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A Guide to the W. L. Geer Papers, 1904-1941
Biographical NoteWilliam L. Geer was a commercial railroad agent in Texas. After serving as traveling freight agent for the St. Louis Southwestern at Dallas, he was appointed commercial agent with the St. Louis Southwestern at Waco in 1904. In 1912, the Stephenville, North & South Texas also appointed Geer a commercial agent at Waco. Geer’s daughter, Alma Louise Geer (1910-1985), attended Waco’s Baylor University in 1929 and later married Andrew Grant Ilseng (1907-1987). Sources: “Personal Mention.” The Railway Age, Vol. 38 (December 9, 1904): 838. “Railway Officers.” Railway Age Gazette, Vol. 53 (September 20, 1912): 555. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsComprised of correspondence, financial papers, and ephemera, the W. L. Geer Papers, 1904-1941, document the personal and business affairs of railroad agent William L. Geer and his daughter Alma Louise Geer. The correspondence includes letters from Geer’s friends and railroad associates as well as Alma’s friends and romantic interests. The financial material consists of bankbooks and receipts, while ephemera includes Geer’s railway passes, menus from his trips, and printed cards and gift tags. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationW. L. Geer Papers, 1904-1941, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationThis collection processed by M. J. Ellison, Sr., 1976. Subsequent revision made by Lawrence A. Landis, 1990. 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. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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