

            Onderdonk Memorial Association
            Maud Boyce Farrar memoirs
            US TxSaT SC.000-004 · Folder · 1934
            Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

            "The Saga of Our Ancestry: Being a Series of Sketches o the Lives of Pioneer Texans, Written for the Information and Pleasure of their Descendants by Maud Boyce Farrar, Waxahachie, Texas, 1934."

            Contents:

            1. Rebecca Horton Boyce
            2. Mahaly, the slave woman
            3. Little Dog Penny
            4. The Aldredge Family
            5. Elizabeth Aldredge Boyce
            6. W.A. Boyce
            7. Nancy Owen Smith
            8. Hans Smith
            9. Lelia Smith Farrar
            10. Education of Her Children
            11. S.B. Farrar
            12. Genealogical Tables
            US TxSaT SC.026 · Collection · 1853-1972 (bulk 1853-1889)

            This collection consists of two journals belonging to Mary Catherine Bradley Gillespie. These journals primarily contain poetry written between 1853 and 1889; other entries include notes about sermons, Sunday School lessons, family members, and music. The collection also includes a handwritten transcription by Gillespie's grandson, William Bulford Adamson, and a printed copy of the hardcover book issued by the Trinity University Alumni Association in 1972.

            Gillespie, Mary Catherine Bradley
            US TxSaT SC.022 · Collection · 1891-1970 (bulk 1909-1960)

            The Marjorie McGown Collection consists largely of ephemera from San Antonio society and cultural events between 1909 and 1970, including materials related to the American Red Cross during World War I, the 1931 San Antonio Bicentennial, the Junior League, the Order of the Alamo, art exhibits, ballets, musical events, operas, and plays. The majority of the materials are related to events in San Antonio, though there are some programs from Miss McGown's travels, including items from Houston, New York City, London, and Paris. The collection also includes some personal correspondence, two scrapbooks, a pressed fern book, and a sketching purse. Some material is dated from after Miss McGown's death in 1965, and was added to the collection by an unknown individual.

            McGown, Marjorie (1893-1965)
            Malcolm Lowry Collection
            US TxSaT SC.043 · Collection · 1925-1984

            The Malcolm Lowry Collection contains all books by Lowry in all their hardcover and paperback editions available as of 1983. Nearly all Lowry contributions to both books and periodicals are included as well. Numerous translations of the works into other languages are part of the collection. Books about Lowry, books in which he is mentioned, and other books relating to him, notably those of Conrad Aiken, are included. This finding aid describes the non-book materials in the collection that are not listed in the library catalog.

            Lowry, Malcolm, 1909-1957
            US TxSaT SC.000-055 · Folder · 1902
            Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

            Typescript manuscript of Jesse Sumpter's memoir, as dictated to Harry Warren. The memoir describes Sumpter's experiences in the Mexican War, and as one of the first settlers of Eagle Pass, Texas. Warren was an amateur historian, and deposited copies of the manuscript at several libraries, including the University of Texas in Austin. The memoir was edited and annotated by Ben E. Pingenot for the Encino Press in 1969, and published under the title "Paso Del Aguila: a Chronicle of Frontier Days on the Texas Border."

            Leon "Tex" Taylor Records
            US TxSaTua UA0014 · Records · 1940s-1980s

            This collection contains material from the former director of public relations, Leon “Tex” Taylor Taylor. The collection includes correspondence, biographical files, development department files, samples of print media, various articles about Trinity University, and assorted event files spanning Taylor’s tenure at Trinity University from 1947 to 1987.

            Taylor, Leon M. (1916-1999)
            Laurie Auditorium Records
            US TxSaTua UA0231 · Collection · 1970s-1990s

            This collection consists of files on events held at Laurie Auditorium. Files include planning and promotion documentation. One box contains technical information on the operation of the auditorium.

            US TxSaT SC.000-021 · Folder · 1965-2007
            Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

            Two letters related to author Katherine Anne Porter. The first is a copy of a 1965 letter from Porter to Dr. Louise Gossett, wife of Trinity University professor Dr. Thomas Gossett, regarding a meeting between the Gossetts, Porter, and Flannery O'Connor (the Gossetts introduced Porter and O'Connor in 1958). The second is a letter from a 1951 Trinity alumna, Marion Conditt, to President Brazil inquiring about memories she has of taking a summer course with Porter in the late 1940s. The archives staff has been unable to find any records supporting or refuting this claim.

            US TxSaT SC.000-047 · Folder · 1964
            Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

            Volume 21, issue number 9 (June 1964) of the Junior League of San Antonio's newsletter, "The Bright Scrawl." This issue notes the transfer of Kitty Baker (wife of Trinity University professor Paul Baker) from the Waco Junior League to San Antonio's.

            US TxSaT SC.041 · Collection · 1867-1962

            Collection of correspondence and ephemera related to the history of a Texas family. The central figure in this collection is Mattie Strickland Russell; other correspondents in the collection include her husband, Richard Robertson Russell; her daughter, Elma Dill Spencer; her son-in-law, Richard French Spencer; her father, George Strickland; and her grandparents, Amos and Emily Strickland, among others. Additional correspondence to Mattie Russell is from children's author Will James. The collection also contains biographical information about her father, George Strickland. In addition, the collection contains ephemera related to Texas history.

            Nicholson, Joseph W.
            John W. Sansom Manuscript
            US TxSaT SC.012 · Collection · 1916

            Typewritten manuscript of the "Memoirs of John W. Sansom, 1834-1916." Written several years before Sansom's death, this volume includes his first person accounts of his childhood, Union support during the Civil War, involvement in the Battle of Nueces River, and career in the Texas Rangers.

            Sansom, John William, 1834-1920
            US TxSaTua UA0309 · Collection · 1987, 1992

            This collection consists of original sketches, prints, and negatives of commissioned campus artwork by Jean Rosow.

            Rosow, Jean
            Jacob Abbott Correspondence
            US TxSaT SC.028 · Collection · 1868-1936 (bulk 1868-1869)

            Three letters from author Jacob Abbott to Mrs. William Stiles of Austin, Texas, and one explanatory letter from Mrs. Stiles's son Dr. Henry Howard Stiles to a family member.

            Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879