Guide to the Reilly Nail Papers
Overview of the Collection | ||
| Creator: | Nail, William Reilly (1927-2006) | |
| Title: | Reilly Nail Papers | |
| Dates: | 1829-1995 | |
| Abstract: | Research, notes, photographs, drafts, scrapbooks, an artifact, and publications in support of the book "Per Stirpes" by Reilly Nail. A second addition includes Nail family photographs and a sketchbook of Fort Griffin Fandangle costume designs. | |
| Identification: | AR.2003.025; AR.2005.015; AR.2006.007 | |
| Quantity: | 4.3 cubic feet | |
| Language: | The records are in English. | |
| Repository: | Robert E. Nail, Jr. Archives Old Jail Art Center, 201 S. 2nd St., Albany, TX 76430 | |
Biographical Note
William Reilly Nail was born in 1927. He grew up in Albany, Texas. He went to Princeton University and later worked for CBS as a producer. Reilly retired back to Albany, Texas. In 1980, Reilly with much help from the community opens the Old Jail Art Center (For more on the history of the OJAC, visit our website, http://www.theoldjailartcenter.org)
In the 1990s, Reilly became interested in his roots. His uncle Robert had began the search for the Nail family's origins in the 1960s and Reilly continued the search. After years of research, Reilly published a history of the family called Per Stirpes: The John M. Nail Family in Texas 1839-1995.
As the title of Nail's book is an obscure legal term, a definition can be found here: http://www.investorwords.com/3688/per_stirpes.html
Reilly was notorious among his family and friends for collecting art and disposing of all else. Though his papers contain a great deal of information concerning the Nail family, there is very little information about Reilly himself. Intentional or not, the result is that Reilly Nail's memory will forever be linked to The Old Jail Art Center he worked so hard to create. Reilly died July 23, 2006
Scope and Contents
Research, notes, photographs, drafts, scrapbooks, an artifact, and publications in support of the book "Per Stirpes" by Reailly Nail. A second addition includes Nail family photographs and a sketchbook of Fort Griffin Fandangle costume designs.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Open to the Public
Index Terms | ||
| This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. | ||
| Persons: | ||
| Nail, William Reilly (1927-2006) | ||
| Nail, John (1798/99-1845) | ||
| Nail, Anna Watson (1804-1888) | ||
| Nail, William M. (1827-1875) | ||
| Nail, Celia Mae Terry (1825/29-1906) | ||
| Nail, John M. Jr. (1831-1865) | ||
| Nail, Rebecca Anne Terry Goen (1834-1916) | ||
| Nail, Jackson Calhoun (Jack)(1849-1874) | ||
| Davis, Rebecca Adeline Nail(Puss) (1852-1929) | ||
| Nail, James Henry (Jim) (1856-1928) | ||
| Cook, Missouri Matilda Nail (Dude) (1858-1932) | ||
| Nail, Anslum Lunium (Dick) (1860-1929) | ||
| Pyle, Mary Emily Nail(Mollie) (1863-1948) | ||
| Nail, William Chapman (Buck) (1866-1917) | ||
| DeMaret, Alice Josephine Nail (1868-1941) | ||
| Nail, Robert Edward (1870-1932) | ||
| Nail, Elizabeth S. James (1852-1875) | ||
| Davis, William Young (1850-1936) | ||
| Nail, Addie A. Terry (1859-1892) | ||
| Nail, Chloe A. Black (1872-1966) | ||
| Cook, William Ivy (1856-1923) | ||
| Nail, Mattie Belle Cook (1864-1942) | ||
| Pyle, Jasper Ganey (1858-1927) | ||
| DeMaret, Allen Navarre (1857-1946) | ||
| Nail, Loretta Reilly (1876-1969) | ||
| Nail, Samuel Burtram Claudius (1872-1907) | ||
| Davis, John Merrick (1879-1956) | ||
| Davis, Emma Fairfax Crook (1879-1973) | ||
| Coates, Emily Fairfax Davis (1905-1988) | ||
| Coates, Francis Graham (1893-1971) | ||
| Bomar, Jewel Ruth Nail (1895-1965) | ||
| Bomar, William P. Sr. | ||
| Bomar, William P. Jr. (1919-1991) | ||
| Nail, James Henry Jr. (1907-1983) | ||
| Nail, Tenie Belle Colbert | ||
| Nail, May Vernon Webb | ||
| Nail, Ronald James (1944- ) | ||
| Nail, Larry Henry (1945- ) | ||
| Nail, Diana Noland | ||
| Head, Jessie Will Cook (1877-1901) | ||
| Head, Will P. | ||
| Reynolds, Frances Nail (1897-1970) | ||
| Reynolds, Dewitt C. | ||
| Nail, Richard Terry (1900-1961) | ||
| Nail, Jessie Griffin | ||
| Nail, William Ivy (1902-1914) | ||
| Pyle, Wynne Belle (1881-1971) | ||
| Webb, Alline Demaret(1890-1958) | ||
| Webb, Sam (1895-1950) | ||
| Webb, Sam Nail (1916-1992) | ||
| Nail, Margaret (1898-1899) | ||
| Nail, William Reilly Sr. (1903-1958) | ||
| Nail, Robert Edward Jr. (1908-1968) | ||
| Petty, Matilda Lou Nail (1928- ) | ||
| Family Names: | ||
| Nail | ||
| Places: | ||
| Albany, Shackelford County, Texas | ||
| Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Wolfe City, Texas | ||
| Ladonia, Texas | ||
| Bonham, Texas | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| Fort Griffin Fandangle | ||
| Genealogy | ||
| Document Types: | ||
| Photographs | ||
| Publications | ||
| Drafts | ||
| Manuscripts | ||
| Scrapbooks | ||
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquisitions within this collection: AR.2003.025; AR.2005.015; AR.2006.007
Alternative Form Available
Reilly Nail Papers - Raw XML
Detailed Description of the Collection
Fort Griffin Fandangle, 1950s-1980s | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Fort Griffin Fandangle Costume Designs, 1950s | ||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Fort Griffin Fandangle Photographs, 1950s-1980s | |||||||||||
Artifacts, 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Cornerstone Award, Albany Chamber of Commerce: Bill Bomar, Jr. and Reilly Nail, 2/24/1989 | ||||||||||||