Archives and Manuscripts Index

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AR.A.021
Dates: -
Creator: Whitis family
Persons
  • Bell, Florence Whitis
  • Eno, Mary "Mollie" Whitis
  • Manor, Joseph J.
  • Rogan, Griffith
  • Whitis, Charles Wesley
  • Whitis, Florence
  • Whitis, Gertrude
  • Whitis, John Hancock
  • Whitis, Mary Key
  • Whitis, Rufus
  • Whitis, Thomas P.
Organizations
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Whitis Avenue School (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
  • Manor (Tex.)
  • Webberville (Tex.)
  • San Antonio (Tex.)
  • Barton Creek (Tex.)
  • Bull Creek (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Private schools--Texas--Austin
  • Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Diaries
  • Education--Texas--Austin
  • Teachers--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Matthews and Monroe Families Papers

AR.A.025
Dates: -
Creator: Matthews family; Monroe family
Persons
  • Matthews, Ezekiel Steel
  • Matthews, Julia Saunders
  • Monroe, Martha Mandeville Matthews
  • Monroe, Patrick A.
  • Matthews, George Saunders
  • Matthews, Frank
  • Matthews, Lou Ester
  • Matthews, Marshall
  • Matthews, Ollie
  • Monroe, Patrick A.
  • Matthews, George
Organizations
  • Sampson and Henricks
  • Texas School for the Deaf
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects
  • Government--Texas--Travis County
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Drake Family Papers

AR.A.028
Dates: -
Creator: Drake family
Persons
  • Raymond, James Hervey
  • Raymond, Margaret Johnston
  • Johnson, Mary
  • Drake, Caroline Fyler
  • Johnson, James Raymond
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Black Family Papers

AR.B.001
Dates: -
Creator: Black family
Persons
  • Black, Walter Bacon
  • Black, Nettie Avery
  • Black, Abbie Bacon
  • Gossage, James
  • Avery, Richard
  • Avery, Thomas E.
  • Garrison, Lizzie Avery
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
  • Slavery
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Hilgartner and Palm Papers

AR.B.006
Dates: -
Creator: Hilgartner family; Palm family
Persons
  • Atwood, Rufus Neely
  • Atwood, William Woods
  • Palm, Adela Belle Atwood
  • Palm, August B.
  • Palm, Mary Josephine
  • Palm, Rufus Atwood
  • Morey, Irene
  • Morey, Lewis Sidney
  • Hilgartner, Adela Belle
  • Hilgartner, Henry Louis
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
  • Money--Confederate States of America
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.C.003
Dates: -
Creator: Gardner, Charles W., 1877-1922; Gardner, Elizabeth Fromme
Persons
  • Bracewell, Searcy
  • Gardner, Charles W.
  • Gardner, Elizabeth Fromme
  • Graham, Anita Laura Goeth
Organizations
  • Austin Community Guidance Center
  • Austin Woman's Federated Club
  • Texas Society for Mental Hygiene
  • Tips Engine Works
  • Zeta Tau Alpha
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • St. Louis (Mo.)
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Mental health services--Texas
  • Women--Societies and clubs
  • Patents
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Johnson and Irving Families Papers

AR.C.008
Dates: -
Creator: Johnson family; Irving family
Persons
  • Johnson, Harriet
  • Irvin, Helen Huston Johnson
  • Rutland, Elizabeth Harriet Irvin Phillips
  • Irvin, William Ross
  • Irvin, Jefferson Johnson
  • Irvin, William Ross, II.
  • Irvin, Jefferson Johnson, Jr.
  • DeWees, Betty King Irvin
Organizations
  • United States. Navy
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • Kansas
  • Texas--History, Military
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Veterans--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

William Martin Walton Papers

AR.C.010
Dates: -
Creator: Walton, William Martin
Persons
  • Parmele, Sarah Walton
  • Parmele, James Jefferson
  • Watkins, Thomas Alexander
  • Watkins, Letitia Ann Walton
  • Walton, William Martin
  • Walton, Newton Samuel
  • Walton, Early Watkins
  • Fitzgerald family
Organizations
  • Austin Ice Company
  • Cutting Cars
  • San Antonio Express
  • Clarke-Carter Automobile Company
  • United States. Patent Office
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • Jackson (Mich.)
  • San Antonio (Tex.)
  • Dallas (Tex.)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Automobiles
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Margaretta Spence Papers

AR.D.004
Dates: -
Creator: Spence, Margaretta
Persons
  • Spence, Margaretta
  • Spence, Joseph, Jr.
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.D.009
Dates: -
Creator: Brackenridge family; LaPrelle family; Talbot family
Persons
  • LaPrelle, Rosa Talbot
  • LaPrelle, John
  • LaPrelle, Eleanor Brackenridge
  • LaPrelle, John, Jr.
  • Talbot, James
  • Talbot, Mary
  • Brackenridge, Mary Eleanor
  • Brackenridge, George Washington
  • Brackenridge, James M.
  • Brackenridge, John Thomas
  • Brackenridge, Robert
Organizations
  • First Presbyterian Church (Austin, Tex.)
  • Austin National Bank (Austin, Tex.)
  • First National Bank (Austin, Tex.)
  • Frontier Telegraph and Telephone Company
  • Seven Churches
  • Hanover College
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • Bastrop County (Tex.)
  • Bexar County (Tex.)
  • Burnet County (Tex.)
  • Boonville (Ind.)
  • Bouldin Creek (Austin, Tex.)
  • South Heights (Austin, Tex.)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
  • Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • Gold standard--United States
  • Telegraph--Texas
  • Telephone--Texas
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site