urn:taro:utexas.cah.00426 A Guide to the Lizzie Scott Neblett Papers, 1848-1935 June 2005Encoded in XMetal 3 by Evan Hocker according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Descriptive Summary Neblett, Lizzie Scott (1833-1917) Lizzie Scott Neblett Papers 1848-1935 Materials are written in English. 8 ft., 10 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Scope and Contents

Collection includes diary, correspondence, literary works, genealogical material, scrapbooks, clippings, legal and financial records, advertising circulars, postcards, and photographs.

 Biographical Note

Born in 1833 in Mississippi, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Scott moved with her family to Houston when she was 6 years of age. She married farmer and attorney William H. Neblett in 1852, and the couple settled in Anderson, Texas before later moving to Corsicana. Lizzie Scott Neblett kept a diary of her experiences from 1852 to 1863. This diary and related documents provide a chronicle of life for a woman in rural Texas. She died in Anderson, Texas in 1917.

 Preferred Citation

Lizzie Scott Neblett Papers, 1848-1935, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Alternate Form Available

All or a portion of this collection is available on CAH microfilm 18,335 Series G, Part 1, Reel 34-35. Photocopies should be made from microfilm, not from originals. See microfilm inventory on Reference shelves under the title, “Ante-Bellum Plantations.”

Microfilm of Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations, Series G, from University Publications of America, 44 North Market St., Frederick, MD 21701. (OCLC: 16125404)

Related Material

Erika L. Murr, ed., A Rebel Wife in Texas: The Diary and Letters of Elizabeth Scott Neblett, 1852-1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001.

Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2F81 Personal 2F81 Correspondence: 2F81 July 1849-1874 2F82 1875-July 1905 2F83 August 1905-1907 2F84 1908-1911 2F85 1912 2F86 1913-June 1914 2F87 July 1914-1916 2F88 1917-1927, 1935 2F88 Fragments and undated 2F89 Greeting, calling and postal cards, invitations 2F89 Envelopes 2F89 Literary productions: 2F89 Book of thoughts and sayings by Lizzie Scott, 1848-1850 2F89 Diary, by Lizzie Scott Neblett, 1852-1863 2F89 Travel diary, unknown author, 1855 2F89 “A Memoir of . . . William H. Neblett,” by Lizzie Scott Neblett, ca. 1871 2F90 Speeches, varied authors, undated 2F90 Notes: General and Historical 2F90 Poetry 2F90 Astrological and phrenological analysis for Lizzie Scott Neblett and Grace Neblett, 1886, 1892, 1893 2F90 Family: 2F90 Family Bible, photocopies of family record pages 2F90 Genealogical notes 2F90 William H. Neblett notebook, 1859 2F90 Grace Neblett, 1880-1904 2F90 Funeral notices, Lula Henderson, 1861, and Annie Throop, 1886 2F90 Anne E. Scott, memorial card, 1905 2F91 Palmer Throop, 1907-1918, undated 2F91 S. N. Dobie, memorandum book, undated 2F91 Charlotte Ewell Mullem, 1921 2F91 Roger Q. Mills, memorial book with an introductory by R. S. Neblett, 1912 4L867 Neblett family Bible (RESTRICTED from use; family history information is available in 2F90) 2F91 Anderson Red Ribbon Temperance Society, 1880-1882 2F91 Programs, 1898-1926, undated 2F91 Recipes 2F91 Miscellaneous 2F91 Scrapbooks 2F92-2F93 Scrapbooks and scrapbook materials 2F94-2F96 Clippings 2F97 Legal and financial records: 2F97 Correspondence and advertising circulars: 1866-1868, 1887-1911 2F98 Correspondence and advertising circulars: 1912-1928 2F98 Legal documents, 1853-1905 2F98 Financial records: 2F98 General, 1859-1929 2F98 Mining investments, 1907-1912, undated 2F98 Account books, 1849-1918 2.325/T56c Deed, Grimes County, Texas, between George Weston and John R. Kennard, February 18, 1855 2F99 Printed material: 2F99 Advertising circulars 2F99 Music books and sheet music 2F100 Music books 2F100 School books and lessons 2F100 The Cactus Militaire, 1918 2F100 Religious booklets, pamphlets, etc. 2F100 Co-Masonry, 1913, 1926 2F100 United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1914, 1921-1925 2F100 Playing cards, religious 2F100 Miscellaneous booklets, pamphlets, and bulletins 2F100 Photocopies of annotated printed material 2.325/T56c Oversized materials: 2.325/T56c Newspaper and magazine clippings 2.325/T56c Lottery document, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 13, 1889 3S119b Photographic material: 3S119b Postcards 3T3 Daguerreotype of Lizzie Scott Neblett, ca. 1848 3T216 Photographs, engravings, and halftone reproductions of Neblett family and friends and of famous people as well as of identified locations 3T217 Photographs of unidentified people and places