A Guide to the John H. Reagan Papers, 1847-1949
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Reagan, John H. (John Henninger), 1818-1905 | |
| Title | Reagan (John H.) Papers | |
| Dates: | 1847-1949 | |
| Abstract | Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, literary productions, transcriptions of United States congressional records, and newspaper clippings comprise the John H. Reagan Papers, 1847-1949, documenting Reagan’s political and business career. | |
| Accession No. | 1932; 1942; 1945; 1950; 70-100; 88-344; 2006-030; 2007-078; 2009-262 | |
| OCLC no: | 26759038 | |
| Extent | 2 ft., 3 in. | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Born in Sevier County, Tennessee, John Henniger Reagan (1818-1905) came to Texas in 1839. He was an attorney, a judge, a militia officer, and a Democratic politician who served in the U. S. House of Representatives both before and after the Civil War (1858-1861, 1875-1887), and as a U. S. Senator from Texas (1887-1891). In 1861, Reagan was appointed by President Jefferson Davis to be the Confederate Postmaster-General. He also served as the Confederate Secretary of the Treasury until his capture in 1865. In later life, Reagan served as the first Railroad Commissioner of Texas (1891-1903) and founded the Texas State Historical Association in 1897.
Source: “Reagan, John Henninger.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed March 27, 2012. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000098.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, literary productions, transcriptions of United States congressional records, and newspaper clippings comprise the John H. Reagan Papers, 1847-1949, documenting Reagan’s political and business career. Biographical materials include research notes of Benjamin Hervey Good for a thesis, and a paper by Ruth White. Records also pertain to Richard H. Hopper, the Black Range Mining District, the Bullion Gold and Silver Company, the Lockhart, Hopper Brothers and Company, and the Sierra Land and Cattle Company.
Restrictions
Access Restricitons
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Reagan, John H. (John Henninger), 1818-1905 -- Archives. | ||
| Good, Benjamin Hervey. | ||
| Hopper, Richard H. | ||
| White, Ruth. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Railroad Commission of Texas -- History. | ||
| Bullion Gold and Silver Company (N.M.) | ||
| Lockhart, Hopper Brothers and Company (N.M.) | ||
| Sierra Land and Cattle Company (N.M.) | ||
| Confederate States of America. Post-Office Dept. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Cattle trade -- New Mexico -- History -- Sources. | ||
| Land companies -- New Mexico -- History -- Sources. | ||
| Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico -- History -- Sources. | ||
| Places | ||
| Texas -- History -- 1846-1950 -- Sources. | ||
| Texas -- Politics and government -- 1846-1865. | ||
| Texas -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | ||
| New Mexico. Black Range Mining District | ||
| New Mexico -- History -- 19th century. | ||
| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | ||
| Confederate States of America -- Politics and government. | ||
Related Material
John H. Reagan Correspondence and Papers. Archives Division, Texas State Library, Box 12927, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 USA. |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
John H. Reagan Papers, 1847-1949, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Other Finding Aids
Described in: Kielman, Chester, comp. and ed. University of Texas Archives. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967, p. 295.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Benjamin Hervey Good Papers: | |||||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||||
| 2K333 | John Henninger Reagan, notes, 1932 | ||||||||||||
| 1848-1890 | |||||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||||
| 2K334 | 1891-1897 | ||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, 1933-1935, and undated | |||||||||||||
Black Range Mining District, New Mexico, Records: | |||||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||||
| 2K329 | Legal and financial papers: | ||||||||||||
| 1881-1899, undated | |||||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||||
| 2.325/V58 | [oversized] 1884-1891 | ||||||||||||