urn:taro:utexas.cah.02073 A Guide to the Henry W. Dailey Papers, 1845-1942 Original EAD encoding by Ryder Kouba according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. November 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Dailey, Henry W., b. 1879 Dailey, Henry W., Papers 1845-1942 Materials are written in English. 1973-043 1 foot, 2 inches Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Materials collected or written by Dailey (b. 1879) concern the history of Karnes County and include land records, pioneer reminiscences, photographs, maps, automobile registerations, and school rosters. Also included are Civil War muster rolls, quartermaster records and veterans rosters; a scrapbook concerning Gregorio Cortez; and correspondence of Caleb J. Church (d. 1890), teacher in New Braunfels and Karnes County. Biographical Note

The son of Christopher P. Dailey, Henry W. Dailey was born in Kenedy, Texas, in 1879. He served as town mayor at the time it was incorporated in 1910. Dailey wrote numerous articles about the history of Karnes County and other historical subjects, primarily during the 1930s and 1940s. Along with writing history, Dailey avidly collected materials relating to Karnes County's past, including newspapers, Confederate army muster rolls, photographs, and maps.

Source:

Thonhoff, Robert H. "Kenedy, TX." Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed November 9, 2010.

Scope and Contents

The Dailey Papers, 1845-1942, principally consist of materials written by or collected by Henry W. Dailey related to the history of Kenedy and Karnes County, Texas. The collection includes the correspondence of Caleb J. Church and others; a scrapbook covering the manhunt and trial of Gregorio Cortez (1901) and genealogy of Karnes County residents; land records and deeds; reminiscences of pioneer and frontier life from various people; Karnes County newspapers (circa 1890s); Confederate army muster rolls; Karnes County maps (1927-1935), and historical writings by other authors.

Dailey’s finished manuscripts and notes largely cover the history of Karnes and Kenedy Counties. Titles include “Karnes County and Its Pioneers,” “The Bloody Trail of Cortez,” “Religious Development in Karnes County,” and “A Historical Review of the Post Office at Kenedy, Texas.”

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Dailey, Henry W., b. 1879--Archives Church, Caleb J., d. 1890 Cortez, Gregorio, 1875-1916 Martinez, Carlos Subjects Frontier and pioneer life--Texas--Karnes County Postal Service--Texas--Karnes County Places Karnes County (Tex.)--History Kenedy (Tex.)--History Karnes County (Tex.)--Automobiles Karnes County (Tex.)--Aviation Bexar County (Tex.) Goliad County (Tex.) Preferred Citation

Henry W. Dailey Papers, 1845-1942, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Separated Material

Some material has been separated to the Library Unit

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by archives staff.

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 Inventory 2J96 Literary productions Land records Civil War records Caleb J. Church correspondence, 1845-1890 2J97 Literary productions Land records Gregorio Cortez scrapbook, 1901 3S170 Muster rolls, 1862-1865 Elevation and floor plans of Kenedy High School, circa 1936 Maps of Karnes County, 1927-1935 3Y23 Photographs 2.116/OD 1198 Muster roll and muster-out roll, 1862-1865