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A Guide to the Andrew W. George Papers, ca. 1880-1930
Biographical SketchAndrew W. George was born into slavery, possibly in South Carolina, around 1852. In New Orleans he was sold to the George family of Elgin, Texas about 1858. After the Civil War, George worked as a janitor in the Travis County Courthouse; as a cook and domestic servant for judge Alexander Watkins Terrell; and as a camp cook for the state and U.S. geological surveys (1880s). Subsequently, he did various types of domestic work for several families in Austin. Andrew George never married and died in late 1932 or 1933. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe Andrew W. George Papers, ca. 1880-1930, consist of seven manuscript items, approximately 190 photographs and postcards and two photograph albums. The manuscript materials, arranged by format, include a biography of George written by Mildred Pickle Mayhall, a 1906 Oklahoma tax receipt, part of a letter, and newspaper clippings. The photographic materials are also arranged by format: photographs, albums, and postcards. Photographs include images of George, his friends, families he worked for, geological surveys near Llano, and stereoviews of San Antonio. Several photo postcards, possibly taken by George, include scenes of airplanes, an airplane crash, and houseboats. They were removed from an album for preservation purposes. A photopostcard album shows views of Melissa, Texas, after a 1921 tornado. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThe collection is open for research. Return to the Table of Contents
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Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationAndrew W. George Papers, [ca. 1880-1930], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic 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. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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