Descriptive Summary
Houston, Samuel
Temple Houston Morrow:
Sam Houston Family Papers,
1836-1969 and
undated
The collection
consists of letters and other documents from the Samuel Houston
family.
S727.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
1 small box (0.2 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Temple Houston Morrow, longtime president of Traders and General
Insurance Company of Dallas, Texas, was the son of Nancy Elizabeth Houston
Morrow and a grandson of Samuel and Margaret Lea Houston. He and his wife moved
to Lubbock, Texas, in 1945 following his retirement. Samuel Houston is one of
Texas’ most prominent historical figures. His efforts to free Texas from the
Mexican government are remembered in the historic battles sites, which live on
to this day in Texas history.
Scope and Contents
These materials, which were collected by the Honorable Temple Houston
Morrow, grandson of Samuel and Margaret Lea Houston, reveal the life of the Sam
Houston Family through letters, which were composed principally by Mrs.
Houston; and through assorted documents and receipts, which recorded some of
the business transactions of the family during that era. The Sam Houston’s
correspondence are from the period when he served Texas as a United States
Senator and as Governor of the state. It also includes some letters written by
Sam Houston, Jr., when he served with a confederate artillery battery in
Louisiana.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Sam Houston
- Mrs. Sam Houston
- Sam Houston, Jr.
- Houston Family Manuscripts
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Houston, Samuel, 1793-1863
Houston, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1894
Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea, 1819-1867
Morrow, Temple Houston
Subjects
Houston family--Correspondence
Texas history--Correspondence--Manuscripts
Gift, 1965
Access Restrictions
Open for research, however the original correspondence and other
documents were photocopied and replaced. The originals are restricted. For
permission to examine them please contact the director of the Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library.
Processed by
A. Ramirez, 2004
Preferred Citation
Temple Morrow Houston: Sam Houston Family Papers, 1836-1969 and
undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Davy Crockett Collection, undated
- Sam Houston Genealogy, photocopy, 1935 (oversized item)
- Bexar Archives, microfilm collection
Collection Inventory
Houston Family
1
Correspondence: Miscellaneous Letters,
1870-1935 and
undated
2
Printed Material: News clipping and flyer,
1898-1939
3
Photographs: Portrait and Town Scenes,
undated
4
Oversized Materials: Correspondence and News clippings,
1836-1939
Houston, Sam
5
Correspondence: Letters to Houston,
1842-1862
6
Correspondence: Letters to Houston,
1846-1863
7
Correspondence: Letters from Houston,
1836-1860
8
Financial Documents: Bills and Receipts,
1853-1862
9
Literary Production: Short Biography,
1861 and
undated
10
Printed Material: Newspaper items,
1857
Houston, Mrs. Sam
11
Correspondence: Letter from William Alexander,
1866
12
Correspondence: Letters to Mrs. N. Lea (1862) and to Sam
Houston, Jr.,
1859-1864
13
Literary Production: Poems,
1839-1856
14
Miscellaneous: Correspondence from Temple Houston Morrow
and Clifford B. Jones,
1866-1969
Houston, Sam, Jr.
15
Correspondence: Letters to Mother,
1859-1867
16
Correspondence: Letters from Rillie H. Eddy,
1862
17
Literary Production: Poems,
1863-1865