urn:taro:utexas.cah.00003 A Guide to the Fred Acree Papers, 1820-1947 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, March 2001.Edited in XMetal 2.0 by Bob Stewart, June 20, 2002. Finding aid written inEnglish. Tue Jul 22 15:25:57 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00003 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). 1/4/2005 Edited by Evan Hocker Descriptive Summary Acree, Fred Fred Acree Papers 1820-1947 7 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Fred Acree papers document the life and work of this Central Texas farmer, rancher, oilman, businessman, politician, and amateur historian during the first half of the twentieth century. Materials are in English. Scope and Contents

Collection documents the life of Acree (1878-1947), a Central Texas businessman. Papers concern Acree's activities as a poultry farmer, rancher, nursery owner, real-estate developer, and oilman; his political activities, primarily campaigns for numerous Texas politicians; his support of a program for improved roads; his terms as mayor of Moody, Texas (1912-1914, 1921-1926); his support of educational developments, with particular reference to The University of Texas and Baylor University; his participation in organizations such as the Masonic Order, the Poetry Society of Texas, the Central Texas Archeological Society, and the American Red Cross during World War I; and his interest in historical research, especially dealing with the Republic of Texas and the Civil War periods, and genealogical studies of the Grimes, Wren, Acree, and related families. Collection includes the papers of Mrs. E. V. Acree, mother of Fred Acree. Materials include correspondence, memorandum books, account records, receipts, certificates, field notes, deeds, plats, abstracts, oil and gas leases, maps, photographs, broadsides, genealogies, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings.

Index Terms Persons Acree, Fred Adams, Walter R. Connally, Tom Ferguson, James Edward Ferguson, Miriam Amanda O'Daniel, Wilbert Lee Poage, W.R. (Bob) Adams, Walter R. Bailey, Joseph Weldon Byrd, Richard Evelyn Crosby, Bing Davis, Jefferson Dewey, George Frost, Robert Garner, John Nance Glass, Carter Grey, Zane Hard, William Hughes, Charles Evans Lindbergh, Charles A. Lippman, Walter Mellon, Andrew William Pershing, John Joseph Ritchie, Albert Cabell Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Sterling, Ross Shaw Taft, William Howard Washington, George Families Farley Family Grimes Family Harrison Family Wren Family Places Coryell County (Tex.) McLennan County (Tex.) Moody (Tex.) Waco (Tex.) Texas Williamson County (Tex.) Subjects Archeology Art and artists Cartoons Farms and farming History--Study and teaching Indians of North America--Implements Land Oil and gas Plats Poets and poetry Politics and politicians Real estate Surveying World War, 1914-1918--Civilian life Red Cross Confederate States of America. Army UT Ex-Students' Association Young Men's Christian Association. Use Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

Fred Acree Papers, 1820-1947, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Personal: 2A105 Correspondence, 1913-1945 and undated 2A105 Correspondence with Walter R. Adams, 1928, 1934-1943, and undated 2A105 George W. Acree Papers, 1871-1886 and undated 2A105 Correspondence with Elizabeth V. Acree, 1873, 1874, 1879, 1899, and undated, 1914-1935 and undated 2A105 Correspondence about Elizabeth V. Acree's death, 1935 and undated 2A105 Correspondence about Elizabeth V. Acree's estate, 1935-1936 and undated 2A106 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1849, 1864, 1875, 1879, 1886, 1888, 1892, 1905-1906, ca. 1914-1923, and undated 2A106 Red Cross and United War Work Campaign correspondence, 1918-1919 2A106 Application for commission in Quartermaster Corps correspondence, 1918 2A106 Insurance policies, 1905-1931 and undated 2A106 Legal documents, 1906-1907, 1917, ca. 1921-1929, 1934, 1939, 1941, and undated 2A106 Notebooks and datebooks, 1911, 1915-1920, 1922-1924 2A106 Membership cards and certificates, 1906, 1907, 1912-1945, and undated 2A106 Fred Acree, Jr., reprints of articles, 1934, 1936, 1939-1941 2A106 Bookmarks 2A107 "Moody people" newspaper clippings and correspondence, 1918, 1939, 1941-1942, and undated 2A107 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1926, 1932, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1942, and undated 2A107 Miscellaneous, 1872, 1875, 1910, 1919, 1928, 1935, and undated Genealogy: 2A107 General, 1934, 1937-1941, 1943, and undated 2A107 Acree family material, ca. 1858-1864, 1928, ca. 1934-1942, and undated 2A107 Farley family material, 1838, 1887, 1899, 1932, 1934, and undated 2A107 Grimes family material, 1830, 1838, 1848, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1942, and undated 2A107 Harrison family material, 1785, 1894, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1940, 1941, and undated 2A107 Wren family material, 1799, 1874, 1932, 1934, 1939, and undated 2A107 Correspondence, 1915, March 1934-1938 2A108 Correspondence, 1939-1943 and undated Historical research: 2A108 Lousiana documents, 1820, 1823, 1824, 1832, 1835, 1850 2A108 Confederate records, 1861-1863, 1871-1872, and undated 2A108 Correspondence, 1930-1945 and undated Archeology: 2A109 Correspondence, 1931-1943 and undated 2A109 Central Texas Archeological Society, ca. 1934-1941 2A109 Articles, undated 2A109 Newspaper clippings, 1923, 1931, 1939-1940, and undated Real estate: 2A109 Correspondence, 1913-1920 2A110 Correspondence, 1921-1945 and undated 2A111 Abstracts of title, 1910-1923, 1929-1931, 1935, 1937, and undated 2A112 Legal documents, 1830, 1848, 1857, 1860, 1863, 1866, 1870-1879, 1882, 1886, 1889, 1893, 1895, 1903-1940, and undated 2A112 Legal documents, fragments 2A112 Surveys and plats, undated 2A112 Miscellaneous, 1939-1940 and undated Acree Acres: 2A113 Correspondence, 1928-1943 and undated 2A113 Legal documents, 1923, 1928-1929, 1931, 1935-1945, and undated 2A113 Miscellaneous, 1917, 1928, 1932, 1934-1943, 1945, and undated 2A113 Newspaper advertisements, 1937-1940 and undated Circle A Ranch: 2A113 Correspondence, 1925, 1928-1941, 1943, and undated 2A114 Legal documents, ca. 1907-1941 and undated 2A114 Miscellaneous, 1929-1930, 1937-1941, and undated Farm Lot 25 (Franklin St.): 2A114 Correspondence, 1921-1924, 1926-1931, 1937, 1939, and undated 2A114 Legal documents, 1911, 1914-1915, 1918-1924, 1929, 1934, 1937-1941, and undated Tax Records: 2A114 General, 1865, 1877-1878, 1881, 1893-1940, and undated 2A114 Acree Acres, 1937-1941 2A114 Circle A Ranch, 1916-1917, 1920, 1932-1933, 1936-1941, and undated 2A114 Farm Lot 25 (Franklin St.), 1919, 1934, 1937-1941 Improved Roads: 2A114 Correspondence, 1924-1926, 1933, and undated 2A114 Miscellaneous, 1924-1925 and undated Financial records: 2A115 Checkbook stubs, 1916-1922 2A115 Monthly statements, 1875, 1914, 1918-1921, 1923, and undated 2A115 Cancelled checks, 1882, 1911-1921, 1923, 1928, 1939-1940, 1942, and undated 2A115 Cancelled checks and monthly statements, 1922 2A115 Income tax, 1914-1926 and undated 2A115 Receipts and invoices, ca. 1870-1889, 1899, 1907-1939, and undated Oil and gas business: 2A116 Correspondence, 1918-1927, 1930-1934, and undated 2A117 Legal documents, 1915, 1918-1923, 1930-1933, and undated 2A117 Financial records, ca. 1920-1923, 1931-1932, and undated 2A117 Miscellaneous, 1919-1921, 1923, and undated Poultry business: 2A117 Correspondence, 1922-1923 Waco public schools: 2A117 Waco teachers directory, 1935 2A117 Thank you letters, 1940-1942 and undated Moody public schools: 2A117 Miscellaneous, 1914-1916, ca. 1919-1924, 1929, 1940-1942, and undated University of Texas: 2A117 Correspondence, 1914-1917, 1919, 1944, and undated Moody sewer system: 2A118 Correspondence, 1897, 1917, 1928-1934, 1936-1940, and undated Political: 2A118 Mayor of Moody correspondence, 1911-1921, 1924-1925, and undated 2A118 Mayor of Moody civic finances, 1916, 1920-1923 2A119 James P. Alexander, 1916 2A119 J. W. Bailey, Sr. and Jr., 1912, 1914, 1932, and undated 2A119 Tom Connally, 1914, 1918-1924, 1926-1942, and undated 2A119 Charles A. Culberson, 1914 2A119 Lynch Davidson, 1924 2A119 J. M. Edwards, 1914 2A119 James E. and Miriam Ferguson, 1913-1916, 1924, 1926, 1928-1934, and undated 2A119 Pat Harrison, 1933-1934 2A119 Dan Moody, 1924-1931, 1942 2A119 W. J. Moran and son, 1914 2A119 W. Lee O'Daniel, 1938-1944 and undated 2A119 W. R. Poage, 1924, 1934, 1937-1945, and undated 2A119 Morris Sheppard, 1913-1919, 1924, 1928-1934, 1939-1941, and undated 2A120 Ross S. Sterling, 1931-1933 and undated 2A120 H. B. Terrell, 1914, 1916 2A120 Cullen F. Thomas, 1914 2A120 Lawrence Westbrook, 1932-1933 2A120 J. F. Wolters, 1912 2A120 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1934, 1941-1944, and undated 3L455 Scrapbook, miscellaneous, 1925-1933 3S108 Photographs, drawings, paintings, reproductions 3S139 Oversized photographs 3S143 Survey plats, 1887-1941 and undated 3S143 Non-cartographic, 1850, 1861, 1912, 1941 3S162 Oversize paintings, drawings, prints, undated 3S165 Oversize political cartoons, commissions, 1861, 1862, 1879, 1908, 1933, and undated 4N21b Scrapbook: Lithographic reproductions, clippings 4N22b Lithographic reproductions: Currier and Ives 4N22c Lithographic reproductions Map Collection. Survey plats, 1879(?)-1928 Artifact Collection. Commemorative ribbons, 1892 and undated Oversize material: 2.116/OD1220 Oversize material OD 1273 Oversize material OD 1278 Oversize photographs, undated Photographs, 1933-1939 and undated 3S102 Tombstone, Aug. 31, 1934 3S102 Walter R. Adams, Texas poet, March 20, 1939, 3S102 Anna E. (nee Grimes) Culpepper. 1939 3S102 Archeological materials September 23, 1933 3S102 Eleanor Roosevelt 3S102 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Three prints and one negative of drawing (from box 2A113, folder #6) 3S102 Acree Acres Humming Bird. Four prints with negatives (from box 2A113, folder #6) 3S102 Waco Creek, Acree Acres. Four prints with negatives (from box 2A113, folder #6) 3S102 Amos & Andy, radio personalities. Postcard of drawing, (from box 2A113, folder #6), undated 3S102 Fred Acree. Postcard of drawing, (from box 2A113, folder #6), undated 3S102 Unidentified woman (from box 2A113, folder #6) 3S102 Stephen F. Austin (from box 2A113, folder #6) 3S102 Lloyd George. Four stamped postcards, (from box 2A113, folder #6), undated 3S102 Unidentified Salvation Army worker, print and negative (from box 2A113, folder #6), undated, 3S102 Unidentified man, Three prints with negative (from box 2A113, folder #6), undated. 3S102 Monkey and organ grinder, Three prints with negative (from box 2A113, folder #6), undated. 3S102 Robert E. Byrd 3S102 Robert Frost (2 photos, 1 drawing) 3S102 Albert (?) C. Ritchie, Governor of Maryland 3S102 Floyd Gibbons (?) 3S102 Carter Glass 3S102 Zane Grey (2 prints) 3S102 Rabinivanath Tagore (?) 3S102 William H. Taft 3S102 ? Mellon 3S102 Bill Hay 3S102 Charles Evans Hughes 3S102 Walter Lippmann 3S102 William Hard 3S102 Charles A. Lindbergh (4 prints, 1 postcard) 3S102 Supreme Court [1920s] 3S102 Lloyd George (2 photos, 1 mounted on wood backing) 3S102 Flood scene (Waco?), glass negative fragment