urn:taro:utexas.cah.00663 A Guide to the Francis Dickson Abernathy Papers, 1870-1965 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Abernathy, Francis Dickson Francis Dickson Abernathy Papers 1870-1965 Materials are written in English. AR 65-92 3 feet, 6 inches Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Biographical narrative, including copies of letters and poetry, relating to Campbell Dickson, Lucy Ellen Tracy Dickson, and the Dickson, Campbell and Tracy families. The material documents their activities from circa 1660 to 1937, with a particular focus on the years 1836-1911. Scope and Contents

Biographical narrative, including copies of letters and poetry, relating to Campbell Dickson, Lucy Ellen Tracy Dickson, and the Dickson, Campbell and Tracy families. The material documents their activities from circa 1660 to 1937, with a particular focus on the years 1836-1911. The collection also contains fourteen Johnson County and Cleburne, Texas scrapbooks created by Abernathy for her Master of Arts thesis. The scrapbooks are also on microfilm.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Abernathy, Francis Dickson Dickson family Campbell family Places Cleburne County, Texas. Johnson County, Texas. Preferred Citation

Francis Dickson Abernathy Papers, 1870-1965, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2Q398 The Life of Campbell Dickson and of Lucy E. T. Dickson, circa 1937 4M66 Johnson County scrapbook history series 4M66 Volume IA, thesis by Francis Dickson Abernathy, “The Building of Johnson County and the Settlement of the Communities of the Eastern Portion of the County” 4M54 Volume II, concerned with the general history of Johnson County 4M55 Volume III, southeastern and central Johnson County 4M56 Volume IV, southern and southwestern Johnson County 4M57 Volume VI, northern portion of Great Plains section of Johnson County 4M58 Volume VII, southern portion of the Great Plains section of Johnson County 4M59 Volume VIII (formerly Volume V), northeastern Johnson County 4M60 Cleburne scrapbook history series 4M60 Volume I, people 4M61 Volume II, people 4M62 Volume IV, churches, library, newspapers, post office and cemeteries 4M63 Volume V, more modern schools, athletics and modern people 4M64 Volume VI, organizations and clubs 4M65 Volume VIII, industries 4M85 Miscellaneous scrapbook history series 4M85 Johnson County schools 4M85 Johnson County bar 4M85 Some Cleburne physicians