urn:taro:ojac.00009 Shackelford County Vertical File A Subject Guide to Shackelford County History Finding aid prepared by Daniel Alonzo. Robert E. Nail, Jr. Archives, September 12, 2006
Old Jail Art Center, 201 S. 2nd St., Albany, TX 76430
 Finding aid encoded by Daniel Alonzo on September 12, 2006 Overview of the Collection Robert E. Nail, Jr. Archives
Old Jail Art Center, 201 S. 2nd St., Albany, TX 76430
 Shackelford County Residents Shackelford County Vertical File 1871-1999 13 containers; 5.9 cubic feet Printed material on the history of Shackelford County, its cities, and the outlying area. Mostly secondary source material. AR.2005.008; AR.2005.010 The records are in English. Scope and Contents

Printed material and secondary source material make up this artificial collection of Shackelford County and Area history arranged by subject.

 Arrangement

The Shackelford County Vertical File is broken down into three series, Shackelford County Official Records, Shackelford County History, and Extended Area Records. Within each series, the records are ordered according to physical location.

The Shackelford County History series contains the following 16 sub-series, arranged generally by physical location:

Shackelford County History: General

Shackelford County History: Albany

Shackelford County History: Sedwick

Shackelford County History: Mugginsville

Shackelford County History: Court House

Shackelford County History: Schools

Shackelford County History: Albany Newspapers

Shackelford County History: Albany News Columns

Shackelford County History: Ranches

Shackelford County History: Oil

Shackelford County History: Water

Shackelford County History: Ft. Griffin

Shackelford County History: Maps

Shackelford County History: Albany Clubs and/or Activities

Shackelford County History: Albany Churches

Shackelford County History: Moran

The Extended Area Records series contains the following 5 sub-series, arranged generally by physical location:

Extended Area History

Extended Area Forts and Camps

Extended Area Counties

Extended Area Cities

Extended Area Ranches

 Restrictions on Access

Open to the Public

 Alternative Form Available

Shackelford County Vertical File - Raw XML

 Acquisition Information

AR.2005.008; AR.2005.010

 Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: Shackelford County Official Records Financial Records 1 1 Scalp affidavits and Payments, 1889-1890; 1915 1 2 Diseased Mule, 1911 1 3 Payments to Jurors, 1910; 1915-1916 1 4 Sheriff's Records, 1904 1 5 County and District Clerk, 1904 1 6 County Treasurer, 1889; 1904 1 7 County Judges, 1904 1 8 Tax Assessor, 1890; 1915 1 9 Shackelford County Court House Bills, 1884-1910 1 10 Dry Goods stores, 1881-1910 1 11 Furniture, 1900; 1910 1 13 Grocery, 1902-1918 1 12 Hardware, 1901-1910 1 14 Drugstores and Doctors, 1904-1918 1 15 Texas Central Railway, 1904-1915 1 16 Photographers, 1899 1 17 Wagon yards and stables, 1904-1911 1 18 Janitor, 1911 1 19 Surveyor, 1900; 1911 1 20 Road work and bridges, 1899-1910 1 21 Auto repair, 1930; 1956 1 22 Truckers and draymen, 1905-1911; 1956 1 23 Contractors, 1911; 1929; 1956 1 24 Machinists and welder, 1956 1 25 Albany News, 1902-1915 1 26 Lumber Companies, 1900-1911 2 7 Blacksmiths , 1904-1918 2 8 Tick Eradication, 1916 2 9 Telephone, Water, Gas, Telegraph, 1902-1929; 1956 3 13 Criminal records, 1924-1935 4 1 Texas Schools, Records from Courthouse, 1886-1915 9 4 Liquor License, 1894 Printed Material 2 10 Blacksmith Shop, 1931 2 11 Ibex, 1994 2 12 Georgia Monument in Webb Park, 1976 2 13 Historical marker, 1993 2 14 Lawyers, 1974 2 15 Shackelford County, Edgar Rye, undated; 1983 2 16 Criminal records, 1900s 2 17 List of early settlers, 1951 2 18 Petition to organize, undated 2 19 Stats, undated 2 20 Fire, undated 2 21 Firemen and volunteer fire hall, undated 3 14 Prisoner information, 1878-1936 3 15 Birth and death records, undated 3 20 Census, 1880 7 18 Telephone company, 1916; 1977; undated 7 19 Gas and electric, 1916; 1990 7 20 Doctors, 1996; undated Series 2: Shackelford County History Shackelford County History: General Printed Material 2 1 Scrapbook, undated 2 2 Crime, undated 2 3 Dr. John Shackelford, undated 2 4 Shackelford County, by Bob Green, undated 2 22 Newspaper clippings I, undated 2 23 Newspaper clippings II, undated 3 3 Chronology of Shackelford County, undated 4 16 Railroad II, 1903-1965; undated 5 1 Railroad I, 1933-1965; 1990-1994; undated 5 9 Cattle Trails, Military Roads, undated 6 8 Post offices, 1922-1998, undated 6 9 Hospital, 1987 7 12 Airport, 1985, 1989 7 18 Telephone company, 1916; 1977; undated 7 19 Gas and electric, 1916; 1990 7 20 Doctors, 1996; undated 9 3 Typed Articles - undated material recounting the history of Shackelford County. Some printed material, some manuscript, a few maps. 9 9 Battle Creek, undated 9 10 Opera House, undated 11 1 history working file, Joan Farmer, undated 11 2 Chronological history of area by Robert E. Nail, Jr., undated 11 9 Livestock Weekly Columns - articles about area history, 1990 11 10 Extended Area History, noted lawmen, three articles on lawmen, 1990s Shackelford County History: Albany Printed Material 2 6 Newsletters: OJAC, 2 24 Albany events, undated 3 16 Albany Main street, 1976-1993 5 2 Historical Houses File I, undated 5 3 Historical Houses File II, undated 5 4 Albany Business Houses File II (see below for File I), undated 5 5 Albany Banks I, undated 5 6 Albany Banks II, undated 5 7 Albany Banks III, undated 7 13 Albany "Home of the Hereford" sign, 1976; 1988, undated 7 14 Albany, general newspapers articles about the town , 1930s-1990s 7 15 Albany Youth Center, 1954 7 16 City hall and Chamber of Commerce, 1891; 1990; undated 7 17 Albany Theatres, 1987-1996, undated 7 11 Albany Community Awards, Albany First Lady, 1974-1993 8 15 Albany Brochures, undated 9 1 Albany Historic - mostly undated material recounting the history of Albany, printed and manuscript material, some maps. 9 2 Albany Historical Marker, 1970s 9 11 Albany Business Houses File I (see above for File II) Shackelford County History: Sedwick Printed Material 10 1 Sedwick - A bound History of the town of Sedwick, undated Shackelford County History: Mugginsville Printed Material 10 2 Mugginsville - short Albany news article, 1937 Shackelford County History: Court House Printed Material 3 1 Court house newspaper clippings, 1945-1996 3 2 Friends of the Courthouse furniture inventory, undated 3 4 Court house newspaper clippings, 1998-1999 3 5 Court house, J.E. Flanders, Architect, undated; 1883-1884 3 6 Court house comparison, undated 3 7 Court house publications, 1964-1974 3 8 Court house square, 1974; 1993; undated 3 10 Building of Court house, 1978-1999; undated 3 12 Court house clock, undated 3 17 Criminal activities, 1989-1992 3 18 Scholarships, 1969; 1986-1994 3 19 Teachers, 1967; 1976-1979; 1990; undated Correspondence 3 5 Court house, J.E. Flanders, Architect, undated; 1883-1884 3 6 Court house comparison, undated 3 9 Court house fences, 1903; undated 3 12 Court house clock, 1884 Shackelford County History: Schools Financial/Legal Records 4 1 Records from Courthouse, 1886-1915 Printed Material 4 2 Classes, 1924-1993 4 6 History of Albany Public Schools, 1960; undated 4 7 Newspaper Articles, 1935-1986 4 9 Leech Grove, 1975 4 10 Reynolds Presbyterian Academy, 1937-1994; undated 4 11 Reynolds Bend, undated 4 12 Rockhill, undated 4 13 Sedwick, undated (only has an undated, unidentified school photo from 1924) 4 14 Football, 1961-1983 4 15 Public Officials, 1937-1993; undated Ephemera 4 3 Memorabilia, 1913-1993 13 9 The Fighting Lions Yellbook, 1939-1940 3 19 Junior Historian Handbook, 1940-1941 Notes 4 4 Boogsburg School, 1990 4 5 Ft. Griffin School, 1877-1878 Correspondence 4 8 Hastings, 1918 Shackelford County History: Albany Newspapers Printed Material 6 1 Albany Sun, 1938, undated 6 2 Albany News, 1939-1975, undated 6 3 Frontier Echo, undated 6 4 Homespun by Shirley Caldwell, 1974-1976 6 5 Tomahawk, 1937 6 6 The Moran News, undated Shackelford County History: Albany News Columns Printed Material 3 11 Legal Briefs, 1996 5 10 Bailing Wire and Memories, 1985 5 11 Meanwhile Back at the Ranch, 1976-1977 6 7 Ketch Pen, by John Vail, 1976-1987, undated *note: "Ketch Pen" actually appeared in the Breckenridge American but the content relates to Albany. 9 4 Up and Down the Street, by Elsa Turner, undated Shackelford County History: Ranches Printed Material 6 10 Nail Ranch, 1997-1999, undated 6 11 Matthews Ranch, 1997-1999 6 12 Texas Ranch Roundup, 1996 Shackelford County History: Oil Printed Material 6 13 History - Graham Oil , 1938-1965, undated 6 14 W.G. Webb records, 1938-1957 6 15 Legal Files, 1922-1944 6 16 Oil - Written history, 1957; 1974; undated 6 17 Oil - newspapers articles, 1938-1991, undated 6 18 Roeser, Pendleton, and Young, undated 7 1 Cook Field, 1975-1976, undated 7 2 Ledbetter Salt Works, 1948-1971, undated Shackelford County History: Water Printed Material 7 3 Drought, 1938, undated 7 4 Weather, 1936-1998, undated 7 5 Water sources, public well, 1911 7 6 Water sources, undated 7 7 Water systems, undated 7 8 Collins Creek, undated 7 9 Bridges, 1995-1996, undated Shackelford County History: Ft. Griffin (Also see Ft. Griffin Records) Printed Material 7 10 Ft. Griffin Bridge, 1997-1998, undated Shackelford County History: Maps Printed Material 7 11 Maps, undated 10 8 Extended Area Maps, Comanche Indian Reservation, undated 10 9 Extended Area Maps, Texas, 1845, 1871, 1874, 1891 10 10 Map, undated 10 11 Extended Area Maps Camp Cooper, undated 10 12 Map by Robert E. Nail, Jr., undated 10 13 Ft. Griffin Maps, undated 10 14 Map by TxDot, 1955; 1960 10 15 Maps by Joan Farmer, undated 10 16 Map, General Land Office, undated 10 17 Reynolds Bend/Clear Fork Map, undated Shackelford County History: Albany Clubs and/or Activities Printed Material 7 21 Albany Country Club, undated 7 22 Albany Masonic lodge, 1993 7 23 Albany American Legion, undated 7 24 Boy Scouts, 1946; undated 7 25 Bluebonnet Study Club, 1932-1958; 1987; undated 7 26 Lions Club, undated 7 27 Woman's Civic League, undated 7 28 Albany Booster Club, undated 7 29 Albany Jaycees, undated 7 30 Albany Band, undated 8 1 Albany Clubs, DAR, 1938-1976, undated Shackelford County History: Albany Churches Printed Material 8 2 Baptist, 1962-1967; undated 8 3 Friendship Baptist, 1991 8 4 Bethel CME, 1980 8 5 First Christian, 1936-1991; undated 8 6 Church of Christ, 1937; 1984; undated 8 7 Episcopal, 1910; 1937; 1965; undated 8 8 Trinity Lutheran, undated 8 9 Wendish Lutheran Community, 1907-1910 8 10 Methodist, 1937-1965; undated 8 12 Presbyterian, 1950-1986; undated 8 13 Reynolds Presbyterian Home/Orphanage File I, 1923-1983 8 14 Reynolds Presbyterian Home/Orphanage File II, 1923-1983 Shackelford County History: Moran Printed Material 9 5 Moran History - written works, newspaper clippings, calendar, undated 9 6 Moran Fajita Cook Off - Supposed National Fajita Championship, 1987 9 7 Moran Bank, undated 9 8 Moran Business Houses, undated Series 3: Extended Area Records Extended Area History Printed Material 2 5 1846: The way we were, undated 5 8 Old Texas Cattle Trails, undated 11 22 Butterfield Stage File I, undated 10 3 Butterfield Stage File II, undated 10 4 Camp Cooper - Newspapers and a typed article with references, undated 10 5 Fort Davis on the Clear Fork File I - THC archeological report and supplemental information, newspapers, notes, published high school article, undated 10 6 Fort Davis on the Clear Fork File II - more THS archeological report supplemental information, newspapers, undated 10 7 Picketville, newspaper, undated 11 4 Frontier Battalion, undated 11 3 Notes Taken, manuscript by M.B. Parker, undated 11 5 Texas Rangers, Tx Monthly, 1994 11 6 Declaration of Independence, List of Presidents, 1989 11 7 19th and early 20th century advertisements, undated 11 8 Pony Express - 3 newspaper articles, early 20th century 11 9 Livestock Weekly Columns - articles about area history, 1990 13 6 Extended Area Flora, undated 13 7 Extended Area Fauna, Rattlesnakes, undated 13 8 19th Century Fashions, undated Extended Area Forts and Camps Printed Material 11 11 Texas Forts Trail, undated 11 12 Fort Chadbourne, undated 11 13 Camp Colorado, undated 11 14 Camp Cooper and Fort Griffin, by Col M.L. Crimmons, West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, 1941 11 15 Fort Belknap, undated 11 16 Fort Concho, undated 11 17 Fort McKavett, brochure, undated 11 18 Old Fort Parker State Historical Site, undated 11 19 Fort Worth in the Civil War, published by the Fort Worth Star Telegram, 1960 11 20 Fort Phantom Hill, undated 11 21 Fort Richardson, undated Extended Area Counties Printed Material 12 1 Bell, undated 12 2 Callahan, undated 12 3 Carson, undated 12 4 Coleman, undated 12 5 Colorado, undated 12 6 Dallas, undated 12 7 Denton, undated 12 8 Eastland, undated 12 9 Erath, undated 12 10 Gillespie, undated 12 11 Haskell, undated 12 12 Hood, undated 12 13 Jack, undated 12 14 Jones, undated 12 15 Palo Pinto, undated 12 16 Foard, undated 12 17 Parker, undated 12 18 Pecos, undated 12 19 Scurry, undated 12 20 Taylor, undated 12 21 Throckmorton, undated 12 22 Wise, undated 12 23 Young, undated 13 1 Stephens, undated Extended Area Cities Printed Material 13 2 Anson - The Anson Story, by Robert Nail, 1956 13 3 Rath City, undated Extended Area Ranches Printed Material 13 4 Stone Ranch, undated 13 5 Samuel A. Maverick, undated