Descriptive Summary
Borden, Mrs. Abel Pierce (Marie Hough),
1866-1962.
Mrs. Abel Pierce (Marie
Hough) Borden Papers
1895-1973
Materials are written in
English.
73-121
3 ft., 9 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The Mrs. Abel Pierce
(Marie Hough) Borden Papers, 1895-1973, contains material, relating to Borden's
fundraising activities for leprosy missions and the A. P. Borden cattle
business.
Biographical NoteMarie Hough Borden (1866-1962)
voluntarily fundraised for leprosy missions. Her husband Abel Pierce Borden,
nephew of Jonathan Edwards Pierce and Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce, co-managed
A. H. Pierce’s land and cattle enterprise after his death with Pierce's
daughter Mamie Whithers and widow Hattie Jones Pierce. In 1906 Borden made a
famed trip to India for Brahman cattle, which were quarantined until President
Theodore Roosevelt intervened to have the disease free cattle shipped to
Texas.
Scope and ContentsThe Mrs. Abel Pierce (Marie Hough)
Borden Papers, 1895-1973, contains correspondence, printed material, financial
and business records, diaries, notebooks, guest and address books, and
scrapbooks, which relate to Borden's fundraising activities for leprosy
missions and the A. P. Borden cattle business.
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Use RestrictionsUnrestricted use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Borden, Mrs. Abel Pierce (Marie Hough),
1866-1962 -- Archives.
Borden, Abel
Pierce.
Hough, Elanor.
Ramirez, Lupe.
Garlow, James.
Garlow, Joyce.
Currier,
Raymond.
Ervin, Lulu.
Kellersburger, E.
R.
Kellersburger,
Julia.
McManis, Fred,
Mrs.
O'Neal,
Theoplis.
Subjects
Ranching -- Texas -- History -- Sources.
Missions to leprosy
patients.
Cattle -- Texas -- History
-- Sources.
Places
Wharton County
(Tex.)
St. Louis
(Mo.)
Blessing
(Tex.)
Houston (Tex.)
Mackay (Tex.)
Assam (India)
Preferred CitationMrs. Abel Pierce Borden Papers,
1895-1973, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing InformationThis collection was processed by
Jean DeLaRosa and Robert Martin in June 1976.
Related MaterialSee also the
Abel Head
"Shanghai" Pierce Papers, 1870-1905and
Jonathan Edwards Pierce Collection, 1824-1958.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3F210
General correspondence:
1919-1958
3F211
1959-1973, undated
Classified correspondence:
A. P. Borden
Cards and bookplates
Elanor Hough
Monticello College
Lupe Ramirez
3F212
A. P. Borden cattle records:
Letters,
1920-1950
Clippings
Pamphlets
OD1273
Oversize printed material
3F212
Miscellaneous
Financial records:
Account books
Miscellaneous
3F213
Guest books
Address books
Rosters
3F214
Diaries and appointment books,
1929-1960
3F215
Memorial books
Printed material:
Broadsides
Pamphlets
Religious
Miscellaneous
3F127
Notes and notebooks
Memorabilia
Scrapbooks:
1950
4M605
Personal,
1895-1959
4M606
Leprosy missions,
1949-1950
4M607
Miscellaneous