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| COLLECTION INFORMATION | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Organized by representatives from Stephen F. Austin, East Texas, and Sam Houston State teachers colleges for historical and literary purposes, the East Texas Historical Association held its first annual meeting in 1927. About 1933 the Association ceased to exist. In 1962 the present organization was formed. The papers in this collection include records of both organizations as well as materials of historical interest which have been donated to the Association.
B-21 [4 Boxes, 439 items]
Among materials which have been donated to the Association are papers of the Orviss family, a photocopy of the monthly return of a Frontier Battalion Company, photocopies of Civil War letters of Joseph H. Bruton, typescripts of personal correspondence of the Rushing family, and the Durst family collection. Materials, chiefly newspaper clippings, pertaining to the history of Gregg and Jasper counties, Sabine River navigation, the Connor feud, and Caddo Lake are in the collection.
| Box 1: General | |||||
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Vol. 1: | Constitution, history, etc., 1927-29 | |||
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Vol. 2: | Membership lists, financial records, 1927-1935 | |||
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Vol. 3A: | Programs of meetings, etc., 1927-29 | |||
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Vol. 3B: | Papers read at meetings ( in SFASTC and SHSTC Historical Number Bulletins), 1927-1931 | |||
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Vol. 4A: | Announcements, brochures, membership lists, 1962-1977. | |||
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Vol. 4B: | Meetings: | programs, announcements, materials distributed, 1963-1964. | ||
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Vol. 4C: | Meetings: | programs, announcements, materials distributed, 1965-1968. | ||
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Vol. 4D: | Meetings: | programs, announcements, materials distributed, 1969-1974. | ||
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Vol. 4E: | Meetings: | programs, announcements, materials distributed, 1975-1981. | ||
| Box 2: General | |||||
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Vol. 5A: | Meetings: | papers read on subjects of (1) the election of 1860 and the secession crises and (2) possible areas of research in East Texas, 1963-64. | ||
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Vol. 5B: | Meetings: | papers read on subjects of (1) LaSalle, (2) the intellect and (3) early salt industry in Smith County, Texas, 1962-65. | ||
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Vol. 6: | Meetings: | minutes, 1962-65. | ||
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Vol. 7: | Newspaper clipping concerning the East Texas Historical Association, 1962-80. | |||
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Vol. 8: | Correspondence, 1962-1970. | |||
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Vol. 9: | Correspondence concerning the EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL JOURNAL, 1962-63. | |||
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Vol. 10: | Proof sheets - EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL JOURNAL, vol. 1, no. 1, 1963. | |||
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Vol. 11A: | Manuscripts- EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL JOURNAL, vol. 1, no. 1, (p. 3-21), 1963. | |||
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Vol. 11B: | Manuscripts - EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL JOURNAL, vol. 1, no. 1, (p. 23-75), 1963. | |||
| Box 3: General; Gregg County Collection; Jasper County Collection | |||||
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Vol. 11C: | Manuscripts - EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL JOURNAL, vol. 1, no. 1,(p. 76-100), 1963. | |||
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Vol. 11D: | Manuscripts - EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL JOURNAL, vol. 1, no. 1, (p. 101-133), 1963. | |||
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Vol. 11E: | Manuscripts - EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL JOURNAL, vol. 2, no. 2,(p. 77-98), 1964. | |||
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Vol. 11F: | Manuscripts - EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL JOURNAL, vol. 2, no. 2, (p. 99-127), 1964. | |||
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Vol. 11G: | Manuscripts - EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL JOURNAL, vol. 2, no. 2, (p. 128-146), 1964. | |||
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Vol. 11H: | Manuscripts - EAST TEXAS HISTORICAL JOURNAL, vol. 2, no. 2, (p. 147-163), 1964. | |||
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Vol. 12: | Photographs: East Texas Historical Association Executive Council, 1962; Presentation of the Durst Collection, 1965. | |||
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Vol. 13: | Articles from The Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings on East Texas, 1962. | |||
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Top of Page Gregg County Collection |
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Vol. 1: | Family history of the Holloway, Elder and Prothro families of Camden, Rusk County, Texas and Longview, Gregg County, Texas. 1959. 1 | |||
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Vol. 2: | Newspaper articles on Sabine River Navigation, 1949. | |||
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Jasper County Collection | ||||
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Vol. 1: | Newspaper clippings on history in Jasper County, chiefly Civil War stories, 1961-62. | |||
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Vol. 2: | Brief history of Jasper County; typescript of oath of allegiance to the Confederacy, 1974. | |||
| Box 4: Miscellany | |||||
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Orviss papers Top of Page |
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| Vol. 1A: | |||||
| (1) | Letters - personal | ||||
| 1856, Sept. 6 - Theard to Orviss | |||||
| 1857, July 20 - Ellen to Orviss | |||||
| 1859, January 16 - Ellen Shaw to Orviss | |||||
| (2) | Letters - business | ||||
| 1867, May 28 - Orviss to Jos. Hoy & Co., N.Y., with canceled check. | |||||
| 1876-1877 - Dickinson to Orviss | |||||
| 1876 & n.d. - S. P. Taylor to Orviss | |||||
| 1876 - S. P. Taylor to Josiah Martin | |||||
| 1876 - S. P. Taylor to E. S. Cobb | |||||
| 1877 - Walter Taylor to Orviss | |||||
| Walter Taylor to Dickinson | |||||
| Vol. 1B: | Orviss Papers (cont.) | ||||
| (3) | Deeds | ||||
| 1863 - Frois to Orviss | |||||
| 1871 - Perry to White | |||||
| (4) | Notes, receipts, certification of purchases | ||||
| 1858 - Bishop to Orviss | |||||
| 1860 - Smith to Howard and Mills | |||||
| 1863-64 - List of cotton due as per contract | |||||
| 1867 - Powell and Nash to J. W. & T. P. Gilliam to D.A. Orviss | |||||
| 1876 - Morris' certification of purchases | |||||
| 1879 - Chapman to Orviss | |||||
| n.d. - Street to Orviss | |||||
| Vol. 2: | Monthly return of Capt. William Scott's Company F of the Frontier Battalion for March 1887. Describes gun battle with the Connor family of Sabine County, Texas. (photocopies) | ||||
| Vol. 3: | Bruton letters and papers, 1861-1864, concerning Joseph H. Bruton's experiences during the Civil War. (photocopies and transcripts). | ||||
| Vol. 4: | "Caddo Lake" (1964) by Frank Smith and LEGEND OF CADDO LAKE (1965) by Alonzo Hope. | ||||
| Vol. 5: | "Texas Colonels and Generals - Confederate States Army, 1861-65," compiled by Lester N. Fitzhugh, 1964. | ||||
| Vol. 6: | Rushing letters. Personal correspondence between family members discussing life at S.H.N.I. (the college at Huntsville) and home life in Tomday (Shelby County), Texas. One letter from a Rushing in Tennessee expounding on Texas weather, 1884-85. (typescripts of 9 letters) | ||||
| Vol. 7A: | Durst Family Collection - Newspaper clippings and THIS WEEK AT SFA announcing gift of the collection, 1965. 3 items. | ||||
| Vol. 7B: | Durst Family Collection - Photographs | ||||
| (1) | Photograph of "Old Nacogdoches Relatives at Their Five o'Clock Tea." Those present: Nellie Edwards Sparks, Mrs. Haden H. Edwards, Mrs. S. A. Durst, Mrs. William Hart, Mrs. E. J. Fry, Peyton F. Edwards, Emma Edwards Smith, Dr. James F. Smith, E. J. Fry, Belle Edwards, Lena Durst Irion and Haden H. Edwards Jr., ca. 1866-1869. (positive and negative photostats) | ||||
| Vol. 7C: | Durst Family Collection - Davenport papers (J. B. B. and John B. Davenport), 1869-1904. | ||||
| (1) | Personal | ||||
| a. | Clipping of Eliza Virginia Russell Davenport's hair after her death. | ||||
| b. | Sketch of design for her vault and tombstone. New Orleans, La. | ||||
| c. | Registration Certificate, New Orleans, 1890. | ||||
| d. | Small cloth bag. | ||||
| (2) | Court Case Documents | ||||
| a. | Power of attorney agreements between Eliza V. Russell (Davenport), John B. Davenport and Robert B. Lines, New Orleans, 1889. | ||||
| b. | Receipts for handling "Succession of Eliza Virginia Davenport," 1892. | ||||
| c. | Accounts and receipts for court costs of J. B. Davenport vs. W. D.& R. F. McLean, 1883-84. | ||||
| (3) | Estate Documents | ||||
| a. | Estate of Mrs. Jane B. Hart-memo of real estate and notes, n.d. (She was formerly Mrs. Jane B. Davenport). | ||||
| b. | Division of J.B.B. Davenport four leagues for Susan Durst and John B. Davenport shares, by block number and acreage, n.d. | ||||
| c. | List of lots being sold to M. P. Mell by John B. Davenport; land being his share of the Davenport Grant after dividing it between his mother, sister & brother; also his interest in Estate of brother Thomas E. Davenport, and in Estate of his mother, Jane B. Hart, 21 Sept. 1900. | ||||
| Vol. 7D: | Durst Family Collection - Davenport papers | ||||
| (1) | Tax Receipts | ||||
| J.B.B. Davenport, 1869-84. | |||||
| J. B. Davenport, Natchitoches, La., 1881-1905. | |||||
| (2) | Accounts rendered and receipts, J.B.B. Davenport | ||||
| Orient Insurance Co., n.d. | |||||
| John Durst, Tyler, Texas, 1880-84. | |||||
| Starr, Marshall, Texas, 1860-78. | |||||
| Vol. 7E: | Durst Family Collection - Davenport papers | ||||
| Accounts rendered and receipts, J. B. Davenport | |||||
| Clapp Brothers, 1874. | |||||
| Irion, 1877. | |||||
| Lemee, 1890. | |||||
| Lines, 1889. | |||||
| Durst, John, ca. 1881-1900. | |||||
| Metcalfe 7 Thomas, 1871. | |||||
| New Orleans Chess, Checker & Whist Club, 1904. | |||||
| Starr, Marshall, Texas. 1871-2. | |||||
| Stock memoranda, 1884-93. | |||||
| Vol. 7F: | Durst Family Collection - Davenport papers | ||||
| Land | |||||
| a. | Plats (2) of J.B.B. Davenport 4 league grant in Upshur County, ca. 1879. | ||||
| b. | Deed to William Morris, 1872. | ||||
| c. | Deed to James Buchanan, with envelope, 1880. | ||||
| Vol. 7G: | Durst Family Collection - Davenport papers | ||||
| Dandridge Family of Virginia & Martha Washington. (typed carbons). | |||||
| Vol. 7H: | Durst Family Collection - Davenport papers Juan Bernardo Benigno Davenport and Mary Carmel Edwards' Marriage Contract, 1829. (photostat and typed translation) | ||||
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