urn:taro:utexas.cah.02419 A Guide to the Texas Scrapbooks, [ca. 1841-1883, 1898-1941] Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. March 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Texas Texas Scrapbooks [ca. 1841-1883, 1898-1941] Materials are written in English. 1 ft., 2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Composed of newspaper clippings and articles, the Texas Scrapbooks, [ca. 1841-1883, 1898-1941], document social, political, historical, and economic subjects in Texas from the mid-19th century through the mid-20th century. Scope and Contents

Composed of newspaper clippings and articles, the Texas Scrapbooks, [ca. 1841-1883, 1898-1941], document social, political, historical, and economic subjects in Texas from the mid-19th century through the mid-20th century. The clippings from variety of Texas newspapers [ca. 1898-1941] concern such political issues as the nomination of Dan Moody as governor and the passage of legislation, and historical subjects pertaining to the publication of books on the history of Texas and the unveiling of statues of historical figures like Ben Milam in San Antonio. The clippings also contain feature articles entitled, 100 years ago today in Texas, from the Dallas Morning News. Social and economic subjects relate to the aviation and agricultural industries in Texas, notable citizens, and the state prison system, among other topics. Additionally, the collection contains articles [ca. 1841-1883] from several British journals and magazine, such as The Penny Magazine and Eliza Cook’s Journal, which discuss travel and social topics in Texas.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Index Terms Subjects Newspapers -- Texas -- Sources. Periodicals -- Great Britain -- Sources Places Texas -- Description and travel -- 20th century. Texas -- History -- 20th century. Texas -- Politics and government -- 20th century. Texas -- Social conditions -- 20th century. Preferred Citation

Texas Scrapbooks, [ca. 1841-1883, 1898-1941], 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.

Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3L413-3L416 Scrapbooks, [ca. 1841-1883, 1898-1941]