Archives and Manuscripts Index

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AR.1991.113
Dates: -
Creator: Bonar, Ave
Persons
  • Bennett, Paul
  • Bonar, Ave
  • Bridger, Bobby
  • Butler, Ernest
  • Butler, Sarah
  • Broyles, Sybil
  • Broyles, William, Jr.
  • Carl-Mitchell, Smoot
  • Charles, Michael Ray
  • Cooke, Lee
  • Cooksey, Frank C.
  • Deming, David
  • Duncan, Roger
  • Durán, Fidencio
  • Dyson, Frank
  • Erickson, Roky
  • Ferris, Roy
  • Fidler, James C.
  • Flato, Malou
  • Gammon, Regan
  • Harte, Chris
  • Hay, Deborah
  • Henderson, Bitsy
  • Hightower, Jim
  • Hoffman, Jolynn
  • Keever, Jack Elton
  • King, Alfred
  • Knierim, Bruce
  • Lebermann, Lowell H., Jr.
  • Levy, Mike
  • Mallory, Sid
  • Strayhorn, Carole Keeton
  • Mackey, John
  • McKinnon, Mark
  • Miller, Barbara
  • Miller, Laurence D., III.
  • Nofziger, Max
  • Nunez, Renee
  • Oppel, Richard
  • Penn, Beverly
  • Phillip, Bobbitt
  • Priour, Damian
  • Selden, Bobbitt
  • Sager, Alan
  • Sargent, Ben
  • Siff, Ted
  • Smith, Milton T.
  • Taliaferro, John
  • Thomas, Rejina
  • Watson, John P.
  • Wittliff, William D.
Organizations
  • Town Lake Park Alliance
  • City of Austin
  • Armadillo Christmas Bazaar
  • Whole Foods Market
  • Laguna Gloria Art Museum
  • Austin Museum of Art
Places
  • Barton Springs (Tex.)
  • Bouldin Creek (Austin, Tex.)
  • Town Lake (Austin, Tex.)
  • Austin (Tex.)--Pictorial works
  • Long Center (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
  • Church
  • Dance
  • Groceries
  • Neighborhoods
  • Public schools
  • Restaurants
  • Television stations
  • Photographers--Texas--Austin
  • Photography--Texas--Austin
  • Art museums
Format
  • Photographic materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2014.035
Dates: -
Creator: Crowe, John P., 1907-2003
Persons
  • Miller, Tom
  • O'Daniel, W. Lee (Wilbert Lee)
  • Stevenson, Coke R. (Coke Robert)
  • Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew
  • Crowe, John P.
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Pictorial works
  • Camp Mabry (Austin, Tex.)--Pictorial works
Subjects
  • Photography--Texas--Austin
  • Photographers--Texas--Austin
  • Soldiers
  • Armed Forces
Format
  • Photographic materials
Access: Available on-site

Seiders Family Papers

AR.C.005
Dates: -
Creator: Seiders family
Persons
  • Seiders, Edward
  • Seiders, Henry
  • Seiders, John
  • Seiders, Jefferson
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Glen Ridge (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
  • Neighborhoods--Texas--Austin
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.C.007
Dates: -
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Volunteer Fire Department
Persons
  • Ford, W. P.
  • Neyland, W. D.
  • Von Rosenberg, Ernst Johann
  • Woodward, Clarence L.
Organizations
  • Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 (Austin, Tex.)
  • Colorado Fire Company No. 2
  • East Austin Hose Company No. 4
  • Washington Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1
  • Tenth Ward Company No. 8
  • Protection Hose Fire Company No. 3
  • South Austin Fire Company No. 5
  • Hope Hook and Ladder Company, No. 2
  • North Austin Fire Company No. 6
  • West Austin Fire Company No. 7
  • Austin (Tex.). Volunteer Fire Department
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
Subjects
  • Fire departments--Texas--Austin
  • Volunteer fire departments--Texas--Austin
  • Volunteer fire fighters
  • Fire prevention
  • Engine companies--Texas--Austin
  • Fire departments--Officials and employees
  • Municipal government--Texas--Austin
  • Portrait photography
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

John Earnest Mowinckle Papers

AR.C.009
Dates: -
Creator: Mowinckle, John Ernest
Persons
  • Mowinckle, John Ernest
Organizations
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Agriculture
  • Weather
Format
  • 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

Willie A. Andrews Papers

AR.C.012
Dates: -
Creator: Andrews, Willie A.
Persons
  • Andrews, Willie A.
Organizations
  • Willie A. Andrews Pioneer Schools
  • Science Hall Home Institute
  • Austin Home Institute
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Private schools--Texas--Austin
  • Education
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.D.001
Dates: -
Creator: Kuechler family; Wupperman family
Persons
  • Kuechler, Jacob
  • Kuechler, Marie Petri
  • Kuechler, Camillo Albrecht
  • Kuechler, Ralph J.
  • Kuechler, Richard
  • Queiser, Elise
  • Lungkwitz, Hermann
  • Lungkwitz, Guido
  • Klappenbach, Eva Lungkwitz
  • Lungkwitz, Max
  • Bickler, Martha Lungkwitz
  • Wupperman, Otto
Organizations
  • Central State Fair Association
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Germans--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.D.002
Dates: -
Creator: Thomson, R.M.; Thomson, Margaret
Persons
  • Thomson, Thomas C.
  • Thomson, Alexander
  • Graham, George Thomas
  • Hill, Lucy A.
  • Hillyer, Fred
  • Brackenridge, John Thomas
  • Fontaine Family
  • Dowsing family
Organizations
  • Houston East and West Texas Railroad Company
Places
  • Crockett County (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Railroads
  • Genealogy
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site