A Guide to the Philpott Texana Collection, 1844-1879
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Philpott, William A. | |
| Title: | Philpott Texana Collection | |
| Dates: | 1844-1879 | |
| Abstract: | Composed of correspondence, the Philpott Texana Collection, 1844-1879, documents social and political affairs in Texas spanning from the antebellum period to Reconstruction. | |
| Accession No.: | 87-023 | |
| Extent: | 8 items | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
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.
Restrictions
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. | ||
Administrative Information
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
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| 3H15 | Correspondence, 1844-1879 | ||||||||||||