Descriptive Summary
Herff, Charles Adelbert
Herff, Charles Adelbert,
reminiscences
[ca.
1860]-1879
Materials are written in English.
1946; 71-009
2 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The Charles Adelbert Herff
Reminiscences, [ca. 1860]-1879, consist of articles, reminiscences, and drawings by
Herff concerning vigilantes and criminals, such as Bob Augustine, in
Reconstruction-era San Antonio, Texas.
Biographical Note
Charles Adelbert Herff wrote about Texas vigilantes and criminals in the late 19th
century as well as cannibals in the United States.
Scope and Contents
The Charles Adelbert Herff Reminiscences, [ca. 1860]-1879, consist of articles,
reminiscences, and drawings by Herff concerning vigilantes and criminals, such as
Bob Augustine, in Reconstruction-era San Antonio, Texas. The collection also
includes Herff’s 1879 article,
Cannibalism in the United
States, as well as excerpts from the reminiscences of Zenas R. Bliss and
Jesse Sumpter and from With the Border Ruffians, Memories of
the Far West, 1852-1868 by R. H. Williams.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Herff, Charles Adelbert -- Archives.
Augustine, Bob, d. 1864.
Subjects
Cannibalism -- United States.
Criminals -- Texas -- History -- 19th
century.
Vigilantes -- Texas -- History -- 19th
century.
Places
San Antonio (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
century.
Preferred Citation
Charles Adelbert Herff Reminiscences, [ca. 1860]-1879, 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.
Related Material
See also Herff and
Duerler Families Papers, 1853-1995, Col. 10441, at the Daughters of the
Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2R36
A Foreword or Forerunner and
The Vigilantes in San Antonio in the
Early Sixties by C. Adelbert Herff
2R36
Cannibalism in the United
States by C. Adelbert Herff,
1879
2R36
Excerpt from With the Border Ruffians,
Memories of the Far West, 1852-1868, by R. H.
Williams
2R36
Excerpt from Reminiscences of Zenas R.
Bliss
2R36
Excerpt from Reminiscences of Jesse
Sumpter
2R36
Typescripts of above items
2.235/OD29
San Antonio scenes, [1860s]
(photostats)