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Descriptive Summary
Scope and Contents
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Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
City Attorney's Office
City Engineer's Office
City Secretary's Office
Mayor's Office
Other
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City of Houston Collection, 1891-1900
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Title: |
City of Houston Collection |
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Dates: |
1891-1900 |
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Abstract: |
The City of Houston Collection consists of official correspondence and documents relating to the City of Houston from 1881-1900. |
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Identification: |
1999-001 |
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1 box, 19 items |
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Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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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.
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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.
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Terms are either Library of Congress Subject Headings or taken from local sources. |
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Houston (Tex.) Politics and government. |
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Houston (Tex.) History. |
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Correspondence |
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The collection was given to the University of Houston Libraries by Mrs. Henry (Grace) David.
K. Fox, May 1997
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City Attorney's Office |
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ALS. Stewart, Jno. S. to Miller, I. Austin. Feb. 14, 1900 |
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City Engineer's Office |
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Estimates. Oct. 9, 1891 |
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Estimates for paving Main St. Dec. 28, 1894 |
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Memo: Widths of roadway on Washington St. undated |
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Ordinances: Fire Escapes. undated |
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Plans and Specs. For the grading, paving, and construction... undated |
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City Secretary's Office |
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ALS. Richardson, A.S. to LaNoue, G.S. Oct. 3, 1895 |
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Mayor's Office |
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ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Apr. 20, 1899 |
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TLS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Apr. 29, 1899 |
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Executive Dept. ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Sept. 27, 1899 |
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ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Jan. 12, 1900 |
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ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller I. Austin. June 7, 1900 |
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ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. July 9, 1900 |
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ALS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Sept. 27, 1900 |
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Brashear & Dannenbaum, Attorneys at Law. TLS. Brashear, S.H. to Miller, I. Austin. Dec. 28, 1900 |
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Other |
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Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company. TLS. Howe, M.G. to Miller, I. Austin. Feb. 21, 1900 |
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Texas World Publishing Company. Receipt. Mar. 25, 1897 |
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Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. TLS. Dusiuberre(?), Lemuel Baumister to LaNoue, G.M. May 17, 1894 |
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