A Guide to the H. H. Parker Papers, 1837-1879
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Parker, H. H. | |
| Title: | Parker, H. H., Papers | |
| Dates: | 1837-1879 | |
| Abstract: | A bound volume of correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and literary productions compose the H. H. Parker Papers, 1837-1879, chronicling Parker’s career as a physician and planter in Mississippi, and later as secretary of the Texas State Grange. | |
| Extent: | 1 vol. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
A resident of Brandon, Mississippi, H. H. Parker was a physician and planter. During the Civil War, he tended to wounded soldiers from his community. Parker was later appointed state secretary of the Texas State Grange.
Scope and Contents
A bound volume of correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and literary productions compose the H. H. Parker Papers, 1837-1879, chronicling Parker’s career as a physician and planter in Mississippi, and later as secretary of the Texas State Grange. Correspondence concerns his plantation and business affairs as well as his activities as a physician during the Civil War. Legal documents consist of indentures and financial records include receipts, account papers, and Confederate bonds. Additionally, the collection contains Parker’s poetry.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Parker, H. H. -- Archives. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Texas State Grange. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Plantations -- Mississippi -- Brandon. | ||
| Physicians -- Mississippi -- Brandon. | ||
| Places | ||
| Brandon (Miss.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | ||
| Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
H. H. Parker Papers, 1837-1879, 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
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| 4L169 | Papers, 1837-1879 | ||||||||||||