Descriptive Summary
Allen, Winnie
Winnie Allen
Papers
1863, ca.
1900, 1911-1964 Materials are
written in English.
6 inches
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas and
Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center archivist (1925-1960) was born in
Henrietta, Texas, in 1895, taught school at various locations in the state
(1917-1923), authored several books on Texas history, and died in 1985. Papers
relate to personal and business affairs of Allen.
Biographical NoteUniversity of Texas and Eugene C. Barker
Texas History Center archivist (1925-1960) was born in Henrietta, Texas, in
1895, taught school at various locations in the state (1917-1923), authored
several books on Texas history, and died in 1985.
Scope and ContentsCorrespondence, legal and financial
documents, literary efforts, and other items organized into personal or
business-related papers, then by types of documents, arranged chronologically.
Literary efforts collected, produced, and edited for children's book entitled
Pioneering in Texas: true stories of the early days (Dallas: Southern
Publishing Co., c. 1935).
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Index Terms
Subjects
Allen, Winnie--Archives.
Children's
literature--Texas.
Frontier and pioneer
life--Texas.
Texas--Biography.
Texas--History.
Texas--History--To
1846--Juvenile literature.
Eugene C. Barker Texas
History Center.
University of
Texas.
Preferred CitationWinnie Allen Papers, 1863, ca. 1900,
1911-1964, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2J116
Personal papers,
1911-1941, 1956-1957, and undated
2J117
Personal papers,
ca. 1935
2J117
University of Texas Archives,
1927-1964 and undated
2J117
Other items,
1863, ca. 1900, 1924-1932, and
undated
3Y551
Photographs,
1929 and undated