urn:taro:houpub.00152 Jeff Collins Family Collection MSS.0184 Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

500 McKinney St. Julia Ideson Building, 2nd Floor Houston, TX, 77002 832-393-1662

This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-21T14:46-0600 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Collins family Jeff Collins Family Collection1885-1979MSS.0184 1.25 Linear feet, 2 boxes Materials are in English. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of 59 photographs of African-Americans dating from 1885, which feature members of the Collins, Gay, Ligons, Johnson, and Williams families, as well as their relatives and friends, who were farmers, teachers, railroad employees, and active churchgoers. The photographs are accompanied by a 66-page family history written by Mrs. Lola Collins Gay.

Access Restrictions

None.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Jeff Collins Family Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

Jeff Collins Family Collection. MSS 184. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mrs. Lola Collins Gay, 1981.

Processing Information

Processed by Howard Beeth, 1982.

Index Terms Gay family Gay, Lola Collins Johnson family Ligons family Williams family African Americans--Texas--Houston 1 1 The Collins Family History, by Mrs. Lola Collins Gay 1 2 Photograph identification sheets for each photograph in the collection which, when possible, gives the date, place, and contents portrayed. Each sheet carries the same numerical designation as the photograph it describes. 2 1 Photographs, 1885-1979