urn:taro:sjmh.00126 Emily Margaret Perry Collection Manuscript Collection: MC126 Sarah Canby Jackson Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas
20040630 Finding aid encoded by Lisa A. Struthers. 2010, 10/12 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas
Perry, Emily Margaret Emily Margaret Perry collection 1836-1909 (Bulk: 1836-1838) Materials are in English. MC126 55223878 8 items A postcard and printed materials document the life and death of Stephen F. Austin and the celebration of the victory at the Battle of San Jacinto. Creator Sketch

Emily Margaret Perry (Mrs. Arthur A. Moore, Sr.) was the granddaughter of Mrs. James F. Perry, the sister of Stephen F. Austin.

 Scope and Content Note

A postcard and printed materials document the life and death of Stephen F. Austin and the celebration of the victory at the Battle of San Jacinto. The materials include 2 original calling cards used by Stephen F. Austin and the printed announcement of his death in Columbia, Texas, December 28, 1836. The postcard illustrates the tomb of Austin at Peach Point in 19009. Of particular interest is an invitation sent to Capt. J. F. Perry and Lady, Brazoria, to un Banquete Y Baile on the 21st of April, 1838, to celebrate the glorious victory at the Battle of San Jacinto. The ball is being held in Bexar by El Coronel Seguin and los individuos de su compania.

 Arrangement

Organized into two series: Correspondence and Printed Materials; arrangement is chronological.

 Restrictions on Access

None.

 Terms Governing Use

Open for research by appointment.

 Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jacinto Museum of History. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jacinto Museum of History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

 Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Stuart Sherar, Arthur Morre, Jr., J Perry Moore, 1991.

 Processing Information

Processed by Sarah Canby Jackson, 2004.

 Citation

[Identification of Item], Emily Margaret Perry Collection, MC126, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

 Index Terms

Names: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836 Subjects: San Jacinto, Battle of, Tex., 1836--Anniversaries, etc. Formats: Postcards Inventory Emily Margaret Perry Collection 144.31Correspondence: Postcard: Tomb of Stephen F. Austin, at Peach Point near Velasco, Texas 1909, 08/12 144.32Printed Materials: Calling Cards: Stephen F. Austin n.d. 144.33Printed Materials: Death Announcement: Stephen F. Austin, The Patriarch Has Left Us 1836, 12/28 144.34Printed Materials: Invitation and Envelope, San Jacinto Banquet and Ball, Bexar [Spanish] 1838, 04/18