Descriptive Summary
Crimmins, Martin Lalor
Crimmins, Martin Lalor Papers
1813-1954
Materials are written in English.
1936; 1950
2 ft.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The papers concern Crimmins’ career
as an army officer, herpetologist, and military historian, and relate to his
activities in the United States Army and Confederate Army, the Republic of Texas
military forces, the Texas Revolution, the Mexican War, and Indian wars.
Biographical Sketch
Martin Lalor Crimmins (1876-1955), army officer, herpetologist, and military
historian, was born in New York City. He attended Georgetown College in Washington,
D.C., 1891-1895, and the University of Virginia Medical School, 1895-1898. Before he
could graduate, however, he joined the First United States Volunteer Cavalry (also
known as the Rough Riders) in the Spanish-American War, and earned multiple
promotions, ending with his reaching colonel status in 1921. He retired from military
service due to physical disability in the line of duty in 1926 and moved to San
Antonio.
Crimmins was known for his work in the under-developed field of snakebite treatment,
especially as he developed his own immunity to the serum and then gave blood
transfusions to victims. For this effort he earned the Walter Reed Award for
courageous service. He later published over 200 articles, mostly with historical
themes, and was an active member of a number of Texas associations related to
science and history. He married Margaret Custis Cole in 1901 and Josephine Yost in
1918. He died in 1955.
Source: Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Crimmins, Martin Lalor,
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcr19.html (accessed July 7,
2010).
Scope and Contents
The Martin Lalor Crimmins Papers, 1813-1954, include correspondence, research files,
notes, muster rolls, a diary, maps, photographs, and manuscripts, most of which are
photostatic copies. The papers concern Crimmins’ career as an army officer,
herpetologist, and military historian, and pertain to the history of the United
States Army and Confederate Army, the Republic of Texas military forces, the Texas
Revolution, the Mexican War, and Indian wars. Furthermore, the papers relate to the
history of Reconstruction in Texas, military medicine, Texas forts, and biographies
of military officers.
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Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Crimmins, Martin Lalor,
1876-1955--Archives.
Auger, C. C.
Beaumont, William
Benavides, Santos
Bonaparte, Jérôme Napoléon, 1830-1893
Brown, Jacob
Bryan, Francis T.
Buck, Beaumont B. (Beaumont Bonaparte), b.
1860
Chadbourne, Theodore Lincoln, 1822-1846
Crockett, David
Crogham, George
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong),
1839-1876
Echols, William H., d. 1909
Emory, William H. (William Hemsley),
1846-1917
Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston),
1807-1891
Lazelle, H. M. (Henry Martyn), 1832-1917
Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905
Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell, 1840-1889
Michler, Nathaniel
Ringgold, Samuel, 1796-1846
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Shafter, William Rufus, 1835-1906
Stanley, David Sloane, 1828-1902
Thomas, George H.
Twiggs, David Emanuel, 1790-1862
Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863
Viele, Rufus K.
Wheaton, Frank, 1833-1903
Whiting, William Henry Chase, 1824-1865
Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849
Subjects (Organizations)
Confederate States of America. Army
United States. Army
Subjects
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Palo Alto, Battle of, Tex., 1846
Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, Tex., 1846
Diaries--Texas
History--Study and teaching--Texas
Reconstruction (U.S. history,
1865-1877)--Texas
Snakebites
Indians--Treaties
Forts and fortifications--Texas
Places
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)--Siege,
1836
United States--History--Civil War,
1861-1865
Brownsville (Tex.)
Fort Belknap (Tex.)
Fort Bliss (Tex.)
Fort Concho (Tex.)
Fort Croghan (Tex.)
Fort Davis (Tex.)
Fort Duncan (Tex.)
Fort Ewell (Tex.)
Fort Lancaster (Tex.)
Fort McIntosh (Tex.)
Fort McKavett (Tex.)
Fort Richardson (Tex.)
Fort Ringgold (Tex.)
Fort Stockton (Tex.)
Fort Worth (Tex.)
Socorro (El Paso, Tex.)
Van Horn (Tex.)
Fort Craig (N.M.)
Fort Stanton (N.M.)
Preferred Citation
Martin Lalor Crimmins Papers, 1813-1954, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Claire Maxwell, April 1985.
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.
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