A Guide to the Annie B. Giles Papers, 1858-1963
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Giles, Annie B. | |
| Title: | Giles, Annie B., Papers | |
| Dates: | 1858-1963 | |
| Abstract: | Papers concerning the lives and activities of Valerius Cinncinnatus Giles (1842-1915), his wife Lou Barnhart Giles, and the Giles and Barnhart families. | |
| Accession No.: | 72-008, 74-034 | |
| Extent: | 20 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Annie B. Giles was the daughter of Austin residents Valerius Cincinnatus Giles (1842-1915) and his wife Lou Barnhart Giles. Valerius, a Confederate veteran, and his wife, a founding member of the Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, were active on behalf of Confederate veterans and instrumental in the founding and administration of the Confederate Home for Men (1887) and the Confederate Woman’s Home (1908) in Austin, Texas.
Scope and Contents
The Annie B. Giles Papers relate primarily to the lives and activities of Austin residents Valerius Cincinnatus Giles (1842-1915) and his wife Lou Barnhart Giles, as well as the Giles and Barnhart families and the Civil War.
Civil War materials include rosters and narratives related to Hood’s Texas Brigade and the First Texas Regiment, as well as material concerning the Confederate flag and constitution, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Civil War drawings of Valerius Giles. Also included are newspaper clippings of Valerius Giles’s experiences in the Civil War. The papers consist of correspondence, biographical and historical narratives, photographs, obituaries, marriage record, newspaper clippings, rosters, pencil drawings, account books, scrapbook, and memorabilia.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Barnhart Family | ||
| Giles family | ||
| Giles, Lou Barnhart -- Archives | ||
| Giles, Valerius Cinncinnatus, 1842-1915 -- Archives | ||
| Lasswell, Mary, 1905-1994 | ||
| Giles, Annie B. -- Archives. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Texas Confederate Home for Men | ||
| Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Infantry Regiment, 4th. | ||
| Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Brigade | ||
| United Confederate Veterans. John B. Hood Camp | ||
| United Daughters of the Confederacy. Texas Division, Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter, No. 105 (Austin, Tex.) | ||
| Confederate States of America. Army -- Uniforms. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Bull Run, Battle of, Va. | ||
| Places | ||
| Austin (Tex.) | ||
| Dallas (Tex.) | ||
| Houston (Tex.) | ||
| Confederate States of America | ||
| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 | ||
Separated Material
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Some material has been separated to the Newspaper Collection. See box 3E297 for list of separated items. |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Annie B. Giles Papers, 1858-1963, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by W. H. Richter, Apring 1974. Subsequent revisions were made by Jean Difloe, November, 1979; Angela R. Olivera, May 30, 1983; Stefanie Wittenbach, July 1984; Mattie Sink, January 23, 1987
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