urn:taro:utexas.cah.00786 A Guide to the William James Armstrong Family Papers, 1890-1957 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. March 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Armstrong, William James Family William James Armstrong Family Papers 1890-1957 Materials are written in English. AR 85-158 10 inches Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Papers document the operation of the family farm by Armstrong (d. 1925) and his daughters in the Gravel Hill community near Florence in Williamson County, and include correspondence, ledgers, bank records, deeds, photographs, and scrapbook materials. Historical Note

Armstrong was married and owned land in Mississippi before coming to Texas. He was a farmer on 400 acres in the old Gravel Hill community in Florence, Texas, located in northwest Williamson County, and father of eight children. The son went to Washington to begin his own life and one daughter died at nineteen. After his death in 1925, six girls remained on the farm, unmarried, operating in all areas, including gardening, chickens (eggs), cotton, and livestock (cattle and goats).

 Scope and Contents

Collection bulks with financial documents and 9 ledgers (1890-1957) which document the operation of the farm by Armstrong and, later, by his daughters. Other materials include correspondence, ledgers, bank records, deeds, photographs, a memo book, and scrapbook materials.

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Index Terms Subjects Armstrong, William James, Family. Florence, Williamson County, Texas. Farms and farming. Preferred Citation

William James Armstrong Family Papers, 1890-1957, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2J81 Correspondence, 1905, 1945 2J81 Deeds, 1891-1892 2J81 Memorandum book, 1883, 1885 2J81 Textbooks, annotated, 1896, 1903 2J81 Scrapbook Materials: 2J81 Social calling cards, undated 2J81 Newsclipping, 1949 2J81 Financial Records 2J81 Miscellaneous documents, 1890-1923, 1947-1955 2J81 War ration books, 1943 2J81 Miscellaneous documents, undated 2J81 Bank deposit slips and statements, 1905-1957 2J81 Ledgers: 2J81 1890-1895 2J81 1893-1896 2J81 1900-1908 2J82 Ledgers: 2J82 1909-1915 2J82 1916-1921 2J82 1891-1925 2J82 1911-1945 2J82 1945-1954 2J82 1954-1957 3Y76 Photographs 3Y76 Photgraphs and tintypes, undated