Adele Lubbock Briscoe Looscan, the fifth child of Andrew Briscoe and Mary Jane Harris Briscoe was born on February 5, 1848, in Harrisburg, Texas. When only 20 months old, her father died of yellow fever in New Orleans and the family moved to her grandfather Briscoe's plantation near Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Her mother returned to Texas in 1852 and Adele grew up in Anderson, Galveston, Harrisburg, and Houston. She graduated valedictorian from Miss Mary B. Brown's Young Ladies' School at Houston in 1866.
In 1885 Adele Looscan began her long career as a club woman when she founded the Ladies' Reading Club and became its first president. Devoted to the study of history and literature, the club was one of the first women's clubs in Texas. In 1891 she helped to organize the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) and served as historian and chairman of the executive committee for nine years. In 1907 during the annual meeting in Austin, the DRT split into two factions over the control of the Alamo. Adina De Zavala, Adele Looscan and the other women on the executive board were successfully sued by the DRT. Looscan continued to oppose the DRT's proposed use of the Alamo and her argument eventually won. She was also a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a charter member of the Houston Pen Women, the Texas Woman's Press Association, and the Texas State Historical Association. Looscan served as president of the TSHA from 1915-1925.
Looscan expressed her interest in history, genealogy, and travel in her writing. She began to publish articles in the 1880s in newspapers and magazines under the pseudonym "Texan." She contributed three articles to Dudley G. Wooten's A Comprehensive History of Texas (1898) and wrote several articles for the Southwestern Historical Quarterly including "Harris County, 1822-1845" much of which was drawn from original documents in her possession. In 1905 Looscan self-published a tribute to her mother: A Brief Sketch of the Life and Characteristics of Mrs. Mary Jane Briscoe: Showing the Estimation in Which She Was Held By Her Friends and the Public Generally.
In 1881 Adele Briscoe married Major Michael Looscan, a Houston attorney and Confederate veteran. They had no children. After her husband's death in 1897, she moved into her mother's home. After the death of Mary Jane Briscoe in 1903 and of her brothers Parmenas in 1906 and Andrew Birdsall in 1912, Looscan assumed a matriarchal role within her extended family. She assumed financial responsibility for an aunt of her husband's after his death and maintained a correspondence with his niece for 23 years. Looscan continued an active correspondence with her nieces and nephews and cousins well into her later years. She became an invalid in 1929 and died in 1935.
Correspondence, creative and collected works, printed materials, financial documents, photographs, legal documents, scrapbooks and albums, works of art, surveyor's notes and sketches and maps document the life of Adele Lubbock Briscoe Looscan. The papers are divided into two groups: Personal Papers and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The photographs are from all the fonds within the Adele Briscoe Looscan Collection.
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[Identification of Item], Adele Briscoe Looscan Papers, MC041, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hill, Jr., Houston Public Library, Annie Hume, 1939-1940.
Processed by Sarah Canby Jackson, 2002.
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Correspondence 1865-1933 (Bulk: 1892-1920)
Quantity: 16 boxes (6.2 linear ft.) |
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Correspondence received documents Adele Briscoe Looscan's involvement with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT), her interests in history, writing, and genealogy, and her management of financial and family affairs. The bulk of the correspondence concerns the DRT during its development, through the increasing controversy over the purchase and development of the Alamo property, the events leading to the split of the organization at the Austin meeting in 1907, and the aftermath of lawsuits and defeat. Of particular interest is the correspondence from Adina De Zavala (143), Hally Ballinger Bryan (64), Betty Ballinger (54), Nettie Houston Bringhurst (33), Rebecca Jane Fisher (80), Cornelia Branch Stone (64), Mrs. L. de L. Tuttle (15), and Marie Bennet Urwitz (24). Correspondence with fellow historians Samuel E. Asbury, Dr. Alex Dienst, and George Garrison records her interest in the Texas State Historical Association and in the history of Texas. Letters from participants in Texas historical events, among them Dilue Rose Harris (15), 1903-1909 and T. N. Waul (26) 1889-1902 document her desire to record firsthand accounts related to Texas history. Correspondence with William Gwinn Scarff (1894-1897), Sara Hartman (1894-1895) and A. C. Gray (1905-1906) deals with publication of her writings. Family correspondence documents her extensive genealogical investigations into the Harris and Briscoe families and her changing role in the family as her husband, mother, and brothers die. Letters from members of Michael Looscan's family, Mary and Michael Looscan and Winefred McAran, document Adele Looscan's generosity and sense of duty. Correspondence from family members brims with news while often seeking her advice and financial help. Her distant cousin Ki B. Venchiarutti (1901-1910) appeals to Looscan for help in selling inherited Texas lands especially after the death of Parmenas Briscoe. |
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Correspondence sent reveals her thoughts in responding to events in her life. Of particular interest are those letters sent to Mark Kelly (1871) and later returned. Letters sent to Mrs. J. J. McKeever and other members of the DRT document Looscan's deep sense of betrayal and hurt after the lawsuit. Third party correspondence is comprised primarily of letters sent to her to read. The envelopes are arranged in chronological order by year. |
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W. C. Abney 1915-1920 |
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I. D. Affleck 1905 |
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J. R. Alford, M. D. 1888-1890 |
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J. R. Alford, M. D. 1892-1894 |
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Mary A. Anderson 1904-1909 |
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Clement Appleyard 1904, n.d. |
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Dora Fowler Austin 1895-1906, n.d. |
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Samuel E. Asbury 1919-1922 |
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Samuel E. Asbury 1923 |
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Samuel E. Asbury 1924 |
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Samuel E. Asbury 1923-1932, n.d. |
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Millie Gaston Ashe 1891-1892, n.d. |
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Bettie G. Austin n.d. |
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Betty Ballinger 1896-1910 |
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Betty Ballinger n.d. |
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Betty Ballinger n.d. |
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J. M. Ballinger (Mrs.) 1897 |
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Eugene C. Barker 1904-1929 |
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H. Y. Benedict 1920 |
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Belle Blandini 1896-1897 |
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Norma T. Bonner 1895-1897 |
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Millie G. Boyd 1893-1894, n.d. |
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Gamaliel Bradford 1917-1925 |
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Nettie Houston Bringhurst 1891-1895 |
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Nettie Houston Bringhurst 1896-1921, n.d. |
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Guy M. Bryan 1890-1896, n.d. |
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Guy M. Bryan, Jr. 1897, n.d. |
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Hally Ballinger Bryan 1893-1896 |
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Hally Ballinger Bryan 1897 |
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Hally Ballinger Bryan 1900-1925 |
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Hally Ballinger Bryan n.d. |
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J. W. Campbell 1897-1908, n.d. |
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J. M. Carlisle 1896-1897 |
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Paul B. Cassidy 1904-1905 |
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Louise N. Cleveland 1896 |
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O. B. Colquitt 1911-1912 |
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Crescent News and Hotel Company 1904 |
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Annie Cooke 1906-1907 |
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Nellie Stedman Cox 1906-1908, n.d. |
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Kate S. Curry 1920-1925 |
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Katie Daffan 1906-1926 |
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Ella Dancy Hall 1894-1895 |
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Josephine F. Daniels 1892-1904 |
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Josephine F. Daniels 1906-1930 |
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Katherine M. Darden (Mrs. L. H.) 1906-1930 |
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Stephen H. Darden 1894-1896 |
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James T. Davis 1919-1924, n.d. |
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Mollie Moore Davis 1897, n.d. |
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Delaware Punch Company 1928-1930 |
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Adina De Zavala 1893-1897 |
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Adina De Zavala 1902-1904 |
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Adina De Zavala 1905 |
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Adina De Zavala 1906 |
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Adina De Zavala 1907 |
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Adina De Zavala 1908-1909 |
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Adina De Zavala 1911-1931 |
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Adina De Zavala n.d. |
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Adina De Zavala n.d. |
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Adina De Zavala (fragments) n.d. |
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Mary De Zavala 1904-1930, n.d. |
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Louise O. Dickson 1895-1899 |
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Dr. Alex Dienst 1915-1922 |
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Dr. Alex Dienst 1923-1924 |
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Dr. Alex Dienst 1925-1931, n.d. |
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J. Frank Dobie 1926-1928 |
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George P. Donehoo 1915 |
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H. C. Duffy 1897-1902 |
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William H. Egle 1892, n.d. |
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Anna Ehinger 1892-1896 |
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Belle Fenn 1895-1897 |
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R. M. Fenn 1893-1895 |
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Tom Finty, Jr. 1911-1920 |
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Rebecca Jane Fisher 1892-1893 |
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Rebecca Jane Fisher 1894 |
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Rebecca Jane Fisher 1895 |
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Rebecca Jane Fisher 1896 |
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Rebecca Jane Fisher 1897, n.d. |
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Fannie Fox (Mrs. A. S.) 1895 |
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Carrie Fraser 1921-1930 |
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W. J. Frederick 1896-1897 |
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James H. French (Mrs.) 1891-1892 |
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Z. T. Fullmore 1909 |
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George P. Garrison 1897-1902 |
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George P. Garrison 1903-1910 |
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M. E. Gibson 1897 |
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A. C. Gray 1894-1907 |
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R. Greenhill 1896 |
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Joseph W. Hale 1929-1933 |
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Lewis Hancock 1896 |
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William D. Hardeman 1892-1894 |
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D. N. Harris 1906 |
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Dilue Rose Harris 1903-1909, n.d. |
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J. T. Harris 1898 |
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T. G. Harris 1896 |
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Mattie B. Harrison 1894-1895, n.d. |
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Sara Hartman 1894-1895 |
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Mattie Austin Hatcher 1928 |
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Margaret Roberts Hodges 1911-1912, n.d. |
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James S. Hogg 1894-1897 |
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Sallie Hogg 1893 |
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A. J. Houston 1896-1931 |
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Jennie Martha Hunter 1895-1898, n.d. |
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Julia Ideson 1905-1927 |
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Jeffords Schoenman Produce and Brokerage Co. 1915 |
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Cone Johnson (Mrs.) 1904-1907 |
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Janie Moore Johnson 1898 |
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Mary Jones 1892-1897 |
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W. Goodrich Jones 1927-1928 |
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May L. Kehoe 1925-1927 |
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Mark J. Kelly 1871-1872 |
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Carrie Franklin Kemp 1893-1895, n.d. |
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Margery Lamar Kendall n.d. |
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M. C. Kimball 1892, n.d. |
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Nettie J. Kuykendall 1894-1896 |
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F. R. Lubbock 1894-1905 |
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Clarence Martin 1904-1905 |
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Tom P. Martin 1927 |
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H. A. McArdle 1894 |
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H. A. McArdle 1895-1896 |
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E. P. McIlhenny 1896, n.d. |
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May F. McKeever (Mrs. J. J.) 1894-1909, n.d. |
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Lena White McKenzie (Mrs. E. W.) 1904-1905 |
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P. E. McMahon 1901-1907, n.d. |
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Sister Mary Barromes 1901-1902 |
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Sister Mary Stanislaus Campbell 1889-1897 |
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Lucy B. Mills 1900-1908 |
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Emily Perry Moore 1895-1899 |
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Jno. M. Moore 1904 |
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M. J. Munger (Mrs. S. S.) 1892-1895 |
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Pat Neff 1922-1925 |
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Elisabet Ney 1894, n.d. |
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Emma B. Nixon 1909, n.d. |
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Lucie Norton 1921 |
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Adele Monssier O'Keefe 1931 |
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J. E. Pearce 1920-1923 |
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Anna J. H. Pennybacker 1895-1909 |
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Emily M. Perry 1894, n.d. |
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Robert S. Perry 1899 |
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C. W. Raines 1895-1905 |
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John H. Reagan 1893-1902 |
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C. D. Redding 1894-1911 |
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Terese Bryan Robbins 1907 |
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Eva H. Robertson 1915-1926 |
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James Jeffrey Roche 1897-1898 |
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Mary Saunders 1894-1899 |
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Mary Saunders 1900-1909 |
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Mary Saunders n.d. |
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Mary Saunders n.d. |
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Mary Saunders n.d. |
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William Gwinn Scarff 1894-1895 |
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William Gwinn Scarff 1896-1897 |
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R. E. Siegmund 1898 |
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Carrie H. Simmons 1903-1904 |
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W. W. Simpson 1904-1907 |
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Julie Lee Sinks 1894-1904 |
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N. H. Skinner 1895-1897 |
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F. H. Snider 1882-1891 |
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Mary E. Springfield 1926-1930 |
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Cornelia Branch Stone 1893-1894 |
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Cornelia Branch Stone 1895 |
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Cornelia Branch Stone 1896 |
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Cornelia Branch Stone 1897-1905, n.d. |
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Martha A. Taber 1911, n.d. |
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Kate S. Terrell 1893-1907 |
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Mary Y. Terrell 1899-1904 |
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John G. Tod 1901-1907 |
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Adella Turner (Mrs. E. P.) 1903-1904 |
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L. de L. Tuttle (Mrs.) 1906-1916 |
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George W. Tyler 1902-1927 |
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Kate Underwood 1894, n.d. |
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United States Government: Treasury Department and War Department 1911-1923 |
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Marie Bennet Urwitz 1892-1899 |
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Marie Bennet Urwitz n.d. |
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Minnie P. Vasmer 1891-1897, n.d. |
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W. Von Rosenberg 1898 |
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D. R. Wallace 1893-1897 |
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William M. Walton 1893 |
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T. N. Waul 1889-1897 |
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T. N. Waul 1898-1902 |
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Kate Beatty Wheeler 1904-1905 |
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Virginia S. Wiegers 1907-1910 |
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Cora B. Willcox 1897 |
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Olivia Tuttle Willrich 1905-1932 |
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William H. Wilson 1907-1934 |
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A. V. Winkler 1893-1907 |
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Ernest Winkler 1905-1914 |
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L. W. Yarrington 1894-1897 |
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L. W. Yarrington 1902-1905 |
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L. W. Yarrington 1907-1908, n.d. |
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W. P. Zuber 1904 |
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General Ba-Bo 1894-1928, n.d. |
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General Br-By 1882-1930, n.d. |
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General Co-Cu 1892-1926, n.d. |
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General Da-De 1871-1932, n.d. |
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General Hi-Hy 1893-1930, n.d. |
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General N-Q 1886-1930, n.d. |
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General Ro-Ru 1894-1930, n.d. |
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General Wh-Z 1891-1931, n.d. |
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Correspondent Unknown 1895-1914, n.d. |
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Correspondent Unknown: Postcards 1906-1927, n.d. |
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Greeting Cards: Christmas, signed 1905-1925, n.d. |
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Greeting Cards: Christmas, unsigned n.d. |
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Greeting Cards: Easter, signed 1916-1925, n.d. |
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Greeting Cards: Easter, unsigned n.d. |
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Correspondence: Received: Family |
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Andrew Birdsdall Briscoe 1868-1907 |
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Andrew Birdsall Briscoe 1908-1911, n.d. |
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Annie Payne Briscoe 1879-1891, n.d. |
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Birdsall Parmenas Briscoe 1889-1927 |
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Carrie Briscoe West 1896-1921, n.d. |
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Clara Briscoe Shaifer 1890 |
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7 |
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Emily Briscoe 1890, n.d. |
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8 |
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Louise Briscoe 1920-1924, n.d. |
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9 |
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Mary Payne Briscoe Windsor 1895-1907 |
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10 |
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Mary Payne Briscoe Windsor 1914-1930 |
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11 |
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Mary Jane Harris Briscoe 1886-1896, n.d. |
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12 |
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Parmenas Briscoe 1865, 1905 |
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13 |
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Payne Briscoe 1914-1929 |
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14 |
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Briscoe - General 1889-1919, n.d. |
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15 |
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Sarah E. and Anna M. Buell 1907 |
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16 |
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Julie Hite Gallagher 1909-1910 |
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17 |
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Julie Hite Gallagher 1911-1912 |
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18 |
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Julie Hite Gallagher 1919-1929, n.d. |
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Julie Hite Gallagher (fragments) 1910, n.d. |
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| 107 |
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Adele Harris 1896-1921, n.d. |
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2 |
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Belle [Harris] 1907, n.d. |
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3 |
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Lew B. Harris 1896-1922 |
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Minnie S. Harris 1889-1906, n.d. |
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Minnie S. Harris 1921-1928 |
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Sally Latimer Harris 1910-1922 |
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Harris - General 1865-1926 |
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8 |
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Margaret B. Howard (Mrs. S. E.) 1898-1912, n.d. |
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9 |
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Jesse Wade Briscoe Howe 1870-1919 |
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10 |
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Joseph Milton Howe 1920-1931, n.d. |
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11 |
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Knox Briscoe Howe 1925-1926 |
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12 |
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Annie Hume 1896-1930, n.d. |
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13 |
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Bradner Lee 1911-1921 |
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14 |
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Mary Looscan 1897-1900 |
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15 |
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Mary Looscan 1901-1905 |
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16 |
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Mary Looscan 1906-1920, n.d. |
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17 |
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Michael Looscan 1888-1896 |
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18 |
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Michael Looscan 1921, n.d. |
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19 |
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Looscan - General 1898-1902 |
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20 |
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Winefred Looscan McAran 1897-1904 |
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21 |
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Winefred Looscan McAran 1905-1906 |
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22 |
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Winefred Looscan McAran 1907-1916, n.d. |
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| 108 |
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Mollie McQueen (Mrs. C. R.) 1908-1909 |
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2 |
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Mollie McQueen (Mrs. C. R.) 1910-1922 |
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Mary S. Michie 1899-1922, n.d. |
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J. E. and Amy Morris 1898-1899 |
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Clara Beard Northington 1927, n.d. |
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6 |
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Kate Briscoe Shaifer Sholars 1895-1897 |
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7 |
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Kate Briscoe Shaifer Sholars 1904-1925 |
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8 |
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Mildred S. Thatcher 1897-1912 |
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9 |
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Fenton Michie Tod 1924, n.d. |
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10 |
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Ki B. Venchiarutti 1901-1910, n.d. |
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11 |
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Louis Venchiarutti 1901 |
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12 |
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T. M. Windsor 1920-1926 |
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13 |
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General 1892-1930 |
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14 |
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Unknown Correspondent 1920-1927, n.d. |
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Correspondence: Sent |
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| 108 |
15 |
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R. V. Davidson 1907 |
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16 |
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Jefford Schoenman Produce and Brokerage Co. 1915 |
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17 |
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Mark Kelly 1871, n.d. |
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18 |
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Mrs. J. J. McKeever 1907-1909 |
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F. H. Snider 1882-1883 |
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20 |
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General A-H 1882-1925 |
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21 |
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General J-W 1883-1931 |
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22 |
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Unknown n.d. |
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Correspondence: Third Party |
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| 108 |
23 |
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Ladies' Reading Club n.d. |
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24 |
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Wilson, Dabney ＆ King 1915-1917 |
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25 |
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General A-W 1881-1927 |
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26 |
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Family - General 1899-1912, n.d. |
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Envelopes |
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Received 1868-1880 |
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Received 1882-1889 |
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Received 1890-1893 |
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Received 1894-1895 |
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Received 1896 |
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Received 1897 |
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7 |
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Received 1898-1899 |
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8 |
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Received 1901 |
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9 |
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Received 1902 |
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| 110 |
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Received 1903 |
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Received 1904-1905 |
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3 |
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Received 1906 |
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Received 1907 |
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Received 1908 |
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6 |
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Received 1909-1910 |
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Received 1911-1914 |
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| 111 |
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Received 1915-1919 |
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Received 1920-1921 |
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Received 1922-1924 |
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Received 1925-1927 |
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Received 1928-1929 |
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Received 1930-1933 |
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| 112 |
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Received "Adele Briscoe" Pre 1881, n.d. |
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Received "Adele Briscoe" Pre 1881, n.d. |
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Received n.d. |
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Third Party 1902-1917, n.d. |
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Family 1888-1935 |
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Fragments n.d. |
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Cancelled Stamps n.d. |
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Financial 1873-1935 (Bulk: 1898-1925)
Quantity: 2 boxes (.6 linear ft.) |
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Banking records, receipts and statements of account, bills of lading, stumpage reports, and promissory notes reveal Adele Briscoe Looscan as a woman taking charge of her financial affairs after the death of her husband. Rental property records document a strong businesswoman and landlord. The Harrisburg Lumber Company accounts and stumpage reports record her use of inherited land to produce income and document the amount of lumber harvested from the land 1911-1931. Receipts concerned with the care of Winefred McAran reveal Looscan's generosity and sense of duty. Of interest are receipts from William L. Foley 1880-1881 for her trousseau purchased prior to her marriage in September 1881. |
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Financial: Banking |
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| 113 |
1 |
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American State Bank, Harrisburg, Texas: Account Book 1922-1927 |
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2 |
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The Farmers State Bank, Crawford, Texas: Statements, deposit slips 1925-1935 |
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3 |
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First National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas: Account Book 1903-1906 |
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First National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas: Account Book 1903-1904 |
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First National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas: Checks 1879-1920 |
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First National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas: Statements 1923-1925, n.d. |
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First National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas: General 1909-1931, n.d. |
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8 |
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T. W. House, Houston, Texas: Account Book 1897-1901 |
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9 |
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T. W. House, Houston, Texas: Account Books 1898-1904 |
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10 |
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T. W. House, Houston, Texas: Statement 1898-1903 |
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11 |
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Memoranda 1923, n.d. |
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Financial: Receipts / Statements of Account |
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| 113 |
12 |
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Receipt Books 1898-1904 |
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13 |
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Receipt Books 1908-1909 |
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14 |
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Receipt Books 1909-1911 |
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15 |
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Court Costs 1899-1900 |
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16 |
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William L. Foley 1880-1881, 1903 |
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17 |
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Insurance 1930-1934 |
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18 |
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Levy Brothers Dry Goods 1932-1934 |
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19 |
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Winefred McAran 1902-1910, n.d. |
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20 |
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Postal 1894-1910 |
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21 |
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Organizations 1892-1928, n.d. |
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22 |
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Tax: City of Houston 1898-1909 |
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23 |
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Tax: Harris County 1898-1906 |
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24 |
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Tax: Other Counties 1901-1908 |
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25 |
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Tax: Memoranda ca. 1924 |
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26 |
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Utilities 1900-1931 |
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27 |
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General 1873-1932, n.d. |
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Financial: General |
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| 113 |
28 |
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Bills of Lading 1898-1921 |
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29 |
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Harrisburg Lumber Company: Accounts 1911-1921, 1931 |
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30 |
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Harrisburg Lumber Company: Stumpage Reports 1919-1921 |
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31 |
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Promissory Notes 1914, 1929 |
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Financial: Rental Property |
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| 114 |
1 |
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Statements of Account: J. R. Alford, M.D. 1892-1894 |
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2 |
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Statements of Account: Houston Land and Trust Company 1910-1911 |
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Statements of Account: Houston Land and Trust Company 1912-1913 |
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Statements of Account: E. N. Mills 1924-1925 |
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Statements of Account: Lilienthal Brothers 1914 |
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6 |
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Statements of Account / Receipts: Contractors 1909-1932 |
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Memoranda 1914-1915 |
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Legal 1846-1931 (Bulk: 1897-1921)
Quantity: (.2 linear ft.) |
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Contracts, agreements, leases, estate papers, a lawsuit, and lists and notes and memoranda briefly document Adele Looscan's legal dealings. The bulk of the series records transactions either selling or leasing land. The single lawsuit concerns the misuse of property by a leasee, Charles Poulson. Of particular interest are the records of the Estate of Carrie Phelps, her mother's servant. Looscan assumed the financial and legal care of Phelps during her later years. Correspondence between Phelps and her sister Kate Thompson are included in the estate papers. Letters from Thompson to Looscan after the death of Phelps are included in the correspondence received series. |
| box |
folder |
| 114 |
8 |
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Contracts, Agreements 1846-1917 |
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9 |
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Estate of Parmenas Briscoe: Insurance Receipts 1910 |
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10 |
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Estate of Michael Looscan n.d. |
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11 |
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Estate of Carrie Phelps: Correspondence to Carrie Phelps from Kate Thompson 1897-1898, n.d. |
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12 |
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Estate of Carrie Phelps: Financial 1905-1907 |
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13 |
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Ki B. Venchiarutti: List of legal documents sent by John G. Tod n.d. |
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14 |
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Leases: Business 1883-1929 |
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15 |
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Leases: Business 2531 Washington, Houston, Texas 1909-1921 |
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16 |
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Leases: Oil / Pipelines 1921-1931, n.d. |
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17 |
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Lawsuit: Mrs. A. B. Looscan et. al. vs. Charles Poulson 1910-1917 |
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18 |
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Notes and Memoranda n.d. |
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Printed Materials 1852-1932 (Bulk: 1880-1920)
Quantity: 7 boxes (2.8 linear ft.) |
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Announcements and invitations, circulars, business, membership and calling cards, certificates, educational materials, ephemera, blank forms and stationery, funeral memorials, programs, government documents, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets illuminate Adele Briscoe Looscan's interests in history, family and friends, genealogy, civic affairs, church, and participation in various organizations throughout her life. The birth announcement of distant cousin Dolph Briscoe II records the birth of a future govornor of Texas. Theater programs and broadsides from the tours of Edwin Boothe and Lawrence Barrett and John McCullough reveal Looscan's interest in the theater. Of interest are 2 documents, a General Order No. 22 issued by Major General J. B. Magruder in 1862 and a Quarantine Passport allowing the bearer to travel on trains in Texas in 1885. Programmes of Exercises, Annual Reports, and Programmes of Study from the Ladies' Reading Club 1885-1922 demonstrate the importance of the organization to Looscan. The clippings series contains newspaper clippings concerning Texas history, Houston, and general interest removed from scrapbooks. Of interest is "A Visit to Texas in 1831" [incomplete] published ca. 1923, a first hand observation of the geography, flora and fauna of Texas and of her early settlers. 1400 unprocessed clippings, many of which may be multiple copies, fill 3 solander boxes with articles related to the James S. Hogg campaign of 1892, obituaries, Texas history, Michael Looscan, and the Alamo 1903-1915. 86 pamphlets reveal Adele Looscan's interests in Texas History, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Federation of Women's Clubs (Houston), the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, the Texas Woman's Press Association, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Texas State Historical Association. Of interest is Ashbel Smith's self-published defense of his brother's reputation in 1880. Some of Looscan's published writings are also included in the pamphlets series. |
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Printed Materials |
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| 115 |
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Birth Announcements 1919-1923 |
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Bulletins: Church and School 1894-1932 |
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3 |
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Business and Membership Cards 1906-1931, n.d. |
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4 |
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Calling Cards n.d. |
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Certificates [acknowledging donation of A Brief Sketch of the Life and Characteristics of Mary Jane Briscoe] 1906-1930 |
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6 |
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Circulars 1895-1929, n.d. |
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7 |
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Educational Materials [San Jacinto Day, Confederate Memorial Day] 1899, n.d. |
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8 |
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Ephemera 1852-1897, n.d. |
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9 |
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Forms, Stationary, Envelopes - Blank n.d. |
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10 |
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Funeral Materials n.d. |
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11 |
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Invitations 1895-1929, n.d. |
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12 |
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Invitations, Wedding 1899-1929 |
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13 |
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Maxims n.d. |
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14 |
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Programs, General 1894-1930, n.d. |
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15 |
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Programs, Organizations 1888-1931 |
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16 |
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Programs, Theater 1881, n.d. |
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17 |
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Christ Church, Houston, Texas 1884-1895 |
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18 |
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Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Materials 1893-1915, n.d. |
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19 |
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Government Documents 1862-ca. 1922 |
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20 |
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Ladies' Reading Club: Programme of Exercises 1890-1899, n.d. |
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21 |
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Texas State Historical Association 1897-1915, n.d. |
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Printed Materials: Clippings |
| box |
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| 115 |
22 |
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"A Visit to Texas in 1831" Chpts I - XIII (inc.) ca. 1923 |
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23 |
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"A Visit to Texas in 1831" Chpts XIII - XXIX (inc.) ca. 1923 |
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24 |
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General 1903-1926, n.d. |
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25 |
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From Scrapbook #3647: Houston Club Women 1928 |
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26 |
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From Scrapbook #3647: Rice University 1921-1929 |
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27 |
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From Scrapbook #3647: International 1918, n.d. |
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28 |
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From Scrapbook #3647: Legal System 1921-1922 |
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29 |
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From Scrapbook #3647: A. W. Terrell and John Sjolander 1911-1921 |
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30 |
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From Scrapbook #3647: Texas State Senate 1921-1929 |
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31 |
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From Scrapbook #3647: General Interest 1915-1926 |
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32 |
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From Scrapbook #3647: General Interest n.d. |
| box |
| S07 |
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Approximately 422 newspaper clippings [many may be multiple copies] include the Hogg Campaign of 1892, obituaries, Texas history, articles of local interest |
| box |
| S08 |
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Approximately 598 newspaper clippings [many may be multiple copies] include articles and obituaries about Major Michael Looscan (d. 1897), early clippings |
| box |
| S09 |
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Approximately 380 clippings [many may be multiples] concerned primarily with the Alamo 1903-1915 |
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Printed Materials: Pamphlets |
| box |
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| 116 |
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Allan's Texas Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1 1867, 06/__ |
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2 |
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Eugene C. Barker "The Organization of the Texas Revolution" 1901 |
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3 |
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Eugene C. Barker "The Finances of the Texas Revolution" 1904 |
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4 |
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Eugene C. Barker "Public Opinion in the Texas Preceding the Revolution" 1913 |
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5 |
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Eugene C. Barker "United States and Mexico 1835-1837" 1914 |
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6 |
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Herbert E. Bolton "Spanish Mission Records at San Antonio" 1907 |
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7 |
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Brewster County Chamber of Commerce "In the Heart of Davis Mountains - Alpine" n.d. |
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8 |
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W. N Bryant Bryant's Railroad Guide ca. 1907 |
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9 |
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Lester Bugbee "Slavery in Early Texas" 1898 |
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10 |
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Frederick C. Chabot "The Villa Capital of the Province of Texas" 1923 |
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11 |
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Robert Carlton Clark "The Beginnings of Texas 1684-1718" 1907 |
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12 |
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The Confederate Museum "In the Capitol of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia" n.d. |
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13 |
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Daughters of the American Revolution "By-laws of the Texas State Conference" 1905 |
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14 |
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Daughters of the American Revolution "Constitution and By-Laws of the National Society" 1903 |
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15 |
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Daughters of the Revolution "Constitution of the General Society" 1898 |
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16 |
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Daughters of the Revolution "Proposed Constitution of the General Society" 1896 |
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17 |
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Mollie E. Moore Davis "Ode to Texas: Written for the Occasion of the Ladies' Bazaar for the Benefit of San Jacinto Battleground" n.d. |
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18 |
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Mollie E. Moore Davis "The Quest. Dedicated to the Ladies' Reading Club of Houston, Texas" n.d. |
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19 |
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X. B. Debray "A Sketch: A History of Debray's 26th Regiment of Texas Cavalry" 1884, 1894, n.d. |
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20 |
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Adina de Zavala "The Margil Vine: Legend of the First Christmas at the Alamo" 1916 |
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21 |
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Adina de Zavala Pioneer Magazine of Texas, Vol. IV, No. 10 "Looking Backward Through Magic Crystal""Our Own State - Texas" 1923, 12 |
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22 |
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Adelia A. Dunovant "A Paper Read by Miss Adelia A. Dunovant, Historian of the R. E. Lee Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, Houston Texas" n.d. |
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23 |
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Adelia A. Dunovant "Study of History: Paramount Importance of Its Study being Adopted by Daughters of the Confederacy" 1899 |
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24 |
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Federation of Women's Clubs The Key to the City of Houston, Vol. 1, No. 2 1908 |
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25 |
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Z. T. Fulmore "The Importance of the Place Relation in the Teaching and Study of Our History" n.d. |
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26 |
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Joseph A. Hofmann Glimpses of California 1889 |
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27 |
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"Houston Public School Art League" 1904 |
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28 |
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Fanny Chambers Gooch Iglehart "The Boy Captive of the Texas-Mier Expedition" n.d. |
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29 |
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Robert G. Ingersoll "A Tribute to the Dead" n.d. |
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Robert G. Ingersoll "Declaration of Independence" n.d. |
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31 |
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Normal G. Kittrell "Address, Delivered in Memory of Jefferson Davis at a Memorial Meeting, at Navasota, Texas, Dec. 11, 1889" 1889, 12/11 |
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| 117 |
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Ladies' Reading Club "Constitution and By-laws" 1885 |
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2 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1886 |
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3 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1887 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1888 |
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5 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1889 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1890 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1891 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1892 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1893 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1894 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1895 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1896 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1897 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Annual Report" 1899 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Programmes of Study" 1899-1900 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Programmes of Study" 1902-1903 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Programmes of Study" 1905-1906 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Programmes of Study" 1906-1907 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Programmes of Study" 1908-1909 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Programmes of Study" 1919-1920 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Programmes of Study" 1920-1921 |
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Ladies' Reading Club of Houston "Programmes of Study" 1921-1922 |
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Bradner Wells Lee "Captain Thomas Lee: A Soldier of the Revolution and some of His Descendants" 1902 |
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Adele B. Looscan (Texan) The Ladies Messenger, Vol. II No. 4 1888, 04__ |
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Adele B. Looscan "The Old Mexican Fort at Velasco" 1898 |
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Adele B. Looscan "The Old Fort at Anahuac" 1898 |
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Adele B. Looscan "The Daughters of the Republic of Texas"The Silver Cross, 11th Year, No. 4 1898, 08/13 |
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Mary Maverick McGarraugh "The Spanish Governor's Wife: A Legend" n.d. |
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J. W. Mitchell "The Light Guardsman, A Military Drama in Five Acts" 1882 |
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Pat M. Neff "Farewell Address of Pat M. Neff: Governor of Texas 1921-1925" 1925 |
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"Official Proceedings of the Ex-Confederate (Hood's Texas Brigade) Held At Somerville, Texas" 1906 |
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Mary Saunders The Southern Tribute Vol. 1, No. 4 "In Memoriam: Major Michael Looscan, of Houston, Texas" 1898 |
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The Situation: A Manufacturers' Paper, Vol. 1, No. 4 1899, 07/__ |
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Ashbel Smith - A bound collection of printed correspondence answering slanders being circulated against his dead brother, Judge Henry G. Smith, by Judge Smith's widow, Harriet F. Smith 1880 |
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Bella French Swisher The American Sketch Book. An Historical and Home Journal Vol. VII, No. 2 1881 |
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Texas Bar Association Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Session of the Texas Bar Association and Rules for the Courts of Texas Report of the Committee on Deceased Members, pg. 34, Michael Looscan 1898 |
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Texas Federation of Women's Clubs "Year Book" 1900-1901 |
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Texas Federation of Women's Clubs "Year Book" 1902-1903 |
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Texas Federation of Women's Clubs "Year Book" 1904-1905 |
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Texas Federation of Women's Clubs "Year Book" 1905-1906 |
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Texas Library and Historical Commission First Biennial Report / 1909-1910 / Accompanied by the / Secret Journals of / The Senate / Republic of Texas / 1836-1845 1911 |
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Texas Library and Historical Commission First Biennial Report / 1909-1910 / Accompanied by the / Secret Journals of / The Senate / Republic of Texas / 1836-1845 1911 |
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Texas Woman's Press Association "Twelfth Annual Convention" 1905 |
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Texas Woman's Press Association "Thirteenth Annual Convention" 1906 |
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Woman's Club of San Antonio "Annual Report" 1903-1904 |
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United Confenderate Veterans, Dick Dowling Camp, Houston, Texas Confederate Gray Book ca. 1909 |
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United Daughters of the Confederacy The Report of the President-General to the 35th Annual Convention 1928 |
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United Daughters of the Confederacy "Minutes of the Second Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Division" 1898 |
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United Daughters of the Confederacy, Texas Division "Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Convention" 1900 |
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United Daughters of the Confederacy, Texas Diviision "Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Convention" 1904 |
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Emma C. Wescott "Memories of the Old South" 1912 |
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E. J. Winslow, Jr. The University of Virginia Magazine, Vol. XXXVII, No. 6, "Fall of the Alamo," pg. 274-280 1894, 03 |
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J. W. Winters "True Veterans of Texas. An authentic account of the Battle of San Jacinto" n.d. |
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J. F. Wolters "Dawson's Men and the Men of Mier" 1904 |
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A. Ysabeau Botanique Élémentaire 1885 |
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Creative Works 1837-1931 (Bulk: 1886-1925)
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Manuscripts, works written in Spanish, speeches, subject files, genealogy research, notes and memoranda, and the Mary Saunders Project document Adele Briscoe Looscan's writings, research, and a proposed publication. Drafts to published manuscripts are included in the manuscript series. Many were written for the Ladies' Reading Club or are the result of her historical research. The Spanish manuscripts reveal a woman serious about learning and increasing her fluency in the Spanish language. Looscan wrote four of the 7 speeches. "Senior's Address" (1864) and "Valedictory" (1866) reveal the thoughts of a young, well-educated woman embarking on life. The subject files contain research done or collected by Looscan and often support completed manuscripts. Often information in the subject files became available to her through correspondence with the people involved in the events. Notes, copied articles and letters primarily comprise the genealogical research series. Located at the end of the series are her applications to various patriotic societies. Lists and inventories compiled by Looscan are in the notes and memoranda series. Of particular interest are members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas in April 1893, names of people she sent her mother's memorial volume in December 1905, inventories of books, and lists of documents sent to Eugene Barker at the University of Texas. |
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Mary Saunders, a close personal friend of Adele Looscan's and operator of Walnut Grove Ranch guesthouse near Boerne, Texas, began writing poetry early in her life. First published at 18 by a San Antonio newspaper, she continued to write her entire life. Often, her letters to Looscan are infused with poems composed while performing her daily chores. The Mary Saunders Project records Looscan's attempt to compile and publish a book of Saunders' poetry. |
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Creative Works: Manuscripts |
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"Acrostic on San Jacinto" n.d. |
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"Artistic Gardening" 1897 |
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"Battle of Sabine Pass" n.d. |
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"Capture of the Morning Light" n.d. |
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"The Charmed Life of an Indian Chief" n.d. |
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"Christ Church Parish" n.d. |
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"Daughters of the Republic of Texas" 1898 |
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"Early Houston Society and It's Relation to Libraries" n.d. |
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"An Episode in the Life of Sam Houston" 1921 |
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"Evolution of the Texas Flag" n.d. |
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"A Few Words About the Family Who Interested the French Emigré and Readers of His Journal" n.d. |
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"The First Newspaper One Hundred Years Ago in Austin's Colony" n.d. |
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"Fredericksburg in the Late Autumn of 1925, the Late Summer of 1925" 1925 |
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"Gifted Writers I Have Known" 1923 |
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"Good Wishes" n.d. |
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"Harrisburg and the First French Colonists in Texas" n.d. |
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"The Heroic Age of Texas History" 1920 |
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"Historic Shrines" 1923, 02/__ |
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"History of Mexico 1530-1734" n.d. |
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"A History of the Purchase of the Alamo Mission by the State of Texas" n.d. |
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"Jesse Briscoe Howe" Obituary ca. 1920 |
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"La Isleta Maligna (The Mystery Man of the Island)" n.d. |
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"Kiamesha: A Legend of Mission San Saba" n.d. |
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"Ladies Reading Club of Houston, Texas" 1925 |
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"Letter from a Mier Prisoner to His Mother" n.d. |
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"Libraries, Magazines, and Available Reading Matter in 1866" 1916 |
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"Carrie G. Ennis Lombardi" Obituary 1921 |
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"The Lone Star Flag" 1915 |
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"Miss Mary B. Browne's Young Ladies' School" 1916 |
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"The Mission of Ann Pamela Cunningham, Preserver of Mount Vernon" 1925 |
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"My First Recollections of Christmas" n.d. |
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"Las Nubes (The Clouds)" n.d. |
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"An Old Family Graveyard at Harrisburg" n.d. |
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"The Old Mission San Jose, near San Antonio is to be preserved" n.d. |
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"100 Years Ago in Austin's Colony" 1930 |
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"Our Wild Flower Gardens" 1925 |
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"The Pioneer Women of Texas" n.d. |
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"Poesy and Prophecy" 1929, 09/23 |
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"Professor Rueter's School..." n.d. |
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"Relics of French Colonists" 1931 |
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"Reminiscence of T. J. Williams" n.d. |
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"Resolutions on the death of Carrie G. Ennis Lombardi..." 1921 |
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"Roads and Traders: Historical Notes Made About 1894" 1924 |
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"Romance Found Among Business Ledgers" n.d. |
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"Santa Fe" n.d. |
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"Schools at Harrisburg and Houston" n.d. |
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"Science in Spain as Affected by the Moors" n.d. |
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"A Sketch of General T. N. Waul" 1904 |
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"Sketch of the Life of Jane Long" 1886 |
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"Sketch of Lorenzo De Zavala" n.d. |
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"Story of the Journal of a French Emigré" 1924 |
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"Sunset in Autumn" n.d. |
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"Tea" n.d. |
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"Toast at the Luncheon of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter" 1923 |
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"Tomochichi, Indian Chief" 1915 |
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"Tribute to Policarpo Rodriguez" 1924 |
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"Use and Abuse of Maxims" n.d. |
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"The Woman of the Western Star" n.d. |
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"Vanity Fair" n.d. |
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Creative Works: Written in Spanish |
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"El Alamo" 1928 |
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Poetry n.d. |
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Poetry n.d. |
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Prose n.d. |
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Creative Works: Speeches |
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"Captain Andrew Briscoe" Author Unknown n.d. |
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"Excerpt from Address of Mrs. M. Looscan. Ladies' Reading Club - Tenth Anniversary" 1895 |
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"Greetings to our Honor [sic] Guest" n.d. |
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"Mrs. L. insists that I must open..." Marion Crawford n.d. |
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"Senior's Address" 1864 |
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"Valedictory" 1866 |
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"We have come from Bayland to Houston..." Author Unknown 1870, 07/04 |
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Creative Works: Subject Files |
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Alamo n.d. |
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Anahuac n.d. |
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Samuel E. Asbury 1925 |
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Henry Austin n.d. |
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Stephen F. Austin n.d. |
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D. U. ＆ P. I. Barziza n.d. |
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John Birdsall n.d. |
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Mary Jane Briscoe n.d. |
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Joshua D. Brown n.d. |
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David Burnet n.d. |
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Civil War - Notes n.d. |
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Civil War - Reminiscences n.d. |
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Sarah B. Dodson n.d. |
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Early Pioneers n.d. |
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French Colonists at Harrisburg n.d. |
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Harris County n.d. |
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John Harris and "The Harris Clock" 1884-1885 |
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J. S. Hogg, Anti-Prohibition 1887 |
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Houston, Harris County n.d. |
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Sam Houston n.d. |
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Michael Looscan n.d. |
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Mrs. Sam A. Maverick n.d. |
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Tom Ochiltree n.d. |
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Bishop Paine 1909 |
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Philosophical Society of Texas 1837, n.d. |
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Diary of Pleasant W. Rose n.d. |
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Battle of Sabine Pass n.d. |
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San Jacinto Ball - 1837 n.d. |
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Battle of San Jacinto n.d. |
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San Jacinto Monument, 1881 1894, n.d. |
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Captain Charles Schreiner n.d. |
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Songs n.d. |
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Spanish Missions n.d. |
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Texas - the word origin n.d. |
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Texas Flags n.d. |
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Texas Indians (fragment) n.d. |
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Texas, Reminiscences of the Texas Revolution, Julia D. Welder 1930 |
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Texas, Revolutionary Times n.d. |
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Texas, Seal of n.d. |
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William B. Travis n.d. |
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Woman's Suffrage n.d. |
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Women - Texas Revolution n.d. |
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General n.d. |
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General - fragments n.d. |
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Creative Works: Genealogy |
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Akin Family n.d. |
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Birdsall Family n.d. |
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Birdsall Family n.d. |
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Briscoe Family n.d. |
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Briscoe Family n.d. |
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Briscoe Family n.d. |
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Henry Coursey n.d. |
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Harris Family n.d. |
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Harris Family n.d. |
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William P. Harris n.d. |
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Nathaniel Lee n.d. |
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Miller Family n.d. |
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Montgomery Family n.d. |
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Richardson Family n.d. |
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Applications for Membership in "patriotic societies" 1890, n.d. |
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Creative Works: Notes and Memoranda |
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Lists and Inventories 1897-1924, n.d. |
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"Index to Scrap-book. Compiled 1886 to December 1902 by Adele Briscoe Looscan" n.d. |
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General 1890-1908, n.d. |
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Memorandum Books 1903, n.d. |
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Written on Envelopes n.d. |
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Written on Envelopes n.d. |
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Written on Enveoples n.d. |
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Creative Works: Projects: Mary Saunders |
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Biographical Sketch by Adele Briscoe Looscan n.d. |
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Correspondence Received: Mary Saunders 1897-1902 |
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Poetry 1867-1909 |
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Poetry n.d. |
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Speeches n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela "Index to Texas Kalavela and other poems" n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela "Vol. 2" pp. 1-61 n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela pp. 64-106 n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela pp. 110-180 n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela pp. 183-266 n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela pp. 268-326 n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela pp. 327-391 n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela pp. 392-443 n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela pp. 444-558 n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela pp. 3-84 n.d. |
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Creative Works - MS Texas Kalavela possibly separated poems n.d. |
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Collected Works 1633-1885 (Bulk: 1828-1849)
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Transcripts of historical documents, both handwritten and typed, a journal found in the attic of her grandmother Harris' house, poetry, and prose record Adele Briscoe Looscan's historical interests and the works of others important to her. Family letters and documents, copies of newspaper articles, a reminiscence copied from a diary returned to its owner, and a translation of the Diario Militario del General José Urrea comprise the transcripts kept by Looscan. The Journal of a French Emigré records the impressions of a young immigrant to Texas. Looscan wrote several articles based on the journal. Collected poetry and prose reveal Looscan's literary and philosophical tastes. |
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Collected Works: Transcripts |
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Abstract to J. R. Harris League 1824 |
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John Birdsall 1838-1839 |
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Sir John Briscoe, M.D. 1633 |
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Andrew Briscoe 1828-1847 |
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To Mary Jane Harris Briscoe from Captain Thomas Cook 1862-1863 |
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Harris Family 1795-1885 |
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Harrisburg Town Company 1847-1849 |
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Personal Memoirs of Juan Seguin 1834-1842 |
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Diary of Picayune Smith n.d. |
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"The Texas Gazette. Austin, Texas. Sept. 25, 1829" 1829 |
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Texas Independence 1835-1885 |
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William Barrett Travis 1836 |
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Eliza Ban Tuyle 1840, n.d. |
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"Autobiographical Sketch of T. J. Williams, Early Texan" n.d. |
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Diario Militario del General Jose Urrea... Translation from the Spanish 1838 |
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Collected Works |
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Journal of a French Emigré 1852 |
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Poetry 1866, n.d. |
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Prose, Maxims n.d. |
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Photographs 1854-1931 (Bulk: 1880-1915)
Quantity: 1 box (.3 linear ft.) |
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All photographs from the Adele Briscoe Looscan Collection are arranged within the Adele Briscoe Looscan Papers. The photographs are arranged in four subseries: people, places, objects, and photonegatives. Of particular interest is a daguerreotype of Mary Jane Harris Briscoe and her brother Lewis Birdsall Harris possibly prior to his departure for California in 1849. Interior shots of Michael Looscan's office in the mid-1890s reveal a relatively sparse workspace lined with law books. Photographs of family homes document the comfortable life led by Adele Looscan and her family. Photographs of graveyards, memorials, and markers document much of the genealogical and historical research done by Looscan. 13 stereoscopic views of the San Antonio Missions record their physical condition ca. 1890-1910. A view of a doorway with objects placed in front of it may very likely be some of the relics collected by Adele for the Daughters of the Republic, both the San Jacinto Chapter and the state organization. |
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Photographs: People |
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Jane Harris n.d. |
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Mary Jane Harris Briscoe 1854-1900 |
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Mary Jane Harris Briscoe and Louis Birdsall Harris n.d. |
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Andrew Briscoe n.d. |
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Parmenas Briscoe 1893-ca. 1904 |
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Andrew Birdsall Briscoe n.d. |
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Jesse Wade Briscoe Howe n.d. |
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Adele Lubbock Briscoe Looscan 1869-ca. 1925 |
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Briscoe Family Members - Group Photographs ca. 1858-1903 |
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Michael Looscan 1868-1894 |
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Michael Looscan Family Members n.d. |
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Andrew Birdsall Briscoe Family Members n.d. |
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13 |
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Jesse Wade Briscoe Howe Family Members 1891-1915 |
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Birdsall Family n.d. |
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Briscoe Family - Other 1891-1895, n.d. |
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Harris Family - Other ca. 1907, n.d. |
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Friends and Acquaintances: Arthur L. Livermore and Family n.d. |
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Friends and Acquaintances: Mary Saunders 1895, n.d. |
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Friends and Acquaintances: Men 1856-1906, n.d. |
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Friends and Acquaintances: Women 1851-1931n.d. |
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Friends and Acquaintances: Children 1877-1888, n.d. |
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Famous People n.d. |
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Unidentified Men n.d. |
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Unidentified Women n.d. |
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Unidentified Children n.d. |
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Unidentified Groups n.d. |
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Unidentified Groups (Probably Texas Veterans Association and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas - joint meetings) n.d. |
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Photographs: Places |
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Looscan Office and Home, Houston, Texas 1895, n.d. |
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Graveyards, Memorials, Markers 1897-1903, n.d. |
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Fredericksburg, Texas n.d. |
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San Antonio, Texas (13 stereoscopic views) n.d. |
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General - Identified 1929, n.d. |
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General - Unidentified n.d. |
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Photographs: Objects |
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General 1881-1897, n.d. |
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Photonegatives |
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35 |
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San Jacinto Battleground - Markers n.d. |
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Scrapbooks and Albums 1881-1926
Quantity: 4 items |
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A souvenir photo album of St. Louis, Missouri, (1881) and an empty "Floral" cabinet and carte d'visite card photograph album demonstrate two uses for photographs in the late 19th century. Two scrapbooks compiled by Adele Briscoe Looscan contain primarily newspaper clippings, but also notes and photographs. The loose clippings from Accession No. 3647 were reformatted and foldered. |
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Scrapbooks and Albums |
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Album: Souvenir of St. Louis, Witteman Brothers, publishers ca. 1881 |
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Album (#2817); "Floral" cabinet and carte d'visite photograph album n.d. |
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Scrapbook (#4417c): Newspaper clippings, notes, photographs (pg. 71-73 Knox Briscoe Howe, pg. 75 Annie Hume, Patricia McKnight) n.d. |
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Scrapbook (#3647): 2 clippings, 1911, 1926. Other clippings from scrapbook in Box 116, Folders 25-32, 1 note in Box 123, Folder 2 1911-1926 |
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Field Notes, Sketches, and Maps 1910-1917
Quantity: 7 items |
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A field note, 3 hand-drawn maps, a plot plan of the rear premises of her Commerce Steet Property (1910), and 2 blueprint copies of maps of the John Jones Survey, Harris County, Texas, (1917) briefly record Looscan's land and business interests. |
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General 1910-1917, n.d. |
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Works of Art n.d.
Quantity: 4 items |
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A drawing and two etchings of family members, and a watercolor comprise the works of art series. |
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Drawings: Dr. Lewis A. Birdsall n.d. |
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Etching: Joshua Lee of Pen Yan, New York n.d. |
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Etching: Michael Looscan n.d. |
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Watercolor: Ladies' Reading Club Program Cover n.d. |
