A Guide to the Nathaniel Hart Davis Papers, 1835-1918, 1941
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Davis, Nathaniel Hart, 1815-1893 | |
| Title: | Davis, Nathaniel Hart, Papers | |
| Dates: | 1835-1918, 1941 | |
| Abstract: | The Nathaniel Hart Davis Papers, 1835-1918, 1941, concern Davis’s time as county judge, the clients of his and his brother’s law firm, his association with the Republican Party in Texas, and Davis family history. Materials include correspondence, land titles, wills, notebooks about court cases, account books, tax receipts, newspaper clippings, speeches, photographs, genealogical notes, and other legal and business papers related to Davis’s law practice. | |
| Accession No.: | 1951; 67-085 | |
| Extent: | 3 ft., 4 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Attorney Nathaniel Hart Davis (1815-1893) grew up in Alabama, before attending Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. After moving to Texas, he joined the Somervell Expedition (1847) under Col. Joseph L. Bennett. In 1851, Davis married Sarah Elizabeth White, with whom he had seven children and several grandchildren, including Nat Hart Davis and Margaret Davis Cameron. He then served as a Montgomery County commissioner, chief justice, and judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District (1867-1870). With his brother James R. Davis, he also partnered in a private practice law firm.
Sources:
Nathaniel Hart Davis Papers, 1835-1918, 1941, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Davis, Nathaniel Hart", http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/DD/fda45.html (accessed July 8, 2010).
Scope and Contents
The Nathaniel Hart Davis Papers, 1835-1918, 1941, concern Davis’s time as county judge, the clients of his and his brother’s law firm, his association with the Republican Party in Texas, and Davis family history. Materials include correspondence, land titles, wills, notebooks about court cases, account books, tax receipts, newspaper clippings, speeches, photographs, genealogical notes, and other legal and business papers related to Davis’s law practice.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Unrestricted use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Davis, Nathaniel Hart, 1815-1893 -- Archives. | ||
| Davis, James R. | ||
| Dupree, Lewis. | ||
| Foster, John A. | ||
| Fowler, William A. | ||
| Lewis, Susan. | ||
| Pankey, Lou. | ||
| Springer, Elizabeth. | ||
| Willis, Peter J. | ||
| Willis, Richard S. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Republican Party (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Texas. Supreme Court -- History -- Sources. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Judges -- Texas -- Montgomery County. | ||
| Land titles -- Texas -- Montgomery County. | ||
| Practice of law -- Texas -- Montgomery County. | ||
| Wills -- Texas -- Montgomery County. | ||
| Places | ||
| Montgomery County (Tex.) -- History -- Sources | ||
| Texas -- History -- Sources. | ||
| Alabama -- History -- Sources. | ||
| Kentucky -- History -- Sources. | ||
Separated Material
Some material has been separated to the Briscoe Center Library. |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Nathaniel Hart Davis Papers, 1835-1918, 1941, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
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