urn:taro:utexas.cah.02814 A Guide to the C. L. Greenwood Collection, 1835-1884 Original EAD encoding by Lauren Algee according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. June 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Greenwood, C. L. Greenwood, C. L., Collection 1835-1884 Materials are written in English. 69-54 4 ft., 4 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Typed excerpts of publications and manuscripts compose the C. L. Greenwood Collection, 1835-1884, documenting Greenwood's research on conflicts between Texas settlers and Native Americans in the 19th century. Biographical Note

In the 20th century, historian C. L. Greenwood compiled research on 19th century Texas, particularly concerning notable Texans and the relationship between Native Americans and white settlers.

 Scope and Contents

Typed excerpts of publications and manuscripts compose the C. L. Greenwood Collection, 1835-1884, documenting Greenwood's research on conflicts between Texas settlers and Native Americans in the 19th century. Arranged chronologically, the passages from Texas newspapers, books, and archival collections primarily discuss relations between settlers and Native Americans in central Texas and the military activities of both sides, with special emphasis on the Texas Rangers.

Archivist's note: Additionally, the collection includes the C. L. Greenwood Index, located in the Briscoe Center's Reading Room, which cites biographical sketches from numerous books as well as Texas newspaper marriage notices and obituaries from 1850 to 1900.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Greenwood, C. L. -- Archives Subjects (Organizations) Texas Rangers -- History -- 19th century Subjects Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- History Indians of North American -- Wars -- Texas Indians of North America -- Texas -- Government relations Places Texas -- History -- 19th century Preferred Citation

C. L. Greenwood Collection, 1835-1884, 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 3J309 1835-1839 3J310 1840-1843 3J311 1844-1849 3J312 1850-1854 3J313 1855-1858 3J314 1859-1861 3J315 1862-1865 3J316 1866-1869 3J317 1870-1872 3J318 1873-1877 3J319 1878-1884 3J319 Miscellaneous