Descriptive Summary
Edmunds, Ernestine
Edmunds, Ernestine, Scrapbook
1935-1952
Materials are written in English.
1 vol.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The Ernestine Edmunds Scrapbook, 1935-1952, consists of postcards, notes, magazine and newspaper clippings, and photographs, documenting Edmund’s career as a teacher in San Antonio, Texas, and family history.
Biographical Note
Ernestine Edmunds lived in San Antonio, Texas, where she worked as a teacher and librarian at the Alamo Heights Elementary School.
Scope and Contents
The Ernestine Edmunds Scrapbook, 1935-1952, consists of postcards, notes, magazine and newspaper clippings, and photographs, documenting Edmund’s career as a teacher in San Antonio, Texas, and family history. Postcards depict historic sites in San Antonio, while magazine and newspaper clippings concern the Texas Revolution, educational issues as well as Edmund’s recognition as a prominent teacher at Alamo Heights Elementary School. Additionally, notes pertain to the establishment of historical markers, such as at the Old Mill related to Ben Milam and the Texas Revolution and photographs illustrate members of Edmund’s family as well as historic buildings and sites in San Antonio.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Edmunds, Ernestine -- Archives.
Milam, Benjamin Rush, 1788-1835.
Edmunds family.
Subjects (Organizations)
Alamo Heights Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.) -- History -- 20th century.
Subjects
Historic sites -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
Historical markers -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
Teachers -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
Places
San Antonio (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century.
Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836.
Preferred Citation
Ernestine Edmunds Scrapbook, 1935-1952, 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
4K362
Scrapbook,
1935-1952