urn:taro:utexas.cah.01340 A Guide to the Hill-Milam Family Papers, 1838-1931, 1955-1957, 1961 Original EAD encoding by Lauren Algee according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. November 2009 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Hill Family, Milam Family Hill-Milam Family Papers 1838-1931, 1955-1957, 1961 Materials are written in English. 65-142 20 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin The collection is comprised of the papers of the Hill and Milam families and relates to the activities and business of family members. Biographical Note

The Hill family were early settlers of Texas and includes Asa Hill and James Monroe Hill fought in the Texas Revolution. Descendant George Alfred Hill greatly researched his family history and was president of Houston Oil Company. He was also as a founder of the San Jacinto Museum of History and served as president of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Another descendent represented in the papers, Robert T. Hill was an esteemed geologist in the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology.

Sources: “George A. Hill,” Briscoe Center for American History Vertical File; Hill, George Alfred. The Hill Family of Fayetteville, Typical Texians. An Address Delivered at Fayetteville, Texas, December 9, 1936, Upon the Occasion of the Dedication of a Monument Erected by the State of Texas. 1936.

Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of the papers of the Hill and Milam families and relates to the activities and business of family members. Family-related materials include correspondence between 1838-1931 and 1955-1957, material related to genealogy of the Goodlow family, trips taken by the Hill and Milam families, and financial papers. The collection also includes photographs of the Hills and Milams and associated families and places.

Some of the papers relate to geology, including correspondence and notes about geological studies and mineral surveys of the University of Texas. Newspapers clippings pertaining to mining and geology are also included, as well as geological maps.

The records also relate to Austin High School and University of Texas, including publications of those two institutions and assorted printed material related to student activities and coursework.

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Campbell, John Grace, Bella Pearsall Grace, Lawrence Gray, J. L. Hamner, E. J. Herzberg, R. R. Hill, Ben F. Hill, Catherine Hill, Frank W. Hill, George A. Hill, Harry P. Hill, Jane H. Hill, John W. Hill, H. E. Hill, Mina Hill, Robert Thomas, 1858-1941. Hogg, William C. Kemp, J. F. Lomas, John A. Milam, Lynn Boyd Merrill, F. J. H. Persall, J. V. Pearsall, Richard Phillips, William B. Strangem, J. R. Thompson, R. S. Williams, Victoria Udden, Johan August, 1859-1932 Subjects (Organizations) Austin High School (Austin, Tex.) University of Texas at Austin. University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Economic Geology Subjects Geological surveys. Hill Family—Archives. Milam Family—Archives. Preferred Citation

Hill-Milam Family Papers, 1838-1931, 1955-1957, 1961, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Related Material

See also Hill, George Alfred. The Hill Family of Fayetteville, Typical Texians. An Address Delivered at Fayetteville, Texas, December 9, 1936, Upon the Occasion of the Dedication of a Monument Erected by the State of Texas. 1936.

Copies of University of Texas “Cactus" 1907, 1910 and 1911 separated to library unit.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 3A29 Correspondence: 3A29 1838-1889 3A30 1890-1894 3A31 1895-1898 3A32 1899 3A33 1900-March 1901 3A34 April-December, 1901 3A35 January-June, 1902 3A36 July 1902-May 1903 3A37 June 1903-December 1904 3A38 1905 3A39 1906-1908 3A40 1909-1914 3A41 1915-1917 3A42 1918-1920 3A43 1921 3A44 1922 3A45 1923 3A46 1924-1926 3A47 1927-1928 3A48 1929 3A49 1930-1931 3A49 1955-1957 3A50 Letters: 3A50 Incomplete dates 3A50 1903-1930 3A50 Letter book 3A50 Undated letters 3A51 Undated letters 3A52 Undated letters 3A52 Undated fragments 3A53 Notebooks: 3A53 Geology I notes 3A53 Crystallography notes 3A53 Hill's principles of Geology 3A54 Geology 3A55 History of Rotary Drilling 3A55 Oil Well Pumps and Pumping Practices 3A56 Metallurgy 3A56 Economic history 3A56 Surveying 3A56 Geology laboratory 3A56 Ancient history 3A56 Latin 3A57 Shorthand 3A57 Joke books 3A57 Library index 3A58 Memo books 3A58 Private accounts 3A58 Passports 3A58 Trip notes 3A58 Address book 3A58 Club notes 3A58 Officer's Mess roster 3A58 Ledger 3A58 Diary 3A59 Business papers: 3A59 Bills 3A59 Receipts 3A59 Receipt book 3A59 Business letters 3A67 Printed material: 3A67 Announcements 3A67 Funeral notices 3A67 University of Texas material 3A67 Programs 3A69 Geology material: 3A69 Maps 3A69 Brochures 3A70 Printed material, miscellaneous 3S12 Photographs: 3S12 Identified persons and places 3S13 Geological survey 3S13 Negatives 3S14 Unidentified place and persons 3S15 Albums 3S15 Miscellaneous pictures 3A75 Postcard Scrapbooks [2] 3A76 Screenplays and story-writing books