Archives and Manuscripts Index

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Bacon and Odum Papers

AR.H.012
Dates: -
Creator: Bacon family; Odum family
Persons
  • Bacon, Gerald
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.H.014
Dates: -
Creator: Blackburn, Ada, 1870-1964
Persons
  • Stephens, Ellen Ada
  • Davis, Ellen Stephens
  • Blackburn, Ada
  • Stephens, Oliver
  • Stephens, Walter O.
  • Murray, Grace
  • Boaz, Thomas
  • Besserer, Charles Williams
  • Scholz, Mary
Organizations
  • Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects
  • Frontier and pioneer life--Texas
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
  • Families--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.H.016
Dates: -
Creator: Brooke, Florence Ralston
Persons
  • Brooke, Florence Ralston
  • Brooke, Henrietta Ralston
Organizations
  • Palm Elementary School (Austin, Tex.)
  • Austin Public Schools (Austin, Tex.)
  • Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Emigration and immigration
  • Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
  • Lyme Hall (Cheshire)
  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Education--Texas--Austin
  • Public schools--Texas--Austin
  • Teachers--Texas--Austin
  • Diaries
  • Passenger ships--History--19th century
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Butler Papers

AR.H.017
Dates: -
Creator: Walne, Margaret Butler
Persons
  • Walne, Margaret Butler
Organizations
  • St. Mary's Academy (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Education--Texas--Austin
  • Private schools--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

John Creaton Papers

AR.H.018
Dates: -
Creator: Creaton, John
Persons
  • Creaton, John
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Frontier and pioneer life--Texas
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
  • Indians of North America--Texas
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Cunningham Family Papers

AR.H.019
Dates: -
Creator: Cunningham family
Persons
  • Cunningham, R. D.
  • Jobe, Philip W.
  • Fox, Eleanor
  • Randolph, Annie F.
  • Randolph, E .J., Mrs
  • Randolph, Thomas J.
  • Cunningham, Maroerite
Organizations
  • Confederate States of America. Army
  • Seton Hospital (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects
  • Families
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
  • Soldiers--Texas
  • Nursing
  • Hospitals
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Joseph Wade Hampton Letters

AR.H.020
Dates: -
Creator: Hampton, Joesph Wade
Persons
  • Hampton, Joseph Wade
Organizations
  • State Gazette (Austin, Tex. : 1855)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • American newspapers--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Harrell Family Papers

AR.H.021
Dates: -
Creator: Harrell, Dorothy
Persons
  • Harrell, Dorothy
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.H.022
Dates: -
Creator: Heard, Daniel
Persons
  • Heard, Daniel
Organizations
Places
  • Williamson County (Tex.)
  • Texas--Emigration and immigration
Subjects
  • Immigrants--Texas--History
  • Swedish Americans--Texas--History
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.H.024
Dates: -
Creator: Hirshfeld, Henry, 1834-1911
Persons
  • Hirshfeld, Henry
  • Hirshfeld, Jennie Melasky
  • Hirshfeld, Morris
  • Hirshfeld, Caroline
  • Hirshfeld, Laura
  • Hirshfeld, Samuel
  • Hirshfeld, Jacob
  • Bernheim, Leila Hirshfeld
  • Bernheim, Henry Hirshfeld
  • Hanna, Marie Hirshfeld Bernheim
  • Frees, Rosa Hirshfeld
  • Free, William Jacob
  • Frees, Miriam Hirshfeld
  • Porter, Athol Estes
Organizations
  • Austin National Bank (Austin, Tex.)
  • Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
  • Austin Public Schools (Austin, Tex.)
  • United Daughters of the Confederacy
  • Allan Junior High School (Austin, Tex.)
  • Driskill Hotel
  • B. Melasky & Son (Austin, Tex.)
  • Hirshfeld, Gratz & Company
  • Hirshfeld and Anderson (Austin, Tex.)
  • Hood Seminary (Austin, Tex.)
  • Miss Numbers School (Austin, Tex.)
  • Richardson Academy
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
  • Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
  • Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
  • 608 Congress Avenue (Austin, Tex.)
  • 303 W. 9th Street (Austin, Tex.)
  • 305 W. 9th Street (Austin, Tex.)
  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History
Subjects
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
  • German Americans--Social life and customs
  • Jews--Texas
  • Women--Social life and customs
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Public schools--Texas--Austin
  • Freemasons
  • Fraternal organizations
  • Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
  • Banks and banking--Texas--Austin
  • Abstracts of title--Texas--Austin
  • Autographs--Collectors and collecting
  • Banks and banking--Texas--Austin
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Judaism--Texas--Austin--Customs and practices
  • Public schools--Texas--Austin
  • Private schools
  • Women--Societies and clubs
  • Naturalization records
  • Immigrants--Texas--History
  • World War I
  • World War (1914-1918)
  • World War II
  • World War (1939-1945)
  • Real property
Format
  • Artifacts
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site