Born on 1909 April 5 in Austin, Texas, author and journalist Charles W. Ramsdell, Jr. was the son of noted historian Charles W. Ramsdell (1877-1942) and Susanna Griffith Ramsdell. Through his mother, he was a descendant of Angelina Dickinson Griffith (1834-1869), who with her mother survived the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. Ramsdell attended the University of Texas and traveled extensively in Mexico before working as a historian for the National Park Service and as a translator for the Texas General Land Office. He contributed articles to numerous publications and was a staff writer for the
Ramsdell married Josephine Miller Bramlett (1905-1957) on 1933 June 13 in Mexico. They were the parents of one son, Charles Michael Ramsdell. Ramsdell died in Greenville, North Carolina, on 1973 August 29 at the age of 64.
Charles Ramsdell, Jr. biographical file. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Three unpublished typescripts and a published newspaper article by Charles Ramsdell make up his papers. The longest of the unpublished works,
A shorter, undated work,
The third typescript, “James Long at La Bahia,” is a paper prepared for the Texas State Historical Association on the 1821 filibustering expedition aimed at Texas. Some notes are included with the paper.
In addition to the unpublished works, a clipping of one of Ramsdell’s feature articles for the
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John Edwin Canaday Papers, 1925-1985, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Charles William Ramsdell, Jr. Papers, 1749-1836, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Several other archival collections also relate to Ramsdell's father, the historian Charles William Ramsdell, Sr., including:
John Villasana Haggard Papers, 1811-1814, 1833-1834, 1861-1865, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Charles William Ramsdell, Sr. Papers, 1844 (1907-1942), Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Hally B. Bryan Perry Papers, circa 1761-1958, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
The University of Texas at Austin Department of History Records, 1877-, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
The University of Texas at Austin Press Manuscripts, 1919, 1944 (1950-), Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
[Identification of item], Charles Ramsdell Papers, 1947-1968, Col 9278, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Gift of C. Michael Ramsdell, 1996 October, 2007 July, and 2011 April.
Processed by Warren Stricker, 1998 and 2007.
Finding aid edited and encoded by Caitlin Donnelly, 2010 August.
"Historic Articles of Texas" has been separated from the Charles Ramsdell Papers and housed in the general collection. The work is a binder containing approximately fifty articles written by Charles Ramsdell and compiled by his son; most of the articles appeared in the