Descriptive Summary
Sinks, Julia Lee, 1817-1904
Sinks, Julia Lee, papers
1817, [ca.
1840]-1904
Materials are written in English.
60-010; 61-001
1 ft.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprising manuscripts, notes,
correspondence, and newspaper clippings, the Julia Lee Sinks Papers, 1817, [ca.
1840]-1904, document her historical research on Texas, particularly Fayette County,
and early Texas settlers.
Biographical Note
The daughter of George and Mary (Morse) Lee, historian Julia Lee Sinks (1817-1904)
moved with her family from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Austin, Texas, in 1840. There, she
married and had six children with George W. Sinks. A Texas historian, Julia
published numerous articles for the Galveston
News
and Dallas Morning News. A member of the Texas
Veterans Association, Sinks also contributed to the Texas State Historical
Association’s publications and served as the organization’s vice president and
Executive Council member from its founding in 1897 until her death in 1904.
Source:
Sinks, Julia Lee.
Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed February 24, 2011.
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fsi31.
Scope and Contents
Comprising manuscripts, notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, the Julia Lee
Sinks Papers, 1817, [ca. 1840]-1904, document her historical research on Texas,
particularly Fayette County, and early Texas settlers. A manuscript volume of Sinks’
Chronicles of Fayette County describes the
history and formation of the county, including its early buildings, the naming
process for roads and landmarks, and the early lives of pioneers. Extracts from the
History of Fayette County consist of
manuscript notes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence to Sinks about county
history and prominent citizens. The Early Days in
Texas notebook comprises typescripts of newspaper articles Sinks wrote
in 1876. Originally organized by Sinks for the Texas State Historical Association,
deconstructed scrapbooks contain personal correspondence, legal, and financial
records, certificates of appointments, and reminiscences by early Texas settlers.
Arranged alphabetically by surname of the subjects in scrapbook, a manuscript index
compiled by Sinks briefly describes each document’s contents and date in the
scrapbook material.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Sinks, Julia Lee, 1817-1904 -- Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas State Historical Association.
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- History -- 19th
century.
Places
Fayette County (Tex.) -- History --
19th century.
Texas -- History -- 19th
century.
Preferred Citation
Julia Lee Sinks Papers, 1817, [ca. 1840]-1904, Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
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