Overview
Texas. Dept. of Agriculture, Insurance,
Statistics and History.
Records
1856,
[1880?]-1908
(bulk 1888-1898)
Records of the Texas
Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History are
correspondence, reports, letterpress copybooks, and registers dating from 1856
and circa 1880 to 1908, with the bulk of the material dating from 1888 to 1898.
Although not complete, the records of the Department do serve to document the
regulation of insurance in Texas; they show what people wanted to know about
Texas before moving here or starting a business; and how county officials
reacted to the burden of collecting additional information. The records are
particularly helpful in documenting the importance of the Geological Survey.
The development of the State Library and the role of the Texas Library
Association in the passage of legislation creating the Library and Historical
Commission is covered from 1902 to 1908.
32.77 cubic ft.
English.
Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
The letterpress copybooks are fragile, may not be photocopied, and
must handled with great care.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the series), Records, Texas Department
of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History. Archives and Information
Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Agency History
The Texas Department of Insurance, Statistics and History was created
by an act of the 15th Legislature and began operations on September 1, 1876. As
its name implies, the duties of the Department were varied. From the
Comptroller, it took over the regulation of insurance companies and agents; it
was to obtain and publish statistics "relating to the population, wealth and
general resources of the State;" it was to collect and classify historical
materials; and, the State Library was placed under its control. The 20th
Legislature in 1887 added Agriculture to the Department's name and furthered
its duties to include the collection and publication of statistics regarding
agriculture. The Geological Survey, which existed from 1888 to 1894, was also
placed under the Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History.
The State Banking Department was created by the 29th Legislature in 1905 and
placed under the Department. Finally, in 1907, the 30th Legislature created the
Department of Insurance and Banking and the Department of Agriculture. The
State Library was transferred to the newly legislated Library and Historical
Commission in 1909.
Scope and Contents of the Records
Records of the Texas Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics
and History are correspondence, reports, letterpress copybooks, and volumes,
dating from 1856 and circa 1880 to 1908, with the bulk of the material from
1888 to 1898. Earlier records may have been lost in the Capitol fire of 1881.
Although not complete, the records of the Department do serve to document the
regulation of insurance in Texas; they show what people wanted to know about
Texas before moving here or starting a business; and how county officials
reacted to the burden of collecting additional information. The records are
particularly helpful in documenting the importance of the Geological Survey;
little was known of the geology and topography of Texas and that information
was greatly desired. The development of the State Library and the role of the
Texas Library Association in the passage of legislation creating the Library
and Historical Commission is covered from 1902 to 1908.
Organization of the Records
These records are organized into three series:
- Incoming correspondence and subject files, 1856, 1881-1908 (bulk
1881-1908), 15.28 cubic ft.
- Department of Agriculture, Insurance Statistics and History,
1881-1908, 5.64 cubic ft.
- Geological Survey, 1856, 1888-1898 (bulk 1888-1898), 9.64
cubic ft.
- Letterpress copybooks, 1881-1901, 130 volumes (11.87 cubic ft.)
- Insurance, 1881-1901, 92 volumes
- Geological Survey, 1888-1894, 16 volumes
- Agriculture, 1882-1896, 20 volumes
- State Library, 1891-1898, one volume
- Miscellaneous, 1891-1897, one volume
- Registers, [1880?]-1906, 20 volumes (5.62 cubic ft.)
- Insurance Agents, [1880?]-1906, 11 volumes
- Geological Museum accession book, 1888-1892, one
volume
- Statistical reports, 1882-1884, one volume
- Visitors registers, 1884-1904, seven volumes
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
Subjects:
Geological Survey of Texas.
State libraries--Texas.
Insurance--Texas--State
supervision.
Agriculture--Texas--Statistics.
Geological surveys--Texas.
Document Types:
Correspondence--Texas--1856, [1880?]-1908 (bulk
1888-1898).
Related Material
The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the records. The listing is not exhaustive.
Texas State
Archives
Benjamin F. Shumard, Diary of expenses of Geological Survey
in Texas, 1859, fractional
George G. Shumard, Papers, [1855?-1858?], 0.24 cubic
ft.
Texas Academy of Science, Papers, 1893-1898, one linear
in.
Texas State Geological and Scientific Association, Papers,
1884-1888, four linear in.
Texas Comptroller's Office, Geological Survey,
1858-1861.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Records,
1857-1979, 40 linear ft.
Texas State Board of Insurance, Charter files, 1873-1976,
222.87 cubic ft.
Texas State Board of Insurance, Board orders, 1927-1981,
1989-1993, 120.52 cubic ft. and 11 reels of 16 mm microfilm
Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin
Geological Survey of Texas, Records, 1884-1898, one
ft.
Processing Information
Carolyn V. Majewski
Accession Information
Accession numbers: unassigned, 1961/046, unknown
Some of the records of the Department of Agriculture, Insurance,
Statistics and History were transferred to the Texas State Library during the
1905-1906 biennium; some were transferred to the Archives Division of the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission by the Records Division of the Commission
during fiscal year 1961; the date and transferor of the remaining records in
unknown. Some of the records of the Geological Survey were transferred to the
University of Texas Mineral Survey in 1901.
Detailed Description of the Records
Incoming correspondence and subject files,
1856, 1881-1908
(bulk 1881-1908),
15.28 cubic ft.
Records are incoming correspondence and subject files, dating from
1856 and 1881 to 1908. Files are from the Texas Department of Agriculture,
Insurance, Statistics and History, with subjects including the Geological
Survey of Texas, agriculture, insurance, and libraries. The Geological Survey
records appear to have been maintained separately from the rest of the
department's records.
Organization
These records are organized into two series:
- Dept. of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History,
1881-1908, 5.64 cubic ft.
- Geological Survey, 1856, 1888-1898 (bulk 1888-1898), 9.64
cubic ft.
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog
the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related
records.
Subjects:
Geological Survey of
Texas.
State libraries--Texas.
Insurance--Texas--State
supervision.
Agriculture--Texas--Statistics.
Geological
surveys--Texas.
Document Types:
Correspondence--Texas--1856, 1881-1908.
Reports--Texas--Geological surveys--1889-1895.
Department of Agriculture,
Insurance, Statistics and History,
1881-1908,
5.64 cubic ft.
Records are incoming correspondence and subject files, dating
from 1881 to 1908. Files are from the Texas Department of Agriculture,
Insurance, Statistics and History, with subjects including the Geological
Survey of Texas, agriculture, insurance, statistics, and libraries. The
surviving files are incomplete: one group of correspondence is concerned almost
solely with insurance matters and another is concerned with the collection of
statistics, yet the dates do not overlap.
Arrangement
Correspondence is chronological by function of the agency; the
subject files that follow are alphabetical.
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog
the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related
records.
Subjects:
Geological Survey of
Texas.
State
libraries--Texas.
Insurance--Texas--State supervision.
Agriculture--Texas--Statistics.
Geological
surveys--Texas.
Document Types:
Correspondence--Texas--1881-1908.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Department of Agriculture, Insurance,
Statistics and History, Incoming correspondence and subject files, Records,
Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
1881-1888
Until 1889, the files are few and cover all functions
of the Department except agriculture. The folder titles indicate the function
or functions of the Department with which the correspondence is
concerned.
001-1
1.
Insurance,
February, October, 1881
001-1
2.
Historical,
November 1882
001-1
3.
Historical,
April 1883
001-1
4.
Statistics,
July 1884
001-1
5.
Historical,
February, September, 1885
001-1
6.
Insurance,
October-December, 1887
001-1
7.
Historical, Statistics,
May, October, 1888
Statistics,
1889-1891
This group of records consists of letters from county
assessors, sheriffs, judges, etc. regarding the collection of statistics
required by the Commissioner and requests for reports and for specific
information. It is likely that a few items can be found relating to insurance,
agriculture, and history. The bulk of the records date from January 1889 to
December 1891; individual items can be found dating before and after the bulk
dates. The files are alphabetical by first initial of surname or name of
institution; the correspondence of an author may be found in either or both
places.
001-1
8.
A
001-1
9.
B
001-1
10.
C
001-1
11.
D
001-1
12.
E
001-1
13.
F
001-1
14.
G
001-2
1.
H
001-2
2.
L
001-2
3.
M
001-2
4.
N
001-2
5.
O
001-2
6.
P
001-2
7.
R
001-2
8.
S
001-3
1.
T
001-3
2.
U, V
001-3
3.
W
001-3
4.
Y, Z
Insurance,
1893-1894
This group of correspondence is concerned mostly with
insurance, i.e., which companies and agents can do business in the state,
complaints, and requests for reports of insurance business in the state. The
bulk of the files date from January 1893 to December 1894. The files are
alphabetical and an author may be found under either surname and/or under
institution.
001-3
5.
A
001-3
6.
B
001-3
7.
C
001-3
8.
D, E, F, G
001-3
9.
I, J, K
001-3
10.
M
001-3
11.
N, P, R
001-3
12.
S
001-3
13.
T, W
Report requests,
1897-1898
The subject of the correspondence in this group is
mostly requests for the Department's annual report or requests for information
that can be found in it. The bulk of the requests date from August 1897 to
October 1898. The files are alphabetical and an author may be found under
either surname and/or under institution.
001-4
1.
A
001-4
2.
B
001-4
3.
C
001-4
4.
D
001-4
5.
E
001-4
6.
F
001-4
7.
G
001-4
8.
H
001-4
9.
I, J, K
001-4
10.
L
001-4
11.
M
001-4
12.
N, O
001-4
13.
P
001-4
14.
R
001-4
15.
S
001-4
16.
T
001-4
17.
U, V
001-4
18.
W
001-4
19.
Y, Z
Report requests,
1898-1901
These files are mostly requests for the Department's
annual report. This correspondence dates from October 1898 to December 1901.
Beginning in October 1898 correspondence is filed monthly rather than
alphabetically.
001-5
1.
October 1898
001-5
2.
November 1898
001-5
3.
December 1898
001-5
4.
January 1899
001-5
5.
February 1899
001-5
6.
March 1899
001-5
7.
April 1899
001-5
8.
May 1899
001-5
9.
June 1899
001-5
10.
July 1899
001-5
11.
August 1899
001-5
12.
September 1899
001-5
13.
October 1899
001-5
14.
November 1899
001-5
15.
December 1899
001-5
16
[1899?]
001-5
17.
January 1900
001-5
18.
Feburary 1900
001-5
19.
March 1900
001-5
20.
April 1900
001-5
21.
May 1900
001-5
22.
June 1900
001-5
23.
July 1900
001-5
24.
August 1900
001-5
25.
September 1900
001-5
26.
October 1900
001-5
27.
November 1900
001-5
28.
December 1900
001-5
29.
[1900?]
001-5
30.
January 1901
001-5
31.
February 1901
001-5
32.
March 1901
001-5
33.
April 1901
001-5
34.
May 1901
001-5
35.
July, August 1901
001-5
36.
October, December 1901
Library and Insurance,
1902-1908
Most of this group of correspondence relates to the
State Library. A few items dealing with Insurance date from 1905 and 1906. This
group as a whole dates from January 1902 to December 1908. Beginning in October
1906, outgoing correspondence of the State Library is present.
001-6
Library:
001-6
1.
January - March, 1902
001-6
2.
May - June, 1902
001-6
3.
August - October, 1902
001-6
4.
November - December, 1902
001-6
5.
January 1903
001-6
6.
February - March, 1903
001-6
7.
April, June, 1903
001-6
8.
July - August, 1903
001-6
9.
September 1903
001-6
10.
October 1903
001-6
11.
November 1903
001-6
12.
December 1903
001-6
13.
[1903?]
001-6
14.
January - February, 1904
001-6
15.
April, June, July, 1904
001-6
16.
August - September, 1904
001-6
17.
November - December, 1904
001-6
18.
January - February, 1905
001-6
19.
Insurance,
February, March, August,
1905
001-6
20.
Library,
March - May, 1905
001-6
21.
Library,
June - August, 1905
001-6
22.
Library,
September - December, 1905
001-6
23.
Library,
January 1906
001-6
24,
Library,
February 1906
001-6
25.
Insurance,
February 1906
001-6
26.
Library,
March 1906
001-6
27.
Insurance,
March 1906
001-6
28.
Library,
April 1906
001-6
29.
Insurance,
April 1906
001-6
30.
Library,
May 1906
001-6
31.
Insurance,
May 1906
001-6
32.
Library,
June 1906
001-6
33.
Insurance,
June 1906
001-6
34.
Library,
July 1906
001-6
35.
Insurance,
July 1906
001-6
36.
Library,
August 1906
001-6
37.
Insurance,
August 1906
001-6
38.
Library,
September 1906
001-6
39.
Library,
October 1906
001-6
40.
Insurance,
October 1906
Library:
001-6
41.
November 1906
001-6
42.
December 1906
001-7
1.
January 1907
001-7
2.
February 1907
001-7
3.
March 1907
001-7
4.
April 1907
001-7
5.
May 1907
001-7
6.
June 1907
001-7
7.
July 1907
001-7
8.
August 1907
001-7
9.
September 1907
001-7
10.
October 1907
001-7
11.
November 1907
001-7
12.
December 1907
001-7
13.
[1907?]
001-8
1.
January 1908
001-8
2.
February 1908
001-8
3.
March 1908
001-8
4.
April 1908
001-8
5.
May 1908
001-8
6.
June 1908
001-8
7.
July 1908
001-8
8.
August 1908
001-8
9.
September 1908
001-8
10.
October 1908
001-8
11.
November 1908
001-8
12.
December 1908
001-8
13.
1908
001-8
14.
[1908?]
Subject files
The subject files of the Department of Agriculture,
Insurance, Statistics and History are arranged alphabetically by folder
title.
001-9
Attorney General:
001-9
1.
August, October, November,
1891
001-9
2.
January - May, 1892
001-9
3.
May - June, 1893
001-9
4.
May 1894
001-9
5.
Bankers and Merchants Life Association of Illinois,
undated
001-9
6.
G. B. Burton,
December 1892
001-9
County Assessors Information re: Industries
Established,
1892-1893:
001-9
7.
A - G
001-9
8.
H - P
001-9
9.
R - W
001-9
County Judges Information re: Historical
Material:
001-9
10.
July 27, August 1 - 6,
1891
001-9
11.
August 7 - 10, 1891
001-9
12.
August 12 - 13, 1891
001-9
13.
August 17 - 24, 1891
001-9
14.
August 27 - 31, 1891
001-9
15.
September 8 - 30, 1891
001-9
16.
October 8 - 31, 1891
001-9
17.
November 24 - 29, December 1, 1891 and
undated
001-10
1-3.
County Surveyors Information for updated Texas map,
1890
001-10
4.
Endowment Policies,
1892
001-10
6.
Gegenseitiger Versichernngs Verein,
1894
001-10
7-8.
Geological Survey - Charges, Testimony and Evidence
re: E. T. Dumble,
1888-1891
001-10
9.
Geological Survey Reports,
1891
001-10
10.
Germania Life Insurance Co.,
1892
001-10
11.
Gin Insurance Companies,
1893
001-10
13.
Guarantee Co. of North America,
1892-1893
001-11
1.
Imperial Fire Insurance Co. of London,
1881
001-11
2.
Imperial Legion of Denver,
1894
001-11
3.
Insurance Companies Admitted to Texas,
1893
001-11
4.
International Fraternal Alliance,
1894-1895
001-11
5.
Knickerbocker Life Insurance Co.,
1883
001-11
6.
Massachusetts Benefit Life Association,
1894
001-11
7.
Merchants Life Association,
undated
001-11
8.
Miscellaneous,
1902-1903 and undated
001-11
9.
Mutual Guarantee Company of Mexico,
1894
001-11
10.
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York,
1891-1892
001-11
11.
Natural Premium or Assessment Insurance,
February - April, 1894
001-11
12.
Natural Premium or Assessment Insurance,
May 1894
001-11
13.
New York State Joint Stock Fire and Fire Marine
Insurance Companies,
1881-1882
001-11
Occupation Tax, Correspondence and Receipts,
January - March, 1900:
001-11
14.
A
001-11
15.
B
001-11
16.
C
001-11
17.
E, F
001-11
18.
G
001-11
19.
H
001-11
20.
I
001-11
21.
K, L
001-11
22.
M
001-11
23.
N
001-11
24.
P
001-11
25.
Q, R
001-11
26.
S
001-11
27.
T
001-11
28.
U, V
001-11
29.
Other States Insurance Reports, Lists,
1892-1893
001-11
30.
R. A. F. Penrose, Application,
1888
001-11
31.
Quaker Mutual Life Insurance Company of Elkhart,
Indiana,
1894
001-11
32.
Questions to Assessors,
1895
001-11
33.
Southern California Insurance Company,
1888
001-11
34.
Star Mutual Accident Insurance Company of Chicago,
1893
001-12
State Investment and Insurance Company of San
Francisco:
001-12
1.
June 1893
001-12
2.
July 1893
001-12
3.
August - October, 1893
001-12
4.
February - May, 1894
001-12
5.
Cancelled Policies,
May - July, 1893
001-12
6.
S. R. Boyd Claims,
1893
001-12
7.
E. P. Kemper Claims,
September 1893
001-12
8.
P. P. Powell Claims,
September 1893
001-12
10.
Tax Paid Lists,
January - June, 1893
001-12
11.
Texas Fire Underwriters Association,
1894
001-12
12.
Texas Fraternal Legion,
1898
001-12
13.
Tontine Savings Association of Minneapolis,
1894
001-12
14.
Wyetheville Banking and Insurance Company,
1893
Geological survey,
1856, 1888-1898
(bulk 1888-1898),
9.64 cubic ft.
Records are incoming correspondence, reports, subject files
including financial records and photographs, and chemical analyses of mineral,
soil, and water samples, dating from 1856 and 1888 to 1898. Files are from the
Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History and focus on the
Geological Survey of Texas, which was headed by Edwin T. Dumble. Incoming
correspondence includes requests regarding geological survey reports and
correspondence from the United States Geological Survey. The Geological Survey
of Texas also received correspondence and reports from its members who were
conducting surveys throughout Texas. These records include summaries of the
geology and topography of the area, routine correspondence, and drafts of final
reports.
These records were formerly known as the Dumble Letters.
Arrangement
Correspondence is filed in broad chronological groups which
overlap and then alphabetically by surname and/or institution name;
correspondence and reports are chronologically arranged and then alphabetical
by author; subject files are arranged as listed; chemical analyses are in a
rough chronological order.
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog
the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related
records.
Personal Names:
Dumble, Edwin T.
(Edwin Theodore), 1852-1927.
Subjects:
Geological Survey of
Texas.
Geology--Texas.
Geological
surveys--Texas.
Document Types:
Correspondence--Texas--Geological surveys--1856,
1888-1898.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item),Geological survey, Incoming correspondence
and subject files, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture, Insurance,
Statistics and History. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission.
Incoming
Correspondence
September 1888 - February
1889:
001-13
1.
A
001-13
2.
B
001-13
3.
C
001-13
4.
D
001-13
5.
E, F
001-13
6.
G
001-13
7.
H
001-13
8.
I, J, K
001-13
9.
L
001-14
1.
M
001-14
2.
N
001-14
3.
O
001-14
4.
P, Q
001-14
5.
R
001-14
6
S
001-14
7.
T
001-14
8.
U, V, W
001-14
9.
Y, Z
January 1889 - December
1890:
001-15
1.
A
001-15
2.
B
001-15
3.
C
001-15
4.
D
001-15
5.
E
001-15
6.
F
001-15
7.
G
001-15
8.
H
001-15
9.
I, J
001-15
10.
K
001-16
1.
L
001-16
2.
M
001-16
3.
N
001-16
4.
O
001-16
5.
P, Q
001-16
6.
R
001-16
7.
S
001-16
8.
T
001-16
9.
U, V
001-16
10.
W
001-16
11.
Y, Z
January - December, 1891:
001-17
1.
A
001-17
2.
B
001-17
3.
C
001-17
4.
D
001-17
5.
E
001-17
6.
F
001-17
7.
G
001-17
8.
H
001-17
9.
I, J
001-17
10.
K
001-18
1.
L
001-18
2.
M
001-18
3.
N
001-18
4.
O
001-18
5.
P, Q
001-18
6.
R
001-18
7.
S
001-18
8.
T
001-18
9
U, V
001-18
10.
W
001-18
11.
Y, Z
January - December, 1892:
001-19
1.
A
001-19
2
B
001-19
3.
C
001-19
4.
D
001-19
5.
H
001-19
6.
I, J, K
001-19
7.
L
001-20
1.
M
001-20
2.
N
001-20
3.
O
001-20
4.
P. Q
001-20
5.
R
001-20
6.
S
001-20
7.
T
001-20
8.
U, V
001-20
9.
W
001-20
10.
Y
January - December, 1893:
001-21
1.
A
001-21
2.
B
001-21
3.
C
001-21
4.
D
001-21
5.
E
001-21
6.
F
001-21
7.
G
001-21
8.
H
001-21
9.
I, J, K
001-22
1.
L
001-22
2.
M
001-22
3.
N
001-22
4.
O, P, Q
001-22
5.
R
001-22
6.
S
001-22
7.
T
001-22
8.
U, V
001-22
9.
W
001-22
10.
Y, Z
January 1894 - August 1898:
001-23
1.
A
001-23
2.
B
001-23
3.
C
001-23
4.
D
001-23
5.
E
001-23
6.
F
001-24
1.
G
001-24
2.
H
001-24
3.
I, J, K
001-24
4.
L
001-24
5.
M
001-24
6.
N
001-24
7.
O
001-25
1.
P, Q
001-25
2.
R
001-25
3.
S
001-25
4.
T
001-25
5.
U, V
001-25
6.
W
001-25
7.
Y, Z
Correspondence and
reports
001-26
1.
Theo. B. Comstock,
June - November, 1889
001-26
2.
W. F. Cummins,
February - December, 1889
001-26
3.
Draft, W. F. Cummins, Notes of a Geological Survey
made in Texas,
1889
001-26
4.
Drafts, W. F. Cummins,
1889-1890
001-26
5.
N. F. Drake,
July - December, 1889
001-26
6.
E. T. Dumble,
August - December, 1889
001-26
7.
H. H. Harrington,
August - December, 1889
001-26
8.
D. C. Harrison,
April - July, 1889
001-26
9.
Robert A. Hill,
March - September, 1889
001-26
10.
Charles Huppertz,
March - October, 1889
001-26
11.
G. Jermy,
March - December, 1889
001-26
12.
G. E. Ladd,
May - October 1889
001-26
13.
C. C. McCulloch
July 1889
001-26
14.
R. A. F. Penrose, Jr.,
February - December, 1889
001-26
15.
State Chemists Letters
February - December, 1889
001-26
16.
W. H. von Streeruwitz,
February - December, 1889
001-26
17.
A. G. Taff,
December, 1889
001-26
18.
J. A. Taff,
March - December, 1889
001-26
19.
Ralph S. Tarr,
November - December, 1889
001-26
20.
Joseph B. Walker,
March - August, 1889
001-26
21.
Draft, unsigned,
1889
001-27
1.
Theo B. Comstock,
May - August, 1890
001-27
2.
W. F. Cummins,
January - November, 1890
001-27
3.
W. L. Davidson,
July - September, 1890
001-27
4.
N. F. Drake,
January - May, 1890
001-27
5.
J. H. Herndon,
1890
001-27
6.
J. H. Herndon,
December 1890 - January,
1891
001-27
7.
Robert T. Hill,
April - September, 1890
001-27
8.
Charles Huppertz,
March 1890
001-27
9.
Gustav Jermy,
January - May, 1890
001-27
10.
Gustav Jermy, Gillespie County,
1890
001-27
11.
William Kennedy,
March - October, 1890
001-27
12.
R. A. F. Penrose, Jr.,
January - June, 1890
001-27
13.
James L. Stone,
1890
001-27
14.
W. H. von Streeruwitz,
1890
001-27
15.
A. G. Taff,
1890
001-27
16.
J. A. Taff,
1890
001-27
17.
Ralph S. Tarr,
January - November, 1890
001-27
18.
P. S. Tilson,
1890
001-27
19.
Joseph B. Walker,
1890
001-28
1.
Theo. B. Comstock,
1891
001-28
2.
W. F. Cummins,
1891
001-28
3.
N. F. Drake,
1891
001-28
4.
E. T. Dumble,
1891
001-28
5.
Frank S. Ellsworth,
1891
001-28
6.
A. C. Gray,
1891
001-28
7.
J. H. Herndon,
1891
001-28
8.
William Kennedy,
January - November, 1891
001-28
9.
S. Leverett,
September 1891
001-28
10.
L. E. Magnenat,
1891
001-28
11.
J. A. Singley,
March - December, 1891
001-28
12.
W. H. von Streeruwitz
March - November, 1891
001-28
13.
J. A. Taff,
April - November, 1891
001-28
14.
Ralph S. Tarr,
April - August, 1891
001-28
15.
W. S. Teague,
1891
001-28
16.
R. A. Thompson,
1891
001-28
17.
Joseph B. Walker,
June - October, 1891
001-28
18.
J. F. Clark,
1892
001-28
19.
Theo. B. Comstock,
1892
001-28
20.
J. O. Corwin,
1892
001-28
21.
F. W. Cragin,
1892
001-28
22.
W. F. Cummins,
1892
001-28
23.
N. F. Drake,
1892
001-28
24.
E. T. Dumble,
1892
001-28
25.
Frank S. Ellsworth,
1892
001-28
26.
William Kennedy,
1892
001-28
27.
S. Leverett,
1892
001-28
28.
G. H. Ragsdale,
1892
001-29
1.
J. A. Singley,
1892
001-29
2.
W. H. von Streeruwitz,
1892
001-29
3.
J. A. Taff,
1892
001-29
4.
E. T. Dumble,
<emph render="italic">The Soils of
Texas</emph>
,
1895
001-29
5.
Draft, E. T. Dumble,
1895
001-29
6.
Draft, J. H. Herndon, Report on the Iron Ores and
other Economic Products of the Geology of Smith County,
undated
001-29
7.
Drafts, W. H. von Streeruwitz,
undated
001-29
8.
Draft, A. G. Taff, Notes on Cass County Iron Ores,
etc.,
undated
001-29
9.
Draft, Ralph S. Tarr, The Carboniferous Area of
Central Texas,
undated
001-29
10.
Draft, Ralph S. Tarr, Reconnaisance of the Guadalupe
Mountains,
undated
001-29
11.
Draft, Joseph B. Walker, Notes on the Geology of
Panola, Shelby, Nacogdoches, and Rusk Counties,
undated
001-29
12.
Draft, Joseph B. Walker,
undated
001-29
13.
Drafts, Clays and Artesian Water, unsigned,
undated
Subject files of the Geological
Survey
001-30
1.
Bills,
January 1889 - December 1890
001-30
2.
Bills and Receipts,
1891-1892
001-30
3.
G. C. Broadhead, Clippings and Reprints,
1888-1889
001-30
4.
Complete List of Soils in Collection
March 1892
001-30
5.
Distribution of Expenditures,
1889-1890
001-30
6.
William Kennedy, Lists of Specimens Collected,
1890
001-30
7.
Notes,
undated
001-30
8.
Photos, unidentified,
undated
001-30
9.
Receipts,
January 1889 - December 1890
001-30
10.
Responses to Circular re: Minneral Resources,
January - February, 1890
001-30
11.
George G. Shumard, Reports re: Artesian Wells,
1856 and undated
[Note: The papers of George G. Shumard were loaned to the
Geological Survey and published by it in Bulletin No. 1,
Geological Survey of Texas, 1892.]
Chemical
analyses
001-31
1.
June 1888 - July 1889
001-31
2.
July 1889 - March 1890, January
1894
001-31
3.
March - December, 1890
001-32
1.
1890-1892
001-32
2.
September 1890 - June 1891
001-32
3.
January - November, 1891
001-32
4.
1892
001-33
1-2.
1892-1893
Letterpress copybooks,
1881-1901,
11.87 cubic ft.
Records are letterpress copybooks containing copies of outgoing
correspondence dating from 1881 to 1901 for the Texas Department of
Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History. Separate books were kept for
each of the department's major functions, i.e., Insurance, Geological Survey,
Agricultural Bureau, and State Library. For the most part the distinctions were
observed, yet it is possible to find letters relating to the Geological Survey
among the insurance letters. Sometimes letters out of the chronological
sequence may be found at the end of a book. Most of the letterpress copybooks
contain an index. The books are in bad condition and many of the letters so
faded as to be illegible.
Arrangement
These records are arranged by agency function, then
chronologically.
Restrictions on Use
The letterpress copybooks are fragile, may not be photocopied,
and must be handles with care.
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog
the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related
records.
Subjects:
Geological Survey of
Texas.
State libraries--Texas.
Insurance--Texas--State
supervision.
Agriculture--Texas--Statistics.
Geological
surveys--Texas.
Document Types:
Correspondence--Texas--1881-1901.
Letterpress
copybooks--Texas--1881-1901.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Letterpress
copybooks, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture, Insurance Statistics and
History. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
Insurance,
1881-1901,
92 volumes
001-34
April 13, 1881 - November 20,
1883
001-35
July 8, 1882 - January 31.
1883
001-36
February 1, 1883 - August 10,
1883
001-37
August 10, 1883 - February 8,
1884
001-38
February 7, 1884 - May 22,
1884
001-39
May 22, 1884 - January 17,
1885
001-40
January 18, 1885 - February 24,
1885
001-41
February 23, 1885 - May 16,
1885
001-42
May 19, 1885 - December 17,
1885
001-43
May 20, 1885 - October 23,
1885
001-44
November 1, 1885 - July 20,
1886
001-45
December 12, 1885 - May 3,
1886
001-46
July 21, 1886 - February 5,
1887
001-47
February 21, 1887 - February 27,
1888
001-48
December 1, 1887 - July 31,
1888
001-49
February 27, 1888 - September 26,
1888
001-50
August 1, 1888 - May 22, 1889
001-51
September 27, 1888 - March 11,
1889
001-52
March 13, 1889 - June 14, 1889
001-53
June 1, 1889 - November 5,
1889
001-54
June 14, 1889 - August 25,
1889
001-55
June 19, 1889 - June 28, 1889; November 5, 1889 -
January 30, 1890
001-56
January 30, 1890 - March 14,
1890
001-57
March 13, 1890 - May 7, 1890
001-58
May 8, 1890 - July 16, 1890
001-59
July 17, 1890 - August 30,
1890
001-60
September 2, 1890 - January 5,
1891
001-61
January 5, 1891 - March 14,
1891
001-62
March 14, 1891 - September 19,
1891
001-63
June 1, 1891 - September 19,
1891
001-64
September 21, 1891 - December 5,
1891
001-65
December 5, 1891 - January 23,
1892
001-66
January 25, 1892 - March 3,
1892
001-67
January 28, 1892 - October 18,
1897
001-68
March 21, 1892 - April 25,
1892
001-69
April 26, 1892 - May 31, 1892
001-70
May 31, 1892 - July 27, 1892
001-71
July 28, 1892 - September 28,
1892
001-72
September 28, 1892 - December 7,
1892
001-73
December 8, 1892 - February 3,
1893
001-74
February 4, 1893 - March 11,
1893
001-75
March 11, 1893 - April 19,
1893
001-76
April 20, 1893 - June 12, 1893
001-77
June 12, 1893 - September 6,
1893
001-78
July 27, 1893 - September 21,
1893
001-79
September 22, 1893 - January 9,
1894
001-80
January 2, 1894 - February 13,
1894
001-81
February 14, 1894 - March 10,
1894
001-82
March 10, 1894 - April 5, 1894
001-83
April 6, 1894 - June 11, 1894
001-84
June 12, 1894 - August 9, 1894
001-85
August 9, 1894 - October 17,
1894
001-86
October 18, 1894 - December 29,
1894
001-87
December 29, 1894 - February 19,
1895
001-88
February 20, 1895 - March 28,
1895
001-89
March 28, 1895 - May 10, 1895
001-90
May 10, 1895 - June 28, 1895
001-91
June 28, 1895 - September 4,
1895
001-92
September 4, 1895 - November 15,
1895
001-93
November 15, 1895 - January 27,
1896
001-94
January 31, 1896 - March 13,
1896
001-95
March 13, 1896 - May 28, 1896
001-96
May 28, 1896 - September 1,
1896
001-97
September 1, 1896 - January 16,
1897
001-98
January 13, 1897 - May 9, 1897
001-99
March 13, 1897 - May 29, 1897
001-100
May 31, 1897 - September 15,
1897
001-101
September 16, 1897 - December 15,
1897
001-102
December 15, 1897 - February 19,
1898
001-103
February 19, 1898 - April 7,
1898
001-104
April 8, 1898 - July 11, 1898
001-105
July 8, 1898 - October 17,
1898
001-106
October 17, 1898 - February 2,
1899
001-107
February 2, 1899 - March 10,
1899
001-108
March 10, 1899 - May 4, 1899
001-109
May 5, 1899 - June 14, 1899
001-110
August 7, 1899 - September 29,
1899
001-111
November 15, 1899 - February 7,
1900
001-112
January 2, 1900 - February 6,
1900
001-113
February 7, 1900 - March 19,
1900
001-114
March 19, 1900 - May 8, 1900
001-115
May 8, 1900 - June 27, 1900
001-116
June 28, 1900 - August 23,
1900
001-117
August 24, 1900 - October 25,
1900
001-118
October 25, 1900 - December 31,
1900
001-119
December 31, 1900 - February 7,
1901
001-120
February 7, 1901 - March 12,
1901
001-121
March 13, 1901 - May 2, 1901
001-122
May 2, 1901 - June 25, 1901
001-123
June 25, 1901 - August 15,
1901
001-124
August 16, 1901 - October 10,
1901
001-125
September 11, 1901 - December 24,
1901
Geological Survey,
1888-1894,
16 volumes
001-126
September 29, 1888 - November 17,
1888
001-127
November 17, 1888 - February 6,
1889
001-128
February 6, 1889 - June 20,
1889
001-129
June 21, 1889 - November 6,
1889
001-130
November 6, 1889 - April 10,
1890
001-131
April 10, 1890 - September 9,
1890
001-132
September 9, 1890 - February 12,
1891
001-133
March 14, 1891 - May 23, 1891
001-134
September 14, 1891 - December 19,
1891
001-135
June 6, 1892 - October 12,
1892
001-136
October 12, 1892 - December 28,
1892
001-137
December 29, 1892 - May 24,
1893
001-138
May 29, 1893 - August 19, 1895
001-139
October 14, 1893 - April 13,
1894
001-140
Analyses #157 - #639,
April 5, 1889 - September 11,
1890
001-141
Analyses #640 - #1331,
1889 - November 24, 1891
Agriculture,
1882-1896,
20 volumes
001-142
January 9, 1882 - December 10,
1883
001-143
August 9, 1883 - February 17,
1885
001-144
July 5, 1887 - January 9, 1888
001-145
January 9, 1888 - May 3, 1888
001-146
May 4, 1888 - August 30, 1888
001-147
August 30, 1888 - April 25,
1889
001-148
April 25, 1889 - June 13, 1889
001-149
June 13, 1889 - August 3, 1889
001-150
August 4, 1889 - October 14,
1889
001-151
October 16, 1889 - June 18,
1890
001-152
June 18, 1890 - January 29,
1891
001-153
January 30, 1891 - May 30,
1891
001-154
June 1, 1891 - October 21,
1891
001-155
October 22, 1891 - June 30,
1892
001-156
July 1, 1892 - December 29,
1892
001-157
December 30, 1892 - August 17,
1893
001-158
August 17, 1893 - June 4, 1894
001-159
June 4, 1894 - January 18,
1895
001-160
January 19, 1895 - September 25,
1895
001-161
September 26, 1895 - July 20,
1896
State Library,
1891-1898,
one volume
001-162
1891-1898
Miscellaneous,
1891-1898,
two volumes
001-163
1891-1897
4-1/165
June 16, 1891 - November 25, 1891; January 13, 1898 -
January 25, 1898
Registers,
[1880?]-1906,
5.62 cubic ft.
Records are registers, dating from [1880?] to 1906, from the Texas
Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History. The volumes
include registers of insurance companies and agents; a geological museum
accession book; statistical reports; and visitors registers for the World's
Exposition in 1884-1885, the 1885 World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial
Exposition in New Orleans, the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, and the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904.
Arrangement
The registers are arranged by function and then
chronologically.
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog
the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related
records.
Subjects:
Insurance--Texas--State
supervision.
Geology--Texas.
Document Types:
Ledgers--Texas--Insurance--[1880?]-1906.
Statistics--Texas--1882-1884.
Registers
(lists)--Texas--1884-1904.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Registers, Records, Texas Department of
Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History. Archives and Information
Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Insurance agents,
[1880?]-1906,
11 volumes
001-164
Insurance companies and agents,
[1880?]-1882
Insurance companies are listed by the date admitted to
do business in Texas. Agents are listed under each company along with their
residences. Indexed.
001-165
Insurance companies and agents,
1883-1884
Insurance companies are listed by the date admitted to
do business in Texas. Agents are listed under each company along with their
residences. Indexed.
001-166
Insurance companies and agents,
1885-1887
Insurance companies are listed by the date admitted to
do business in Texas. Agents are listed under each company along with their
residences. Indexed.
001-167
Insurance companies and agents,
1888-1890
The first part of the volume is alphabetical by
company; random entries follow. Indexed.
001-168
Insurance companies and agents,
1891-1892
The first part of the volume is alphabetical by
company; random entries follow. Indexed.
001-169
Insurance companies and agents,
1898-1900
Insurance companies are listed by the date admitted to
do business in Texas. Agents are listed under each company along with their
residences. Indexed.
001-170
Directory of insurance agents in Texas,
1903
The volume is alphabetical by city and then by agent;
for each agent, authorized companies are listed.
001-171
Insurance companies and agents,
1904
The first part of the volume is alphabetical by
company; random entries follow. No index.
001-172
Insurance companies and agents,
1905
Life and miscellaneous insurance. The first part of the
volume is alphabetical by company; random entries follow. No index.
001-173
Insurance companies and agents,
1906
Fire insurance. The first part of the volume is
alphabetical by company; random entries follow. Indexed.
001-174
Insurance companies and agents,
1906
Life and miscellaneous insurance. The first part of the
volume is alphabetical by company; random entries follow. No index.
001-175
Geological Museum accession book,
1888-1892
001-176
Statistical reports,
1882-1884
The volume contains tables of statistical information
compiled for data supplied by county officials.
Visitors registers,
1884-1904,
seven volumes
001-177
World's Exposition, Texas teachers,
1884-1885
Included are name, sometimes place, position, and
residence.
001-178 and 179
World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition,
New Orleans,
1885,
two volumes
Included are name, occupation, home address, and New
Orleans address.
001-180
World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition,
New Orleans,
1885,
Included are name, residence, and city
address.
001-181
World's Fair, St. Louis, Houston Post,
1904
Included are date, name, residence, St. Louis address,
date arrived and length of stay.
001-182
World's Fair, St. Louis, Fort Worth Record Bureau,
1904
Included are date, name, residence.
001-183
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Texas Forestry Exhibit,
1904
Included are date, name, residence.