Archives and Manuscripts Index

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AR.K.005
Dates: -
Creator: Anderson High School (Austin, Tex.)
Persons
  • Pigfor, William
  • Anderson, L. C. (Laurine Cecil)
Organizations
  • Anderson High School (Austin, Tex.)
  • Anderson High School (Austin, Tex.). Parent-Teacher Association
  • Kealing Junior High School (Austin, Tex.)
  • Austin Independent School District (Tex.)
  • Austin Public Schools (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • East Austin (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
  • Education--Texas--Austin
  • Public schools--Texas--Austin
  • African Americans--Texas--Austin
  • African Americans--Education--Texas--Austin
  • Segregation--Texas--Austin
  • School integration--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Milton Brockett Porter Papers

AR.K.006
Dates: -
Creator: Porter, Milton Brockett, 1869-1960
Persons
  • Porter, Milton Brockett
  • Shapley, Harlow
  • Porter, Goldie
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.K.007
Dates: -
Creator: Paul Quinn College
Persons
  • Wood, L. C.
Organizations
  • Paul Quinn College
  • Waco Tribune-Herald
  • Paul Quinn Centennial
Places
  • Waco (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Education--Texas
  • African American universities and colleges
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Donnan Family Papers

AR.K.008
Dates: -
Creator: Donnan family
Persons
  • Johnson, Gustave
  • Shapard, Lilla Donnan
  • Test, Nellie Ward Donnan
  • Donnan, John Knox, Jr.
  • Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)
  • Fisher, Rebecca Jane Gilleland
Organizations
  • Spillar Crude Oil Stove Co. (Austin, Tex.)
  • Salvation Army
  • Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
  • Children's Home (Austin, Tex.)
  • Glorietta Mining Co. (Austin, Tex.)
  • Chicksaw Oil Company (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Real property
  • Freemasonry
  • Frontier and pioneer life--Texas
  • Fraternal organizations
  • Stock certificates
  • Swedish Americans--Texas--History
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Charles T. Rather Family Papers

AR.K.009
Dates: -
Creator: Rather family
Persons
  • Rather, Charles T.
  • Rather, Ella Grubbs
  • Villavaso, Ethel Zively Rather
  • Villavaso, Ernest
  • Villavaso, Ernest, Jr.
  • Duncalf, Alma Rather
  • Duncalf, Frederic
Organizations
  • Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
  • Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
Subjects
  • Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
  • Agriculture
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Farm life--Texas
  • Cotton gins and ginning--Texas
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
  • Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice

Frances Brand Fly Papers

AR.K.010
Dates: -
Creator: Fly, Frances Brand
Persons
  • Fly, Frances Brand
Organizations
  • Seton Hospital (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Fleece Philips Purnell Papers

AR.L.001
Dates: -
Creator: Purnell, Fleece Ogarita Philips, 1888-
Persons
  • Purnell, Leland Everett
  • Cunningham, LaNell Webb Purnell
  • Purnell, Fleece Ogarita Philips
  • Bracken, Edward R., Mrs
  • Philips, Blanche Bracken
  • Philips, John Hall
  • Webb, James Leland
Organizations
  • National Society, United Daughters of 1812. Oliver Hazard Perry Chapter (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
  • World War I
  • World War (1914-1918)
  • Women--Societies and Clubs
  • Families--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Pansy Luedecke Papers

AR.L.003
Dates: -
Creator: Luedecke, Pansy
Persons
  • Luedecke, Pansy
Organizations
  • Herman Becker Elementary School (Austin, Tex.)
  • Austin Symphony Orchestra
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
Subjects
  • Public schools--Texas--Austin
  • Symphony orchestras--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Arthur Merchant Papers

AR.L.004
Dates: -
Creator: Merchant, Arthur
Persons
  • Merchant, Arthur
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
  • Transportation--Texas--Austin
  • Bus lines--Texas--Austin
  • Local transit
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

William R. and Mary Naomi Lattin Lount Papers

AR.L.005
Dates: -
Creator: Lount, William R.
Persons
  • Lount, Mary Naomi Lattin
  • Lount, William R.
  • Lubbock, Adele Baron
  • Baker, William M. (William Mumford)
Organizations
Places
  • Galveston (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site