urn:taro:utexas.cah.00582 A Guide to the Atkins Jefferson McLemore Papers The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Austin, Texas
August 2007 Finding aid encoded by Jennifer Lindley in EAD version 2.0 August 2007 Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin McLemore, Atkins Jefferson McLemore (Atkins Jefferson) Papers 1903-1919 22 ft., 3 in. Correspondence, telegrams, literary productions, newspaper clippings, speeches, congressional records, legal papers, financial papers, periodicals, pamphlets, receipts, bills, broadsides, and photographs comprise the Atkins Jefferson McLemore Papers, 1901-1933, documenting McLemore’s life and professional career. Materials are in English. Biographical Note

Atkins Jefferson McLemore (1857-1929) was born in Maury County, Tennessee and moved to Texas in 1878. After a career in Corpus Christi, Austin, and Houston as a journalist and newspaper editor, McLemore served as a Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives from 1892 to 1896 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1915 to 1919.

 Scope and Contents

Correspondence, telegrams, literary productions, newspaper clippings, speeches, congressional records, legal papers, financial papers, periodicals, pamphlets, receipts, bills, broadsides, and photographs comprise the Atkins Jefferson McLemore Papers, 1901-1933, documenting McLemore’s life and professional career. Congressional records, correspondence from constituents and pressure groups, and printed material concern McLemore's legislative career (1915-1919) and relate to political issues of the day, as well as his work as a newspaper editor. Financial papers include receipts and bills. Additionally, the collection contains pamphlets and periodicals such as the Congressional Record and Harper’s Weekly, among others.

 Index Terms Names: McLemore, Atkins Jefferson -- Archives. Andrews, T.C. Bailey, J.W. Burleson, A.S. Colquitt, O.B. Daly, David Diesbach, George Ellis, H.W. Estill, A.C. Falvella, J.W. Ferguson, James E. Finnegan, John Fisher, H.V. Garner, John Nance Greenwall, Phil Hanson, W.M. Jones, Jesse H. Kitchen, Claude McCall, S.W. McCauley, C. McCollum, A.R. McFarland, T.C. McLemore, C.K. McMillan, R.J. Miller, Roy Pinchot, Amos Robertson, Sam A. Sinclair, W.R. Slater, F.R. Terrell, H.B. Thompson, James Timon, Walter Tips, Eugene Tumulty, Joseph P. Wilson, Woodrow Wolters, J.F. Subjects (Organizations) Texas. Congress. House -- History -- 19th century. United States. Congress. House -- History -- 20th century. Democratic Party (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century. Subjects: Politicians -- Texas -- History -- 19th century. Politicians -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. Politics, Practical -- Texas -- History -- 19th century. Politics, Practical -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. Agriculture Commerce Political science Industries Armed forces Places: Washington (D.C.) Galveston (Tex.) Houston (Tex.) Preferred Citation

Atkins Jefferson McLemore Papers, 1901-1933, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

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 Detailed Description of the Collection Inventory 1903-1919 2E435 Correspondence, 1909-1918 2E435 Newspaper clippings 2E436 Manuscripts 2E436 Correspondence: 2E436 1918-1919 1915-1918 2E437 1914-1919 2E438 1914-1918 2E438 Telegrams 2E438 Letters, 1901 2E439 Correspondence: 2E439 1915-1918 2E440 1910-1917 2E440 1918 2E441 Printed "Life" 2E441 Miscellaneous 2E441 Legal documents 2E441 Miscellaneous pamphlets 2E442 Printed Life, "Judge" 2E442 Congressional Record, House Bills, Literature Houston 2E443 Correspondence, 1914-1919 2E443 Legal documents 2E444 Correspondence, 1914-1919 2E444 Clippings 2E445 Clippings 2E445 Correspondence, 1915-1919 2E445 Miscellaneous 2E446 Correspondence, 1903-1919 2E446 Miscellaneous printed materials 2E447 Printed materials 2E447 Legal papers, 1915-1917 2E448 Letters, 1916-1919 2E448 Correspondence, 1909-1924 2E448 Congressional records, 1919 2E449 Printed material: 2E449> Congressional records, 1919 2E449 Manuscripts 2E449 Correspondence: 2E449 1915-1918 2E449 1911-1919 2E450 State topics 2E450 Congressional records 2E450 Correspondence 2E450 Letters, 1915-1923 2E451 Periodicals: 2E451> Congressional Record 2E451 Harper's 2E451 Printed speeches 2E451 State topics 2E452 Printed Material: 2E452 Pamphlets 2E452 Newspapers 2E452 Periodicals 2E452 Manuscripts 2E453 Correspondence, 1915-1919 2E453 Congressional Record, May-June, 1919 2E454 Printed Material: 2E454 Congressional Record 2E454 History of Fayette 2E454 War and Peace 2E454 Diary 2E455 Personal letters 2E455 Printed material 2E455 Clippings 2E456 Newspaper clippings 2E457 Newspapers 2E457 Correspondence: 2E457 1904-1919 2E458 1904-1919 2E467 Telegrams and business correspondence 2E467 Typed documents