urn.taro:rice.wrc.00188 Guide to the Clarence Wharton Papers, 1804-1956 Inventory prepared by Lee Pecht Woodson Research Center
Rice University, Houston, Texas
March 2005 Finding aid encoded by Amanda Focke, Fondren Library March 8, 2005 March 8, 2005 Edited with XMetaL 3 by Amanda Focke, according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions Descriptive Summary Wharton, Clarence Ray Guide to the Clarence R. Wharton Papers 1804-1956 10 cubic feet MS 019 Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, Texas Finding aid written inEnglish. The Clarence R. Wharton Papers includes Wharton’s papers, correspondence, research files and manuscripts related to Texas history. The correspondence pertains primarily to the preparation and/or publication of his works, such as Gail Borden, pioneer, Wharton's History of Fort Bend County, Remember Goliad, L'Archeveque, and others. Also included is manuscript material of other authors. Historical Note

Clarence Ray Wharton, son of Frank B. and Ella Ray Wharton, was born in Tarrant County, Texas, on Oct. 5, 1873. He attended county schools, taught from 1888 to 1892, studied law and was admitted to the bar around 1893. He began a law practice in 1885 in Decatur with Charles V. Terrell, moved in 1897 to Richmond and then to Houston to join the law firm of Baker, Botts, Baker, and Lovett in 1901. On Aug. 5, 1902 he married Adele Spoonts, and together they had four children. He was made full partner of the law firm in 1906, and as a corporate attorney represented Houston Lighting and Power, Houston Gas and Fuel, and Houston Electric companies. Wharton was the first chairman of Houston Community Chest, and prominent in the American Red Cross during World War I. He was active in the Harris County Historical Society, reaching vice president in 1923. He was very well known for his many articles and published works on Texas history. He died in Houston on May 1, 1941 and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery.

Excerpted from The New Handbook of Texas, 1996.

 Scope and Contents

The Clarence R. Wharton Papers includes Wharton’s papers, correspondence and manuscripts related to Texas history. The correspondence pertains primarily to the preparation and/or publication of his works, such as Gail Borden, pioneer, Wharton's History of Fort Bend County, Remember Goliad, L'Archeveque, and others. Included also is manuscript material of other authors.

 Arrangement

Materials are organized into eight series:

Series I: Correspondence, 1849-1956 (boxes 1-4) Series II: Legal, 1927-1940 (boxes 4-5) Series III: Speeches, 1918-1940 (boxes 4-5) Series IV: Thomas F. Harwood materials, 1923-1925 (box 6) Series V: Visuals (box 6) Series VI: News clippings/scrapbooks, 1930s (boxes 6-7) Series VII: Texas History Research Files (box 8) Series VIII: Printer matter/manuscript materials, 1804-1939 (boxes 8-20) Restrictions on Access

This material is open for research.

 Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from the Clarence R. Wharton papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Swisher, John Milton Bailey, George M. Dixon, Sam Houston Rister, Carl Coke Borden, Gail Harwood, Thomas F. Briscoe, Andrew – homes and haunts Fannin, Jas. W. Hogg, Stephen Bastrop, Baron de Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de Subjects (Places) Fort Bend County, Tex. Brazoria County, Tex. Goliad, Tex. San Jacinto battlefield, Tex. Formats Correspondence Financial records Printed materials Preferred Citation

Clarence R. Wharton Papers, MS 19, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

Related Materials

The Masterson Texana Collection (book collection) is a good source for published materials related to the manuscript materials. See http://www.rice.edu/fondren/woodson/search_masterson_books.html.

See also Harris Masterson I Papers MS468. Online guide available at http://www.rice.edu/fondren/woodson/mss/ms468.html.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were received in 1970-71 from Carroll and Harris Masterson III as part of the Masterson Texana Collection.

Accruals

No future additions are expected for this material.

 Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Correspondence, 1849-1956 (boxes 1-4) 11 W.P. Huff to Jas. Knight, 1849 12 1920s 13-4 Concerning Pictorial History of Texas, 1926-1927 15 American Historical Society, April 19, 1928-Dec. 30, 1939 16 Mary R. Bolton, 1928-30 17 Concerning San Jacinto book, 1929-31, 1938-39 18 B.O. Baker, 1930s 19 General, Sept. 1930-Jan. 1936 110 Concerning Texas history book, 1930-31, 1938-39 21 Houston Independent School District, 1931-32 22 Re: Gail Borden, May 1935-Jan. 1939 23 Re: Mirabeau B. Lamar, Oct. 1935-Dec. 1935 24 General, Feb. 1936-1942 25 Re: Jean L’Archeveque, Nov. 1936-Aug. 1939 26 Re: Wm. Scurlock, Feb. 1937-March 1937 27 Re: Charles S. Taylor, June 1937-Nov. 1937 28 Re: Ft. Bend County, Aug. 1937-Feb. 1939 29 Re: Ft. Bend County, March 1939-Jan. 1940 210 Re: Texas history, 1937-38 31 Re: Judge Baird, Sept. 1938-Jan. 1941 32 Re: Texas history, 1939-41 33 Lena Archebech, Aug. 1939 34 Re: History of Ft. Bend County, 1939-40 35 Re: Beauregard Bryan, March 1939-Feb. 1943 36 Jesse H. Jones, 1952 37 Isaac B. DeSha, 1953, 1956 Publishers 38 Bobs-Merrill Co. Publishers, 1934 39 Kingsport Press, 1923, 1929-30, 1933 310 Southern Publishing Co., 1930-42 311 Southwest Press, 1931, 1934-35 312 Turner Co., 1935-39, 1941 41 Publishers, general, 1930-31, 1933-35, 1939 42 Miscellaneous, n.d. Series II: Legal, 1927-1940 (boxes 4-5) 43 Southwest Press contract, 1935 44 Publishing agreement with Naylor Co., 1939 45 Royalty contract with Southern Publishing Co., 1933 46 Contract between C. Wharton & Banks Upshaw & Co., 1935 47 Moses Jones v. J.R. Williams 48 Heirs of John Bricker v. Keystone Mills Co., c. 1933 49 Gulf Oil Corp. v. Marathon Oil Co., c. 1936 410 Gulf Oil Corp. v. Marathon Oil Co., c. 1937 411 Gulf Oil Corp. v. Marathon Oil Co. (appendix), c. 1937 412 El Paso Electric Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, c. 1939 413 Jurisdiction of the Alcade Courts in Texas prior to the revolution [c. 1927] 414 List of papers and documents in custody of Dr. Hill, 1940 415-16 Pamphlets (legal and speeches), 1935 51-2 Pamphlets (legal and speeches) Series III: Speeches, 1918-1940 (boxes 4-5) 53 Speeches, 1935 54 Address, Harris Co. Taxpayers League, 1931 55 “A Day of Destiny,” Texas Bankers Association, 1918 56 “Industrial Peace in Texas,” Texas State Manufacturers Association, 1939 57 “It May Take a Thousand Years,” Baylor University Commencement, 1938 58 “Labor Laws of Texas,” Executive Committee of Texas Manufacturers Association, 1940 59 C.V. Terrell portrait presentation, State Teachers College, Denton, 1936 510 “Utility Situations in Texas,” Galveston City Attorneys Association, 1929 511 Speeches, general, 1920s-30s Series IV: Thomas F. Harwood materials, 1923-1925 (box 6) 61 Gammel’s Book Store, 1923-25 62 Scribners & Sons, 1924-25 63 Eugene Digges, 1924 64 E.L. Shettles, 1924 65 Receipts Series V: Visual materials (box 6) 66 Goliad, Tex. 67 Andrew Briscoe house 68 Perry house, Peach Point 69 Elizabeth Powels' Place 610 Phelps house, “Orizimbo” 611 Mrs. Edwin Shepherd, others 612 William Summers tombstone 613 C.R. Wharton 614 Mrs. John A. Wharton & daughter 615 Palmetto 616 Old train station in Houston 617-18 Assorted images Series VI: News clippings/scrapbooks, 1930s (boxes 6-7) 619 Various 620 “Let Us Have Industrial Peace” 621 “100 Years Ago Today” column, c. 1936 71-2 Photocopies of “100 Years Ago Today” 73 “Signers of Declaration of Independence of Texas” 74 “George M. Bailey” 75 Miscellaneous clippings, pictures, verse 76 “Information (and misinformation) gathered while writing a history of Ft. Bend County, 1935-39” Series VII: Texas History Research Files (box 8) 81 Gutzom Borglum 82 Josephine Wharton Bradley 83 Mrs. J.E. Irvin 84 Invitations 85 Secretary of Commerce statement, 1943 86 Statement by Vice President Wallace, 1943 87 Sam Houston biographical information 88 List of Clarence Wharton’s works 89 “Remember Goliad” brochure 810 Prospectus: History of Fort Bend County, 1822-1900 811 Prospectus mailing list 812 Ingroa letters (photocopies) 813 Wharton family genealogy 814 Miscellaneous Series VIII: Printer matter/manuscript materials, 1804-1939 (boxes 8-20) Subseries A: Reviews 815 Coronado’s Children 816 From Quebec to New Orleans 817 Judge Winston’s Life of Jefferson Davis 818 The Texas Navy Subseries B: Transcriptions 819 Letter re: Harrisburg and the railroad, 1839 820 “Counties in Texas in which San Jacinto Veterans are known to be buried” 821 List of Colonel Fannin’s men, 1836 822 Jas. W. Fannin letters, 1830-32 823 Six Letters from Texas, 1836 824 “List of people who received Mexican land in Harris County” 825 “More Desperadoes Arrested,” 1876 826 “Letter from Hall’s Command, “ 1878 827 “Letter from State Trooper,” 1877 828 “Arrest of the Stage Robber,” 1877 829 “From One of McNelly’s Boys,” 1876 830 “State Trooper,” 1878 831 “Letter from Lt. Hall’s Command,” 1877 832 “McNelly’s Men and the Desperadoes,” 1876 833 “On Sail Boat,” 1878 834 “From a Soldier’s Reminiscences,” 1850 835 Texas Telegraph and Register, Oct. 1835-April 1836 91 Letters and articles concerning Gail Borden; bound 92 Texas items from LA newspapers, 1804-37; bound 93 Lapham letters; bound 94 Lost Towns; 1830s newspaper notices; bound 95 Wild Oats Sowing; ts. carbon transcription of print; bound, 1937 Subseries C: Manuscripts 10- Sidelights of the Battle of San Jacinto, Vol. 1&2, (2 c.) R. B. Blake Ts., ts. carbon; bound 10- Chapters for San Jacinto book, ts. carbons 10- History of Fort Bend County Ts., ms. alterations; bound 10- Fort Bend County, Ts., ms., photographs, clippings, notes; bound, 1938-39 10- Preface to Fort Bend County, ts. carbon 10- Index to History of Fort Bend County,ts. 10- Bibliography for Fort Bend County, ts. carbon 11- Translation of H. Ehrenberg’s Fahrten und Schicksale Eines Deutschen in Texas,E.W. Bartholomae M.A. thesis, ts., ms. annotations; bound, 1925 11- Miscellaneous Manuscripts and Letters Ts., photocopy, clippings; bound 11- Life of Governor Hogg…, George Bailey Ts. carbons (2 volumes), inserted clippings; bound, 1927 11- “The Need for a New Approach to the History of Texas,” R.G. Santos 12- One Hundred Years Ago Today, Vol. 1 & 2 Ts.; bound, 1935-36 12- Colonel John M. Swisher Remembrances of Texas and Texas People, 1879; ts.; bound 13- Pictorial History of Texas Photos with ms. notes; bound Illustrations with notes. 2 copies; bound Illustrations with notes, variations; bound 1937 Illustrations with notes, variations; bound, c. 1939 13- Men Who Fought with Houston at San Jacinto (2 volumes), Sam Houston Dixon Ts. carbons with alterations, 2 volumes; bound 14- Berber Davenport File of Fannin Documents, Ts., ms., photocopies, clippings; bound, 1933 Ts. carbon; bound 14- Some Critical Reflections on the Christian Religion, W.H. Wilson Ts., with letter; bound, 1929 14- The Nueces-Rio Grande Border, Paul S. Taylor Ts., annotations, additions; bound 14- Jack Tolman, Ts., ms., printed articles, memoirs, photo, holograph letters; bound 15- History of Texas “Notes prepared by R.D. Holt…;” bound Ms. ts., maps, illustrations; bound Ts. carbon; bound 15- L’Archeveque and other Sketches,Ts., ms., photographs; bound 16- Thirty Presidents, Ts, illustrations, alterations; bound, 1931 16- The Whartons of Old Brazoria, Ts., ms., photographs, letters, clippings; bound 16- The Whartons of Old Brazoria, Bob Boyce Ts., ms.; bound, 1923 16- Baron de Bastrop, with R.W. Moore’s M.A. thesis Ts., ms., photocopy, maps, photographs; bound, c. 1932 16- The Vindication of Don Carlos Barrett, Horne,Ts, ms. alterations; bound, 1930 16- A Report of Hurricanes, and Conditions Indicating a Hurricane in the Vicinity of Galveston, Texas, from 1867 to 1916, Rex D. Frazier Ts.; bound, 1921 17- Remember Goliad, ts.; bound 17- The Goliad Campaign, Ts., added printed pages, clipping; bound, 1933 17- El Presidente: Life of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Ts.; bound Ts. carbon; bound 17- Santanta, the Great Chief of the Kiowas, and His People (3 vol.) Ts. carbons (2) with added illustrations; bound Printed, ms. and ts. notes, illustrations; bound 17- Charitable Trusts, Ts. carbon; bound 17- Alphabetical List of Soldiers in the Goliad Campaigns, Aterbury 181 “Sterling, the Thirteenth Governor of Texas,” ts. 182 “The Phantom State of West Texas,” ts. carbon 183 “Lysander Wells’ Letter,” ts. carbon 184 Heroes of the Revolution, ts. carbon 185 “The Governors of Texas,” ts. carbon 186 “A Day in Old Brazoria,” ts. carbon 187 “What is the Farmer’s Future?,” ts. 188 Introduction to Garden Club of America, ts. carbon 189 “Charges of Judge Evermont Ward,” ts. 1810 A Short History of Texas, ts. carbon, Josephine Wharton Bradley 1811 A Short History of Texas, Josephine Wharton Bradley Ts, ms., ts. alterations; bound 1812 Gail Borden (first draft), ts. annotations 1813 Chapter 11: “Gail Borden Goes to London,” ts. carbon, annotations 1814 Bibliography for Gail Borden, ts. carbon 1815 Gail Borden, Jr., Pioneer Ts. carbon with ms. alterations; bound, 1939 1816 “America, Knight Errant of the Ages,” ts. carbon 1817 “A Renegade Son,” ts. carbon 1818 “Boundary Settlement,” ts. carbon 1819 “East of the Rio Grande” (play), ts. carbon 1820 “Houston—A Seat of Government of Texas,” ts. carbon 1821 Unnamed manuscript, ts. carbon 1822 Manuscript annotations for The Life of Philip, Late Duke of Wharton Subseries D: Proofs 19- Pictorial History of Texas , Illustrations, ms. alterations; bound, 1930; Illustrations, ms. alterations; bound, 1930 (pages cut to trade size); Illustrations, ms. alterations; bound, 1935; Without illustrations, with ms. corrections and additions for Vol. 2; bound First edition proofs with few corrections (2 volumes); bound 20- History of Fort Bend County, Ms. alterations/additions, inserted clippings/illustrations; bound, 1939 Title, table of contents, illustrations, 1939 Newsprint off-print, Chapter XII Ts. And ms. additions and alterations, inserted clippings, Annotated; bound 20- The Heroes of San Jacinto, Dixon & Kemp Ms. and ts. additions and insertions; bound 20- San Jacinto: The Sixteenth Decisive Battle, Ms. alterations; bound First proof 20- Remember Goliad , Inserted clippings, illustrations, ms. alterations, photocopies, c. 1931; bound