Descriptive Summary
Caldwell, Frank.
Caldwell, Frank, Papers
1778-1941
Materials are written in English.
67-84; 73-162; 97-345; 99-112
4 ft., 1 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Business records, legal documents,
social and political materials, printed material, photographs, and correspondence
compose the Frank Caldwell Collection, 1778-1941. Frank Caldwell (1883-1962) was a
traveling salesman in Austin, Texas, who devoted most of his life to collecting rare
books and documents about Texas.
Biographical Note
Frank Caldwell (1883-1962) was a traveling salesman in Austin, Texas, who devoted
most of his life to collecting rare books and documents about Texas.
Scope and Contents
Business records, legal documents, social and political materials, printed material,
photographs, and correspondence compose the Frank Caldwell Collection, 1778-1941.
Along with the personal papers of Caldwell, the collection also contains collected
documents from early figures in the history of Texas, such as William Barret Travis
and Haden Edwards.
Access Restrictions
Access to the Indians photographs is restricted. Use Alternate Format Available
instead.
Use Restrictions
Unrestricted use.
Alternate Format Available
Copy prints and facsimile photocopies (front and back) of the following images in the
RESTRICTED Indians photo album (3S46) are located
in the Prints and Photographs Collection “Indians” file and available for use:
- #2 “Cheyenne Lodge”
- #3 “Kiowa Boy”
- #16 “Daughter of Essehavit”
- #20 “Chief Horseback”
- #21 “Chief Horseback’s Son”
- #22 “Grey Leggings”
- #24 “Commanche Camp Scene”
- #25 “Kiowa Camp”
- #32 “Tow-An-Kee, (Son of Lone Wolf)
- #34 “Apache Camp”
- #35 “Arapahoe Camp”
- #36 “Silver Brooch”
- #37 “Young Brave of the Quahade...Comanches”
- #38 “Son of the Sun”
- #42 “Gap in the Woods”
- #44 “Wife of Asa-Havit, Comanche Chief”
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Caldwell, Frank, 1883-1962 -- Archives.
Aldridge, Alexander.
Aldridge, William B.
Ayres, David, 1793-1878.
Ayers, David, 1793-1878.
Clark, William T. (William Thomas),
1831-1905.
Edwards, Haden, 1771-1849.
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876.
Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno, 1806-1890.
Travis, William Barret, 1809-1836.
Places
Texas -- History --
Sources.
Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 --
Sources.
Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846 --
Sources.
Texas -- Politics and government.
Preferred Citation
Frank Caldwell Papers, 1778-1941, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Separated Material
His collection of rare Texas books and serials are located in the Briscoe Center
Library.
Some material has been separated to the Artifacts Collection.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Jane O’Brian, March 1967. Subsequent revisions made
by Jeanne Willson, December 1980; Ann Serrano, July 2009; and Laurel Rozema, May 2010.
Related Material
See also William B.
Aldridge Letters, 1836-1837, David Ayres
Papers, and William Barret Travis Papers.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Contact repository for inventory.