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| COLLECTION INFORMATION | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Size: 4 boxes, 258 items(2 linear feet) Acquisition: Gift, ca. 1938 Access: Open for research Processed by: Pamela Palmer, 1979 & 1984 |
Robert Bruce Blake (1877-1955) was born in Moscow, Texas, on September 21, 1877, the third child of Robert Bruce and Sarah (Pratt) Blake. While he was still an infant his father purchased a weekly newspaper, the News Boy, in Jasper, and moved his family there. As a youth Blake helped his father in the newspaper office. He later owned and published the News Boy for many years. On December 21, 1921, he married Belle Patten, with whom he had one son. The family moved in 1925 to Nacogdoches, where Blake took up a position as court reporter and county clerk. Because of his interest in and love of the history of Texas, Blake spent years transcribing and translating official records, gathering facts for family histories, and compiling materials he thought should be preserved.
In 1942, in order to continue his research in the Texas State Archives and the Barker Texas History Center archives at the University of Texas, Blake moved his family to Austin, where he lived for the rest of his life. He died there on November 30, 1955.
("BLAKE, ROBERT BRUCE." The Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/BB/fbl50.html [Accessed Tue Nov 11 9:16:01 US/Central 2003]).
The first three boxes of the collection consist of typescripts and carbon copies mostly duplicates of material found in the R. B. Blake Collection of 93 bound volumes in the East Texas Research Center. In some cases the original documents from which the typescripts were made are in other collections in this Department.
Box 4 contains correspondence of Blake, L. W. Kemp, Lota M. Spell, Webb Roberts, John V. Singletary, W. Us Perkins, Addie Birdwell, Paul J. Folk, Lewis J. Wilson, and O. A. Zunwalt (Mayor of Columbus, TX). Most of the letters concern Texas history and the placement of historical markers in Nacogdoches and other East Texas counties for the Texas Centennial. Biographical data on Nacogdoches County citizens, and genealogical materials on the Brewer Family (compiled by Addie Birdwell), are included in the correspondence.
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BOX 1
Folder 1: The San Jacinto Campaign of 1836, as given by depositions in the case of John Forbes vs Nicholas D. Labadie in the District Court of Nacogdoches County, Nov. 1866. Compiled by R. B. Blake. Bound typescript. 1 volume.
Folder 2: Sidelights on the Battle of San Jacinto, John Forbes vs Nicholas D. Labadie in the District Court of Nacogdoches County, Nov. 1866. Depositions of witnesses to Battle of San Jacinto. Compiled by R. B. Blake. Bound typescript. 1 volume.
Folder 3: J. T. Mason vs J. C. Leplicher. Suit for debt. Proceedings before Alcalde Court and Primary Judge under Mexican government, Free State of Coajuila and Texas, District of Nacogdoches, 1835. Bound typescript. 1 volume.
Folder 4: William G. Logan estate (William M. Gwin, et al) vs Henry Raguet, et al in the District Court of Nacogdoches County, TX, 1855-1867. Typescript. 1 volume.
Folder 5: Nacogdoches University papers, with Index, 1845-1888. Typescript. (Original in Nacogdoches University Records, B-46) 11 items.
Folder 6: Alcalde's Record, Book 2: Ayuntamiento de San Augustine, Oct. 21, 1834-Dec. 31, 1835. Typescript. 1 item. (Original in Nacogdoches County Records)
Folder 7: Alcalde's Record, Book 3. Oct. 23, 1834-Sept. 28. 1835. Type script. 1 item. (Original in Nacogdoches County Records)
Box 2: Nacogdoches Records (Typescripts)
Folder : Nacogdoches Records #1 Index (See p. 3-10 of Inventory for copy.) 1 item.
Folder 2: Nacogdoches Records #1, p. 1-100. 1 item.
Folder 3: Nacogdoches Records #1, p. 101-199a. 1 item.
Folder 4: Nacogdoches Records #2. (For contents, see p. 11 of Inventory.) 20 items.
Folder 5: Nacogdoches Records #3.
(1) Petition of the heirs of Jose Flores,
(2) Capt. Antonio Gil Y'Barbo, by R. B. Blake;
(3) 1835, Relative to organizing the militia of the municipality of Snow River (lists men subject to military duty in Bevil, Zavalla, Jasper, and on waters of Angelina and Natches (Neches?);
(4) letter to Adina de Zavalla from R. B. Blake, 1934;
(5) Sale from Antonio Gil Y'Barbo to Luis de la Bega, Stone House, 1805;
(6) Testimony of Mariano Mora, 1843. 6 items.
Folder 6: Nacogdoches Records #40 Index only. 1 item.
Folder 7: Nacogdoches Records #5. (For contents, see p. 12-13 of Inventory.) 2 items.
Folder 8: Nacogdoches Records #6. (For contents, see p. 14-18 of Inventory) 2 items.
Box 3
Folder 1: Frost Thorn's Journal/Day Book, 1833-1834. Typescript. 1 volume.
Folder 2: Parmalee & Roeder Journal, 1837-1838. (Pages 118-168, 178 are Richard Parmalee's fee book as District Clerk.) Typescript. (Original in B-98) 1 volume.
Folder 3: General Land Office - Spanish Archives (Vole. 37, 68), 1791-1810. Typescript. 11 items.
Folder 4: Some Historic Springs of Texas, by R. B. Blake. Carbon. 1 item.
Folder 5: Cloth bags. 2 items.
Box 4
Folder 1: Correspondence of Blake with L. W. Kemp of Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations re: Texas history, historical markers for East Texas, restoration of Stone Fort, April-Sept. 1935. Handwritten, carbon. 10 items.
Folder 2: Correspondence of Blake with Kemp and Commission of Control re: historical markers, Oct. 1935. Handwritten, typescript, carbon. 10 items.
Folder 3: Correspondence of Blake with Kemp and Commission of Control re: historical markers, Nov. 1935. Handwritten, typescript, carbon. 13 items.
Folder 4: Correspondence of Blake with Kemp and Commission of Control re: historical markers, Dec. 1935. Handwritten, carbon. 8 items.
Folder 5: Correspondence of Blake with Kemp and Lota M. Spell of Commission of Control re: historical markers, Jan.-Mar. 1936. Hand written, typescript, carbon. 13 items.
Folder 6: Correspondence of Blake with Spell and Kemp re: historical markers, Apr.-July 1936. Handwritten, typescript, carbon. 15 items.
Folder 7: Correspondence of Blake with Kemp and Spell re: historical markers, Aug.-Dec. 1936. Handwritten, typescript, carbon. 14 items.
Folder 8: Correspondence of Blake with Kemp re: historical markers Jan. July 1937. Handwritten, typescript, carbon. 12 items.
Folder 9: Correspondence of Blake, Kemp, and W. U. Perkins re: historical marker for original site of Old Stone Fort and other locations, Sept. 1937- May 1938. Typescripts carbon. 14 items.
Folder 10: Correspondence of Blake with Webb Roberts and John V. Singleton of State Board of Control re: historical markers, 1936. Typescript, carbon. 6 items.
Folder 11: Correspondence of Blake with Webb Roberts, State Board of Control, re: historical markers, 1937. Typescript, carbon. 8 items.
Folder 12: Correspondence of Blake with Kemp and State Board of Control re: historical markers, 1938. Typescript, carbon. 8 items.
Folder 13: Correspondence of Blake and Addle Birdwell re: Brewer Family of Nacogdoches, 1935. Handwritten, carbon. 6 items.
Folder 14: Correspondence of Blake and Paul J. Folk re: location of Spanish missions, 1935. Handwritten, carbon. 3 items.
Folder 15: Correspondence of Blake with Houston Stamp & Stencil Co., Houston, re: historical markers, 1937-1938. Typescript, carbon. 12 items.
Folder 16: Correspondence of Blake and others with Rodriguez Bros. Memorials, San Antonio, re: historical markers, 1936-1937. Typescript, carbon, telegram. 14 items.
Folder 17: Correspondence of Blake, Louis J. Wilson, and others re: claim for first District Court of Texas, 1933-1937. Typescript, carbon. 6 items.
Folder 18: Miscellaneous correspondence re: Texas history, historical markers, genealogy, 1935-1937. Typescript, carbon. 6 items.
Folder 19: Historical marker inscriptions, appropriations list, Advisory Committee list, [ca. 1936]. Typescript, carbon, mimeograph. 6 items.
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