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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Organization
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Houston Family
Houston, Sam
Houston, Mrs. Sam
Houston, Sam, Jr.
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Temple Houston Morrow:
An Inventory of the Sam Houston Family Papers, 1836-1969 and
undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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Creator |
Houston, Samuel |
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Title: |
Temple Houston Morrow:
Sam Houston Family Papers,
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Dates: |
1836-1969 and
undated |
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Abstract: |
The collection
consists of letters and other documents from the Samuel Houston
family. |
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Collection # |
S727.1 |
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Quantity: |
1 small box (0.2 linear
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Language |
English. |
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Repository: |
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
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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.
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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.
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Organization |
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The collection is organized into the following series: |
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Sam Houston |
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Mrs. Sam Houston |
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Sam Houston, Jr. |
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Houston Family Manuscripts |
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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.
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The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Houston, Samuel, 1793-1863 |
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Houston, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1894 |
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Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea, 1819-1867 |
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Morrow, Temple Houston |
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Subjects |
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Houston family--Correspondence |
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Texas history--Correspondence--Manuscripts |
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For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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- Davy Crockett Collection, undated
- Sam Houston Genealogy, photocopy, 1935 (oversized item)
- Bexar Archives, microfilm collection
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Temple Morrow Houston: Sam Houston Family Papers, 1836-1969 and
undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas
Gift, 1965
A. Ramirez, 2004
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Houston Family |
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Correspondence: Miscellaneous Letters,
1870-1935 and
undated |
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Printed Material: News clipping and flyer,
1898-1939 |
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Photographs: Portrait and Town Scenes,
undated |
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Oversized Materials: Correspondence and News clippings,
1836-1939 |
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Houston, Sam |
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Correspondence: Letters to Houston,
1842-1862 |
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Correspondence: Letters to Houston,
1846-1863 |
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Correspondence: Letters from Houston,
1836-1860 |
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Financial Documents: Bills and Receipts,
1853-1862 |
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Literary Production: Short Biography,
1861 and
undated |
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Printed Material: Newspaper items,
1857 |
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Houston, Mrs. Sam |
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Correspondence: Letter from William Alexander,
1866 |
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Correspondence: Letters to Mrs. N. Lea (1862) and to Sam
Houston, Jr.,
1859-1864 |
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Literary Production: Poems,
1839-1856 |
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Miscellaneous: Correspondence from Temple Houston Morrow
and Clifford B. Jones,
1866-1969 |
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Houston, Sam, Jr. |
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Correspondence: Letters to Mother,
1859-1867 |
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Correspondence: Letters from Rillie H. Eddy,
1862 |
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Literary Production: Poems,
1863-1865 |
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