urn:taro:utexas.cah.02295 A Guide to the Etta Adele Martin Family Papers, [1827?]-1983 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Martin, Etta Adele. Martin family. Martin, Etta Adele, family papers [1827?]-1983 Materials are written in English. 84-068 1 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Consisting of photographs, sheet music, legal documents, memoirs, and printed material, the Etta Adele Martin Family Papers, [1827?]-1983, chronicle Martin’s and her ancestors' lives in Texas. Biographical Note

The Martin family resided in San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and Houston, Texas. Their roots in Texas have been traced back to Jose de la Baume. Born in France, Baume served in both the French and Spanish armies before settling in San Antonio, Texas, and befriending Baron de Bastrop in the early 19th century. Baume married Luisa Cuturie, and their daughter Victorina married Dr. Alejandro Vidal, with whom she had two children, Alejandro and Louisa. Louisa married Alphonse Portanery, bearing him three daughters: Eugenia, Felice J. (1858-1936), and Adele. Felice married Walter Charles Freeman (1846-1934), with whom she had Etta Adele (1883-1988), John, Walter, and Will. Etta married and had several children with Thomas Benjamin Martin (d. 1939), including Janette Jan Bareiss, Etta, and Margaret.

 Scope and Contents

Consisting of photographs, sheet music, legal documents, memoirs, and printed material, the Etta Adele Martin Family Papers, [1827?]-1983, chronicle Martin’s life in San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Houston, and Austin, Texas, as well as the lives of her ancestors. The memoir notes, 1974-1983, primarily describe late 19th century San Antonio and the hurricane that struck Corpus Christi in 1919. The collection also includes legal documents, such as a typed transcript of the Baron de Bastrop's will and business documents from the Martin, Portanery, and Freeman families’ enterprises. Printed materials include music books belonging to Martin’s grandfather Alphonse Portanery, literary productions by Etta M. Martin, and other printed materials relating to the family. Over 125 photographs portray the Martin and Freeman families as well as their friends and relatives in Galveston, San Antonio, and North Beach in Corpus Christi. Additionally, an ink and watercolor sketch depicts the battleship U.S.S. Maine.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Martin, Etta Adele -- Archives. Martin family -- Archives. Bastrop, Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de, 1759-1827. Freeman family -- Pictorial works. Martin, Etta M. Portanery, Alphonse. Subjects Business enterprises -- Texas. Hurricanes -- Texas -- Corpus Christi. Dwellings -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Pictorial works. Places Austin (Tex.) -- History. Corpus Christi (Tex.) -- History. Houston (Tex.) -- History. San Antonio (Tex.) -- History. North Beach (Corpus Christi, Tex.) -- Pictorial works. Galveston (Tex.) -- Pictorial works. San Antonio (Tex.) -- Pictorial works. Preferred Citation

Etta Adele Martin Family Papers, [1827?]-1983, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Separated Material

Some material has been separated to the Artifacts Collection.

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by Lawrence A. Landis, December 1984.

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 3N91 Memoir notes, 1974-1983 3N91 Correspondence, 1887, 1919 3N91 Legal documents, [1827?]-1911 3N91 Printed material relating to the family: 3N91 Cookbook compiled by Alphonse Portanery, [ca. 1880] 3N91 Literary productions of Etta M. Martin, 1925-1931 3N91 Miscellaneous, 1929-1979 3S32 Photographs 3S32 Ink and watercolor sketch of the battleship U.S.S. Maine