urn:taro:houpub.00178 Scanlan-Moody Collection MSS.0236 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 2013-01-07T12:37-0600 Descriptive Summary Scanlan family Scanlan-Moody CollectionBulk, 1900-1930Early 1900sMSS.0236 2.5 Linear feet, 2 boxes Materials are in English. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Historical Note

Radical Republican Governor Edmund J. Davis appointed Thomas H. Scanlan mayor of Houston in 1870, an office Scanlan held until 1874. Later, Scanlan acted as president of the Houston Water Works Company and vice-president of the Houston Gas Light Company.

Scope and Contents

This small collection contains information on the Scanlan family. It deals primarily with commercial establishments in Houston in the early 1900s.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into 2 boxes. The first box contains bills, receipts, and correspondence. The second box contains maps, schedules, and an advertisement.

Access Restrictions

None.

Use Restrictions

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

Preferred Citation

Moody Collection. MSS 236. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

Acquisitions Information

Donated by Margaret Moody

Processing Information

Processed by Suzanne Summers, February, 1990.

Index Terms Scanlan family Scanlan, Thomas H. Business enterprises--Texas--Houston Houston (Tex.)--20th century 1 1 Bills and receipts 1 2 Bills and receipts 1 3 Bills and receipts 1 4 Bills and receipts 1 5 Correspondence 2 Mexican National Railroad Schedule and Map 2 Houston and Texas Central Railroad Schedule and Map Red Sand Stone Company (Pecos, Texas) advertisement 2