urn:taro:utexas.cah.00639 A Guide to the Behrns (Francis Marion) Papers, 1871-1941 Text converted and initial EAD tagging done by Nicole Davis on January 25, 2008 Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:27:26 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00639 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary Behrns, Francis M. Behrns (Francis Marion) Papers 1871-1941 1 foot, 11 in. Manuscripts, typscript, printed, pictoral. Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin English. Scope and Contents

Papers produced and collected by Behrns, Llano and San Saba County educator and founder of West Texas Normal and Business College at Cherokee. In addition to the college, the papers concern the Home National Bank in Llano, land transactions in West Texas and travel. Behrns' scrapbooks primarily contain political newspaper clippings and obituaries. Included among the papers are correspondence, financial papers, field notes, deeds, certificates, brocures, pamphlets, catalogs, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Images of Francis M. Behrns and family members, landscapes in and around San Saba and Llano counties, vacation pictures, and postcards from various states and other countries. Significant photographs include images of West Texas Normal and Business College at Cherokee, Texas.

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Behrns (Francis Marion) Papers, 1871-1941, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Barler, Eugene M. Barler, Francis M. Barler, Mrs. Miles Behrns family Behrns, Francis M. Behrns, John H. L. Behrns, Nila Lee Calhoun, William H. Callaway, W. S. Clifford, O. G. Jackson, William H. (photographer) Johnson, John O. Oatman, Welburn Reagan, A. B. Shephard, J. F. Sterzing, Fred Young, J. B. Subjects Cattle and cattle industry Cherokee Creek (San Saba County) Cowboys Fall Creek (San Saba County) Home National Bank (Llano ,Texas) Hunting and fishing Land titles Llano River Pecos River Sharp Mountain (Llano County) Universities and colleges West Texas Normal Business College (Cherokee) Places Alice, Llano County, Texas Beirut, Lebanon Boston, Massachusetts Cherokee, Texas Colorado Llano, Texas Llano County, Texas Monterrey, Mexico San Antonio, Saba County, Texas San Saba, Texas Detailed Description of the Collection Papers 2B45 Correspondence 1895, 1898, 1903-1925 2B46 Correspondence 1926-1932, 1934-1938, 1941, undated 2B46 Unmailed correspondence 1923 2B46 Postcards 1911-1939, undated 2B46 Promissory notes 1879-1908, 1911, 1916 2B46 Tax receipts 1895-1920, 1927, 1928, undated 2B46 Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry: 2B46 Certificates of membership 1906-1920, 1928 2B46 Receipts for dues 1906-1918 2B46 Correspondence 1907-1938 2B46 Deposit and statement records: 2B46 Home National Bank 1904-1911 2B47 Llano National Bank 1906-1919 2B47 Moore State Bank and others 1903, 1905, 1923-1927 2B47 Cash receipts 1904-1915, 1921, 1927-1937, undated 2B47 Insurance records 1917, 1926-1936 2B47 Cancelled checks 1904-1911 2B47 Financial record books 1903-1912, undated 2B47 Miscellaneous financial records 1906-1923, 1935, 1936, undated 2B47 Miscellaneous legal documents 1894, 1904-1915, 1927-1928, undated 2B48 Property inventory 1905-1920 2B48 Land deeds 1881-1912, 1914-1915, 1920-1933 2B48 Surveys and other land records 1871, 1904-1922, 1932, undated 2B48 Other land transfers within Llano County: Boatright-Weber 2B48 Other land transfers outside Llano County: Bexar County-Williamson County 2B48 West Texas Normal and Business College 2B48 Newspaper clippings 1896, 1899, 1903 2B48 Publications 1898, 1900, 1903, undated 2B48 Legal documents for administration 1898-1909 and undated 2B48 Llano High School graduation speech undated 2B48 Fragments undated 2B48 Miscellaneous 1919-1939, undated 2B48 Travel guides and itineraries 3L307 Scrapbook Photographs 3Y19 Persons 1880-1910 3Y19 Behrns and family 3Y19 Eugene M. Barler 3Y19 Francis M. Barler 3Y19 William H. Calhoun 3Y19 unidentified group and individual photographs 3Y19 Places ca. 1925 3Y19 San Saba and Llano counties 3Y19 Other scenes 3Y19 Colorado 3Y19 Boston, Massachusetts 3Y19 Monterrey, Mexico 3Y20 West Texas Normal and Business College ca. 1890-1900 3Y20 Buildings 3Y20 Students 3Y20 Miscellaneous undated 3Y20 Cowboys 3Y20 unidentified buildings Postcards 1911-1939 3S119b Texas 3S119b Alice 3S119b San Antonio 3S119b Other states 3S119b Mexico 3S119b Beirut Oversize materials 3S165 Diplomas 3S188 1886, 1890, 1892, 1893