urn:taro:utexas.cah.00706 A Guide to the Melrose Alexander Collection, ca. 1890-1980 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Alexander, Melrose Melrose Alexander Collection ca. 1890-1980 Materials are written in English. AR2000-92 6 inches Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin The photographs and documents in this collection were owned by Brownwood, Texas, resident Melrose Alexander, who died in 1994. Scope and Contents

The photographs and documents in this collection were owned by Brownwood, Texas, resident Melrose Alexander, who died in 1994. They consist primarily of family photographs of the Alexander, Anderson, and Griffin families and their friends; teachers and students at Daniel Baker College in Brownwood; and dwellings, ranch life, and livestock in Brownwood and Brown County, Texas. A significant portion of the photographs portray Melrose Alexander’s son, Elman Anderson, who died in Word War II.

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 Index Terms Persons Alexander, John Alexander, Melrose Anderson, Elman Anderson, Ted Anderson, W. G. Everette, Etta Griffin, Nancy Alma Griffin, Quilla A. Grisham, Mary Jones, John Jones, Sally Subjects Cattle Daniel Baker College Horses Ranches and ranching World War II Places Brownwood, Texas Brown County, Texas Preferred Citation

Melrose Alexander Collection, ca. 1890-1980, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3S202.2 Photographs: 3S202.2 Anderson, Elman 3S202.2 Family members, identified 3S202.2 Identified miscellaneous subjects 3S202.2 Mounted photographs 3S202.2 Other identified persons 3S202.2 Photographs from 1890 album, identified and unidentified 3S202.2 Unidentified persons and subjects 3S202.2 Albums: 3S202.2 1954 album 3S202.2 “Snapshots of Baby” [Elman Anderson] 2R35 Manuscript material: 2R35 Alexander & Rehm financial statement, 10/12/63-5/18/64 2R35 Birth announcement, Dorothy May and Paul Grady, March 24, 1910 2R35 Brown County Historical Society newsletter, April 17, 1980 2R35 Music Lover’s Club program, Daniel Baker College, 1912 2R35 “The Bill And Dick Alexander Foundation” trust document, April 11, 1965 2R35 The Trail [yearbook of Daniel Baker College], 1916 2R35 Postcards: 2R35 “Elect Dolph Briscoe Governor” 2R35 “The Great Chamber in ‘The House of Seven Gables,’ Salem, Mass.” Artifact Collection 1890 album (empty)