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AR.H.024
Dates:
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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
AR.I.009
Dates:
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Creator: Maerki family; Sterzing family
Persons
- Maerki-Sterzing, Minna Mae
- Maerki, Henry
- Maerki, Lillie Otting
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)
- Sterzing, Carl, Sr.
Organizations
- Allan Junior High School (Austin, Tex.). Parent-Teacher Association
- Austin Teachers Association
- University of Texas
- Delaware and Hudson Railway Company
- Free Society Association
- Heritage Society of Austin
- Lundberg Bakery
- Maerki Baking Company
- Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Houston (Tex.)
- Windisch (Switzerland)
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
Subjects
- Bakers
- Bakeries
- Railroads
- Education--Texas--Austin
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War II
- Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
- Families--Texas--Austin
- Teachers--Texas--Austin
- Home economics--Study and teaching
- Cooking--Texas
Format
- Artifacts
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.U.006
Dates:
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Creator: Wolf family; East family
Persons
- Bouldin, Nita Mitchell
- Bouldin, Vida Mitchell -1977
- East, Alvin
- East, Leonard C.
- East, Vida Henderson
- Miller, Tom
- Wolf, Charles
- Wolf, Jewell East Mitchell
- Wolf, Oswald G.
Organizations
- Austin (Tex.). City Council
- Chas. Wolf Store
- L. East Produce Company
- Order of the Eastern Star
- Texas Industrial Loan Company
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
- Brisbane (Qld.)
- Travis County (Tex.)
- Tom Miller Dam (Austin, Tex.)
- Seaholm Power Plant (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
- Agriculture--Poultry
- Dams--Texas--Austin
- Families--Texas--Austin
- Grocery trade--Accounting
- Municipal courts--Texas--Austin
- Public housing--Texas--Austin
- World War II
- World War (1939-1945)
- Real property--Texas
- City council members--Texas--Austin
- Municipal government--Texas--Austin
- Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.1991.024
Dates:
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Creator: Meyer family
Persons
- Meyer, Philip Louis
- Meyer, Theo P., Jr.
- Meyer, Theo P.
- Meyer, Eugene L.
- Meyer, Antonie Von Boeckmann
Organizations
- Meyer Creamery
- First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Austin
- Austin Club
- Headliners Club Association
- Comal Creamery
- Texas Rifle Team
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
- New Braunfels (Tex.)
Subjects
- Breweries--Texas
- Creameries--Texas
- Families--Texas--Austin
- Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
- World War II
- World War (1939-1945)
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.1999.016
Dates:
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Creator: Jones, Joseph Jay, 1908-1999
Persons
- Jones, Joseph Jay
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous)
- Rainey, Homer P. (Homer Price)
- Yelderman, May
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin
- Austin Independent School District (Tex.)
- The Curtain Club (Austin, Tex.)
- Austin Little Theatre
- Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
- Municipal Golf Course Club (MUNI)
- St. John's Orphan Home
- Holiday House
- Austin Aqua Festival
- Austin Senators (Baseball team)
- Braniff Airways
- Continental Club (Austin, Tex.)
- Capitol Theatre (Austin, Tex.)
- Drive-In Theatre
- Hillbilly Kitchen
- Montopolis Drive-In
- Lam's Yum Yum Chinese Restaurant
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- New Orleans Club (Austin, Tex.)
- Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
- University Light Opera Company (Austin, Tex.)
- Varsity Theater (Austin, Tex.)
- Yank Theatre (Austin, Tex.)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
- Tyler (Tex.)
- Port Arthur (Tex.)
- Austin (Tex.)--Race relations
- Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
- Austin (Tex.)--Religious life and customs
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- African Americans
- Civil rights
- Amusements
- Animals
- Auctions
- Automobiles
- Business enterprises
- Celebrations
- Restaurants
- Theater
- Protest movements
- Public schools
- Advertising fliers--Texas
- Festivals
- School sports
- Students--Political activity
- Peace movements
- Mexican Americans--Texas--Austin
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Church
- LGBTQ people
- Restaurants--Texas--Austin
- Peace movements--Texas--Austin
- Performing arts--Texas--Austin
- Police misconduct
- Political activists--Texas--Austin
- Public schools--Texas--Austin
- Theater--Texas--Austin
- Universities and colleges--Social aspects--Texas--Austin
- World War (1939-1945)
Format
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Harvey C. Bell Papers
AR.2018.039
Dates:
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Creator: Bell, Harvey C., 1917-2008
Persons
- Bell, Harvey C.
Organizations
- Central Texas Equipment Company
- Austin National Bank (Austin, Tex.)
- Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Austin, Tex.)
- Bergstrom-Austin Community Council
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
- Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
Subjects
- Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
- World War II
- World War (1939-1945)
- Men--Societies and clubs
Format
- Artifacts
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
