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AR.A.021
Dates:
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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
Payne Family Papers
AR.A.024
Creator: Payne family
Persons
- Payne, Leonidas Warren, Jr.
- Payne, Susie Bledsoe
- Payne, Bledsoe
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin
Places
- Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
- Football
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.E.006
Dates:
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Creator: Urbantke family
Persons
- Urbantke, Elsie
- Urbantke, Gus Fred
- Urbantke, Emily Eversberg
- Urbantke, Hilda
Organizations
- Texas School for the Deaf
- Blinn College
- University Of Texas at Austin
- County Club of Austin
- Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
- U.S. Naval Hospital (Norman, Okla.)
- Women's Texas Golf Association
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Austin (Tex.)--Pictorial works
Subjects
- Golf--Texas--Austin
- Deaf--Education--Texas--Austin
- Women--Texas--Austin
- Greeting cards
- Valentines
- Christmas cards
- Postcards--Collectors and collecting
- Country clubs--Texas--Austin
- Families--Texas--Austin
- Golf for women
- Nursing
- Women in engineering
- Women in war
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Brooks and Harrison Families Papers
AR.F.005
Dates:
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Creator: Brooks family; Harrison family
Persons
- Brooks, Grace Sinclair Harrison
- Brooks, Victor Lee
- Brooks, Henry Harrison
- Harrison, Alice Hollingsworth
- Harrison, Richard Sinclair
- Harrison, Henry Douglas
- Harrison, Alice S.
- Harrison, William Lawrence
- Brooks, Victor Lee, Jr.
Organizations
- Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
- University of Texas at Austin
- State of Texas
- First Baptist Church (Austin, Tex.)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)
- Travis County (Tex.)--Politics and government
Subjects
- Families--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.F.009
Dates:
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Creator: University Junior High School (Austin, Tex.)
Persons
- Ashley, Marshel
- Horn, Jeff L.
- LaGrone, Herbert F.
- Nelson, I. I.
- Pittinger, B. F.
- Stepan, Joe R.
Organizations
- Austin Independent School District (Tex.)
- Austin Public Schools (Austin, Tex.)
- University Junior High School (Austin, Tex.)
- University of Texas at Austin
Places
- Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
- Education--Texas--Austin
- Public Schools--Texas--Austin
- School districts--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.G.003
Dates:
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Creator: United States. Works Projects Administration, Texas District No. 9
Persons
Organizations
- St. David's Episcopal Church (Austin, Tex.)
- University of Texas at Austin
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Texas District No. 9
- Texas Historical Records Survey
- Blackshear Elementary School (Austin, Tex.)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
- Travis County (Tex.)
Subjects
- Church
- Federal aid to community development--Texas--Austin
- Archival surveys--Texas
- African American students
- Depressions--1929--Texas
- Mexican American students--Texas--Austin
- Public service employment--Texas
- Universities and colleges--Texas--Austin--History
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
John Robert Williams Texana Collection
AR.H.007
Dates:
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Creator: Williams, John Robert
Persons
- Williams, James Robert
- Dienst, Alexander
- McCall, John David
- Pearce, James Edwin
- Swisher, John Milton
- Pease, E. M. (Elisha Marshall)
- Ferguson, James Edward
- Nalle, Oida Ferguson
- Armijo, Manuel
- DeGress, Jacob C.
- DeMorse, Charles
- Johnston, Albert Sidney
Organizations
- Texas. State Department of Education
- Texas Fine Arts Association
- Texas. Supreme Court
- University of Texas
- Huston-Tillotson College
- Texas Co-operative Association
- University of Texas at Austin
- United States. Army
Places
- Austin (Tex.)
- Waco, (Tex.)
- Travis County (Tex.)
- Texas--Politics and government
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects
- Voting--Texas
- Taxation
- Governors
- Postal service
- American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
- Legal briefs
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.H.008
Dates:
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Creator: Hart family
Persons
- Hart, James Pinckney
- Meriweather, Carrie
- Hart, William de Normandie
- Hart, James Hill
- Hart, Nannie Strother Furman
- Jagou, Helen Furman
- Hart, James Pinckney
- Hart, Katherine
Organizations
- Heritage Society of Austin
- Austin History Center
- Daughters of the American Colonists
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Texas Fine Arts Association
- Texas State Historical Association
- University of Texas at Austin
- Travis County (Tex.). Historic Landmarks Commision
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Mexico City (Mexico)
- Travis County (Tex.)
- Austin (Tex.)--Pictorial works
- Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
Subjects
- Universities and colleges--Texas
- Government--Texas
- Lawyers--Texas--Austin
- College sports--Texas--Austin
- Women--Societies and Clubs
- Men--Societies and clubs
- Women--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.I.003
Dates:
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Creator: Goeth family; Etnyre family; Tips family
Persons
- Etnyre, Henry Mentor
- Etnyre, Caroline Goeth
- Goeth, Ottilie Fuchs
- Goeth, Adolph C.
- Goeth, Julia Tips
- Greear, Yvonne Etnyre
- Hedspeth, Cullie
- Posey, Frank W.
- Scherding, Laura G. Tips
- Schutze, Frances Julia Tips
- Sweeney, Dennis
- Sweeney, Kathryn
- Tips, Edward Charles
- Tips, Eugene
- Tips, Frances Marie
- Tips, Mary Jane Pearce
- Tips, Walter E.
- Tips, Walter H.
- Von Heppeger, Anita Von Kramer
- Von Kramer, Mona
- Von Kramer, Frederick Carl
- Von Kramer, Mary Elizabeth Tips
Organizations
- Walter Tips Company
- Tips Engine Works
- Mrs. Huberick's School
- American Historical Society
- St. David's Episcopal Church (Austin, Tex.)
- United States. Army. Air Corps
- University of Texas at Austin
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Monterrey (Mexico)
- Camp Waldemar (Tex.)
Subjects
- Families--Texas--Austin
- Air pilots, Military--Training of
- World War I
- World War (1914-1918)
- Travel
- Universities and colleges--Texas
Format
- Art
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Fisher and Scarborough Families Papers
AR.K.001
Dates:
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Creator: Fisher family; Scarborough family
Persons
- Fisher, Samuel Rhoads
- Fisher, Walter Wooldridge
- Fisher, Julia MacRae Scarborrough
- Niles, Juliet
- Walther, Julia Emerson Fisher
- Scarborough, Emerson Monroe
- Scarborough, Ada Ledbetter
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Beau Site subdivision, Division C (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
- Real property--Texas--Austin
- Abstracts of title--Texas--Austin
- Families--Texas--Austin
- Automobiles
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site