urn:taro:utexas.cah.00421 A Guide to the Samuel Gideon Papers, 1908-1945 June 2005Encoded in XMetal 3 by Evan Hocker according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Descriptive Summary Gideon, Samuel Edward (1875-1945) Samuel Gideon Papers 1908-1945 Materials are written in English. 8 ft., 2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Biographical Note

Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1875, Samuel Edward Gideon's formal education included the study of architecture at M.I.T. and Harvard, as well as a degree from the School of Fine Arts (Fontainebleau, France). He taught at Texas A&M and M.I.T. before becoming a professor at the University of Texas in 1913. Gideon was an authority on early Texas architecture and worked to preserve the home of writer William S. Porter (O. Henry) as a museum. He remained active in numerous professional organizations and endeavors until his death in Austin in 1945.

 Scope and Contents

Papers and photographs document the professional life of Samuel E. Gideon. Includes correspondence, biographical material, clippings, articles, essays, student papers, sketches, photographs, negatives, slides, and paintings.

Preferred Citation

Samuel Gideon Papers, 1908-1945, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Access Restriction

Some photographic material is restricted for preservation.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory of Papers 2G503 Notes on sketches and photographs 2G503 Correspondence, general 2G503 Diary, early years 2G504 Obituary 2G504 Biographical material 2G504 O. Henry material: 2G504 Published writings and articles on O. Henry 2G504 Correspondence 2G504 Clippings 2G504 Rough notes 2G505 Clippings 2G505 Literary productions, lectures 2G506 Historical essays: 2G506 Places: 2G506 Austin 2G506 Bastrop 2G506 Castroville 2G506 Fredericksburg 2G506 Houston 2G506 Mexico 2G506 San Antonio 2G506 Persons: 2G506 Jacob Harrell 2G506 James Stephen Hogg 2G506 Lungwitz-Petri 2G506 Old Black Mandy 2G506 Mormons 2G506 Elisabet Ney 2G506 Admiral Nimitz 2G506 Sophia Porter 2G507 Miscellaneous fragments 2G508 Miscellaneous fragments 2G508 Student themes 2G509 Student themes 2G509 Printed material: 2G509 Clippings: The Campusanto 4L406 Scrapbook 4L406 Make-up for "Historic and Picturesque Austin" 2G510 Clippings: 2G510 Architecture: 2G510 Anderson - Hays Counties 2G511 Houston - Zapata Counties 2G512 University of Texas 2G512 Preservation of Texas landmarks 2G512 Other locales 2G512 History, Texas 2G513 Magazines 2G513 Pamphlets 2G513 Brochures 2G513 Sketches 4N30 Collection of old newspapers (1863-1878) Inventory of Photographs 3S66 Glass Slides [RESTRICTED]: 3S66 Georgia 3S66 Los Angeles, CA. 3S66 Mexico 3S66 Natchez 3S66 New Orleans Iron Works 3S66 New York 3S66 Pennsylvania 3S66 Washington, D.C. 3S67 Governor's Palace in San Antonio 3S67 Texas towns: 3S67 Austin 3S67 Boerne 3S67 Brady 3S67 Castroville 3S67 Center Point 3S67 Fredericksburg and vicinity 3S67 Hills Prairie 3S67 Jacksboro 3S67 Jefferson 3S67 Lockhart 3S67 Mission Valley 3S67 New Braunfels 3S67 Round Rock 3S67 San Augustine 3S67 Seguin 3S67 Sutherland Springs 3S67 Webberville 3S68 Arts and crafts 3S68 Lithograph paintings 3S68 South Texas 3S68 Texas towns: 3S68 Anderson 3S68 Bastrop 3S68 Belmont 3S68 Brownsville 3S68 Bullard 3S68 Carthage 3S68 Columbus 3S68 Comfort 3S68 Crockett 3S68 DeWitt County 3S68 Driftwood 3S68 El Tigre 3S68 Floresville 3S68 Fort Belknap 3S68 Fort Cibolo 3S68 Fort Davis 3S68 Fort Leaton 3S68 Fort McKavett 3S68 Fort San Elizario 3S68 Fort Trevinos 3S68 Fulton 3S68 Glen Eden 3S68 Goliad 3S68 La Grange 3S68 Langtry 3S68 Lufkin 3S68 Nacogdoches 3S68 Panna Maria 3S68 Plantersville 3S68 Poth 3S68 Preston Bend 3S68 Rio Grande City 3S68 Round Top 3S68 Salado 3S68 San Bartolo Ranch 3S68 Taylor 3S68 Washington 3S68 San Antonio Missions 3S68 West Texas 3S69 Anita Arneson 3S69 California missions 3S69 Dog run houses 3S69 General early Texas 3S69 San Antonio residences 3S69 Texas towns: 3S69 Anahuac 3S69 Chapel Hill 3S69 Corpus Christi 3S69 Galveston 3S69 Houston 3S69 Huntsville 3S69 Marshall 3S69 Navasota 3S69 Port Isabel 3S69 Rockport 3S69 Victoria 3S70 Glass Slides [RESTRICTED]: 3S70 Castroville, Texas 3S71 Williamsburg, VA. 3S72 Blue Bonnet Farm Historical Museum 3S72 Massachusetts 3S72 Texas towns: 3S72 Jasper 3S72 Jefferson 3S72 Liendo 3S72 Marshall 3S72 Virginia 3S73 La Villita--San Antonio 3S74 NYA (National Youth Association), Fredericksburg 3S75 Austin, Texas 3S76 Camouflage--World War I 3S77 Dave Williams houses 3S78 Europe: Jerusalem, Israel 3S79 Mexico 3S80 Half-timber houses, all counties 3S81 Mexico 3S82 Barr family 3S82 Muntz houses 3S82 National Youth Administration tour 3S83 Glass Negatives [RESTRICTED]: 3S83 Glass negatives 3S84 Glass negative: front page of Telegraph & Texas Register, April 14, 1836 3S84 Film, 3 rolls 3S85 Photographic Prints: 3S85 NYA pictures 3S86 NYA pictures 3S87 CWA photos, 1934 3S87 Texas architecture: 3S87 Texas counties, Aransas through Gillespie 3S88 Texas counties, Gillespie through Parker 3S89 Texas counties, Robertson through Zapata 3S89 Unidentified Texas photos 3S89 Photos of other locales: Socorro, New Mexico 3S225 Rock Springs arboretum and municipal rose garden in Fort Worth, ca. 1934 3S90 Photographic Negatives [RESTRICTED]: 3S90 CWA projects in Texas, ca. 1934 3S91 Unidentified Texas 3T90 Pictorial Material: 3T90 Sketches and woodblock prints of Austin area scenes 3T90 Photographs and drawings pertaining to O. Henry 4N11a Watercolors and drawings by Gideon