City of Houston Collection, 1891-1900


Descriptive Summary
	Title:	City of Houston Collection
	Dates:	1891-1900
	Abstract:	The City of Houston Collection consists of official correspondence and documents relating to the City of Houston from 1881-1900.
	Identification:	1999-001
	Quantity:	1 box, 19 items
	Repository:	Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries

Scope and Contents

The City of Houston Collection consists of official correspondence and documents relating to the City of Houston around the turn of the century. Most of the items relate to physical improvements such as paving being made to the city by the City Engineers Office, and the documents date from 1881-1900. The collection comprises 1 manuscripts box with 19 individual items.

The collection is divided alphabetically according to the office of issue, and then filed chronologically. The Executive Department and Brashear & Dannenbaum, Attorneys at Law have been included in the Mayor's Office series, as they were issued by S.H. Brashear during his term as Mayor.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Use Restrictions

The material in this collection is in the public domain. However, Special Collections owns the physical items in our collections, and all reproduction restrictions apply.


Index Terms
	Terms are either Library of Congress Subject Headings or taken from local sources.
	Subjects
		Houston (Tex.) Politics and government.
		Houston (Tex.) History.
	Formats
		Correspondence

Detailed Description

City Attorney's Office

box

folder

ALS. Stewart, Jno. S. to Miller, I. Austin. Feb. 14, 1900



City Engineer's Office
box	folder
1	2	Estimates. Oct. 9, 1891
	3	Estimates for paving Main St. Dec. 28, 1894
	4	Memo: Widths of roadway on Washington St. undated
	5	Ordinances: Fire Escapes. undated
	6	Plans and Specs. For the grading, paving, and construction... undated

City Secretary's Office

box

folder

ALS. Richardson, A.S. to LaNoue, G.S. Oct. 3, 1895



Mayor's Office
box	folder
1	8	ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Apr. 20, 1899
	9	TLS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Apr. 29, 1899
	10	Executive Dept. ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Sept. 27, 1899
	11	ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Jan. 12, 1900
	12	ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller I. Austin. June 7, 1900
	13	ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. July 9, 1900
	14	ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Sept. 27, 1900
	15	Brashear & Dannenbaum, Attorneys at Law. TLS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Dec. 28, 1900



Other
box	folder
1	16	Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company. TLS. Howe, M.G. to Miller, I. Austin. Feb. 21, 1900
	17	Texas World Publishing Company. Receipt. Mar. 25, 1897
	18	Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. TLS. Dusiuberre(?), Lemuel Baumister to LaNoue, G.M. May 17, 1894