Moody Collection:
An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan
Research Center, Houston Public Library
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Creator |
Moody, Margaret |
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Moody Collection |
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Early 1900s |
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Indentification |
MSS 236 |
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Extent |
2 boxes |
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Language |
Materials are in English. |
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Repository |
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library |
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.
This small collection contains information on the Scanlan family. It deals primarily with commercial establishments in Houston in the early 1900s.
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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.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Scanlan, Thomas H. |
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Scanlan family |
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Places |
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Houston (Tex.)--20th century |
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Subjects |
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Business enterprises--Texas--Houston |
Moody Collection. MSS 236. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston
Public Library.
Donated by Margaret Moody
Processed by Suzanne Summers, February, 1990.
Detailed Description
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Bills and receipts |
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Bills and receipts |
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Bills and receipts |
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Bills and receipts |
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Correspondence |
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Mexican National Railroad Schedule and Map; Houston and Texas Central Railroad Schedule and Map; Red Sand Stone Company (Pecos, Texas) advertisement |
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