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A Guide to the John V. Clay Collection, ca. 1768, undated.
Biographical NoteIn 1965, John V. Clay (1912-1986), an amateur historian discovered El Orcoquisac, a Spanish presidio located in Chambers County, Texas. He was also fascinated with old houses in Chambers and Liberty counties, managing to photograph almost all of them. Before turning his attention to history, Clay worked for Shell Oil Company, except for a stint as a Seabee in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Source: Ladd, Kevin. "John V. Clay (1912-1986)." Accessed March 23, 2011. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsEighteenth century maps of Spanish presidios and undated photographs of Liberty County houses comprise the John V. Clay Collection. Created by Spanish cartographer Joseph Urrutia in the mid-eighteenth century, the maps document the presidios of San Saba, San Luis del las Amarillas, Nuestra Senora del Pilar del paso Vejar, San Juan del Rio Grande del Norte, and Bahia del Epiritu Santo. 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 CitationJohn V. Clay Collection, ca. 1768, undated, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic 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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