Popular Subject Searches
Persons
Organizations
Places
Subjects
Formats
Archives and Manuscripts Index
Browse and search an inventory of the Austin History Center’s archival collections. Where appropriate, click on the collection title to view the collection finding aid (a detailed description of the collection) hosted by Texas Archival Resources Online. These links will open the description in a new browser window.
To access the collections you must visit the Austin History Center.
If a finding aid is not available online, you are unable to find what you are searching for or access is listed “Advanced notice required” or “Some portions may require advance notice” contact AHC staff for more information. Contact Us by mail or by phone: 512-974-7480.
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
Austin Chamber of Commerce Records
AR.B.005
Dates:
-
Creator: Austin Chamber of Commerce
Persons
Organizations
- Austin Chamber of Commerce
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
- Austin (Tex.)--Economic conditions
Subjects
- Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
- Boards of trade--Texas--Austin
- Economic forecasting--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- 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
AR.F.004
Dates:
-
Creator: Calcasieu Lumber Company
Persons
- Drake, Carl Flyel
- Drake, William Sherman
- Mueller, R. G.
Organizations
- Calcasieu Lumber Company
- Mutual Lumber Company
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
Subjects
- Lumber-yards--Texas--Austin
- Building trades--Texas
- Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Carrington Family Papers
AR.H.001
Dates:
-
Creator: Carrington family
Persons
- Carrington, Evelyn Maurine
- Carrington, Maude Dillon
- Carrington, Bertha Gray
- Hill, William Hickman
- Carrington, Robert Emmitt
- Carrington, Leonidas Davis
- Carrington, Martha Hickman Hill
- Gray, George Edwin
- McArthur, Gladys
Organizations
- L.D. Carrington and Company
- Capitol National Bank
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
- Galveston (Tex.)
- Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Carrington-Covert House (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
- Families--Texas--Austin
- African Americans
- Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.H.024
Dates:
-
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
Frank Taylor Ramsey Papers
AR.H.044
Dates:
-
Creator: Ramsey, Frank Taylor
Persons
- Ramsey, Frank Taylor
Organizations
- Lone Star Nursery
- Austin Nursery
- Ramsey & Son
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
- Mahomet (Burnet County, Tex.)
Subjects
- Gardening
- Plants
- Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.I.009
Dates:
-
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
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
AR.N.008
Dates:
-
Creator: Hamby Family; Harper Family; Pettway Family
Persons
- Hamby, Alice
- Hamby, Bob
- Hamby, Carrie Mae
- Hamby, Catherine Jane
- Hamby, Frank
- Hamby, James
- Hamby, Lewis
- Hamby, Lillian
- Hamby, Minnie Jane
- Hamby, Robert
- Hamby, Virginia
- Hamby, William
- Hamby, William Robert
- Harper, Henry W.
- Lewis, Margaret Lynn
- Pettway, Richard
- Williams, K. T. Hamby
Organizations
- American National Bank (Austin, Tex.)
- Millican and Hamby Insurance, Loans and Investments
- United States. Army. Filipino Infantry Regiment, 1st
- University of Texas at Austin
Places
- 4411 Red River Street (Austin, Tex.)
- 1405 Whitis Avenue (Austin, Tex.)
- Austin (Tex.)
- Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
- Baguio (Philippines)
- Camp Bronson (Ill.)
- Grapeland (Tex.)
- Heidelberg (Germany)
- Japan
- Leyte Island (Philippines)
- Seoul (Korea)
- Pecos County (Tex.)
- Manila (Philippines)
- Stuttgart (Germany)
- Waukegan (Ill.)
Subjects
- Banks and banking--Texas--Austin
- Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
- Soldiers--Texas--Austin
- Family--Texas--Austin
- Soldiers--Texas--Correspondence
- Veterans--Texas--Austin
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War (1939-1945)
Format
- Architectural drawings
- Artifacts
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site