urn:taro:utexas.cah.01012 A Guide to the D.J. Parker Galveston Hurricane Letter, 1900 Original EAD encoding by Evan Hocker according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. May 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Parker, D.J. D.J. Parker Galveston Hurricane Letter 1900 Materials are written in English. 2 leaves Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Handwritten letter describing the devastation in Galveston, Texas, a few weeks after the 1900 hurricane. Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter describing the devastation in Galveston, Texas, a few weeks after the 1900 hurricane. Describes water, sand, wreckage, burning of the dead, and family members lost in the disaster.

Written by D.J. Parker in Cedar Bayou, Texas, and addressed to Mary Deman in Carlock, Illinois.

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D.J. Parker Galveston Hurricane Letter, 1900, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2.325/C16 Letter and envelope, 1900