Jeff Collins Family Collection MSS.0184


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Collins family
	Title:	Jeff Collins Family Collection
	Dates:	1885-1979
	Identification:	MSS.0184
	Quantity:	1.25 Linear feet, 2 boxes
	Language:	Materials are in English.
	Repository:	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.

Restrictions

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.


Index Terms

		Gay family
		Gay, Lola Collins
		Johnson family
		Ligons family
		Williams family
		African Americans--Texas--Houston

Detailed Description of the Collection



Box	Folder
1	1	The Collins Family History, by Mrs. Lola Collins Gay



Box	Folder
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.



Box	Folder
2	1	Photographs, 1885-1979