urn:taro:utexas.cah.00044 A Guide to the Patsy Cravens Photographic Archive Inventory prepared by Amy Braitsch The University of Texas at Austin May 2002 Finding aid encoded by Amy Braitsch May 2002. Edited in XmetaL 2.0 by Kristy Sorensen and Evan Hocker, July 15, 2002 Finding aid written inEnglish. Tue Jul 22 15:26:29 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00044 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). February 24, 2005 Additional items added by Evan Hocker Descriptive Summary Cravens, Patsy Patsy Cravens Photographic Archive, c. 1950-2001 AR 98-330; AR 2000-266; AR 2001-066; AR 2001-073; AR 2001-096; AR 2001-117; AR 2001-213; AR 2002-094; AR 2003-033; AR 2004-018 718 photographic prints, 2 videotapes, 1 audiotape, and 1 inch printed material 2X48a; 3S248; 3T402f; 3Y183; 3Y184; 3Y501d; 3Y501e; 3Y590; 3Y591; 2.325/D20a; VIDCASS 6033; Newspaper Collection; Vertical Files Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Photographs of Colorado County, Texas, and Jasper, Texas, taken by Patsy Cravens. English. Biographical Note

Patsy Cravens is a native Texan and a photographer. She grew up on her parents' farm in Colorado County and loves the landscape of South Central Texas. In the 1980s, she began speaking to residents of Colorado County, learning about them, and photographing them. Cravens' photographs were included in the documentary, " <emph render="italic">Coming through hard times: an oral history video</emph> ," which she wrote, directed, and produced.

 Scope and Contents

Most of the 718 photographic prints in the Patsy Cravens Photographic Archive document the people and landscape of Colorado County, Texas, with particular focus on the towns of Columbus and Weimar; however, a small portion of the prints are of Jasper, Texas. Cravens took nearly all, and processed some, of these photographs; exceptions are a Polaroid, which was given to her, and photographs of the Cravens' Farm taken in the 1950s. A documentary video, " <emph render="italic">Coming through hard times : an oral history video</emph> ," which Cravens wrote, directed, and produced, is included in the Center's holdings. Printed material, comprised of newspapers and clippings, pertains to the history and happenings in the towns of Osage and Weimar. Together, the photographs, videotape, and newspapers serve as a historical and artistic record of the lives, environment, and material culture of Colorado County residents.

The bulk of the collection, gathered in the series "People," depicts residents of Colorado County in their homes, businesses, farms, yards, and churches, both inside and out-of-doors. Many individuals were photographed repeatedly or over time and, often, family and possessions surround them. Cravens has indicated on the verso of many prints the subject's name, date of birth and/or death, geographical location, and, occasionally, photo-processing information.

Images of landscapes comprise another section of the collection, titled "Landscapes." In this section, the same geographic area is documented, but the focus is on architecture and nature rather than individuals. Included are photos of the Macedonia Baptist Church, St. Paul's Church, Pleasant Hill Church, the Cravens' farm, and cattle working. Cravens also took a number of photos of a dog named Chamois and other animals, which are filed with landscapes because they are outdoor scenes.

Local county fairs form an important aspect of rural life in Texas. Cravens photographed both performers and attendees at the Colorado County Fair and at the Weimar Gedenke Day Parade. These images are grouped together in the series "Fairs and Parades."

Cravens' documentary video, " <emph render="italic">Coming through hard times : an oral history video</emph> ," provides biographical and anecdotal information regarding many of the subjects of her photos, as well as historical background regarding Texas. Residents of Colorado County who tell their stories in the video include: George Braziel, Romona Cheeks, Alonzo and Beulah Dorn, Richard and Lillie Freis, Jodie Freyer, Eva Mae Glover, Oscar and Lacey Henry, Mamie Johnson, Rt. Rev. Gresham Marmion, Cassie McGrew, Pearl Ray Bremby, Ivory Stewart, Stella Taylor, Lillie Williams, Marie Williams, Ethel Wilson, and Rosezeanna Woodson. The video incorporates historical photographs and clippings regarding the "orphan train", slavery in Texas, sharecroppers, cotton farming and picking, a lynching (1935), and education conditions in Texas. Photographs of the film crew, filming process, and images used in this video are grouped together in the series "Coming Through Hard Times."

In 2001, Cravens participated in an exhibition responding to the racially motivated murder of James Byrd, Jr. Photographs of Jasper, Texas, and the surrounding area comprised her contribution to the exhibition. These images included landscapes, churches, loggers and logging equipment, and cemeteries. Cravens' exhibition photographs, and the corresponding textual labels she wrote, are gathered in the series "Jasper, Texas." Also included is a short video, "Imagining Jasper."

Clippings and newspapers relating to significant events and interesting historical tidbits make up the "Printed Material" series. Photocopies of the clippings, which pertain to Weimar, Osage, and Colorado County, are kept with the rest of the collection, while the original clippings and newspapers are accessible in the Newspaper Collection and Vertical Files.

Arrangement

The photographs are arranged in five series according to image subject matter: People; Landscapes; Fairs and Parades; Coming Through Hard Times; and Jasper, Texas. Within each thematic group, the photos are further arranged by print size and then alphabetical order. This alphabetical arrangement reflects the original order imposed by Cravens. In the Box List, a bracketed number indicating the quantity of images follows each subject name.

Printed material has been separated to the Newspaper Collection and Vertical Files. Photocopies of clippings are kept with the collection in the "Printed Material" series.

 Restrictions on Access

Unrestricted access.

 Restrictions on Use

Photographer retains copyright. Photographs may be photocopied for research purposes only. Photographic reproductions must be obtained directly from the photographer. Contact repository for further information.

 Index Terms

Following are themes recurring within this collection, which may prove useful to researchers.

Names: Cravens, Patsy Organizations: Macedonia Baptist Church (Colorado County, Tex.) Subjects: Agriculture Cemeteries--Texas Church buildings Dwellings--Texas Fairs Landscape--Texas Material Culture Places: Colorado County (Tex.) Columbus (Tex.) Jasper (Tex.) Osage (Tex.) Weimar (Tex.) Document Types: Photographs Printed material Videotape Titles: <emph render="italic">Coming through hard times : an oral history video</emph> Custodial History

The creator gave the Patsy Cravens Photographic Archive to the Center for American History.

 Preferred Citation

Patsy Cravens Photographic Archive, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Acquisition Information

Accessioned donations: AR 98-330; AR 2000-266; AR 2001-066; AR 2001-073; AR 2001-096; AR 2001-117; AR 2001-213; AR 2002-094; AR 2003-033; AR 2004-018

 Processing Information

Processed by Amy Braitsch 2001-2002; updated by Elizabeth Wireman-Nothwang 2005.

 Box List People

This series is comprised of documentary photographs of people in Colorado County, Texas. Images of unidentified persons are at the end of the otherwise alphabetical arrangement.

 5 x 7 and smaller black and white prints 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Almeida, Gabriel and Webb, John [4] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Atkinson, Lillie Lemmons [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Arcidiacono, Johnny [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Baines, Herbert [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Beken, Heine and Beken, Earline [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Carter, Jim and Carter, Josephine [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Carter, Jim and Dabney, Earl [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Dorn, Beulah [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Dorn, George and Dorn, Sadie [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Dorn, Sadie [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Feyrer, Jaynice and Feyrer, Jodie [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Feyrer, Jodie [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Freis, Lillie Kahlden [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Freis, Richard [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Freis, Richard and Freis, Lillie [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Glover, B.C. [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Garcia, Isabel [4] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Hastey, Rosie [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Henry, Lacey [6] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Henry, Lewis "Bug" [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Hicks, Ruby [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Isgrig, Benny [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Johnson, Mamie and Johnson, Clarence [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Neiser, Rosalee and Neiser, Frankie [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Pesak, Joseph and grandson, J. E. [1] 3Y184A-Z, unidentified Poenitzsch, Lillie [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Rall, Laura Ann [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Simpson, Lavon [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Steward, Ivory "Pie" [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Taylor, H. C. [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Thumann, Bertha [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Trefny, Charles [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Trefny, Russell [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Vornsand, Joann [6] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Williams, Lee Andrew [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Williams, Lillie [4] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Williams, Walter [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Wilson, Ethel and Wilson, Hattie Lee [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Woodson, Rosezeanna and family [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified unidentified [3] 5 x 7 and smaller color prints 3Y501d Polaroid Johnson, Mamie [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Bremby, Pearl Ray [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Brown, Ernest [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Feyrer, Jodie [2] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Freis, Richard and Freis, Lillie [4] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Gillespie, Andrew [2] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Glover, Eva Mae and her sister [3] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Hefner, Olga Mae [3] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Henry, Lacey [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Henry, Lacey and Williams, Marie [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Henry, Lacey; Williams, Marie; and Wilson, Irizola [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Henry, Lewis "Bug" [3] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Johnson, Jack and Johnson, Selma [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Mitchell, Ida Mae [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Ramirez, Joe and Nicolasa [2] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Williams, Lillie [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Williams, Marie [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Williams, Marie and Williams, Lillie [4] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Wilson, Hattie Lee [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified unidentified [2] 8 x 10 black and white prints 3Y183 A-Ca Almeida, Dee [1] 3Y183 A-Ca Almeida, Gabriel [1] 3Y183 A-Ca Arcidiacono, Peter [2] 3Y183 A-Ca Atkinson, Lillie Lemmons [9] 3Y183 A-Ca Baines, Herbert and Baines, Tyrone [2] 3Y183 A-Ca Baines, Joyce and granddaughters [2] 3Y183 A-Ca Barnes, Wilbert and Barnes, Lillie Williams [1] 3Y183 A-Ca Beken, Heine and Beken, Earline [2] 3Y183 A-Ca Beyer, Willie [5] 3Y183 A-Ca Beyer, Willie and Simpson, Jimmy [1] 3Y183 A-Ca Beyer, Willie; Simpson, Lavon; and Simpson, Jimmie [1] 3Y183 A-Ca Braziel, George [3] 3Y183 A-Ca Bremby, Pearl Ray [1] 3Y183 A-Ca Bremby, Pearl Ray and Williams, Bessie Mae [2] 3Y183 A-Ca Brown, Ernest [1] 3Y183 A-Ca Brown, Ernest and Brown, Naomi [3] 3Y183 A-Ca Brown, Peter; Camfield, Mark; and Camfield, Bill [1] 3Y183 A-Ca Brown, Tasheena [1] 3Y183 A-Ca Camfield, Mark [2] 3Y183 A-Ca Carter, Jim [1] 3Y183 A-Ca Carter, Jim and Carter, Josephine [1] 3Y183 Co-F Coleman, Lonnie [3] 3Y183 Co-F Coleman, Roy Lee [3] 3Y183 Co-F Denley, Pan Dora [4] 3Y183 Co-F Denley, Willie Mae and Denley, Pan Dora [2] 3Y183 Co-F Dorn, Beulah [3] 3Y183 Co-F Dorn, Beulah and Dorn, Lonzo [1] 3Y183 Co-F Dorn, Beulah; Dorn, Lonzo; and two nephews [2] 3Y183 Co-F Dorn, George and Dorn, Sadie [3] 3Y183 Co-F Feyrer, Jodie [2] 3Y183 Co-F Feyrer, Jodie and Feyrer, Jaynice [2] 3Y183 Co-F "Fields, Jack" (a.k.a. Phil Thomas) [2] 3Y183 Co-F Fluker, Bill [2] 3Y183 Co-F Freis, Lillie Kahlden [5] 3Y183 Co-F Freis, Richard [3] 3Y183 Co-F Freis, Richard and Freis, Lillie [6] 3Y183 G-H Garcia, Isabel [2] 3Y183 G-H Gillespie, Andrew [4] 3Y183 G-H Gillespie, Martha [1] 3Y183 G-H Glover, B. C. [3] 3Y183 G-H Glover, Bobby Joe [2] 3Y183 G-H Glover, Eva Mae [4] 3Y183 G-H Glover, Leroy [4] 3Y183 G-H Grays, Henry [1] 3Y183 G-H Greak, Bud [2] 3Y183 G-H Green, Jesse [2] 3Y183 G-H Hastey, Rosie [2] 3Y183 G-H Hastey, Sonny [1] 3Y183 G-H Hausner, Mary [1] 3Y183 G-H Hefner, Olga Mae [2] 3Y183 G-H Henry, Lacey [7] 3Y183 G-H Henry, Lacey and Hicks, Ruby [1] 3Y183 G-H Henry, Lacey and Williams, Marie [1] 3Y183 G-H Henry, Lacey; Williams, Marie; and Wilson, Irizola [1] 3Y183 G-H Henry, Lacey; Williams, Marie; Johnson, Jack; and others [1] 3Y183 G-H Henry, Leora [1] 3Y183 G-H Henry, Leora and Henry, Lewis "Bug" [2] 3Y183 G-H Henry, Lewis "Bug" [1] 3Y183 G-H Hicks, Ruby [1] 3Y183 G-H Houston, Melvin [1] 3Y183 I-P Jackson, Leila [2] 3Y183 I-P Johnson, Clarence [2] 3Y183 I-P Johnson, Jack [1] 3Y183 I-P Johnson, Jack and Johnson, Selma [1] 3Y183 I-P Johnson, Mamie [1] 3Y183 I-P Johnson, Mamie; Houston, Melvin; and others [1] 3Y183 I-P Kasper, Barney; Kasper, Maurice; and Kasper, John [1] 3Y183 I-P Kearny, Jim and Kearny, Sarah [1] 3Y183 I-P Kearny, Paulina [1] 3Y183 I-P Kearny, Paulina and Kearny, Sarah [1] 3Y183 I-P Kearny, Paulina and son [1] 3Y183 I-P Kearny, Sarah [1] 3Y183 I-P Koller, Tracey Vlasta [3] 3Y183 I-P Kusey, Annie [1] 3Y183 I-P Lain, Dorothy [2] 3Y183 I-P Mann, Mary [2] 3Y183 I-P McMahan, Truman [4] 3Y183 I-P Mikeska, Jerry and Hausner, Mary [4] 3Y183 I-P Mitchell, Ida Mae [1] 3Y183 I-P Muldoon's son [1] 3Y183 I-P Neiser, Rosalee and Neiser, Frankie [2] 3Y183 I-P Neiser, Rosalie; Neiser, Frankie; Neiser, David; Gertner, Lisa; and Gertner, Len [1] 3Y183 I-P Pesak brothers: Kenneth, Douglas, and Robert [2] 3Y183 I-P Pesak, Joseph and grandson, J. E. [2] 3Y183I-P Poenitzsch, Lillie [1] 3Y183 I-P Pesak, Joseph, his wife, and grandson, J.E. [1] 3Y183 Q-T Rall, Laura Ann [1] 3Y183 Q-T Ramirez children [2] 3Y183 Q-T Ramirez, Joe and his child [1] 3Y183 Q-T Ramirez, Joe and Ramirez, Nicolasa [1] 3Y183 Q-T Ramirez's daughter [1] 3Y183 Q-T Schmidtzinsky, Father Victor [1] 3Y183 Q-T Scott, Meddie Mae [4] 3Y183 Q-T Simpson, Lavon and Simpson-Nicholson, Mary Ann [3] 3Y183 Q-T Stancik, Emma [1] 3Y183 Q-T Steitz, Quentin [2] 3Y183 Q-T Steward, Ivory "Pie" [3] 3Y183 Q-T Steward, Ivory "Pie" and Steward, Cordelia [2] 3Y183 Q-T Stewart, Harvey; Stewart, Ruth; and their grandson [1] 3Y183 Q-T Tait, Alice; Hagendorf, Monica; and Krener, Millie [2] 3Y183 Q-T Taylor, H. C. [2] 3Y183 Q-T Taylor, Stella [3] 3Y183 Q-T Tolliver, Myrtle Glover [2] 3Y183 Q-T Townsend, Odie Dee [5] 3Y183 Q-T Trefny men: Michael, Charles, Charles, Sr., and Russell [1] 3Y183 Q-T Trefny, Charles [5] 3Y183 Q-T Trefny, Charles and Trefny, Kimberley [1] 3Y183 Q-T Trefny, Charles and Trefny, Russell [1] 3Y183 Q-T Trefny, Charles, Sr. and Trefny, Emma [3] 3Y183 Q-T Trefny, Charles, Sr. and Trefny, Russell [1] 3Y183 Q-T Trefny, Russell [1] 3Y184 U-Will Vornsand, Joann [1] 3Y184 U-Will Walcher, Willie [3] 3Y184 U-Will Webb, John [2] 3Y184 U-Will Webb, John (plane) [4] 3Y184 U-Will Webb, John and Webb, Isabell (gravestone) [1] 3Y184 U-Will Webb, John and Almeida, Gabriel [4] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, Bessie Mae and Bremby, Pearl Ray [1] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, G. A. [2] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, Henry Lee [13] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, Henry Lee and Cravens, Patsy [2] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, Lillie [3] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, Marie [1] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, Oliver Junior [3] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, Rev. M. L. [1] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, Rev. M. L. and Mann, Mary [1] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, Tycie; Williams, Alex; and Almeida, Tenille [2] 3Y184 U-Will Williams, Walter [1] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified Wilson, Early [2] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified Wilson, Ethel Lee and Wilson, Hattie Lee [4] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified Wilson, Hattie Lee [1] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified Woodson, Rosezeanna and Cheeks, Romona [2] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified Woodson, Rosezeanna; Woodson, George Jr.; and Cheeks, Romona [3] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified Woodson, Rosezeanna and her family [1] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified Woodson, Rosezeanna and McGrew, Cassie W. [1] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified Ybarbo, Juan [1] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified Ybarbo, Juan and his family [1] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified Ybarbo, Juan and Ybarbo, Esther [1] 3Y184 Wils-Z, unidentified unidentified [3] 8 x 10 color prints 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Braziel, George [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Dorn, Beulah; Dorn, Lonzo; and family [2] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Dorn, Lonzo and daughter, Lonnie [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Freis, Lillie Kahlden [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Freis, Richard and Freis, Lillie [7] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Henry, Lacey [3] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Henry, Lacey and friends [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Ramirez, Joe and Ramirez, Nicolasa [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Vasquez, Gail Scott and her children [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Williams, Lillie and Williams, Marie [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Williams, Lisa [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified Williams, Lisa and Williams, Reggie [1] 3Y501d A-Z, unidentified unidentified [1] 11 x 14 black and white prints 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Almeida, Dee [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Atkinson, Lillie Lemmons [5] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Baines, Herbert and Baines, Tyrone [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Barnes, Lillie and Barnes, Wilbert [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Barnes, Wilbert [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Braden, Charlie [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Braziel, George [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Bremby, Pearl Ray and Williams, Bessie Mae [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Camfield, Mark [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Coleman, Lonnie [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Coleman, Roy Lee [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Dorn, Beulah [6] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Dorn, Beulah and Dorn, Lonzo [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Feyrer, Jodie [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Feyrer, Jodie and Feyrer, Jaynice [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified "Fields, Jack" (a.k.a. Phil Thomas) [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Freis, Lillie Kahlden [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Freis, Richard [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Freis, Richard and Freis, Lillie [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Gillespie, Andrew [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Glover, B. C. and grandson [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Glover, Eva Mae [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Greak, Bud [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Henry, Lacey; Williams, Marie; and Wilson, Irizola [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Henry, Leora and Green, Jesse [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Henry, Lewis "Bug" and Henry, Leora [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Houston, Melvin [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Koller, Tracey Vlasta [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Pesak, Joseph and grandson, J. E. [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Steward, Ivory "Pie" and Steward, Cordelia [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Tait, Alice; Hagendorf, Monica; and Krener, Millie [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Taylor, Stella [5] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Trefney, Charles and Trefney, Michael [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Trefny Men: Charles, Charles, Sr., Michael, and Russell [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Trefny, Charles [5] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Williams, Henry Lee [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Williams, Lillie [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Williams, Oliver Junior [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Williams, Reggie and his wife [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Williams, Rev. M. L. and Mann, Mary [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Williams, Tycie and Williams, Alex [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Williams, Tycie; Williams, Alex; and Almeida, Tenille [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Wilson, Ethel and Wilson, Hattie Lee [3] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Woodson, Rosezeanna and McGrew, Cassie [2] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified Woodson, Rosezeanna and Cheeks, Romona [1] 3Y184 A-Z, unidentified unidentified [4] 11 x 14 black and white prints, matted 3Y501d A-Z Camfield, Mark [1] 3Y501d A-Z Fluker, Bob [1] 3Y501d A-Z Trefny, Charles [1] 3Y501d A-Z Trefny, Russell [1] 3Y501d A-Z Williams, Lillie [1] 3Y501d A-Z Williams, Lillie and Marie [1] 3Y501d A-Z Williams, Lisa [1] 3Y501d A-Z Williams, Tycie; Williams, Alex; and Almeida, Tenille [1] 11 x14 color prints 3Y184 A-Z Braziel, George [1] 3Y184 A-Z Freis, Richard and Freis, Lillie [1] 3Y184 A-Z Unidentified [1] 16 x 20 black and white prints, matted 3S248 A-Z Camfield, Mark [1] 3S248 A-Z Ereck, Bud [1] 3S248 A-Z Hay, Em [1] 3S209 A-Z Atkinson, Lillie [3] 3S209 A-Z Johnson, Mamie [1] 3S209 A-Z Taylor, Stella [1] Landscapes

Photographs of the landscape of Colorado County are primarily identified by the owner's name or by town. Others are not identified. Interiors are included in this series if the subject of the photo is not a person.

 8 x 10 and smaller black and white prints 3Y501e Identified Adkins Cemetery, Weimar/Osage, TX [1] 3Y501e Identified Cravens' farm [3] 3Y501e Identified Denley's yard, Columbus, TX [1] 3Y501e Identified Freis's yard, Weimar, TX [1] 3Y501e Identified Hastey's yard, Weimar, TX [1] 3Y501e Identified Macedonia Baptist Church, Weimar, TX [1] 3Y501e Identified Pleasant Hill Church (abandoned), Osage, TX [5] 3Y501e Identified Riding horses at the farm, Weimar, TX [4] 3Y501e Identified St. Paul's Church, Weimar, TX [1] 3Y501e Identified Trefny barn, Weimar, TX [5] 3Y501e Identified Trefny cotton fields, Weimar, TX [1] 3Y501e Identified Weimar, TX [3] 3Y501e Unidentified Chamois (dog) outside [12] 3Y501e Unidentified Unidentified [13] 3Y501e Cattle working Auction House, Columbus, TX [3] 3Y501e Cattle working Wray Ranch, Columbus, TX [21] 3Y501e Cravens' Farm, c. 1950s Henry, Lacey and Henry, Oscar [1] 3Y501e Cravens' Farm, c. 1950s Steward, Lewis [2] 3Y501e Cravens' Farm, c. 1950s Steward, Lewis; Steward, Lela; and Steward, "Shadow" [1] 8 x 10 and smaller color prints 3Y501e Identified Cravens' farm [1] 3Y501e Identified Isgrig house [1] 3Y501e Identified Wilson's house [2] 3Y501e Unidentified Unidentified [18] 11 x 14 black and white prints 3Y501e Landscapes Chamois (dog) [1] 3Y501e Landscapes Old Main Cemetery [1] 3Y501e Landscapes Unidentified [1] 11 x 14 black and white matted prints 3Y501e Landscapes Unidentified [3] 11 x 14 color prints 3Y501e Landscapes Yard [1] 12 x 14 black and white prints, matted 3S248 Landscapes Cravens' farm porch "Haiku" [1] Fairs and Parades

Cravens documented attendees and performers at the Colorado and Fayette County Fairs and the Weimar Gedenke Day Parade; these images are grouped together as follows.

 8 x 10 and smaller black and white prints 3Y501e Fairs and Parades Colorado County Fair [15] 3Y501e Fairs and Parades Fayette County Fair [1] 3Y501e Fairs and Parades Weimar Gedenke Day Parade [5] 11 x 14 black and white prints, matted 3Y501e Fairs and Parades Colorado County Fair [3] Coming Through Hard Times

Material related to Cravens' documentary video project is gathered in this series, including both photographs and the resulting documentary, "Coming through hard times : an oral history video."

 Videotape VIDCASS 6033 Coming through hard times : an oral history video 1995 [60 minutes] 5 x 7 and smaller color prints 3Y501e Filming Feryer, John; Arcidiacono, Joe; Williams, Marie; Henry, Lacey [1] 8 x 10 black and white prints 3Y501e Filming Arcidiacono, Joe [1] 3Y501e Filming Arcidiacono, Joe; Williams, Marie; Henry, Lacey; Dorn, Beulah; and Lacey's niece [3] 3Y501e Filming Henry, Lacey and Williams, Marie [1] 3Y501e Filming Macedonia Church, Weimar, TX [2] 3Y501e Filming Taylor, Stella [1] 3Y501e Filming Williams, Lillie [1] Jasper, Texas

The photographs and label texts in this series are the product of a special exhibition in which Cravens participated. This exhibition was in response to the racially motivated murder of James Byrd, Jr., in Jasper, Texas. Cravens took these photos in 2000 and exhibited them in 2001. Cravens matted and exhibited the color prints in groups; for this reason, the bracketed number represents the quantity of matted units rather than individual prints.

 11 x 14 black and white prints, matted 3Y590 Jasper Jasper, Texas [21] 3Y591 Jasper Jasper, Texas [4] 16 x 20 black and white prints, matted 2.325/D20a Jasper Jasper, Texas [14] Color prints, matted 2.325/D20a Jasper Jasper, Texas [3] 3T402f Jasper, Texas [2] Label text, matted 3Y591 Text Jasper exhibition label text [6] Imagining Jasper 3W105 Videotape: "Imagining Jasper" (2 copies) Printed Material

Copies of clippings, which pertain to Weimar, Osage, and Colorado County, are kept with the collection, while the originals are accessible in the Newspaper Collection and Vertical Files.

 Photocopies of Printed Material 3Y501e Printed Material Clippings 1964 - [1970] 2002 [10] 3Y501e Printed Material Death Certificate

The Center for American History does not have the original of this document.

 [1] Newspapers

The following items have been separated to the Newspaper Collection.

 <emph render="italic">The San Antonio Light</emph> (front page) 25 March 1955 <emph render="italic">The Colorado County Citizen</emph> (front section) 26 March 1981 <emph render="italic">The Weimar Mercury</emph> 21 June 1990 <emph render="italic">The Colorado County Citizen</emph> (centennial edition) 4 April 1957 Oral history transcript--Cora Faye Williams, 2000 Audiotape 2X48a Audiotape interview with Cora Faye Williams, age 92, regarding her life and family, including former slaves, February 2000