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