urn:taro:utexas.cah.00054 A Guide to the Armistead Albert Aldrich Papers, 1835-1945 Center for American History Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, March 2001. Finding aid created in English. July 22, 2002 Edited with XmetaL 2.0 by Kristy Sorensen, according to instructions in Editing TARO EAD XML Finding Aids with XMetaL. October 19, 2004Revision of formatting by Evan Hocker Tue Jul 22 15:26:35 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00054 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary Aldrich, Armistead Albert, 1858- Armistead Albert Aldrich Papers, 1835-1945 28 ft. Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Armistead Albert Aldrich (1858-1945) was an attorney, abstracter, state legislator, local historian, church lay leader and county judge of Houston County, Texas. The collection includes correspondence, diaries, financial and legal papers, land and business records, notebooks, scrapbooks, pamphlets, clippings and photographs document the personal and business affairs of Armistead Aldrich. English. Biographical Note

Armistead Albert Aldrich (1858-1945) was an attorney, abstracter, state legislator, local historian, church lay leader and county judge of Houston County, Texas.

 Scope and Contents

Correspondence, diaries, financial and legal papers, land and business records, notebooks, scrapbooks, pamphlets, clippings and photographs document the personal and business affairs of Armistead Aldrich. Included are legal records of land claims, historical and genealogical materials concerning the Aldrich family, the Houston County area, Presbyterian church and club activities, participation on the Texas Centennial Commission, affiliation with the Houston County Democratic Party and service on the Austin College Board of Trustees.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Aldrich, Armistead Albert, 1858-1945--Archives. Aldrich family. Subjects Austin College (Sherman, Tex.) Democratic Party (Houston County, Tex.) Texas Centennial Commission. Judges--Texas--Houston County. Lawyers--Texas--Houston County. Legislators--Texas. Places Houston County (Tex.)--History--Sources. Cite as

Armistead Albert Aldrich Papers, 1835-1945, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Inventory 2L169. General correspondence, 1867-1920 2L170. General correspondence, 1921-1936 2L171. General correspondence, 1937-1952 Letters, Mary Aldrich to O. C. Aldrich 1878-1880 Calvin Aldrich to A. A. Aldrich, 1943-1945 2L172. Diaries, 1933, 1935-1945 2L173. Account books, 1881-1938 2L174. Account books, 1885-1926 2L175. Account books, 1934, 1936, 1938; Bank deposit books, 1904-1922 Personal expense notebooks, 1839-1945 2L176. Tax receipts Cancelled checks Purchase receipts 2L177. Miscellaneous financial papers Notebook of land grant surveys 4M281. Account book, 1885-1893, oversize 2L178. Notebooks: Historical Genealogical Addresses 2L179. Papers: Democratic Party Houston County, 1928, 1930 and 1932 elections 2L180. Papers: Democratic Party, Houston County, 1934 & 1936 elections Correspondence and campaign literature, Senator Tom Connally, 1928-1937 Lovelady Prohibition Issue, 1938 2L181. Sunday School attendance record books, Presbyterian Church, Crockett, 1871-1890 2L182. Sunday School attendance records, 1891-1892, 1925 Minute books, misc. notes and clippings 2L183. Correspondence and papers, Tenny Memorial Presbyterian Church 2L184. Papers: Lions Club Cadman Club Shakespeare Club Near East Fund 2L185. Papers: Davy Crockett Memorial Association Blanding Memorial Austin College 2L186. Scrapbooks 2L187. Scrapbooks 4M282. Scrapbook 4M283. Scrapbook 4M284. Scrapbook 4M285. Scrapbook 4M286. Scrapbook 4M287. Scrapbook 2L188. Clippings 2L189. Clippings 2L193. Docket books 2L194. Professional papers--Subject classified file, A 2L195. Professional papers, B-BUS 2L196. Professional papers, BUT-CHU 2L197. Professional papers, CLA-CRE 2L198. Professional papers, CRO-DOU 2L199. Professional papers, DR-EN 2L200. Professional papers, EQ-FU 2L201. Professional papers, G-HAP 2L202. Professional papers, HAR-HEA 2L203. Professional papers, HEB-I 2L204. Professional papers, J 2L205. Professional papers, K-LEE 2L206. Professional papers, LEF-Mc 2L207. Professional papers, M 2L208. Professional papers, N-OKLA. v. M 2L209. Professional papers, OKLA. v. N-OZ 2L210. Professional papers, P-Q 2L211. Professional papers, R 2L212. Professional papers, SA-SH 2L213. Professional papers, SI-SP 2L214. Professional papers, ST-TI 2L215. Professional papers, TO-WA 2L216. Professional papers, WE-Z; Fragments 2L217. Other legal papers Appellate court briefs and miscellaneous papers 2L218. Deeds 2L219. Deeds 2L220. Deeds 2L221. Deeds Mineral rights deeds Titles 2L222. Field notes 2L223. Vendor's lien notes, Transfers, renewals, releases from liens, etc. 2L224. Contracts and agreements Mortgages Transfers and conveyances 2L225. Bills of costs Judgments Citations 2L226. Divorces and bankruptcies Wills Stock certificates 2L227. Promissory notes Receipts Powers of attorney Miscellaneous notes and worksheets 2L228. Miscellaneous legal papers 2L229. Transcribed county records, A-C 2L230. Transcribed county records, D-F 2L231. Transcribed county records, G 2L232. Transcribed county records, H-J 2L233. Transcribed county records, K-M 2L234. Transcribed county records, N-S 2L235. Transcribed county records, T-Z and fragments 2L236. Miscellaneous notes and papers 2L237. Houston County Historical Records 2L238. Elisha Clapp Collection: Correspondence, business, and legal papers Certificates, membership cards, passes Miscellaneous material 3S176 Certificates and diplomas 3S103. Photographs 3S162. Oversize photographs Artifact Collection 2L282. Biographies for book on history of Houston County: Correspondence, notes, literary productions