Descriptive Summary
Eagar Family
Eagar Family Papers
1866-1966
Materials are in English; one document is in Spanish.
Col 885
8.38 linear feet (8 document boxes, 3 oversize boxes)
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
The roots of the Eagar family go back to the early days of Anglo-American settlement in San Antonio, Texas. Wilson I. Riddle first came to the city in 1839, returning in 1841 with his wife, Elizabeth Mary Menafee. The couple's first child, Sarah, was reputedly the first Anglo child born in San Antonio. Sarah Riddle married Robert Eagar in 1866 and had three children. Mrs. Eagar and her daughters were early members of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and among the first Custodians of the Alamo after the DRT was granted custody of the site in 1905.
Correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and printed material document the business, organizational, and personal activities of several members of the Eagar family, particularly Robert Eagar, Sarah Eagar, Florence Eagar Roberts, and Harris L. Roberts.
Biographical Note
The roots of the Eagar family go back to the early days of Anglo-American settlement in San Antonio, Texas. Wilson I. Riddle, born in Ireland about 1812, immigrated to the United States as a child with his family and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Riddle moved to Tennessee and from there went to Texas in 1839, working as a merchant and land speculator. He returned to Tennessee briefly in 1840 and while there married Elizabeth Mary Menafee (1820-1890). The couple returned to Texas, where their two children Sarah Elizabeth (1842-1947), reputedly the first Anglo child born in San Antonio, and James W. Riddle were born.
Wilson Riddle was taken prisoner during the invasion of San Antonio by a Mexican force under Adrian Woll in 1842 and was imprisoned in Mexico until 1843. His health damaged by the experience, he died in San Antonio in 1847. His widow married Harvey Canterbury in 1851 and had at least three more children: John W., Mildred L., and Harvey Canterbury. Elizabeth's second husband died in 1859.
In 1866, Sarah Elizabeth Riddle married Robert Eagar (1830-1883), a native of Canada who had lived in San Antonio since 1850. The couple's three children, Fannie and twins Florence and Blanche, were born in a house on South Alamo Street that would remain the family residence for over one-hundred years. Robert Eagar was involved in real estate, freighting, and other business ventures in San Antonio prior to his death in 1883.
The Eagars were socially active and involved in a number of organizations. Mrs. Eagar and her daughters were early members of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) and active in the organization. Florence Eagar was one of the first Custodians of the Alamo after the DRT was granted custody of the site in 1905. Her mother, Sarah Eagar, took over the position when Florence married Major Harris L. Roberts in 1907 and followed her husband to his assignment in the Philippines. Roberts' Army assignments later took him to Ft. Bliss in Texas, Hawaii, and Detroit before his death in 1918. Harris and Florence Roberts had one child, Robert Pierpont Eagar Roberts.
Both Sarah Eagar and Florence Roberts remained active in the community throughout their long lives. Mrs. Eagar died in 1947 at the age of 105. Mrs. Roberts lived in the family home until the HemisFair project forced her to move in 1967. She died in 1969 at the age of 102.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, printed material, financial documents, legal documents, and military materials document the business, organizational, and personal activities of several members of the Eagar family, particularly Robert Eagar, Sarah Eagar, Florence Eagar Roberts, and Harris L. Roberts.
Organization of Collection
This collection is organized into three series.
- Series 1: Personal Papers
- Subseries 1.1: Correspondence
- Subseries 1.2: Printed material
- Subseries 1.3: Financial records
- Subseries 1.4: Legal documents
- Subseries 1.5: Photographs
- Subseries 1.6: Literary productions
- Subseries 1.7: Maps
- Subseries 1.8: Artifacts
- Subseries 1.9: Miscellaneous material
- Series 2: Organizations
- Subseries 2.1: Daughters of the Republic of Texas
- Subseries 2.2: Order of Eastern Star
- Subseries 2.3: Daughters of the American Revolution
- Series 3: Military
- Subseries 3.1: Correspondence
- Subseries 3.2: Reports
- Subseries 3.3: Legal documents
- Subseries 3.4: Orders
- Subseries 3.5: Printed material
- Subseries 3.6: Maps
- Subseries 3.7: Miscellaneous
Access Restrictions
No restrictions. The collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Please be advised that the library does not hold the copyright to most of the material in its archival collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure those rights when needed. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright, literary property rights, and libel.
Related Material
Riddle and Eagar Families Papers, 1840-1945, Col 7426, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Sarah Eagar and Florence Eagar Roberts Alamo Papers, 1905-1913 and undated, Doc 14408, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Florence Eagar Roberts Papers, 1905-1944, Doc 6074, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Aline B. Carter Family Papers, 1823-2003, MS 94, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Eagar Family Papers, 1866-1966, Col 885, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Acquisition Information
Materials were purchased from and donated by Ed Finn, circa 1975.
Processing Information
Processed by Warren Stricker, 1991 April.
Finding aid edited and encoded by Caitlin Donnelly, 2010 November.
Index Terms
Personal Names
Eagar family.
Eagar, Sarah, 1842-1947.
Eagar, Robert, 1830-1883.
Roberts, Florence Eagar, 1867-1969.
Roberts, Harris L. (Harris Lee), 1858-1918.
Organizations
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
Order of Eastern Star.
United States. Army--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Locations
San Antonio (Tex.)
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Genres/Formats
Family papers.
Correspondence.
Financial records.
Handbooks.
Manuals (instructional materials)
Legal documents.
Newspapers.
Printed ephemera.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Personal papers
The personal papers document several family members, beginning with letters received by Robert Eagar, which cover various business matters, dating from the 1870s and 1880s. Letters sent to Sarah Eagar and Florence Eagar Roberts are generally from friends and family; letters received by Harris L. Roberts refer to income tax and insurance matters.
Much of the printed material appears to be related to Sarah Eagar and Florence Eagar Roberts. Included are a number of periodicals, including some locally published literary, social, and political journals. A number of complete or nearly complete San Antonio newspapers are part of the papers, most of them dating from the early 1900s to 1920s, several containing articles on the Alamo, San Antonio history, or political and social events. Newspaper clippings document the Alamo, San Antonio and Texas events and history, and several individuals, including family members. Booklets, programs, and other printed items document events in San Antonio throughout the first few decades of the 1900s.
Financial documents include a number of bills and statements of account from several San Antonio businesses, dating from the 1890s and the 1900s. A ledger apparently documenting family business transactions from 1877 to 1882 is also included.
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Subseries 1.1: Correspondence
1
Robert Eagar correspondence, 1873-1887
1
1
Bell, J. M., 1887
1
2
Berg, H. L., 1874
1
3
Cade, Jas. C., 1875
1
4
Canterbury, W., 1873
1
5
Chamberlain, H., 1875
1
6
Cole, William, 1873
1
7
Dryden, R. H., 1875
1
8
Field, Sherman, 2 items, 1874
1
9
Ford, John S., 1882
1
10
Geissler, William F., 1873
1
11
Hayne, E. G., 1875
1
12
Jacobs, Mrs. A. M., 1875
1
13
Kingsbury, W. G., 1875
1
14
Knowles, A. E., 2 items, 1874-1875
1
15
Knuhler, Jacob, 1873
1
16
Menefee, George S., 2 items, 1874
1
17
Moffitt, R. E., 1881
1
18
Spindle, Sam J., 1874
1
19
Van Slyck, J. W., 1873
1
20
Zanderson, T. H., 3 items, 1873
1
Sarah Eagar correspondence, 1899-1946 and undated
1
21
Badger, Aline, 1904
1
22
Badger, Blanche Eagar, undated
1
23
Bee, Carlos, 1913
1
24
Biggart, Mabelle, 1915
1
25
Bliem, Emma L., 1912
1
26
Boothe, Carrie, 4 items, 1904-1909 and undated
1
27
Breneman, Harry K., 1912
1
28
Briggs Optical Company, 1904
1
29
Canterbury, J. M., 1900
1
30
Carrington, John B., 1913
1
31
Dickson, Chaplain [unknown first name], 1909
1
32
Draughon's Business College [with enclosures], 1909
1
33
Eagar, Sarah, circa 1900
1
34
Edson, Helen R. [see Photographs-Alamo, folder 177, for enclosed photographs], 1911
1
35
Gilbert, Lem, 1939
1
36
Goeth, C. A., 2 items, 1900
1
37
Hain, Georgie Gearhart, 1900
1
38
Herff School, 1939
1
39
Jones, Bessie Lee, undated
1
40
Lytle, Nellie, 1935
1
41
McCullough, Fannie Eagar, 2 items, undated
1
42
McCullough, Harold, undated
1
43
McCullough, R. Eagar, 1899
1
44
Mershon and Graham, 1900
1
45
Montgomery, H. R. C., 2 items [with clipping], 1909
1
46
Morris, H. N., 1908
1
47
Nelly, Genevieve, undated
1
48
Noonan, Cornelia B., undated
1
49
Orynaki, Isabella B., 1940
1
50
Pioneer Flour Mills, 2 items [with enclosure], undated
1
51
Richardson, W. R., 1900
1
52
Roberts, Florence Eagar, 15 items, 1904-1910 and undated
1
53
Sampson, Lilla B., 1909
1
54
Sears, Jayny, 1909
1
55
Sevier, Clara Driscoll, 4 items, 1908-1915 and undated
1
56
Stafford, I. D., 1910
1
57
Traylor, W. B., undated
1
58
Urwitz, Marie B., 1909
1
59
Watkins, Sarah R., 1913
1
59A
Zehring, Vic E., 2 items, 1908
1
60
Amy, 1899
1
61
Nancy, 1909
1
62
Sam, 1914
1
63
Mildred, 1946
1
64
Lolita, undated
1
Florence Eagar Roberts correspondence, 1884-1966 and undated
1
65
Clem, Elizabeth S., 1966
1
66
Eagar, Sarah, 2 items, 1909 and 1911
1
67
E_____, Clara S., 1946
1
68
Harris, Mrs. H. A., 1907
1
69
Jones, Hostie, 1884
1
70
Laredo, Port of, 1903
1
71
Roberts, Florence Eagar, undated
1
72
Roberts, R. Pierpont, undated
1
73
Willcox, Charles, 1900
1
74
Bessie, 1884
1
75
Marizon, 1907
1
75A
Frances, 1939
1
76
Lula, 2 items, undated
1
Harris L. Roberts correspondence, 1902-1917
1
77
Commissioner of Internal Revenue [1914 tax return enclosed], 1916
1
78
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., 2 items [with enclosures], 1902 and 1905
1
79
Roberts, Benjamin K., 2 items [with enclosures], 1910-1911
1
80
Roberts, Harris L., 3 items [with enclosures], 1917
1
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1870-1934 and undated
1
81
Brandt, Herbert, to Hugh Cumming, Jr., 1934
1
82
Halbedl, F. M., to unknown recipient, 1914
1
83
Southern Surety Company of Oklahoma to J. P. Soliss [with enclosure], 1911
1
84
Winkler, Mrs. A. V., to Miss Driscoll, 1906
1
85
Flo to Carrie, 1870
1
86
B. to Grandma, 1885
1
87
Theresa to unknown recipient, undated
1
Subseries 1.2: Printed material
1
Advertising, business, and calling cards
1
88
Business, 109 items, undated
1
89
Personal, 38 items, undated
1
90
Advertising fliers and booklets, 7 items, 1885, 1907, and undated
2
91
Book: Poems, by Ellen P. Leflin, 1909
2
Booklets
2
92
Charter, Rules and By-Laws of the San Antonio Board of Trade, 1872
2
93
San Antonio, Texas, by Edwin H. Terrell for the Encyclopedia Americana, circa 1903
2
94
In Memory of them Heroes of the Alamo, compiled by W. T. Hefley, circa 1913
2
95
Napoleon’s Oraculum, undated
2
The Handbook of Dreams, undated
2
Brochures
2
96
“Hannibal, Missouri,” circa 1909
2
97
“L. A. Wolfe Private Vocational School for Boys,” San Antonio, circa 1909
2
98
Calendar: Dreiss Drug Store, San Antonio, 1925
2
99
Certificate: National Geographic Society [includes by-laws], 2 items, 1912
2
Clippings
2
Alamo, general
2
100
4 items, 1905-1909
2
101
14 items, undated
2
Alamo, custody and restoration
2
102
5 items, 1905-1907
2
103
4 items, 1908
2
104
1 item, 1909
2
105
3 items, 1912-1915
2
106
7 items, undated
2
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
2
107
1 item, 1909
2
108
4 items, 1911 and undated
2
San Antonio
2
109
3 items, 1906
2
110
1 item, 1907
2
111
7 items, 1907-1912 and 1950
2
112
1 item, 1918
2
113
1 item, 1947
2
114
4 items, undated
2
115
Texas, 7 items, 1921 and undated
2
116
Eagar and Roberts families, 7 items, 1906, 1912, and undated
2
People
2
117
Bee, Carlos, 2 items, 1909 and undated
2
118
Sevier, Clara Driscoll, 4 items, 1905 and undated
2
119
Zavala, Adina de, 3 items, 1906 and undated
2
120
Alford, Lida B., 1908
2
Charters, Lillian Young, undated
2
Herff, Mathilde Klingelhoeffer, undated
2
Long, Paula, undated
2
Moore, Warner, 2 items, undated
2
Sullivan, Daniel J., 1948
2
Tobin, John, undated
2
Walker, Charlotte, undated
2
Wilcox, Mary Emily Donelson, undated
2
Military
2
121
1 item, 1874
2
122
1 item, 1957
2
123
2 items, undated
2
Miscellenaeous
2
124
9 items, 1885-1914
2
125
2 items, 1908
2
126
4 items, undated
2
127
Greeting cards, 9 items, 1912, 1931, and undated
2
128
Invitations, 20 items [including duplicates], 1908, 1911, and undated
2
129
Membership cards, 4 items, 1913-1924
2
Newspapers
Oversize 1
Eagle Pass, Texas, The Maverick, 1883 June 19
Oversize 1
San Antonio, Texas, Daily Express, 1908 June 13
Oversize 1
San Antonio, Texas, Evening News, 1920 March 27 [partial], 1924 February 15 [partial]
Oversize 1
San Antonio, Texas, Express, 1913 January 5 [partial], June 14; 1917 January 28 [partial]; 1918 March 10 [partial] and April 5, 6, 8; 1921 April 19; 1923 March 11 [partial]
Oversize 2
San Antonio, Texas, Gazette, 1906 May 12 [partial]
Oversize 2
San Antonio, Texas, Light, 1886 December [partial], 1908 February 19, 1909 April 8, 1911 January 14, 1913 January 14, 1917 May 22, 1918 March 10 [partial], 1921 September 6
Oversize 2
San Antonio, Texas, The Texas Republic, 1912 June 22
Oversize 2
San Antonio, Texas, The Weekly Dispatch, 1922 September [partial]
Oversize 2
Des Moines, Iowa, Daily News, contains article on Adina de Zavala and the Alamo, 1908 February 19
Oversize 2
Red Wing, Minnesota, Daily Republican, contains article on Texas and San Antonio, 1908 March 26
2
Pamphlets
2
130
“Beethoven,” compliments of German Students, Brackenridge High School, 1927
2
131
“The Catholic Church in Texas Carries On,” undated
3
Periodicals
3
132
The Bohemian Scribbler, San Antonio, Texas, 1911 April 22
3
133
The Cosmopolitan, 3 incomplete sections, circa 1892
3
134
The Fad, San Antonio, Texas, 1897 January 9
3
135
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, 1872 August
Oversize 3
Harper’s Weekly, 1878 August 3
Oversize 3
The Home Friend Magazine, 1921 February
Oversize 3
The Household, 1921 January
Oversize 3
The Household Guest, 1913 December; 1931 January and April
Oversize 3
The Housekeeper, 1883 March
Oversize 3
Pictorial Review Patterns, 1926 October
3
136
Ranch Romances, undated
Oversize 3
The Southern Sentinel, San Antonio, Texas, 1910 June 25
3
137
State Topics, Houston, Texas, 1912 March 30, 1914 February 21, and 1916 July 29
3
138
The Surprise, San Antonio, Texas, 1880 February 14
3
139
Texas Mute Ranger, Austin, Texas, 1881 October and November
3
140
The Traction Magazine, San Antonio, Texas, undated
Oversize 3
The Young Christian Soldier and the Carrier Dove, 1883 January 21
Oversize 3
Programs
Oversize 3
Grand Opera House, San Antonio, Texas, 1892
3
141
Guilment Recital, World’s Fair, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904
3
142
Battle of Flowers 18th Century Fete, 2 items, 1911
3
143
San Antonio Mozart Society, 1920
3
144
Commencement Exercises of the Graduating Class of Brackenridge High School, 1931
3
145
“Stepping Out,” for the benefit of the Children’s Free Clinic, sponsored by the Junior League of San Antonio, Texas, 1931
3
146
Tuesday Musical Club, 1931
3
147
Prospectus, Alamo Amusement Company, 1910
3
148
Wedding announcement, Florence Eagar and Harris L. Roberts, 1907
3
149
Miscellaneous printed material
3
Letters praising The Boy Captive by Fanny Iglehart, 1911
3
“Calendar and Useful Information,” 1915-1916
3
Stamp, San Antonio, Texas, 1919
3
Commemorative Cover, Velasco, Texas, 1936
3
Cards with printed verses, 2 items, undated
3
Postcard, undated
3
Ticket, undated
3
Stickers, 12 items, undated
3
Subseries 1.3: Financial records
3
Accounts, bills, and statements, etc.
3
150
Dreiss, Adolph, 2 items, 1900 and undated
3
151
Dullnig, Geo., Grocer Co., 3 items, 1899
3
152
Hahn, Joseph S., 7 items, 1913-1914
3
153
Hauser, P. D., and Son, 2 items, 1900
3
154
Haywood Wood Co., 2 items, 1900
3
155
Joske Bros., 8 items, 1896-1900
3
156
Ronse and Co., Ronse and Wahlstab, 4 items, 1899-1900
3
157
San Antonio Gas and Electric Co., 3 items, 1914
3
158
San Antonio Water Supply Co., 4 items, 1914-1915
3
159
Schuman Carriage Co., 14 items, 1916
3
160
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Co., 8 items, 1899-1915
3
161
Steves, Ed., and Sons, 4 items, 1899-1907
3
162
Texas Steam Laundry, 3 items, 1893-1899
3
163
Union Meat Market, 9 items, 1914-1915
3
164
Wagner and Chabot, 4 items, 1899-1900
3
165
Water Works Company, 12 items, 1899-1901
3
166
Wolff and Marx, 9 items, 1898-1915
3
167
Miscellaneous, 39 items, 1881-1936
3
168
List of disbursements: R. E. and A. S., 1866
3
169
Ledger, 1877-1882
3
170
Account books
3
Contains some additional information, 1894-1895
3
Contains some entries related to the Alamo, 1909
3
171
Receipts, 33 items, 1880-1959
3
172
Property tax documents, 8 items, 1897-1899 and 1923-1934
3
173
Miscellaneous
3
Promissory notes, 1892 and 1915
3
Bank notices, 2 items, 1915
3
Poll tax exemption certificate, 1931
3
Lease terms, undated
4
Subseries 1.4: Legal documents
4
174
Affidavits, 3 items, 1909
4
175
Authorization to sell property, undated
4
176
Insurance policies, 5 items, 1900-1912
4
Subseries 1.5: Photographs
4
177
Alamo, 3 items [enclosed in letter from Helen R. Edson to Sarah Eagar, folder 34], 1911
4
178
Dunne, Gerald and Vincent, 8 items, 1912
4
Subseries 1.6: Literary productions
4
179
Essay: “Lafitte and Galveston Island,” 8 pages, manuscript, undated
4
Poetry
4
180
Eagar, Sarah Elizabeth Riddle [added to collection, Acc. # 3234], undated
4
181
Edwards, W. S., undated
4
182
Pfeil, Anton F., “The Heroes of the Alamo,” undated
4
Subseries 1.7: Maps
4
183
“Carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles de l’Amerique” [photocopy], 1754
4
184
“Garden and Orange Lands,” Papalote, Bee County, Texas, undated; clipping on Bee County, 1909 [photocopies]
4
185
Subseries 1.8: Artifacts, handkerchiefs, 2 items, undated
4
Subseries 1.9: Miscellaneous material
4
186
Laundry book, 1911-1913
4
187
Napkin, Sarah Eagar birthday, 1944
4
188
Blotter, undated
4
189
Notes and addresses, 5 items, undated
4
190
Envelopes, 10 items
4
191
Stationary, 4 items, undated
Series 2: Organizations
The majority of the material from this series is related to the involvement of Sarah Eagar and Florence Eagar Roberts in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT). Much of this material is related to the Alamo, documenting the controversy over custody of the site, which erupted shortly after a portion of the property was purchased by Clara Driscoll. Correspondence includes official and semi-official letters, primarily written by DRT members aligned with the faction that eventually assumed control of the Alamo, commenting on the issue. The remainder of the correspondence deals with the day-to-day operations of the Alamo, under the custodianship of Mrs. Eagar and her daughter, and covers repairs to the property, requests for souvenirs and information, and finances.
Much of the remainder of the DRT material is related to these same subjects. Included are printed by-laws, position statements, and proceedings which refer to the custody controversy. Financial documents include accounts with local businesses for souvenirs, postcards, and supplies; records of sales at the Alamo; a detailed financial statement for the years 1903-1906; and inventories of merchandise at the Alamo for the years 1903 to 1914. Newspaper clippings covering the Alamo in general and the custody issue in particular are grouped with the Personal Papers series.
5
Subseries 2.1: Daughters of the Republic of Texas
5
Correspondence
5
General, Alamo acquisition and custody
5
192
Bates, Mrs. Wharton, 1908
5
193
Burleson, Emma Kyle, 6 items, 1907-1910 and undated
5
194
Carl, J. F., undated
5
195
Davis, J.O., 6 items, including five poems written by John A. Veatch, 1911
5
196
Dowe, Robert W., undated
5
197
Jones, Mrs. Anson, 2 items, 1908 and undated
5
198
McDonald, Maude W., 2 items, 1913 and 1915
5
199
McKeever May F., 2 items, 1908 and 1910
5
200
Milby, Maggie G., 2 items, 1907 and 1908
5
201
Roberts, Florence Eagar, 1910
5
202
Sevier, Clara Driscoll, 4 items, 1906-1909
5
203
Sevier, H. H., 2 items, 1907 and 1915
5
204
Urwitz, Marie B., 15 items, 1906-1910 and undated
5
205
Zavala, Adina de, 2 items, 1904 and undated
5
Alamo operations
5
206
Banks, Lucile Webb, 3 items, 1906-1907
5
207
Brite, Chas. H., 1907
5
208
Castellanos, A. W., 1913
5
209
Clark, W. B., 1908
5
210
Davidson, Hugh, 1914
5
211
Day, W. C., 6 items, 1908-1909
5
212
Drane, O. W., 1912
5
213
Eagar, Sarah, 6 items, 1907-1915
5
214
Ebers-White, Inc., 1907
5
215
Graham, Bessie, 1908
5
216
Harris, Jennie, 1907
5
217
Hunter, John W., 1906
5
218
James, George Wharton, 1907
5
219
Jones, Mrs. Johnnie A., circa 1910-1919
5
220
Katool and Farris, 1906
5
221
Long, Mrs. Joe, 1908
5
222
Long, S. A., 1912
5
223
Matthews, Mrs., 1910
5
224
Mellor, Mrs. A. C., 1906
5
225
Poore, E. W., 1906
5
226
Rice, J. C., 1908
5
227
Roberts, Mrs. A. J., undated
5
228
Shepard Manufacturing Co., 1907
5
229
Skinker, T. K., 1911
5
230
Sterling, Mrs. Susie A., statement regarding her grandmother, Susannah Dickinson, 1909
5
231
Tinkham, Frederick K., 2 items, 1910
5
232
Tolmie, Robert C., 1913
5
233
Travis, Pierce M. B., 1910
5
234
Walker, Ella, 1909
5
235
Williams, Mrs. Homer, 1911
5
236
Willis, Lon L., 1909
5
237
Wolff and Marx, undated
5
238
Wright, Marguerite Ruttledge, 1912
5
239
Young, A. B., 2 items, 1907
5
240
Young, John [photocopy], 1906
5
241
Unknown correspondent [incomplete], 1907
5
Printed material
5
By-laws
5
242
By-Laws of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Adopted by the Executive Committee, February 18, 1908
5
243
Amendment of the By-Laws of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 1910
5
Printed statements
5
244
"Attitude of the Daughters," 1907
5
245
"To the Daughters of the Republic of Texas," Mrs. Anson Jones, 1907
5
246
"To the Daughters of the Republic of Texas," Clara Driscoll Sevier, 6 items [see DRT Correspondence-Clara Driscoll Sevier, folder 202, for manuscript copy], 1907
5
247
"Statement by the Executive Committee," 2 items [printed and typescript copies], 1907
5
248
"Statement of the Situation," 1908
5
249
"Control of the Alamo," circa 1908
5
Proceedings
5
250
16th Annual Meeting, 1907
5
251
18th Annual Meeting, 1909
Oversize 3
Proofs: Alamo visitor register, undated
5
252
Advertising fliers, 5 items, undated
5
Financial records
5
Account records
5
253
Alamo Wood Co., 6 items, 1914-1915
5
254
Capurro, William N., 9 items, 1906-1909
5
255
Dahrooge Post Cart Co., 6 items, 1910-1911
5
256
Kray, Gus J., 7 items, 1907
5
257
Pancoast-Morgan Co., 6 items, 1914-1915
5
258
Passing Show Publishing Co., 6 items, 1911
5
259
Rabe, S., 19 items, 1907
5
260
Sachs, Ed, 41 items, 1905-1907
6
261
Tengg, Nic, 11 items, 1906-1907
6
262
Tengg, Nic, 24 items, 1908
6
263
Tengg, Nic, 26 items, 1909-1911
6
264
Tengg, Nic, 24 items, 1912-1913
6
265
Tengg, Nic, 8 items, 1914
6
266
Miscellaneous, 22 items, 1907-1914
6
267
Inventories: Alamo merchandise, 13 items, 1907-1912
6
268
Ledger: Alamo sales, 1907
6
Sales records
6
269
Alamo souvenirs, 35 items, 1908-1912
6
270
Alamo souvenirs, 29 items, 1913 and undated
6
271
Statement: Alamo Mission Fund Account, 1903-1906
6
272
Checkstubs, 2 items, 1907
6
Receipts
6
273
DRT dues, 10 items, 1908-1914 and undated
6
274
Miscellaneous, 2 items, 1907 and 1909
6
Legal documents
6
275
Affidavit: statement regarding appearance of the Alamo in 1848, 1910
6
276
Agreement: production of Alamo post card, sample post card, 3 items, 1906
6
277
Inventory: property in the Alamo church, 1908
6
Miscellaneous material
6
Notes
6
278
Missions, Alamo, Battle of the Alamo, 15 pages, undated
6
279
Alamo, Battle of the Alamo, 10 pages, undated
6
280
Alamo, 2 pages, undated
6
281
Relics, 4 items, undated
6
282
Miscellaneous, 2 items, undated
6
283
Receipt for artifact, 1912
6
284
Envelopes, 10 items
6
Subseries 2.2: Order of Eastern Star
6
285
Notice of dues, 1909 and 1915
6
Receipt for dues, 1915
6
Roster of Adah Chapter No. 49, 1923
6
Roster and By-Laws of Adah Chapter No. 49, 1945-1946
6
Subseries 2.3: Daughters of the American Revolution
6
286
Announcement of Grand Winter Cruise, circa 1910
6
Booklet, "Cruise of the Arabic," circa 1910
6
Receipt for dues, 2 items, 1912
6
By-Laws of the San Antonio de Bexar Chapter, 1913
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Pamphlet, "Lone Star Chapter endorses the candidacy of Mrs. Andrew Rose for the office of State Regent, Daughters of the American Revolution," 1913
6
Membership directory and by-laws, San Antonio de Bexar Chapter, 1934-1937
6
287
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, 1916 November
Series 3: Military
The third subgroup consists of military material, most of it pertaining to Col. Harris L. Roberts. Letters received by Roberts include official communications regarding his assignment in the Philippines at the turn of the century. Other letters document a recommendation that Roberts retire rather than assume a command and his opposition to retirement. A few items that refer to debate over Roberts' suitability for command are included in reports and legal documents, some of the items consisting of hand-written copies. A number of military manuals, books, and notes are part of the papers, some belonging to Col. Roberts, with later items belonging to his son, Robert Pierpont Roberts and his military service during World War II.
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Subseries 3.1: Correspondence
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Philippines assignment
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288
Conway, Matt, 1900
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289
Evans, Sgt., undated
7
290
Fabila, _______ [Spanish], 1900
7
291
Hartmann, Edward, 6 items, 1900
7
292
Hunt, John E., 3 items, 1900
7
293
Huston, J. F., 12 items, 1899-1900
7
294
Mann, ______, 2 items, undated
7
295
Rubitez, _______ [Spanish, with English translation], 1900
7
General military, retirement
7
296
Baldwin, Frank D., 1906
7
297
Drum, H. A., 2 items [includes copy of Frank D. Baldwin letter], 1906
7
298
Edwards, C. R., 1913
7
299
Frederick, D. A., 6 items [including duplicates], 1913
7
300
French, F. H., 1914
7
301
Heystad, ______, 1913
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302
Koester, F. J., 2 items [including duplicate], 1914
7
303
Larch, P. C., 1915
7
304
Lee, Jesse M., 5 items [including duplicates], 1913
7
305
Roberts, Benjamin K., 7 items [includes copies of letters from Y. F. Scott], 1913-1916
7
306
Roberts, Harris L., 1913
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307
Steever, E. Z., 1913
7
308
Unknown sender to H. C. Jennings, 1912
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Subseries 3.2: Reports
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309
Disciplinary incident, Ft. Bliss, 1912
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Harris L. Roberts, fitness for command, undated
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Subseries 3.3: Legal documents
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310
Charges and response: conduct of Harris L. Roberts, 7 pages, circa 1900
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311
Statement: claim for damages, circa 1912
7
312
Subseries 3.4: Orders, 6 items, 1881-1912
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Subseries 3.5: Printed material
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Manuals, handbooks, etc.
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313
European Frontiers, 14 pages, 1909
7
314
Small Arms Firing Manual, 250 pages, 1913
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Manual of Physical Training, 335 pages, 1914
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315
The Army School of the Line: Course in Tactics part IV, 16 pages, 1913-1914
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The Army School of the Line: Course in Tactics part IV, 14 pages, 1913-1914
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The Army School of the Line: Course in Tactics part I, 69 pages, 1915-1916
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316
The Line of Communications: Remarks made by Captain Hayne at the First Conference, 43 pages, 1914-1915
7
317
Basic Field Manual: Military Intelligence, Combat Intelligence, 36 pages, 1940
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Technical Manual: Meteorology, 51 pages, 1942
7
318
Basic Field Manual: Soldier's Handbook, 263 pages, 1941
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Basic Field Manual: 37-mm Gun, Antitank M3, 194 pages, 1942
7
319
Gas Warfare by Brig. Gen. Alden H. Waitt, 264 pages, 1943
7
320
Study Guide-Chemical Warfare, Chemical Warfare School, 88 pages, 1942
7
321
Map and Aerial Photograph Reading: Lesson Sheets, Chemical Warfare School, 114 pages, 1943
7
322
The Tactical Use of Smoke, Chemical Warfare School, 58 pages, 1943
8
323
Instructions for using Gas Identification Sets, Chemical Warfare School, 7 pages, 1942
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Jungle Warfare: "This Platoon Will...," Chemical Warfare School, 12 pages, 1943
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Weather Forecasting Without Reports: What the Clouds Foretell by George Aubourne Clarke, Chemical Warfare School, 9 pages, 1940
8
Weather, Chemical Warfare School, 14 pages, undated
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Infantry Weapons, Chemical Warfare School, 23 pages, undated
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324
Student's Handbook: A Compilation of Mimeographs, Map Problems, Classroom and Field Exercises, Chemical Warfare School [includes notes, diagrams, instructions, etc.], approximately 85 pages, 1943-1945
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325
Student's Handbook: A Compilation of Mimeographs, Map Problems, Classroom and Field Exercises, Chemical Warfare School [includes notes, tests, instructions, etc.], approximately 160 pages, 1943-1945
8
326
Organization and Employment of Chemical Weapons Troops, Chemical Warfare School, 163 pages, undated
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Chemical Warfare Center instructional material
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327
8 items, 1942
8
328
23 items, 1943-1944 and undated
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329
Regulations
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Military Hygiene and Sanitation, 20 pages, 1942
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Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases of Man, 16 pages, 1942
8
Miscellaneous books, booklets, and pamphlets
8
330
Examination Papers for Admission to the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 91 pages, 1930
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Examination Papers for Admission to the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., 70 pages, 1932
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331
Table of Organization: Chemical Smoke Generator Company, approximately 22 pages, 1942
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332
Leadership: Address by Maj. C.A. Beach, Giving Farewell Instruction to the Graduating Student Officers of the Second Training Camp a Fort Sheriden, Wyo., in 1917, 9 pages, 1942
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Training Program Subject Schedule: Military Law, 4 pages, 1943
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333
The Story of West Point by Colonel R. Ernest Dupuy, 282 pages, 1943
8
334
Review of Proceedings of General Court Martial in Case of Captain Edmund G. Chamberlain, U.S. Marine Corps, Pending Before the Navy Department, Argument for Captain Chamberlain, 58 pages, undated
8
335
Personnel directory, Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, 1940
Oversize 3
Periodical: Army and Navy Journal, 3 items,
1905 March 25 and April 8, 1911 June 10
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336
Certificates: Army Co-Operative Fire Association, 2 items, 1889 and 1905
8
337
Diagram: sanitation area, undated
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338
Print: Ft. Sam Houston, undated
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339
Telegraph forms, 2 items, undated
8
340
Subseries 3.6: Map, Luna County, New Mexico, 1916
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Subseries 3.7: Miscellaneous
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341
List: contributors, enlisted men's field day, 1899
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342
Statement: "Protest of indignation against the acts of the guardians of the Neutrality Laws," Ciudad Juarez, 1912
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343
Notes: military administration, chemical warfare, first aid, 35 pages, undated