Descriptive Summary
William Mayo Atkinson Family
William Mayo Atkinson Family
Papers
1755-1986 Materials
are written in English.
94-348; 92-006; 91-021
1 foot, 3
inches
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The
University of Texas at Austin
Financial and legal
documents, correspondence, clippings, photographs, a scrapbook, books and
genealogical material relate to the Atkinson family of Texas.
Biographical NoteWilliam Mayo Atkinson was born September
1, 1847, in Lunenberg County, Virginia. He attended Hampden-Sydney College,
graduating in 1869. He lived in Gonzales, Texas, for most of his life and
served as county district attorney. He also served in the Confederate Army. He
died in Gonzales on November 12, 1936.
Scope and ContentsFinancial and legal documents,
correspondence, clippings, photographs, a scrapbook, books and genealogical
material relate to the Atkinson family of Texas. Included is material related
to Atkinson's Virginia ancestors and Cora Belle Atkinson Kemper's scrapbook
from her school days in Richmond, Virginia (1891-1892).
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Index Terms
Subjects
Atkinson family--Archives.
Atkinson family--Photographs.
Atkinson, Mary Jane
Lane--Archives.
Atkinson, Mary Jane
Lane--Photographs.
Atkinson, Robert
Alexander--Archives.
Atkinson, Robert
Alexander--Photographs.
Atkinson, William Mayo,
1847-1936--Archives.
Atkinson, William Mayo,
1847-1936--Photographs.
Kemper, Cora Belle
Atkinson--Archives.
Kemper, Cora Belle
Atkinson--Photographs.
Gonzales
(Tex.)--History--Sources.
Texas--History--1846-1950--Sources.
Texas--History--1951-
--Sources.
Virginia--Genealogy.
Virginia--History--Sources.
County
attorneys--Texas--Gonzales.
Preferred CitationWilliam Mayo Atkinson Family Papers,
1755-1986, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3F429
Robert Alexander Atkinson:
3F429
Book of accounts,
1755-1850
3F429
Legal documents,
1882
3F429
William Mayo Atkinson:
3F429
Books:
3F429
Old Churches and Families of
Virginia, volumes 1 and 2
3F430
Vestry Book and Register of
Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720-1789
3F430
Genealogy of the Page Families
in Virginia
3F430
Correspondence,
1882-1883, 1925-1926, 1956
3F430
Legal documents,
1872-1893
3F430
Clippings,
1929-1936, undated
3F430
Mary Jane Lane Atkinson,
1902-1929, undated
3F430
Cora Belle Atkinson Kemper:
3F430
Scrapbook,
1891-1892
3F430
Correspondence and genealogy,
1902-1926, undated
3F431
Books,
1891-1986
3F431
Gabrielle Marcoise,
1917-1920
3S377
Photographs:
3S377
Cora Belle Atkinson Kemper
3S377
Mary Jane Lane Atkinson
3S377
Robert Alexander Atkinson
3S377
William Mayo Atkinson
3S377
Atkinson family