William Seale is a historian and author.
He attended Southwestern University (BA 1961) and Duke University (MA 1964 and
PhD 1965). He taught for several years at Lamar University, the University of
Houston, the University of South Carolina and Columbia University. From
1973-1974 he was curator of cultural history at the Smithsonian Institution.
The photographs in this collection are from his book
Collection includes photographs of George W. Smyth, ca. 1852, Andrew Farney Smyth, Emily Allen Smyth, wife of Andrew Smyth, Andrew and Emily Smyth together, ca. 1878, and Colonel P. F. Renfro, partner with Andrew Smyth in ownership of steamships. Also portrayed is a parade including the “Jefferson Rifles” led by Captain Kellie, the Mexican War veterans, and veterans of the “Jasper Volunteers” marching on the Bevilport Road in East Texas on July 4.
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William Seale Items, ca. 1844-ca. 1878, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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
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