A Guide to the Samuel Gideon Papers, 1908-1945
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.
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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.
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Access Restriction
Some photographic material is restricted
for preservation.
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Samuel Gideon Papers, 1908-1945, Center
for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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Inventory of Papers
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| 2G503 | | | Notes on sketches and photographs |
| | | Correspondence, general |
| | | Diary, early years |
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| 2G504 | | | Obituary |
| | | Biographical material |
| | | O. Henry material: |
| | | | Published writings and articles on O. Henry |
| | | | Correspondence |
| | | | Clippings |
| | | | Rough notes |
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| 2G505 | | | | Clippings |
| | | | Literary productions, lectures |
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| 2G506 | | | | Historical essays: |
| | | | | Places: |
| | | | | | Austin |
| | | | | | Bastrop |
| | | | | | Castroville |
| | | | | | Fredericksburg |
| | | | | | Houston |
| | | | | | Mexico |
| | | | | | San Antonio |
| | | | | Persons: |
| | | | | | Jacob Harrell |
| | | | | | James Stephen Hogg |
| | | | | | Lungwitz-Petri |
| | | | | | Old Black Mandy |
| | | | | | Mormons |
| | | | | | Elisabet Ney |
| | | | | | Admiral Nimitz |
| | | | | | Sophia Porter |
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| 2G507 | | | | Miscellaneous fragments |
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| 2G508 | | | | Miscellaneous fragments |
| | | | Student themes |
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| 2G509 | | | | Student themes |
| | | | Printed material: |
| | | | | Clippings: The
Campusanto |
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| 4L406 | | | | | Scrapbook |
| | | | | Make-up for "Historic and Picturesque
Austin" |
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| 2G510 | | | | Clippings: |
| | | | | Architecture: |
| | | | | | Anderson - Hays Counties |
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| 2G511 | | | | | | Houston - Zapata Counties |
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| 2G512 | | | | | | University of Texas |
| | | | | | Preservation of Texas landmarks |
| | | | | Other locales |
| | | | | History, Texas |
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| 2G513 | | | | | Magazines |
| | | | | Pamphlets |
| | | | | Brochures |
| | | | | Sketches |
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| 4N30 | | | | Collection of old newspapers (1863-1878) |
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Inventory of Photographs
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| 3S66 | | | Glass Slides
[RESTRICTED]: |
| | | | Georgia |
| | | | Los Angeles, CA. |
| | | | Mexico |
| | | | Natchez |
| | | | New Orleans Iron Works |
| | | | New York |
| | | | Pennsylvania |
| | | | Washington, D.C. |
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| 3S67 | | | | Governor's Palace in San Antonio |
| | | | Texas towns: |
| | | | | Austin |
| | | | | Boerne |
| | | | | Brady |
| | | | | Castroville |
| | | | | Center Point |
| | | | | Fredericksburg and vicinity |
| | | | | Hills Prairie |
| | | | | Jacksboro |
| | | | | Jefferson |
| | | | | Lockhart |
| | | | | Mission Valley |
| | | | | New Braunfels |
| | | | | Round Rock |
| | | | | San Augustine |
| | | | | Seguin |
| | | | | Sutherland Springs |
| | | | | Webberville |
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| 3S68 | | | | Arts and crafts |
| | | | Lithograph paintings |
| | | | South Texas |
| | | | Texas towns: |
| | | | | Anderson |
| | | | | Bastrop |
| | | | | Belmont |
| | | | | Brownsville |
| | | | | Bullard |
| | | | | Carthage |
| | | | | Columbus |
| | | | | Comfort |
| | | | | Crockett |
| | | | | DeWitt County |
| | | | | Driftwood |
| | | | | El Tigre |
| | | | | Floresville |
| | | | | Fort Belknap |
| | | | | Fort Cibolo |
| | | | | Fort Davis |
| | | | | Fort Leaton |
| | | | | Fort McKavett |
| | | | | Fort San Elizario |
| | | | | Fort Trevinos |
| | | | | Fulton |
| | | | | Glen Eden |
| | | | | Goliad |
| | | | | La Grange |
| | | | | Langtry |
| | | | | Lufkin |
| | | | | Nacogdoches |
| | | | | Panna Maria |
| | | | | Plantersville |
| | | | | Poth |
| | | | | Preston Bend |
| | | | | Rio Grande City |
| | | | | Round Top |
| | | | | Salado |
| | | | | San Bartolo Ranch |
| | | | | Taylor |
| | | | | Washington |
| | | | San Antonio Missions |
| | | | West Texas |
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| 3S69 | | | | Anita Arneson |
| | | | California missions |
| | | | Dog run houses |
| | | | General early Texas |
| | | | San Antonio residences |
| | | | Texas towns: |
| | | | | Anahuac |
| | | | | Chapel Hill |
| | | | | Corpus Christi |
| | | | | Galveston |
| | | | | Houston |
| | | | | Huntsville |
| | | | | Marshall |
| | | | | Navasota |
| | | | | Port Isabel |
| | | | | Rockport |
| | | | | Victoria |
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| 3S70 | | | Glass Slides [RESTRICTED]: |
| | | | Castroville, Texas |
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| 3S71 | | | | Williamsburg, VA. |
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| 3S72 | | | | Blue Bonnet Farm Historical Museum |
| | | | Massachusetts |
| | | | Texas towns: |
| | | | | Jasper |
| | | | | Jefferson |
| | | | | Liendo |
| | | | | Marshall |
| | | | Virginia |
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| 3S73 | | | | La Villita--San Antonio |
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| 3S74 | | | | NYA (National Youth Association),
Fredericksburg |
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| 3S75 | | | | Austin, Texas |
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| 3S76 | | | | Camouflage--World War I |
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| 3S77 | | | | Dave Williams houses |
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| 3S78 | | | | Europe: Jerusalem, Israel |
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| 3S79 | | | | Mexico |
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| 3S80 | | | | Half-timber houses, all counties |
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| 3S81 | | | | Mexico |
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| 3S82 | | | | Barr family |
| | | | Muntz houses |
| | | | National Youth Administration tour |
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| 3S83 | | | Glass Negatives
[RESTRICTED]: |
| | | | Glass negatives |
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| 3S84 | | | | Glass negative: front page of Telegraph & Texas Register, April 14, 1836 |
| | | | Film, 3 rolls |
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| 3S85 | | | Photographic Prints:
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| | | | NYA pictures |
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| 3S86 | | | | NYA pictures |
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| 3S87 | | | | CWA photos, 1934 |
| | | | Texas architecture: |
| | | | | Texas counties, Aransas through Gillespie |
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| 3S88 | | | | | Texas counties, Gillespie through Parker |
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| 3S89 | | | | | Texas counties, Robertson through Zapata |
| | | | Unidentified Texas photos |
| | | | Photos of other locales: Socorro, New
Mexico |
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| 3S225 | | | | Rock Springs arboretum and municipal rose garden in
Fort Worth, ca. 1934 |
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| 3S90 | | | Photographic Negatives
[RESTRICTED]: |
| | | | CWA projects in Texas, ca. 1934 |
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| 3S91 | | | | Unidentified Texas |
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| 3T90 | | | Pictorial Material: |
| | | | Sketches and woodblock prints of Austin area scenes
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| | | | Photographs and drawings pertaining to O.
Henry |
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| 4N36 | | | | Watercolors and drawings by Gideon |
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