Correspondence, financial documents, literary works, material relating to business affairs, material relating to personal affairs, military papers, photographs, and various other material collected by Henry Garrison Askew dating 1852-1921. The Askew papers bulk with general correspondence which includes personal as well as some Askew family correspondence, and a letterbook with correspondence ranging from 1880-1907 in random chronological and subject arrangement. The series containing literary works is of particular interest as it includes an autobiography and a couple of lengthy feature articles written by Askew. About one-third of the papers consist of material relating to business affairs. The material concerning the Texas Railroad Commission and railroad industry is generally routine correspondence. Material relating to Askew's real estate interests includes correspondence, legal documents (including many deeds), and property inventories largely from Hubbard (Hill County), Texas, where Askew and other family members had extensive land holdings. A small body of material relates to personal affairs including organizations Askew was involved with such as the Union of Confederate Veterans and the United Order of the Golden Cross, and material on the Texas Philatelic Association. The series containing material collected by H. G. Askew includes several manuscripts relating to various historical aspects of Tyler and Smith County, Texas. Most, however, are undated and anonymous. Rounding out the papers are a series of seemingly unrelated military papers and some photographs including three portraits of Henry Askew.