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Description of Series
Newcomb papers:
WPA Historical Records Survey:
Photographs.
Newcomb family Bible.
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A Guide to the James Pearson Newcomb, Sr. Papers,
1835-1941
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Creator |
Newcomb, James P. (James
Pearson), 1837-1907 |
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Title |
James Pearson Newcomb, Sr.
Papers
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Dates: |
1835-1941 |
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OCLC Record Number: |
21509352 |
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Extent |
7 ft. |
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Language |
English |
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Repository |
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University
of Texas at Austin |
Newcomb's San Antonio pro-Union newspaper, the Alamo Express, was destroyed by a mob on 13 November
1861, and his life was threatened. He fled to Mexico and then California where
he joined Col. J.H. Carleton's California Column on its trek through Arizona
and New Mexico. He later went on mining expeditions in Arizona and published a
newspaper in San Francisco before returning to Texas in 1867.
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Correspondence; letterbook; notebooks and scrapbook; journals and
diaries; speeches and reports; business, political, and legal documents;
newspaper clippings; and copies of the WPA Historical Records Survey of the
Newcomb material as well as photographs and genealogy arranged chronologically
by subject.
Papers concern the career of James Pearson Newcomb, a newspaper
publisher and journalist who, as a Union supporter, was forced to flee to
California by way of Mexico during the Civil War but returned to Texas after
the war, served in the Reconstruction government, founded and wrote for
newspapers in the San Antonio area, and was a leader in state Republican
politics. Papers document his activities as registrar of voters during
Reconstruction and secretary of the state of Texas under Governor Edmund J.
Davis (1869-1873), his appointment as San Antonio postmaster (1883), and his
role as a member and officer of various important Republican organizations.
Included also are papers of James Pearson Newcomb, Jr., and his notes on his
father's papers.
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Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Carleton, James Henry,
1814-1873. |
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Clark, William T. (William
Thomas), 1831-1905. |
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Davis, Edmund Jackson,
1827-1883. |
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DeGress, Jacob C.,
1842-1894. |
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Evans, Ira Hobart,
1844-1923. |
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Hamilton, Morgan Calvin,
1809-1893. |
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MacGregor, Henry Frederick,
1855-1923. |
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Newcomb, James Pearson,
Jr., b. 1881. |
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Newcomb, James P. (James
Pearson), 1837-1907--Archives. |
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Newcomb family. |
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Ruby, George T., b.
1841. |
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Siemering, August,
1828-1883. |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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Historical Records Survey
(Tex.). |
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Republican Party
(Tex.)--History--19th Century--Sources. |
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Republican Party (Tex.)
State convention (1896: Houston) |
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Union League of
America--History--Sources. |
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Texas. Constitutional
Convention, 1868-1869. |
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Alamo express (San Antonio,
Tex.: 1860-1861) |
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Evening light (San Antonio,
Tex.: 1881) |
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San Antonio express (San
Antonio, Tex.: 1875) |
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Elections--Texas--History--19th century. |
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Journalists--Texas. |
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Newspapers--Texas. |
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Politicians--Texas. |
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Reconstruction--Texas. |
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Statesmen--Texas. |
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Places |
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San Antonio
(Tex.)--History--Sources. |
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San Francisco
(Cal.)--History--Sources. |
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Texas--Governors. |
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Texas--History--Civil War,
1861-1865. |
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Texas--Politics and
government--1865-1950. |
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Other Authors |
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Davis, Edmund Jackson,
1827-1883. |
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James Pearson Newcomb Papers, San Antonio Public Library, 203 Saint
Mary's Street, S., San Antonio, Texas 78205, U.S.A. |
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James Pearson Newcomb, Sr., Papers, 1835-1941, Center for American
History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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Newcomb papers: |
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| 2F105 |
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General correspondence: |
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1857-May 1871. |
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| 2F106 |
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June 1871-July
1872. |
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| 2F107 |
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August
1872-1881. |
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| 2F108 |
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1882-1907 and
undated. |
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James Pearson Newcomb, Jr., correspondence,
1908-1941. |
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Letters to Nettie (Mrs. James Pearson Newcomb, Sr.),
1871-1873. |
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Letters to his children from James Pearson Newcomb, Sr.,
1887-1907. |
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Political documents,
1861-1900 and
undated. |
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Letterpress pages,
1870-1875. |
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Letterpress,
1870-1875. |
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Legal papers,
1879-1906. |
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Notebooks,
1835-1856 and
undated. |
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Journals and diaries,
1857-1871. |
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Thomas Newcomb [?] travel journal,
(transcript, 2 copies). 1836-1837
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Family history,
1836-1872 and
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Receipts and certificates,
1847-1882. |
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Miscellaneous newspaper clippings,
1862-1905 and
undated. |
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Clippings scrapbook,
1867-1876. |
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Land and mines stock certificates,
1864-1907. |
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Newcomb letter inventory (alphabetical). |
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WPA Historical Records Survey: |
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| 2F111 |
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Letter inventory
(2 copies) |
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1839-1870. |
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| 2F112 |
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1871. |
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| 2F113 |
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1872-1873. |
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| 2F114 |
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1874-1888. |
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1889-1907 and
undated. |
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Newspaper inventory
(2 copies): |
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Alphabetical. |
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Chronological. |
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| 2F116 |
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Book inventory
(2 copies): |
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Fiction and miscellaneous. |
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Textbooks and miscellaneous. |
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Texas-related and miscellaneous. |
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Magazine inventory
(2 copies). |
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Pamphlet and circular inventory
(2 copies). |
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Miscellaneous document inventory
(2 copies). |
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Art work inventory
(2 copies). |
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Map inventory and miscellaneous
(2 copies). |
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Bibliography and document inventory, WPA
arrangement. |
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Books and pamphlets, WPA arrangement. |
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Newspaper inventory, WPA arrangement. |
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Working papers: |
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Kennedy-Pitts. |
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Kennedy-Pitts. |
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Spain-Kennedy. |
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Kennedy-Rogers. |
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Kennedy-Rogers. |
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Seymour-Barnes. |
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Photographs. |
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Photographs. |
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Newcomb family Bible. |
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Newcomb family Bible. |
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