E.C. Noble/Bozeman Family Papers: An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Description of Series

E. C. Noble Correspondence

Minnie Noble Correspondence

Other Correspondence

Bozeman Family Material

Noble Financial Papers

Social Materials

Religious Materials

Miscellaneous

Photographs

E.C. Noble/Bozeman Family Papers:

An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Noble family
	Title	E.C. Noble/Bozeman Family Papers
	Inclusive Dates	1818-1954
	Bulk Dates	1890's-1940's
	Identification	MSS1298
	Extent	7 document boxes, 5 photo boxes
	Language	Materials are in English.
	Repository	Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

Biographical Note

Edward Cullen (E.C.) Noble (ca. 1871-1930) was a small businessman, and briefly was Chief of the Houston Police Department. He worked as a deputy sheriff in Kiowa County, Oklahoma Territory; was a claims agent for the Texas and New Orleans Railroad; was involved in the insurance business, as an adjuster and apparently a director of the Great Southern Life Insurance Company; was Sales Manager of the Texas-Arizona Copper Company; and for a time was apparently involved in the oil business. His father, W.F. Noble, worked as a clerk for a number of businesses; Noble's brother, O.E. Noble, lived in Hammond, Louisiana. He also seems to have had a sister, Sallie.

Minnie Bozeman married Noble in 1894. Originally from Rosebud, Texas, she was the daughter of W.E. Bozeman, a former Confederate soldier. Mrs. Noble frequently corresponded with her two sisters, Jessie and Lurlene, as well as with her mother (Sallie?). She had three sons: William Homer, E. Cullen, Jr., and Wiley Bozeman.

The Bozeman family migrated to Texas from Alabama. They were possibly related to a Fiechter family from Virginia, and to a Lyles family.

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of personal and business correspondence of the Noble family, as well as miscellany related to various financial matters, social interests, and religious involvement. It also contains land indentures and grants dating to 1818. There are several Civil War era letters, and two signed military orders from the Civil War. There are also a number of photographs, both prints and negatives.

While incomplete, this collection does provide a glimpse of a middle class Houston family from the 1890's to the 1940's. By examining what they saved, one can get a sense of what was important to them.

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Arrangement
	The items in this collection are arranged topically, and then chronologically within topics. The first group consists of E.C. Noble's correspondence, and is subdivided into his personal correspondence, and business and professional correspondence. The second group consists of Minnie Noble's personal correspondence. The third group consists of other correspondence, mostly belonging to E.C. Noble, Jr. and his wife Ethel. The fourth group consists of probate material: Minnie Noble's will, written in 1930, and that of W.E. Bozeman. The fifth group consists of Bozeman family material: letters to Sallie Bozeman dated from 1862-1879, including several from her husband who was serving in the Confederate Army; and various land grants, indentures, and Civil War military orders. The next group consists of miscellaneous financial information of the Noble family, including banking information, insurance materials, information concerning the repayment of loans, and various bills and tax assessments. Following this are various social materials, including wedding invitations and announcements, graduation announcements, and business cards. The next area consists of religious materials. Rounding out the manuscript portion of the collection are a large assortment of miscellany, including old school assignments completed by Minnie Bozeman, materials relating to a correspondence class E.C. Noble, Jr. took, and a general assortment of items.
	There are also numerous of photographs in the collection. Unfortunately, most of them are not identified.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

None.

Use Restrictions

None.

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Index Terms

	Names
		Noble family
		Bozeman family

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

E.C. Noble/Bozeman Family Papers. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

Acquisition Information

Donated by: Junior League of Houston.

Processing Information

Processed by: Andrew Hempe May, 1998.

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Detailed Description



E. C. Noble Correspondence
Box	Folder
1	1		E.C. Noble, personal correspondence, 1904-1914
	2		E.C. Noble, personal correspondence, 1916-1925
	3		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, January-March, 1903
	4		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, April-December, 1903
	5		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, 1904-1905
	6		E.C. Noble, police and law enforcement materials, 1903-1904
	7		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, November, 1911
	8		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, December, 1911
	9		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, January, 1912
	10		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, February, 1912
	11		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, March-June, 1912
	12		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, July-December, 1912
	13		E.C. Noble, Chief, Houston Police Department, 1912-1913
	14		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, 1913
	15		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, September-December 15, 1915
	16		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence and notes, December 16 - December 31, 1915
	17		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence and notes, January, 1916
Box	Folder
2	1		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, February-June, 1916
	2		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence and related materials, July-December, 1916
	3		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, 1917-1919
	4		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, January-June, 1920
	5		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, July-December, 1920
	6		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, 1921
	7		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, 1922-1926
	8		E.C. Noble, business and professional correspondence, unknown dates

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Minnie Noble Correspondence
Box	Folder
2	9		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1889-1893
	10		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1894
	11		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1903-1914
	12		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1915
	13		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1916
	14		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1917-1919
	15		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1920-1921
Box	Folder
3	1		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1922
	2		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1923
	3		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1924
	4		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1925
	5		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1926-1929
	6		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1930-1932
	7		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1934-1940
	8		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1941
	9		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1942
	10		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1943
	11		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1944
	12		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1945
	13		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1946
	14		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1947
	15		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1948
	16		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, 1949-1954
	17		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, unknown dates
	18		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, unknown dates
	19		Minnie Noble, personal correspondence, unknown dates

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Other Correspondence
Box	Folder
4	1		E.C. Noble, Jr., correspondence, 1928-1940
	2		E.C. Noble, Jr., correspondence, 1941-1942
	3		E.C. Noble, Jr., correspondence, 1943-1945, unknown dates
	4		Miscellaneous correspondence

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Probates

Box

Folder

4

5

Minnie Noble, probate

6

W.E. Bozeman probate

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Bozeman Family Material
Box	Folder
4	7		"Sallie", correspondence, 1862-1879
	8		Bozeman family, Civil War orders
	9		Bozeman Family, deeds and indentures, 1818-1839
	10		Lyles Family history
	11		Land Grants

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Noble Financial Papers
Box	Folder
5	1		Minnie Noble, bank information
	2		Insurance materials, 1903-1921
	3		Insurance materials, 1923-1934
	4		Insurance materials, 1940-1947
	5		Loan-related materials
	6		Bills and tax assessments, 1903-1912
	7		Bills and tax assessments, 1916-1924
	8		Bills and tax assessments, 1927-1939
	9		Bills and tax assessments, 1940-1947

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Social Materials
Box	Folder
5	10		Graduation announcements
	11		Wedding announcements, invitations
	12		Business cards

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Religious Materials
Box	Folder
5	13		Religious miscellany
	14		Religious miscellany
	15		Religious miscellany

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Miscellaneous

Box

Folder

5

16

Minnie Bozeman, school assignments

Box

Folder

6

1

LaSalle Extension University

2

LaSalle Extension University

3-15

Miscellaneous

Box

7

Oversize Items

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Photographs

Box

8

Prints: MSS 1298-001 – MSS 1298-067

Box

9

Negatives: MSS 1298-068 – MSS 1298-175

Box

10

Negatives: MSS 1298-176 – MSS 1298-266

Box

11

Negatives: MSS 1298-267 – MSS 1298.375

Box

12

Panoramas: MSS 1298.376 – MSS 1298.378

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