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Overview
Agency History
Scope and Contents of the Records
Organization of the Records
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Records relating to the Civil War Centennial, 1861-1865, 1902-1911, 1955-1968 (bulk 1961-1964),
Historical marker files, 1965,
Chisholm Trail Centennial records, 1956, 1965-1971 (bulk
1966-1968),
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Texas State Historical Survey Committee:
An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives, 1861-1865, 1902-1911,
1955-1971 (bulk 1961-1967)
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Creator: |
Texas State Historical Survey
Committee. |
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Records |
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1861-1865, 1902-1911, 1955-1971 |
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(bulk 1961-1967) |
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Types of records include
correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, survey forms, essays, photographs, case
files, programs, newsletters, press releases and press kits, articles, newspapers,
clippings, magazines, brochures, and other printed material. Dates of the records
are 1861-1865, 1902-1911, 1955-1971, the bulk dating 1961-1967. These records
include the records of the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission (1960-1963), the
Texas Civil War Advisory Committee which succeeded it in December 1963, the
Tri-State Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission (1966-1968, members from Texas,
Kansas and Oklahoma), the Texas Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission (1966-1968),
and records of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee (TSHSC) pertaining to
centennial activities of the Civil War, the Chisholm Trail Centennial, and
historical markers erected between 1936 and 1965. The bulk of the records pertain to
the activities of the Civil War Centennial. |
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Quantity: |
16.53 cubic ft. |
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Repository: |
Texas State Archives |
The Texas State Historical Survey Committee was created on a temporary basis in 1953
(Senate Concurrent Resolution 44, 53rd Legislature, Regular Session) to administer a
comprehensive state program for historical preservation; it was given more permanent
status in 1957 (Senate Bill 426, 55th Legislature, Regular Session). The committee
was composed of eighteen members appointed for six-year terms by the governor. It
had the power to erect historical markers, to check the historical accuracy of
inscriptions prepared for markers by any individual or group, and to certify the
historical worthiness of any historical property the state determined to purchase.
In 1962 the Official Texas Historical Marker Program was formed to record Texas
historic sites in all counties. Staff evaluated applications and made
recommendations to the State Marker Review Board and then prepared marker
inscriptions. State law authorized county judges to appoint county historical survey
committees. These committees allowed the Texas State Historical Survey Committee to
coordinate and cooperate in activities throughout the state. By 1966 each county had
formed a historical survey committee. State law also allowed commissioners courts to
appropriate money from the general fund to finance the activities of county
historical survey committees, and to erect historical markers and acquire objects of
historical significance. In addition, cities and counties were authorized to spend
funds to operate historical museums.
The Committee created a program called RAMPS in 1964. It called for the recording,
appreciation, marking, preservation, and surveying of Texas history. One of the
basic objectives was to erect 5,000 official Texas historical markers in five years.
The 5000th marker was approved on October 27, 1969. The committee created and/or
approved several types of markers, including building markers, small subject and
large subject markers, grave markers, medallions, private state-approved markers,
1936 centennial (independence) markers, and large Civil War centennial markers. The
historical markers were erected to mark structures; archeological finds; mountain
passes; old trails; Indian camp and burial grounds; sites of battles and skirmishes;
sites related to important events in cattle, agricultural, and petroleum industries;
unique weather sites; early railroads; famous gunfights; early business and
educational institutions; and birthplaces or homes of outstanding Texans. The
markers gave information on the date of founding, origin of name, and history of
many towns and counties, as well as towns that no longer existed.
The Committee was active with the National Civil War Centennial celebration between
1960 and 1966. It provided staff support for the Texas Civil War Centennial
Committee as well as having staff members on the Committee itself. The two largest
projects involving the TSHSC during this celebration were conducting a survey to
locate and mark the graves of Civil War veterans throughout the state and the
erectin of historical markers commemorating Civil War events, places, or noteworthy
individuals participating in the Civil War.
The Committee was also heavily involved in the 1967 Chisholm Trail Centennial
commemoration. It provided staff support and coordinated activities for the Texas
Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission (TCTCC). The most significant activity
undertaken by the TSHSC during this centennial was coordinating the stops of the
traveling rail car museum in Texas cities and towns. The museum traveled by rail to
stops in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas along and near the Chisholm trail route with
exhibits pertaining to the history of the Chisholm Trail. The TSHSC also worked with
the TCTCC in the creation and marketing of medallions and other merchandise for sale
in the traveling museum, and it erected historical markers along the trail in
Texas.
The Committee became the Texas Historical Commission in 1973 (House Bill 1512, 63rd
Legislature, Regular Session).
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Types of records include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, survey forms,
essays, photographs, case files, programs, newsletters, press releases and press
kits, articles, newspapers, clippings, magazines, brochures, and other printed
material. Dates of the records are 1861-1865, 1902-1911, 1955-1971, the bulk dating
1961-1967. These records include the records of the Texas Civil War Centennial
Commission (1960-1963), the Texas Civil War Advisory Committee which succeeded it in
December 1963, the Tri-State Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission (1966-1968,
members from Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma centennial commissions), the Texas Chisholm
Trail Centennial Commission (1966-1968), and records of the Texas State Historical
Survey Committee (TSHSC) pertaining to centennial activities of the Civil War, the
Chisholm Trail Centennial, and historical markers erected between 1936 and 1965. The
bulk of the records pertain to the activities of the Civil War Centennial.
Topics include the creation and meetings of the Texas Civil War Centennial
Commission, the Tri-State Chisolm Trail Centennial Commission and the Texas Chisholm
Trail Centennial Commission; erecting historical markers for both centennial events;
publication of centennial activities; creation and scheduling stops of the traveling
rail car musuem for the Chisholm Trail centennial; creation and sale of medallions
and other merchandise for the Chisholm Trail centennial; writing a history of the
Chisholm Trail and writing a history of Texas in the Civil War; recording the graves
of Civil War veterans buried in each county; Civil War exhibits in Texas libraries
and museums; and a Civil War essay contest sponsored by TSHSC for children in
secondary schools. Correspondents include members of the various centennial
commissions and committees, TSHSC staff, the governor's office, legislators, county
historical societies, historical organizations, centennial commission staff in other
states (both for Civil War and Chisholm Trail centennials), libraries and museums,
publishers, and the general public.
Additional records of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee can be found in the
several series of records of the Texas Historical Commission, notably the Meeting files, Executive Director files, and several
series within the records of the History Programs Division - County historical files, County historical committee program files, and
Historical marker program administrative files.
Additional records of the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission can be found in the
Archives' manuscript collection. These records are currently unprocessed, but are
miminally described in the manuscript index available in the Archives' search
room.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to
delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate
of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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Organization of the Records |
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These records are organized into three series and twelve subseries. |
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Records relating to the Civil War Centennial, 1861-1865, 1902-1911, 1955-1968
(bulk 1961-1964), 13.47 cubic ft.
- Minutes, 1960-1963, 0.24 cubic ft.
- Correspondence and subject files, 1958-1965 (bulk 1960-1963), 0.7
cubic ft.
- Confederate memorial information markers case files, 1962-1965, 3.07
cubic ft.
- Records of graves of Civil War veterans, 1861-1865, 1902-1911, [ca.
1962]-1966 (bulk 1963-1964), 2.09 cubic ft.
- Civil War essay contest files, 1964, 0.94 cubic ft.
- Centennial commissions of other states, 1861-1863, 1958-1965, 3.53
cubic ft.
- Texas Confederate markers in other states, case files, 1956-1968 (bulk
1963-1965), 1.41 cubic ft.
- Local centennial celebration files, 1963-1964, 1.18 cubic ft.
- Research materials, 1957-1960, 1963-1965, 0.47 cubic ft.
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Texas and the Civil War, 1961-1964, 0.47
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Historical marker files, 1965, 0.24 cubic ft. |
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Chisholm Trail Centennial records, 1956, 1965-1971 (bulk 1966-1968), 2.82
cubic ft.
- Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission files, 1956, 1965-1970 (bulk
1966-1968), 1.88 cubic ft.
- Chairman's files, 1965-1968 (bulk 1967), 0.94 cubic ft.
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Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished manuscripts are
protected at a minimum through December 31, 2002 or 70 years after the author's
death. This restriction is applicable to the series, Civil War
essay contest files, and the series Research
materials.
Most records created by state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also
include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains
with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright
Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Researchers are required to use gloves when viewing photographs in the Archives.
Technical Requirements
None.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The
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Corporate Names: |
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Texas Civil War Centennial Commission. |
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Texas Chisholm Trail Centennial
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Tri-State Chisholm Trail Centennial
Commission. |
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Texas State Historical Survey
Committee. Civil War Advisory Committee. |
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Subjects: |
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Historical markers--Texas. |
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Places: |
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Texas--Centennial celebrations, etc. |
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Texas--History--1846-1950. |
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United States--History--Civil War,
1861-1865. |
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Texas--History--Civil War,
1861-1865. |
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Texas--Cultural policy. |
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Chisholm Trail. |
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Document Types: |
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Correspondence--Texas--Civil War,
1861-1865--1955, 1960-1968. |
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Correspondence--Texas--Cultural
policy--1966-1971. |
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Publications--Texas--Civil War,
1861-1865--1955, 1958-1968. |
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Publications--Texas--Cultural
policy--1966-1967. |
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Minutes--Texas--Civil War,
1861-1865--1955, 1960-1968. |
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Minutes--Texas--Cultural
policy--1966-1967. |
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Clippings--Texas--Cultural
policy--1966-1967. |
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Case files--Texas--Civil War,
1861-1865--1955, 1961-1968. |
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Reports--Texas--Civil War,
1861-1865--1955, 1960-1968. |
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Functions: |
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Coordination of centennial
celebrations. |
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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. |
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Texas State Archives |
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Texas Historical Commission, Executive director files, ca. 1961-1986,
approximately 22 cubic ft. [There is no finding aid available for these
unprocessed records, see staff for assistance.] |
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Texas State Building Commission, Records on monuments,
1957-1963, 1 cubic ft. |
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Texas Historical Commission, History Programs Division,
Records, [ca. 1880]-1995, undated (bulk 1960-1975), 25.83 cubic ft. |
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Long (Walter E.) Collection (Civil War Centennial scrapbooks), 1959-1961,
approximately 2 cubic ft. [There is no finding aid for these unprocessed
records, the call numbers are 2-1/379 through 381, 2-7/1296 through
1299.] |
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Civil War Centennial historical markers scrapbook, 1963, 0.2 cubic ft.
[There is no finding aid for this unprocessed record, the call number is
2-7/1293.] |
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Duncan (John Thomas) Collection, 1958-1967, 1.2 linear ft. (Civil War
Centennial Commission material) [There is no finding aid for these unprocessed
records, the call numbers are 2-23/649 through 652.] |
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Supreme Court Building, Austin, Texas, Dedication Ceremony, 1957,
fractional [There is no finding aid for this unprocessed record, the call number
is 2-23/1055.] |
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Texas Civil War Centennial Commission, Records, ca. 1961-1965, 4 inches
[There is no finding aid for this unprocessed record, the call number is
2-23/1112.] |
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Texas Civil War Centennial Commission, Report, ca. 1961, fractional [There
is no finding aid for this unprocessed record, the call number is
2-23/1101.] |
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Texas Confederate Monument, Vicksburg, Mississippi, [Correspondence,
clippings], 1901-1929, fractional [There is no finding aid for this unprocessed
record, the call number is 2-23/632.] |
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Texas Historical Records Survey, Inventory of files, undated, fractional
[There is no finding aid for this unprocessed record, the call number is
2-22/211.] [Iventory of WPA records at the University of Texas. |
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Texas Historical Records Survey, Inventory , 1942, fractional [There is no
finding aid for this unprocessed record, the call number is 2-22/710.]
[Inventory of Texas historical records and their locations in Texas
repositories.] |
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Texas Historical Survey, Literary productions, 1933-1935, about 2 cubic ft.
[There is no finding aid for this unprocessed record, the call numbers are
2-23/789, 790, 797, 837, 840, thru 843.] [Indexes to newspapers, transcript of
colonization papers, calendar to papers at the University of Texas,
etc.] |
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Texas Historical Markers, List of, ca. 1936, 25 items. [There is no finding
aid for this unprocessed record, the call number is 2-23/990.] |
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Texas Historical Foundation, Records, undated, 2.5 inches. [There is no
finding aid for this unprocessed record, the call number is 2-23/889.]
[Inventory of all historical markers in Texas.] |
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Records, Texas State Historical Survey
Committee. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1963/204, 1964/031, 1969/063, 1971/052, 1971/102, 1971/136,
1974/028, and unknown accessions
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division
of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas State Historical
Survey Committee on August 16, 1963; June 5 and 25, July 2, August 15, and
October 21, 1964; January 3, 1969; January 15, April 30 and July 1, 1971 and on
unknown dates; and by Roger N. Conger on November 15, 1973.
Laura K. Saegert, July 2004
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Records relating to the Civil War Centennial, 1861-1865, 1902-1911, 1955-1968 (bulk 1961-1964),
13.47 cubic ft. |
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Types of records include correspondence; minutes; commission and individual
reports; survey forms; essays from a Civil War essay contest; photographs;
case files; and programs, newsletters, articles, clippings, and other
printed material; copies of Civil War services records; and list of
Confederate veterans at reunion events. Dates of the records are 1861-1865,
1902-1911, 1955-1968, the bulk dating 1961-1964. This series contains the
records of the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission (1960-1963), the Texas
Civil War Advisory Committee which succeeded it in December 1963, as well as
the records of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee (TSHSC)
pertaining to centennial activities of the Civil War. It includes also some
files of the Historical Survey Committee which were opened prior to the
establishment of the Centennial Commission and continued under its
supervision, and some which were begun during the Centennial period but not
completed by its close, and continued under the operations of the Historical
Survey Committee; a few of the latter are incomplete files. Because
administrative functions of the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission and
the Texas Civil War Advisory Committee were handled through the Texas State
Historical Survey Committee, the planning and correspondence files and other
administrative records were maintained by the Texas State Historical Survey
Committee. |
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Correspondents include committee members, TSHSC staff, the governors office,
legislators, county historical societies, organizations, libraries and
museums, colleges and universities, publishers, Civil War Centennial
Commission staff in other states, and the general public. Topics covered are
markers erected by the State of Texas both in and out of state;
administrative activities; centennial activities in Texas counties,
including a survey recording graves of Civil War veterans buried in each
county; exhibits in Texas libraries and museums; centennial activities in
counties of other states; a Civil War essay contest sponsored by TSHSC for
children in secondary schools; and publications of the Centennial Commission
relating to the Civil War in Texas. |
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Additional records of the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission can be found
in the Archives' manuscript collection. These records are currently
unprocessed, but are miminally described in the manuscript index available
in the Archives' search room. |
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To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to
delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an
estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types. |
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Historical sketch |
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On September 7, 1957, the 85th United States Congress passed Joint Resolution
253 - "to establish a commission to commemorate
the one hundreth anniversary of the Civil War." The National Civil
War Centennial Commission began operating in 1957. As established under
federal law, state governors were authorized to create state Civil War
Centennial Commissions for organizing and directing observations within
their states. The state commissions were directly responsible for the active
commemoration of Civil War activities that happened within their borders,
with the National Commission providing coordination, guidance, information,
and national presentation of the states' individual Civil War
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Governor Price Daniel created the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission,
which began operations in January 1960. The Commission was composed of
members of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee and members at large
selected by Governor Daniel to work with the Texas State Historical Survey
Committee in planning and directing the Civil War commemoration in Texas.
The Chairman was Walter E. Long, the Executive Director was George W. Hill,
and a later appointment was John T. Duncan as an assistant director. Cooper
Reagan later replaced Long as the Chairman. Administrative support was given
by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee. The charge given to the
Commission by the governor was that "the
centennial will stress the bravery and noble deeds of all men and women
who fought for their cause and then after the war rebuilt their homes,
communities and nation, rather than reviewing and re-enacting the
bloodshed, strife and discord of the period." Projects and events
of the Commission included erecting historical markers of Civil War sites,
dedicating the Supreme Court Building as a Confederate memorial, acquiring
microfilm of indexes to Texas Civil War records in the National Archives,
the construction and dedication of the State Archives and Library Building,
work on the Texas Vicksburg monument in Mississippi, activities of the Sons
of the Confederacy and the United Daughters of the Confederacy, marking the
graves of Civil War veterans, compiling a chronology of Civil War events,
compiling a program of Civil War Centennial events of the Commission,
requesting appropriations from the legislature, and reporting on the
activities of the National Civil War Centennial Commission. In December of
1963 the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission was replaced by the Texas
Civil War Advisory Committee. |
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These records are organized into ten series. |
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Minutes, 1960-1963, 0.24 cubic ft. |
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Correspondence and subject files, 1958-1965 (bulk 1960-1963), 0.7
cubic ft. |
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Confederate memorial information markers case files, 1962-1965, 3.07
cubic ft. |
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Records of graves of Civil War veterans, 1861-1865, 1902-1911, [ca.
1962]-1966 (bulk 1963-1964), 2.09 cubic ft. |
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Civil War essay contest files, 1964, 0.94 cubic ft. |
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Centennial commissions of other states, 1861-1863, 1958-1965, 3.53
cubic ft. |
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Texas Confederate markers in other states, case files, 1956-1968 (bulk
1963-1965), 1.41 cubic ft. |
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Local centennial celebration files, 1963-1964, 1.18 cubic ft. |
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Research materials, 1957-1960, 1963-1965, 0.47 cubic ft. |
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Texas and the Civil War, 1961-1964, 0.47
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Restrictions on Access |
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None. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished manuscripts
are protected at a minimum through December 31, 2002 or 70 years after the
author's death. This restriction is applicable to the series, Civil War essay contest files and the series
Research files.
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Researchers are required to use gloves when viewing photographs in the
Archives. |
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Technical Requirements |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Records relating to the Civil War Centennial, Records,
Texas State Historical Survey Committee. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession numbers: 1963/204, 1969/063, 1971/102, 1971/136, and unassigned
accessions |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services
Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas
State Historical Survey Committee on August 16, 1963; June 5 and 25, July 2,
August 15, and October 21, 1964; January 3, 1969; April 30 and July 1, 1971;
and on unknown dates. |
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Minutes, 1960-1963,
0.24 cubic ft. |
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These are minutes of the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission, dating
1960-1963. Also present are a few resolutions, letters, meeting agenda,
publications of the commission, and a drawing of the Confederate
memorial in the the Supreme Court Building. |
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The Commission generally met quarterly to discuss upcoming projects and
events, including the erection of historical markers at Civil War sites,
the dedication of the Supreme Court Building as a Confederate memorial,
the acquisition of microfilm of indexes to Texas Civil War records in
the National Archives, the construction and dedication of the State
Archives and Library Building, work on the Texas Vicksburg monument in
Mississippi, activities of the Sons of the Confederacy and the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, marking the graves of Civil War veterans,
compiling a chronology of Civil War events, compiling a program of Civil
War Centennial events of the Commission, requesting appropriations from
the legislature, and reporting on the activities of the National Civil
War Centennial Commission. |
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The Texas Civil War Centennial Commission had several subcommittees whose
activities were reported in the minutes of the Commission, including the
Executive Committee; the Committee on Special Studies and Observances in
Texas Schools; the Committee on Sites for Observances; the Committee on
House, Sites and Landmarks; the Committee on Museums; the Committee on
Markers and Memorials; the Committee on Archives, Papers, and Documents;
the Committee on Public Relations - Finance; the Committee on
Suggestions; the Committee on Chronology; and the Committee on
Publications. |
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In December of 1963 the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission was
replaced by the Texas Civil War Advisory Committee. Minutes of the 1963
meetings of the Advisory Committee are in the series Correspondence and subject files, in the
Advisory Committee folder. |
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These records are arranged chronologically by meeting date. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Minutes, Records relating to the Civil War
Centennial, Records, Texas State Historical Survey Committee. Archives
and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
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January 9,
1960 |
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April 9,
1960 |
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July 9,
1960 |
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October 7,
1960 |
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January 15,
1961 |
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April 8,
1961 |
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July 8,
1961 |
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October 14,
1961 |
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January 13,
1962 |
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April 28,
1962 |
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October 12,
1962 |
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January 4,
1963 |
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Correspondence and subject files, 1958-1965
(bulk
1960-1963),
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Records in this series include correspondence, press releases, minutes of
the Texas Civil War Advisory Committee, activity reports, organizational
material, papers, lists, proclamations, programs, articles, clippings,
newsletters, and photographs. Dates covered are 1958-1965, the bulk
dating 1960-1963. These files document activities of the Texas Civil War
Centennial Commission (TCWCC) and its successor, the Texas Civil War
Advisory Committee. The files largely consist of correspondence between
the executive director or the chairman of the TCWCC with commission
members, the governor, legislators, organizations, county historical
societies, museums and libraries, publishers, colleges and universities,
other states' Civil War centennial commissions, and the general public.
Also present is a set of research files (papers, clippings, articles,
programs, lists of Civil War sites/activities, newsletters, etc.). A
file on the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission contains press
releases and letters re: the creation of the commission, suggested list
of members, list of members, lists of committees, and some
correspondence. A file on the Texas Civil War Advisory Committee
contains minutes and agenda of its 1963 meetings, lists of members, and
correspondence. Photographs can be found in the folders, Library and museum displays and Research data, 1960-1965, and consist of
photos of Civil War exhibits or monuments, usually with various people
present, most unidentified. |
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Topics include activities of the TCWCC in planning and advertising Civil
War centennial activities, publication of articles re: the centennial
and related activities in newspapers and journals, new appointments to
the Commission, invitations to Commission staff to attend Civil War
centennial activities, research, developing a chronology of Civil War
events, producing a program of activities of the TCWCC, exhibits in
libraries and museums to celebrate the centennial, and Texas'
contribution to the publication of the Jefferson Davis Papers - a joint
effort by southern states with each contributing money to defray
publication costs. |
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The files are arranged by record type, with some files in some folders
further ordered chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Correspondence and subject files, Records relating
to the Civil War Centennial, Records, Texas State Historical Survey
Committee. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
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Texas Civil War Centennial Commission organizational data,
1959-1961 |
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General correspondence, February 10, 1958-December 27,
1960 |
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General correspondence, January 3, 1961-May 31,
1963 |
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Cooper R. Reagan and Walter E. Long correspondence, 1960-1963 |
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Correspondence with governor and legislature, 1960-1961 |
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Dayton Kelley, Special consultant, correspondence and
reports, 1962-1965 |
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Texas Civil War Centennial Advisory Committee, 1963 |
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Committee on Chronology, 1960-1961 |
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Library and museum displays, Civil War appreciation,
1961-1962 |
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Jefferson Davis Papers, 1963-1964 |
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Research data, 1960-1964 |
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Research data, 1960-1965 |
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List of centennial activities in Texas, October 1962-October
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Confederate memorial information markers case
files, 1962-1965,
3.07 cubic ft. |
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Files contain the text of historical marker inscriptions, press releases,
clippings, survey forms, and occasionally correspondence, notes,
photographs, maps, and speeches (from the marker unveiling ceremonies).
Dates covered are 1962-1965. Records document the erection of historical
markers commemorating Confederate historical sites and prominent
individuals of the Civil War era throughout Texas, as part of the Civil
War Centennial. The date on the folder title is the date the marker was
erected. More complete files on the markers are available at the Texas
Historical Commission. |
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Arrangement |
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The records are arranged alphabetically by county name, then by the name
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Confederate memorial information markers case files,
Records relating to the Civil War Centennial, Records, Texas State
Historical Survey Committee. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Anderson County: |
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Iron Works, 1964 |
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Palestine Salt Works, 1963 |
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Archer County, Camp Cureton, 1963 |
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Armstrong County, Charles Goodnight, 1964 |
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Bandera County, Camp Montel, 1963 |
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Bastrop County: |
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Mrs. R.T.P. Allen, 1965 |
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Major John D. Sayers (hometown of), 1963 |
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Bee County, Captain A.C. Jones, 1965 |
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Bell County: |
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Robert Emmet Bledsoe Baylor (Distinguished Texan),
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Alexander Distillery, 1964 |
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Education in Texas (a memorial to Civil War), 1964 |
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Bexar County: |
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Old military headquarters, 1965 |
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Old Powder Mill, 1965 |
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Confederate tannery, 1965 |
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Chihuahua Trail, 1965 |
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Battle of Adams Hill, 1965 |
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Old Houston Road, 1965 |
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Matamoros Road, 1965 |
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San Antonio Mutual Aid Association, 1965 |
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General David E. Twiggs (surrender of federal forces),
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Old San Pedro Springs, 1965 |
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Hamilton P. Bee, 1963 |
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John Salmon "Rip" Ford,
1963 |
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Casino Club, 1965 |
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Old Military Hospital, 1965 |
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Blanco County, Joseph Wilson Baines, 1965 |
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Bosque County: |
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Captain J.J. Cureton, 1964 |
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James Buckner "Buck"
Barry, 1964 |
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General Alison Nelson, 1964 |
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Bowie County, Harvey C. Sanders, 1965 |
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Brazoria County: |
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Titlum-Tatlum, 1965 |
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Major Guy M. Bryan, 1964 |
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Cedar Lake Salt Works, 1965 |
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Old Velasco, 1964 |
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Brazos County: |
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William Joel Bryan, 1965 |
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William Joel Bryan (town named for), 1965 |
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Commissioners Court (Confederate), 1965 |
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Millican, 1963 |
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Brewster County: |
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Colonel Henry P. Brewster (county named for), 1963 |
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General Lawrence "Sul"
Ross, 1963 |
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Brown County, Camp Collier, 1963 |
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Burnet County, General Adam R. Johnson, 1963 |
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Caldwell County, Dr. D. Port Smythe, 1965 |
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Callahan County, Camp Pecan, 1963 |
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Cameron County: |
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Point Isabel, 1964 |
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Brazos Santiago, 1963 |
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Brownsville, 1963 |
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Fort Brown Reservation, 1964 |
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Bagdad-Matamoros, 1964 |
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Camp County, Colonel John L. Camp, 1964 |
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Cass County, Dr. D.K. Taylor, 1965 |
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Cherokee County: |
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Cherokee County, 1963 |
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Iron Works, 1965 |
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Prisoner of war compound, 1965 |
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Cherokee Furnace Company, 1965 |
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Rusk, 1963 |
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Chaplain Nicholas A. Davis (church founded by), 1964 |
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Childress County, Colonel William Edgar Hughes of the Mill
Iron, 1965
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Clay County, Buffalo Springs, 1965 |
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Coke County: |
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Richard Coke (county name for), 1963 |
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Fort Chadbourne, 1963 |
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Coleman County: |
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Colonel James E. McCard, 1963 |
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Camp Colorado, 1963 |
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Santa Anna, 1965 |
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Collin County, McKinney, 1963 |
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Comal County: |
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Comal County, 1964 |
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Texas Germans in the Civil War, 1964 |
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New Braunfels, 1964 |
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Comanche County: |
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Mollie E. Moore (Confederate Texas Post), 1965 |
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General Ashbel Smith, 1965 |
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Concho County, John S. Chisum (Confederate beef contractor),
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Cooke County: |
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The Great Hanging at Gatesville, 1862, 1963 |
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Gainesville, 1964 |
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Cooke County, 1963 |
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Coryell County, Brigadier General John Creed Moore, 1963 |
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Cottle County, The Gray and The Blue, 1964 |
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Crane County: |
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Horsehead Crossing, 1965 |
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William Carey Crane (county named for), 1965 |
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Juan Cordona Lake, 1965 |
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Crosby County, Henry Clay Smith (high plains pioneer),
1965 |
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Culberson County, Colonel David Culberson, 1963 |
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Dallas County: |
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General Richard M. Gano, 1963 |
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General William L. Cabell, 1963 |
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Texas Women in the Civil War, 1964 |
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John Henry Brown, 1963 |
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DeWitt County: |
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Dr. William Watt White, 1965 |
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General August C. Buchel, 1963 |
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Donley County, Stockton P. Donley (county named for),
1963 |
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Duval County, John C. Duval, 1965 |
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Eastland County: |
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Fort Blair, 1965 |
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Camp Salmon, 1963 |
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Ector County, General Matthew D. Ector (county named for),
1963 |
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Ellis County, Parsons' Cavalry, 1964 |
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El Paso County: |
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Fort Bliss, 1964 |
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Captain James W. Magoffin and Major Simeon Hart (hometown
of), 1963 |
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El Paso County, 1963 |
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El Paso (city), 1964 |
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Falls County, General Thomas Harrison, 1965 |
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Fayette County: |
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Fayette County, 1964 |
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The Big Guns of Fayette - Creuzbaur's Battery, 1965 |
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Fannin County: |
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Confederate Commissary, 1964 |
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Military Headquarters, Northern Sub-District of Texas,
1964 |
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Foard County, Robert L. Foard (county named for), 1963 |
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Fort Bend County: |
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Constantine W. Buckley (Texas Confederate legislator),
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Sugarland, 1963 |
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Dismounted Texas Cavalry, 1964 |
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Freestone County: |
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Colonel William L. Moody, 1964 |
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Val Verde Battery, 1964 |
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Butler Soldiers' Home, 1965 |
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Captain L.D. Bradley, 1964 |
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General John Gregg (site of law office), 1965 |
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Reverend George Washington Baines, 1965 |
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Galveston County: |
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Ursuline Convent in the Civil War, 1963 |
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Galveston (city), 1965 |
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Louis Trezevant Wigfall, 1963 |
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Galveston News, 1964 |
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Leon Smith (Confederate mariner), 1965 |
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Gillespie County: |
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General E. Kirby Smith (Texas rancher), 1965 |
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Gun cap factory, 1964 |
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Goliad County, Aranama College, 1965 |
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Gray County, Peter W. Gray (county named for), 1963 |
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Grayson County: |
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Sophia Porter - "Confederate
Lady Paul Revere," 1965 |
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Ninth Texas Cavalry, 1965 |
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Grayson County, 1963 |
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Gregg County: |
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Wartime home industry, 1965 |
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"Oil City of the World," 1965 |
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General John Gregg, 1963 |
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Grimes County: |
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Grimes County, 1964 |
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Primus Kelly, 1965 |
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Guadalupe County: |
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Camp Clark, 1964 |
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Guadalupe County, 1963 |
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Colonel John Ireland (hometown of), 1963 |
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Henry Eustace McMulloch, 1962 |
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Hale County, Colonel C.C. Slaughter, 1965 |
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Hamilton County, Hamilton County (as site), 1965 |
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Hardin County: |
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General Braxton Bragg, 1965 |
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Sour Lake, 1964 |
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Harris County: |
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Bayland Orphanage, 1964 |
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Lieutenant Richard (Dick) Dowling, 1965 |
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Texas railroads, 1964 |
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Confederate prison compound, 1965 |
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Old Houston Academy, 1965 |
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Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry, 1963 |
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Harrison County: |
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James Harper Starr, 1963 |
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Brigadier General Horace Randal, 1962 |
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Marshall, 1964 |
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Confederate Capitol of Missouri, 1963 |
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Lucy Holcombe Pickens, 1965 |
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General Elhanah Green (hometown of), 1963 |
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Brigadier General Matthew Duncan Ector, 1962 |
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Governor Pendleton Murrah (home of), 1963 |
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Alexander Travis Hawthorn, 1963 |
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Governor Edward Clark (hometown of), 1963 |
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Hays County: |
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Beef for the Confederacy, 1965 |
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Dr. Joseph M. Pound, 1965 |
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Hemphill County, John Hemphill (county named for), 1963 |
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Henderson County: |
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Athens, ca.
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Henderson County, 1963 |
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Hidalgo County, El Sol Del Rey, 1963 |
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Hill County: |
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Hill County, 1965 |
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Gathings College, 1965 |
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Gus Bailey (hometown of), 1963 |
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Hubbard, 1964 |
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Hood County: |
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General John Bell Hood (county named for), 1963 |
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General H.B. Granbury (city named for), 1963 |
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Hopkins County: |
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General W.H. King, 1963 |
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Confederate refugees in Texas, 1965 |
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Houston County, Crockett, 1964 |
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Hudspeth County, Fort Quitman, 1963 |
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Hunt County, Cherry Hill (home of Thomas Waul), 1963 |
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Hutchinson County, First Battle of Adobe Walls, 1964 |
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Irion County, Dove Creek Battle, 1963 |
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Jack County, Jack County (site of), 1965 |
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Jackson County, Jackson County (site of), 1965 |
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Jasper County, Jasper County (site of), 1964 |
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Jeff Davis County: |
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Jefferson Davis, 1964 |
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Old Fort Davis, 1963 |
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Jefferson County, Civil War meat packing plant, 1964 |
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Johnson County: |
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Colonel Meddleton T. Johnson (county named for),
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Early cattle trade, 1965 |
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Jones County, Fort Phantom Hill, 1963 |
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Kendall County: |
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Andrew Jackson Potter, Confederate Army Chaplain,
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George Wilkins Kendall, home front producer, 1965 |
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Kent County, Double Mountain Salt Works, 1965 |
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Kerr County, Camp Verde, 1963 |
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Kimble County, Colonel John Griffith, 1965 |
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Kleberg County, King Ranch, 1965 |
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Knox County, Colonel Pleasant C. Sams, Texas business
pioneer, 1965 |
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Lamar County: |
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Samuel Bell Maxey (home of), 1963 |
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Lamar County, 1965 |
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Lamb County, Major George W. Littlefield, 1965 |
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Lampasas County: |
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Salt works, 1964 |
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Lampasas County, 1965 |
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Kemper, 1964 |
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Lavaca County: |
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Brigadier General John Wilkins Whitfield (grave marker),
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Arthur Pendleton Bagby (grave marker), 1963 |
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General John W. Whitfield (home of), 1963 |
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Lee County, General Robert E. Lee (named for), 1963 |
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Leon County, Colonel Robert S. Gould, 1965 |
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Limestone County, Joseph E. Johnston Reunion Grounds,
1965 |
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Llano County, Bluffton-Tow Salt Works, 1964 |
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Loving County, Oliver Loving, 1965 |
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Lubbock County: |
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Lubbock (city), 1963 |
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Colonel T.S. Lubbock (named for), 1963 |
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Marion County: |
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Nash Iron Works, 1965 |
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Richard Waterhouse, 1963 |
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Jefferson, 1964 |
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Jefferson, 1963 |
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Captain George T. Todd, 1965 |
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Mason County: |
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Old Fort Mason, 1965 |
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Fort Mason and Camp Llano, 1963 |
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Matagorda County, Matagorda (city), 1965 |
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Maverick County: |
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Shelby's Flag Burial, 1963 |
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Eagle Pass, 1963 |
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Camp Rabb and Fort Duncan, 1964 |
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Medina County, Judge Thomas J. Devine, 1964 |
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Menard County, Fort McKavett, 1964 |
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Montague County, Red River Station, 1963 |
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Montgomery County, Montgomery County (site), 1965 |
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Morris County: |
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Morris County, 1964 |
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Daingerfield, 1964 |
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Hussey and Logan's Mill and Gin Factory, 1965 |
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Motley County, Henry H. Campbell, 1964 |
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McCulloch County, General Ben McCulloch, 1964 |
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McLennan County: |
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General Richard Harrison, 1965 |
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Old Harrison, 1965 |
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Waco, 1964 |
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McMullen County, Camp Rio Frio, 1964 |
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Nacogdoches County, Texas stagecoaches, 1964 |
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Navarro County, Colonel Roger Q. Miller, 1964 |
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Newton County, 1965 |
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Nueces County: |
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Aransas Pass, 1964 |
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Banquete, 1964 |
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Ochiltree County, Colonel William B. Ochiltree (county named
for), 1963
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Oldham County, Senator W.S. Oldham (county named for),
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Orange County, Old Neblett's Bluff, 1964 |
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Palo Pinto County, Bethel Strawn, 1965 |
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Panola County, DeBerry, 1965 |
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Parker County: |
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Parker County, 1964 |
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Weatherford, 1964 |
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Pecos County, Fort Stockton, 1963 |
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Polk County, Polk County (site), 1964 |
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Presidio County, Captain Henry Skillman, 1964 |
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Reagan County, John H. Reagan, 1963 |
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Real County, Private Frank Marshall, 1965 |
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Reeves County, George R. Reeves, 1963 |
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Refugio County: |
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Colonel A.M. Hobby, 1963 |
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Sally Scull of the Cotton Road, 1964 |
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Red River County, Stagecoach stand, 1965 |
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Roberts County, Colonel O.M. Roberts (county named for),
1963 |
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Robertson County, Brazos Manufacturing Company, 1964 |
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Runnels County: |
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Ballinger, 1964 |
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Maverick, 1964 |
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San Jacinto County, The Big Thicket, 1965 |
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San Saba County, Camp McMillan, 1963 |
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Schleicher County, Captain Gustav Schleicher, 1963 |
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Scurry County, William R. Scurry (county named for),
1963 |
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Shackelford County: |
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Ledbetter Salt Works, 1963 |
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Family forts, 1963 |
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Shelby County, Texas Muster, 1965 |
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Sherman County, Sidney Sherman, 1964 |
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Smith County: |
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Major James P. Douglas (school named for), 1963 |
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Headache Springs, 1965 |
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Colonel Thomas R. Bonner (school named for), 1963 |
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Colonel Richard B. Hubbard (school named for), 1963 |
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Colonel Bryan Marsh (school named for), 1963 |
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Neches Saline, 1965 |
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Smith County, 1963 |
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Somervell County, Squaw Creek Indian Fight, 1965 |
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Rio Grande City, 1963 |
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Fort Ringgold, 1964 |
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Stephens County, 1965 |
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Camp Breckenridge, 1963 |
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Stonewall County, General Stonewall Jackson (county named
for), 1963 |
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Sutton County, Colonel John S. Sutton (county named for),
1963 |
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Tarrant County: |
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Major K.M. Van Zandt (hometown of), 1963 |
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General H.R. Mabry (hometown of), 1963 |
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Terrell County, General Alexander W. Terrell (county named
for), 1963 |
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Terry County, Colonel B.F. Terry (county named for),
1963 |
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Throckmorton County, Camp Cooper, 1963 |
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Titus County, Titus County (site), 1965 |
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Tom Green County: |
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Major Ben Ficklin, 1964 |
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General Tom Green, 1963 |
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Travis County: |
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Texas in the Civil War, 1964 |
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Texas newspapers, 1964 |
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Texas in the Civil War, Adjutants General, 1965 |
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State Military Board, 1965 |
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Austin, 1965 |
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Confederate Texas Legislature, 1965 |
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Major John B. Jones, 1964 |
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William Steel, 1963 |
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Site of the Second Travis County Courthouse and Walton
Building, 1965 |
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Xavier Blanchard Debray, 1963 |
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William P. Hardeman, 1963 |
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John A. Wharton, 1963 |
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Committee on Public Safety, 1965 |
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Secession Convention, 1965 |
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Members of the Confederate Congress, 1965 |
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Federal forces, 1965 |
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Tyler County, Lieutenant Colonel Philip A. Work, 1965 |
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Old Coffeeville, 1965 |
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Gilmer, 1965 |
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Hat Factory, 1964 |
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Leather factories, 1964 |
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Meshack Roberts, 1964 |
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Upshur County, 1963 |
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Upton County, John C. and W.F. Upton (county named for),
1963 |
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Uvalde County: |
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General John R. Baylor (hometown of), 1963 |
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Saltpetre Mine, 1965 |
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Val Verde County: |
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Roy Bean, 1965 |
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Camp Hudson, 1963 |
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Van Zandt County, Grand Saline, 1963 |
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Victoria County: |
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Victoria, city of, 1963 |
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Victoria County, 1964 |
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Victor M. Rose, 1965 |
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Walker County, State Penitentiary, 1963 |
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Waller County, Hempstead, 1963 |
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Washington County: |
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County Commissioners Court (Texas Confederate), 1965 |
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Brenham, 1964 |
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Chappell Hill, 1964 |
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Independence, 1964 |
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Washington County, 1965 |
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Willacy County, Stagecoach to the Rio Grande, 1965 |
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Williamson County: |
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Cotton Cards Factory, 1964 |
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Confederate Chaplains, Reverend E.J. Hudson, 1964 |
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Winkler County: |
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Colonel C.M. Winkler (county named for), 1963 |
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Wise County: |
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Wise County, 1963 |
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Randolph Vasey, 1965 |
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Young County: |
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Tonkawa Scouts, 1964 |
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Indian Raid on Elm Creek, 1964 |
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Camp Belknap, 1963 |
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Colonel William C. Young, 1963 |
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Zavala County, Camp Nueces, 1965 |
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Records of graves of Civil War veterans, 1861-1865,
1902-1911, [ca. 1962]-1966 (bulk
1963-1964),
2.09 cubic ft. |
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Records consist of Confederate veteran survey forms, correspondence,
clippings, copies of Civil War service records, Confederate veterans
reunion rosters, and occasionally, photographs, and reports or papers on
the history of the Civil War in a particular county. Dates covered are
1861-1865, 1902-1911, ca. 1962-1966, the bulk dating 1963-1964. As part
the Civil War Centennial, the Texas Civil War Advisory Commission and
the Texas State Historical Survey Committee solicited information on the
location of graves of Civil War veterans in Texas counties. Requests for
the information were sent to county organizations and published in
various historical/historical related newsletters and other
publications. Information gathered was sent to the Texas State
Historical Survey Committee from county historical associations, other
local groups, and individuals. Forms are not available for all
Confederate veterans buried in Texas, just those whose names were
supplied by people or groups who participated in the survey. The forms
have the name of the veteran, birth and death dates, burial information,
service record, whether or not the grave had a U.S. government marker,
the name of the organization or individual supplying the information;
some also include notes on wounds, residence after the war, etc. |
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At some point in the past, the files were separated. One group was
described in a finding aid and the forms were indexed, by name. The
other set, which has a small amount of correspondence about the project,
does not have a name index. The sets will remain separate until a name
index is created for the second group. The name index for set one is
available in paper copy in the Archives search room. |
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The file folders do not have dates, as the survey forms are undated. The
materials from the 1860s are infrequent and are copies of service
records or oaths; the materials from 1902 to1911 are also very
infrequent and are copies of reunion lists of Confederate veterans. |
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There are two sets of files. Records of Civil War graves, set one;
Records of Civil War graves, set two. Within each set the files are
arranged alphabetically by county. There is no further arrangement
within the folders. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Records of graves of Civil War veterans, Records
relating to the Civil War Centennial, Records, Texas State Historical
Survey Committee. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Records of Civil War graves, set 1 |
| Box |
| 808-9 |
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Anderson County |
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Aransas County |
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Bastrop County |
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Bosque County |
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Bowie County |
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Brazoria County |
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Caldwell County |
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Callahan County |
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Cameron County |
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Camp County |
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Cass County |
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Chambers County |
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Coleman County |
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Colorado-Concho Association of United Confederate
Veterans, reunion roster, 1911 |
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Comal County |
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Comanche County |
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Concho County |
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Cottle County |
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Crosby County |
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Dallas County |
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DeWitt County |
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Ector County |
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Ellis County |
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Falls County |
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Fannin County |
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Freestone County |
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Frio County |
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Gaines County |
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Garza County |
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Gillespie County |
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Gonzales County |
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Gregg County |
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Hamilton County |
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Hardeman County |
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Haskell County |
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Hays County |
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Hill County |
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Hood County |
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Hopkins County |
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Hunt County |
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Hutchinson County |
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Jack County |
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Jackson County |
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Johnson County |
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Karnes County |
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Kimble County |
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Kleberg County |
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Knox County |
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Lavaca County |
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Leon County |
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Limestone County |
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Liberty County |
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Lubbock County |
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Marion County |
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Matagorda County |
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Midland County |
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Milam County |
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Mills County |
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Mitchell County |
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Montgomery County |
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[Note: File also contains a paper -
"A Confederate History of
Montgomery County."] |
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Morris County |
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Parker County |
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Polk County |
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Randall County |
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[Note: File contains a large set of
copies of military service records from the
1860s.] |
| Box |
| 808-11 |
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Real County |
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Red River County |
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Runnels County |
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San Saba County |
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Somervell County |
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Titus County |
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Travis County |
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Uvalde County |
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Van Zandt County |
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Victoria County |
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Washington County |
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Webb County |
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Wharton County |
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Wheeler County |
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Williamson County |
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Wichita County |
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Wilson County |
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Wise County |
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Records of Civil War graves, set 2 |
| Box |
| 2-14/32 |
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Correspondence |
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Hidalgo County Commissioners |
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Lamar County, [compiled lists of] muster
rolls |
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United Confederate Veterans, list of veterans at 1911
reunion |
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Anderson County |
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Atascosa County |
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Bandera County |
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Bastrop County |
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Bee County |
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Bell County |
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Bowie County |
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Brazos County |
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Brown County |
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Caldwell County |
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Clay County |
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Comal County |
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Concho County |
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Cottle County |
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Ector County |
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Edwards County |
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El Paso County |
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Fannin County |
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Freestone County |
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Gillespie County |
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Goliad County |
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Grimes County |
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Guadalupe County |
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Hamilton County |
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Hansford County |
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Harrison County |
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Hays County |
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Henderson County |
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Hockley County |
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Hopkins County |
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Jack County |
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Jackson County |
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Jasper County |
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Jeff Davis County |
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Jim Wells County |
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Kimble County |
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Lampasas County |
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Lee County |
| Box |
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Milam County |
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Mills County |
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Navarro County |
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Palo Pinto County |
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Parker County |
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Presidio County |
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Randall County |
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Runnels County |
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Rusk County |
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San Jacinto County |
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Schleicher County |
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Stephens County |
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Taylor County |
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Tyler County |
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Upshur County |
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Van Zandt County |
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Victoria County |
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Wharton County |
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Wheeler County |
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Wichita County |
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Wise County |
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Young County |
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Zapata County |
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Civil War essay contest files, 1964,
0.94 cubic ft. |
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The files consist of essays written by high school students on Civil War
topics and a table of contents to the essays, dating 1964. An occasional
essay has photographs attached as illustrations. The Texas State
Historical Survey Committee sponsored an essay contest for high school
students in conjunction with the Texas Civil War Advisory Committee as
part Texas' Civil War Centennial commemoration. Prizes were awarded to
the best essays, with the first prize being a college scholarship. A
table of contents is in the first folder of the files and lists all the
essays in numerical order, giving the titles, authors, schools, contest
winners, and in many cases, also has a note about the subject of the
essay if that was not evident from the title. Files of award winning
essays also contain a notecard stating which award the essay won. The
essays were written about the activities of either individuals in the
Civil War from the student's county or city, activities of groups of
people from the area in the war, actions of the county or city as a
whole in the war or similar topics that usually focus on the area the
student was from. There are 137 essays in this series. |
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Titles of the essays are not present on the folders, however, the folders
are in numerical order according to the table of contents, which
contains the essay titles. |
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Arrangement |
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The essays are arranged numerically according to the accompanying table
of contents; essays from the same county are grouped together. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished
manuscripts are protected at a minimum through December 31, 2002 or 70
years after the author's death. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Civil War essay contest files, Records relating to
the Civil War Centennial, Records, Texas State Historical Survey
Committee. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
| Box |
| 2-14/33 |
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Table of contents |
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Essays 1 thru 59 |
| Box |
| 2-14/34 |
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Essays 60-137 |
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Centennial commissions of other states, 1861-1863,
1958-1965,
3.53 cubic ft. |
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Records are correspondence, clippings, newsletters, press releases, maps,
reports, printed lists, brochures, pamphlets, and other publications
prepared by centennial commissions/committees in states other than Texas
in commemoration of their state's participation in the National Civil
War Centennial, or prepared by the United States Civil War Centennial
Commission for dissemination to all state commissions. Dates covered are
1861-1863, 1958-1965. Most of the correspondence is between George Hill,
executive director of the Texas Civil War Centennial Committee, and
staff of Civil War commissions in other states or with the United States
Civil War Centennial Commission. Letters discuss upcoming Civil War
events and publications and/or serve as cover letters for printed or
published material sent to or received from other states or from the
national commission. Also present are reproductions of The Valley Echo, a contemporary news
publication from the Shenandoah and Potomac River Valleys produced
during the war. |
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Arrangement |
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Files are arranged alphabetically by state. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Centennial commissions of other states, Records
relating to the Civil War Centennial, Records, Texas State Historical
Survey Committee. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Box |
| 808-11 |
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Alabama |
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Arizona |
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Arkansas |
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California |
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Colorado |
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| 808-12 |
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Connecticut |
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Delaware |
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District of Columbia |
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Florida |
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Georgia |
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Illinois |
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Indiana |
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Iowa |
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Kentucky |
| Box |
| 808-13 |
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Louisiana |
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Maryland |
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Massachusetts |
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Michigan
[folders 1-2 of 3 folders] |
| Box |
| 808-14 |
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Michigan
[folder 3 of 3] |
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Minnesota |
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Mississippi
[folder 1 of 2] |
| Box |
| 808-15 |
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Mississippi
[folder 2 of 2] |
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Missouri |
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New Hampshire |
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New Jersey |
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New Mexico |
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New York
[folder 1 of 2] |
| Box |
| 808-16 |
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New York
[folder 2 of 2] |
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North Carolina |
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Ohio |
| Box |
| 808-17 |
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Oklahoma |
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Pennsylvania |
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Rhode Island |
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South Carolina |
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Tennessee |
| Box |
| 808-18 |
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United States Civil War Centennial Committee
[3 folders] |
| Box |
| 808-19 |
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United States Civil War Centennial Committee - 100 Years After |
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[file of newsletters of the
committee] |
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Valley Echo |
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[reproduction of a contemporary news
publication during the war] |
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Virginia
[2 folders] |
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West Virginia |
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Wisconsin |
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Texas Confederate markers in other states,
case files, 1956-1968
(bulk
1963-1965),
1.41 cubic ft. |
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Records are correspondence, marker/monument inscriptions, publications,
clippings, photographs, maps, plans, press releases, papers, research
notes, and lists, etc. Dates covered are 1956-1968 (bulk 1963-1965).
These are the case files of the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission
concerning the erection of monuments or markers at out-of-state Civil
War battlefield sites honoring Texas troops that fought in those
battles. Topics include getting permission from the National Park
Service or other governing body in charge of the battlefield site to
erect a monument or marker honoring Texas troops, gathering research
about Texas troop participation at the site, construction and erection
of the monument, and dedication ceremonies. Correspondence was largely
between George Hill or John Duncan of the Texas Civil War Centennial
Commission and the National Park Service, staff at battlefield sites,
Civil War centennial commissions in states where the battlefield was
located, and historians. Letters or printed invitations are also present
inviting various Texas dignitaries to the dedication ceremonies,
including President Lyndon Johnson and Texas members of the U.S.
Congress. |
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Arrangement |
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Case files are arranged alphabetically by the name of the battle.
Following the case files are a few administrative and correspondence
files. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Texas Confederate markers in other states, case
files, Records relating to the Civil War Centennial, Records, Texas
State Historical Survey Committee. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Box |
| 808-20 |
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Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Maryland |
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Arizona-New Mexico Campaign, Anthony, Texas [Glorietta Pass]
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Battle of Bentonville, Smithfield, North Carolina
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Battle of Chickamauga, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia |
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Battle of Fort Donelson, Dover, Tennessee |
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Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Georgia |
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Battle of Mansfield, Mansfield, Louisiana |
| Box |
| 808-21 |
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Battle of Pea Ridge, Pea Ridge, Arkanas
[2 folders] |
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Battle of Shiloh, Shiloh, Tennessee |
| Box |
| 808-22 |
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Battle of Vicksburg, Vicksburg, Tennessee
[5 folders] |
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Battle of the Wilderness, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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| Box |
| 808-23 |
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Incomplete out of state markers |
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Out of state markers, general |
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Texas Monuments on Civil War battlefields, prior to
centennial |
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TSHSC-TCWCC correspondence, out of state markers |
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Local centennial celebration files, 1963-1964,
1.18 cubic ft. |
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Records are correspondence, press releases, speeches, clippings,
registration cards, publications, photographs, and notes. Dates covered
are 1963-1964. Files document two local Civil War centennial
celebrations organized by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee
(TSHSC) and the Texas Civil War Centennial Committee (TCWCC).
Correspondents include TSHSC and TCWCC officials and staff, primarily
George Hill (executive director of both) and John Ben Shepperd
(president of both), state officials, local centennial committees, local
officials, historians, U.S. Navy, Civil War organizations, and the
general public. |
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The Red River Centennial took place in Center, Texas and Mansfield,
Louisiana, celebrating the Red River Campaign and the Battle of
Mansfield. Celebrations were held in both cities and a Texas monument
was dedicated in Mansfield. Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith was one of
the speakers present for Texas. Within the Red River Centennial files
are lists of relatives of troops who fought at the battle and
registration cards - "muster rolls" -
these have the name and service information of the Confederate soldier,
plus the name, address, relationship, and number of miles traveled of
the relative attending the celebration. |
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The Sabine Pass Centennial occurred at the battlefield site of Sabine
Pass, a battle involving the Union naval forces. Through the efforts of
John Ben Shepperd, the United States Navy sent the USS Wren, a naval destroyer, as a representative of the US
naval forces. Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr was a speaker at this
celebration. |
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Arrangement |
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Files are arranged by celebration, then roughly by record type. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Local centennial celebration files, Records
relating to the Civil War Centennial, Records, Texas State Historical
Survey Committee. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Box |
| 808-23 |
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Red River Centennial (Center-Mansfield): |
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Advance planning, general |
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News stories |
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Printed program planning |
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Publicity |
| Box |
| 808-24 |
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Special guests |
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Val Verde cannon |
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Rebel yell, etc. |
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Follow-up |
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Program activities |
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Program, final copies |
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Army units (and descendants) |
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Muster rolls (registration forms for
descendants)
[1-2 of 3 folders] |
| Box |
| 808-25 |
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Muster rolls (registration forms for
descendants)
[folder 3 of 3] |
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Sabine Pass Centennial: |
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News stories |
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Destroyer USS Wren at the
centennial |
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Invitations and reservations |
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Sabine Pass medals |
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Celebrities |
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Programs |
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Program plans |
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Program participants |
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Sabine Pass meeting of Civil War Centennial Advisory
Committee |
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Special features (music, etc.) |
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Miscellaneous |
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Research materials, 1957-1960,
1963-1965,
0.47 cubic ft. |
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Records are reports, theses, papers, programs, clippings, lists and
similar records gathered as research sources by the Texas Civil War
Centennial Committee and the Texas State Historical Survey Committee
during their participation in the Texas Civil War Centennial
commemoration. Dates covered are 1957-1960, 1963-1965. Following the
research materials is a folder regarding the two 1964 college
scholarship contests sponsored by the TSHSC and the TCWCC - the Civil
War Essay Contest and Civil War Poster Contest. Multiple copies of the
first place winners for both contests are present along with lists of
participants and press releases. The original essays submitted for the
essay contest are in the series Civil War essay
contest files.
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Arrangement |
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Files are arranged by publication, with the contest file at the end. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished
manuscripts are protected at a minimum through December 31, 2002 or 70
years after the author's death. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Research materials, Records relating to the Civil
War Centennial, Records, Texas State Historical Survey Committee.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission. |
| Box |
| 808-26 |
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Thesis - San Antonio in the
Confederacy, by Thomas A. Jennings, 1957 |
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Records of Historical Survey Commitee
of Navarro County, Texas, 1964 |
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Children of the Confederacy, 1959-1960 |
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[programs, paper] |
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[Projected] Civil War Centennial Map of Texas |
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Terry's Texas Rangers, 1963 |
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Stories on markers, miscellaneous, 1963-1964 |
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Young County, Barbara Ledbetter material on [the Civil War],
1963-1965 |
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Civil War History Appreciation Week, 1964 |
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Texas Civil War history - general, 1961-ca. 1962 |
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Contests, 1964 |
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Texas and the Civil War, 1961-1964,
0.47 cubic ft. |
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Records are correspondence, a proof copy, clippings, and printed copies
of a history commissioned and published by the Texas Civil War
Centennial Committee as part of its Texas Civil War Centennial
commemoration activities. Records are dated 1961-1964. The history was
written by Professor Alan C. Ashcraft, Ph.D, a history professor at
Texas A & M University. It was published in booklet form by the
TCWCC in 1962, and was serialized in Texas papers in twelve installments
in 1964. Clippings are present for each installment from papers
throughout the state that carried the series, as well as a printed copy
of the article. |
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Arrangement |
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Correspondence and a copy of the history are filed first, followed by the
installment files, in numerical order, ending with a set of all the
installments. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Texas and the Civil War,
Records relating to the Civil War Centennial, Records, Texas
State Historical Survey Committee. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Box |
| 808-27 |
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Correspondence [includes proof copy of the
history] |
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Publicity - syndicated articles |
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# 1 - Secession |
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# 2 - War and
Mobilization |
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# 3 - Texas Units to the East of
the Mississippi |
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# 4 - Texas Units to the West of
the Mississippi |
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#5 - Coastal Defense and Activities
Along the Texas Coast |
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# 6 - Blockade Running Along the
Texas Coast |
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# 7 - Frontier
Defense |
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# 8 - The Overland Trade to
Mexico |
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# 9 - Manufacturing in
Texas |
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# 10 - Life at
Home |
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# 11 - The War and the
People |
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# 12 - The
Breakup |
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#1 thru # 12 - Texas and the Civil
War, by Allan C. Ashcraft, Ph.D |
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Historical marker files, 1965,
0.24 cubic ft. |
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Records are maps, marker inscriptions, photographs, and articles written
about the subject of the historical markers, dating 1965. Materials are
present for markers in several central Texas and Hill Country counties
erected between 1936 and 1965. The historical markers in this set of files
were erected to mark structures, sites of battles, skirmishes and massacres,
early business and educational institutions, birthplaces or homes of
outstanding Texans, and early pioneer settlements by ethnic or religious
groups. The markers gave information on the date of founding, origin of
name, and history of many towns and counties, as well as on towns that no
longer existed. In a few cases, the only record present for a county is the
map, noting the location of the markers within the county. Complete marker
files are available at the Texas Historical Commission. |
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To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to
delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an
estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types. |
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Arrangement |
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Files are arranged alphabetically by name of the county. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Historical marker files, Records, Texas State
Historical Survey Committee. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession numbers: 1964/031 or 1969/063 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services
Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas
State Historical Survey Committee on October 21, 1964 or January 3, 1969. It
is unclear exactly with which accession these files were transferred. |
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Processed by |
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Laura K. Saegert, July 2004 |
| Box |
| 2-14/31 |
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Bastrop County |
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Blanco County |
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Burnet County |
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Caldwell County |
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Gillespie County |
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Hays County |
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Lee County |
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Llano County |
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Mason County |
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Travis County |
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Williamson County |
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Chisholm Trail Centennial records, 1956, 1965-1971 (bulk
1966-1968),
2.82 cubic ft. |
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Records consist of minutes, agenda, correspondence, memoranda, magazines,
articles, clippings, maps, press releases, photographs, medallions, bills,
and invoices. Dates covered are 1956, 1965-1971, the bulk dating 1966-1968.
These are records of the Texas Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission and
associated files of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee. Topics
include creation and meetings of the Tri-State Chisholm Trail Centennial
Commission and the Texas Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission, erection of
historical markers along the trail, publication of centennial activites,
creation of and coordination of stops of the traveling rail car museum,
writing a history of the trail through Texas and compilation of a
bibliography, efforts to get an official postal stamp created by the U.S.
Post Office, and the creation and marketing of medallions and other
merchandise. Correspondents include members of the Texas Chisholm Trail
Centennial Commission, primarily Roger Conger and Truett Latimer; members of
the Oklahoma and Kansas Chisholm Trail centennial commissions; Texas state
officials; railway companies; businesses; publishers and editors;
historians; county historical committees; and the general public. |
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There are two sets of files. The first set consists of files of the Texas
Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission (TCTCC) as maintained by the Texas
State Historical Survey Committee, including files of the Tri-State Chisholm
Trail Centennial Commission, correspondence and topical files of the Texas
Commission and a collection of magazines, newspapers, and articles about the
Chisholm Trail and/or the Chisholm Trail centennial celebration. The other
set of files is the correspondence and memorabilia files of the TCTCC
chairman, Roger Conger. |
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To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to
delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an
estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types. |
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Historical Sketch |
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In April of 1966 Governor John Connally created The Texas Chisholm Trail
Centennial Commission to commemorate the Chisholm Trail as part of the
Tri-State Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission with commissions from Kansas
and Oklahoma. The Texas State Historical Survey Committee was designated by
Governor Connally to coordinate the activities of the Commission. The Texas
Commission was composed of nine members, with John Ben Shepperd serving as
the initial chairman, replaced in 1967 by Roger Conger, Dr. Joe B. Franz as
vice-chairman, and Truett Latimer, executive director of the Texas State
Historical Survey Committee, serving as executive secretary. This Commission
was not an official state agency and did not receive state funds for its
operations. It was funded by private donations and the money it made on
selling Chisholm Trail memorabilia. |
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The Centennial was officially observed in 1967. Events undertaken by the
Tri-State Commission (and the Texas Commission as part of this) were to
publish a history booklet and bibliography of works about the trail, erect
official historical markers along the trail, have a mobile Chisholm Trail
museum (in a rail car) visit cities along the trail, issue commemorative
medallions and other memorabilia, and encourage the United States Postal
Service to issue a Chisholm Trail Commemorative Stamp. The centennial
generated a great deal of interest in the states involved, especially in the
cities where the traveling museum made stops. The museum tour started in
Kansas and ended in Texas. Former President Eisenhower visited the mobile
museum in Amarillo, Texas, in December 1967. |
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Organization of the Records |
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There are two series of records. |
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Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission files, 1956, 1965-1971 (bulk
1966-1968), 1.88 cubic ft. |
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Chairman's files, 1965-1968 (bulk 1967), 0.94 cubic ft. |
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Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission files, 1956,
1965-1971 (bulk
1966-1968),
1.88 cubic ft. |
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Records consist of minutes, agenda, correspondence, memoranda, magazines,
newspapers, articles, clippings, maps, press releases, photographs,
medallions, bills, and invoices. Dates covered are 1956, 1965-1971, the
bulk dating 1966-1968. Topics include creation and meetings of the
Tri-State Chisolm Trail Centennial Commission and the Texas Chisholm
Trail Centennial Commission, erection of historical markers along the
trail, publication of centennial activites, creation and scheduling
stops of the traveling rail car museum for the centennial, writing a
history of the trail and compilation of a bibliography, efforts to get
an official postal stamp created by the U.S. Post Office, the creation
and marketing of medallions and other merchandise, and payment of bills
for merchandise created for the centennial. Correspondents include
members of the Texas Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission, primarily
Roger Conger and Truett Latimer; members of the Oklahoma and Kansas
Chisholm Trail centennial commissions (especially those also on the
Tri-State Centennial Commission); Texas state officials; railway
companies; businesses; publishers and editors; historians; county
historical committees; and the general public. |
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Arrangement |
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The Tri-State Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission files are filed first,
followed by correspondence/meeting information files of the all three
commissions, then topical files. Within the files, the records are in
roughly reverse chronological order. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission files, Chisholm
Trail Centennial records, Records, Texas State Historical Survey
Committee. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
| Box |
| 1971/052-1 |
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Tri-State Chisholm Trail Centenntial Commission: |
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May 1967-July 1968,
1971 |
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April -May
1967 |
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March
1967 |
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February-March
1967 |
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December 1966-February
1967 |
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November-December
1966 |
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November
1966 |
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October-November
1966 |
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September-October
1966 |
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August-September
1966 |
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June-August
1966 |
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Texas Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission: |
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1969-1970 |
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February-June
1968 |
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November-December
1967 |
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September-November
1967 |
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September
1967 |
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December 1966-August
1967 |
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October-November
1966 |
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March-May
1966 |
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Meeting materials, correspondence, 1967
[2 folders] |
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Oklahoma Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission, 1966-1967 |
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Kansas Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission, 1967 |
| Box |
| 1971/052-2 |
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Musem car: |
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December 1967-March
1968 |
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October-November
1967 |
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August-October
1967 |
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July-August
1967 |
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June-July
1967 |
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June
1967 |
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June
1967 |
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May-June
1967 |
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October 1966-May
1967 |
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February-May
1967 |
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President Eisenhower's visit, [December 1967], March
1968 |
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[includes photos of visit] |
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Official history - Miracle of the
Chisholm Trail, by Henry B. Jameson, 1967 |
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Medals and markers, 1967-1968 |
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Medals and markers, 1966-1967 |
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Commemorative medals
[4 medals] |
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Photographs, ca.
1967 |
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Press releases, 1967 |
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Publicity: |
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Press kits, 1967
[2 folders] |
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Clippings and publications, 1956, 1966-1967 |
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Magazine, The Texas
Longhorn, Winter
1967 |
| Box |
| 1971/052-3 |
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Clippings, press releases, articles, 1967
[2 folders] |
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Newspaper - Abilene, Kansas, 1967 |
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Newspaper - Chester County, Kansas, 1967 |
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Newspaper - Coin World, October
1966 |
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Ideas and information, 1966-1967 |
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Transfer of funds, 1967 |
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Requests, 1968-1970 |
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Stationery |
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Chisholm Trail items order blanks |
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History, maps, articles: |
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1966-1967 |
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1966 |
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1965-1967 |
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Publications, 1967
[3 folders] |
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[includes magazines, articles, pamphlets,
newsletters] |
| Box |
| 1971/052-4 |
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Clippings, 1966-1968
[6 folders] |
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Chairman's files, 1965-1968
(bulk 1967),
0.94 cubic ft. |
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Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, articles, clippings, and
press kits. Dates covered are 1965-1968 (bulk 1967). The majority of the
records are correspondence files. Topics include creation and meetings
of the Tri-State Chisolm Trail Centennial Commission and the Texas
Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission, erection of historical markers
along the trail, publication of centennial activites, creation of and
coordination of the traveling museum and its stops, writing a history of
the trail through Texas and compilation of a bibliography, efforts to
get an official postal stamp created by the U.S. Post Office, the
creation and marketing of medallions and other merchandise, and payment
of bills for merchandise created for the centennial. Roger Conger was
the Chairman of the Texas Chisholm Trail Centennial Commission and these
are his incoming letters and memos, and copies of his outgoing letters
as well as letters directed to other individuals but copied to him by
other members of the Texas Commission or the Tri-State Commission.
Correspondents include other members of the Texas Chisholm Trail
Centennial Commission, primarily Truett Latimer; members of the Oklahoma
and Kansas Chisholm Trail centennial commissions/Tri-State Commission;
Texas state officials; railway companies; businesses; publishers and
editors; historians; county historical committees; and the general
public. |
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Arrangement |
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Correspondence files are arranged roughly in reverse chronological order.
Following the letters are several files of clippings, newspapers, and
press kits. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Chairman's files, Chisholm Trail Centennial records,
Records, Texas State Historical Survey Committee. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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| 1974/028-1 |
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Correspondence: |
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March-April 1968 |
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December 1967-April
1968 |
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November-December
1967 |
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October
1967 |
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September
1967 |
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August-September
1967 |
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August
1967 |
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July-August
1967 |
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July
1967
[4 folders] |
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June
1967
[2 folders] |
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May-June
1967 |
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May
1967 |
| Box |
| 1974/028-2 |
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April-May,
1967 |
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April
1967
[3 folders] |
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March-April
1967 |
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February-March
1967 |
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February
1967 |
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January-February
1967 |
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November 1966-January
1967 |
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November 1965,
September-October 1966 |
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Press kits, May-June
1967 |
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Press kits, 1967 |
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Clippings, newspapers, 1967
[3 folders] |
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Magazine, Texas Parade, 1967 |
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