Identity elements
referentie code
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Andrew Douglas Jackson Collection
Datum(s)
- 1917-1945; Undated (Vervaardig)
Omvang
1 Box
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Andrew Douglas Jackson was born in Crenshaw County, Alabama on October 11, 1875. In his early career, Andrew Douglas Jackson was a bookeeper, teacher, and newspaper editor. As an editor, he promoted the Reclamation Amendment in 1917 that was used to create the Brazos River Reclamation and Conservation District. He was later hired as a staff member of the Texas Agricultural Experimental Station starting in 1920. In 1929, he worked on various committees for the Brazos River Reclamation and Conservation District until his death in 1947. [for more information, see biography in this archival collection, box 1, folder 1]
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
This collection includes photos, legislative bills, charts, minutes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence concerning his agricultural research in farming irrigation and flooding in the Brazos River. Highlights of the collection include information, minutes, charts regarding the Texas Legislative bill titled "The Brazos Reclamation and Conservation District" created in 1929 by the 39th Legislator of Texas.
Ordeningstelsel
The collection is processed into two series: personal papers, and professional papers.
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Physical access
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Languages of the material
- Engels
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
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Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Regels of conventies
Sources used
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Finding Aid Authors: Samantha Reagan and Jenny Reibenspies.
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
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Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Onderwerp)