Descriptive Summary
Philpott, William A.
Philpott Texana Collection
1844-1879
Materials are written in English.
87-023
8 items
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Composed of correspondence, the Philpott Texana Collection, 1844-1879, documents social and political affairs in Texas spanning from the antebellum period to Reconstruction.
Biographical Note
William A. Philpott, Jr., served as secretary of the Texas Bankers Association from 1915 through 1964. In addition to his professional endeavors, Philpott collected Texana, including the letters of Texas revolutionaries and Civil War soldiers over a fifty-year period. By the 1980s, he had amassed nearly 900 items, most of which were sold at an auction in Dallas, Texas, in 1986.
Source:
Ashby, Lynn. Making a bid for Texas history. The Houston Post. October 19, 1986.
Scope and Contents
Composed of correspondence, the Philpott Texana Collection, 1844-1879, documents social and political affairs in Texas spanning from the antebellum period to Reconstruction. Including the letters of Richard T. Archer, James Hall Bell, Richard Bennett Hubbard, Elisha M. Pease, and Fletcher S. Stockdale, the correspondence concerns the bills passed by the Texas Legislature, the Civil War, slavery, and Hood’s Texas Brigade.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Archer, Richard T.
Bell, James Hall.
Hubbard, Richard Bennett.
Pease, Elisha M.
Philpott, William A. -- Archives.
Stockdale, Fletcher S.
Subjects (Organizations)
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Brigade.
Subjects
Collectors and collecting -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Slavery -- Texas.
Places
Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846.
Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836.
Texas -- Politics and government.
Texas -- Social conditions.
Preferred Citation
Philpott Texana Collection, 1844-1879, 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
Inventory
3H15
Correspondence,
1844-1879