This collection contains the personal and business documents of Joseph Woodyard Batts. The majority of the documents, around 600, are handwritten duplications of land abstracts that track the distribution of land from the founding of Texas. Other documents included are correspondence of land and loan agreements from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. Lastly, there are personal tax receipts for himself and his son, J. W. Batts, Jr.

Notable documents include land granted to Texas A&M, land granted from the Mexican government before Texas was a part of the U. S., land granted to the Confederate war efforts during the Civil War, and land granted from Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin.

5/1: Abstracts - Samuel Davidson, July 1843 - May 1910; Undated

5/2: Abstracts - A. D. Lancaster, November 1852 - July 1972

5/3: Abstract - Melvin Langham, April 1847 - December 1879

5/4: Abstracts - Abner Lee, Jr., February 1854 - June 1979

5/5: Abstracts - J. P. Mitchell, June 1879

5/6: Abstracts - D. B. Posey, November 1860 - July 1878

5/7: Abstracts - C. Raney, May 1855 - March 1868

5/8: Abstracts - Wilson Reed, July 1860 - September 1879

5/9: Abstracts - P. Rector, August 1857 - August 1877; Undated

5/10: Abstracts - J. A. Rhodes, July 1850 - May 1877; Undated

5/11: Abstracts - James Riley, May 1868 - March 1872; Undated

3/1: Abstracts - Block 106, March 1867 - January 1880

3/2: Abstracts - Block 109, August 1867 - August 1877

3/3: Abstracts - Block 110, August 1867 - August 1877

3/4: Abstracts - Block 112, August 1867 - January 1875

3/5: Abstracts - Block 113, November 1866 - October 1874

3/6: Abstracts - James J Bowman, June 1857 - December 1876

3/7: Abstracts - Thomas Bowman, October 1844 - December 1873

3/8: Abstracts - Thomas Bowman, January 1874 - June 1879; Undated

3/9: Abstracts - W. C. Boyles, June 1866 - June 1879

The letters are typed carbon copies of the original handwritten letters, some have handwritten typo corrections.

This collection contains 54 original handwritten letters by Arnold, one page of poetry, one page of prose, and two pieces of paper with his signature. Each letter includes a typed transcription within its folder.

1/1
The Roger L. Brooks Collection of Unpublished, Unrecorded Letters of Matthew Arnold. Photocopy of typed list, 5 leaves.

The Roger L. Brooks Collection of the First and Successive Rare Editions of the Works of Matthew Arnold. Photocopy of typed list, 13 leaves.

List of Matthew Arnold's letters in the Texas A&M University. Library. Typed list, 3 leaves.

1/2
Arnold, Matthew to the Revd. F[rederick] Temple. December 22, 1848, re: Lord Lansdowne approving Tabulas Statements for apprenticeships. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/3
Arnold, Matthew to Mr. (?Henry) Willett. June 15, 1863, re: thank you for gifts, list about birds and their eggs. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/4
Arnold, Matthew to "My dear Sir" (a French correspondent), re: Spinoza, A French Eton, Joubert, and Auerbach's Life of Spinoza. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/5
Arnold, Matthew to George Grove. November 15, 1865, re: Heine's visit to England. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/6
Arnold, Matthew to Austin Abbott, Esq. October 19, 1867, re: tour of inspection, meeting. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/7
Arnold, Matthew to "Dear Madam." December 31, 1867, re: a memoir she had written of Lacordaire, and offers to send him a book containing a Celtic legend. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/8
Arnold, Matthew to Dr. Heaton (?Henton). May 11, 1868, re: declining an invitation to lecture at the Philosophical and Literary Society of Leeds. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription

1/9
Arnold, Matthew to Charles Elliot Norton. July 29, 1868, re: renting a house at Harrow. ALS, 1 leaf, with addressed envelope and typed transcription.

1/10
Arnold, Matthew to the Revd. Edward White. February 24, 1869, re: books about nonconformist churches. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/11
Arnold, Matthew to the Revd. George Greenwood. December 2, 1869, re: religious views, Latin quote. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/12
Arnold, Matthew to the Marquis of Ripon. November 14, 1872, re: health, going on vacation. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/13
Arnold, Matthew to Frederick Every, Esq. July 7, 1873, re: being placed on list of Vice Presidents. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/14
Arnold, Matthew to Professor Lethbridge. September 12, 1873, re: interest in education in India. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/15
Arnold, Matthew to W. Fraser Rae. May 12, 1876, re: Professor Everett's article. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/16
Arnold, Matthew to Swire Smith, Esq. October 13, 1876, re: distributing prizes to students. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/17
Arnold, Matthew to "Dear Sir." January 31, 1877, re: thank you for copy of Rippor Grote's(?) lecture. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/18
Arnold, Matthew to T.O. Russell. June 19, 1878, re: signing memorial with Celtic language on it. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

Arnold, Matthew to T.O'N. Russell, Esq. September 1, 1883, re: lecturing on Irish literature in America. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/19
Arnold, Matthew to Ed(ward) Dannweather (i.e. Danweather). July 22, 1879, re: meeting about son. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/20
Arnold, Matthew to A(lexander) Strahan. December 3, 1879, re: declining to write article on Lefsing(?), returning to Combeth(?) magazine. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/21
Arnold, Matthew to "My dear Mills." June 12, 1880, re: election to Grillin's Club, giving a lecture in Cambridge, views of school systems. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

Arnold, Matthew to "Dear Mills." March 18, 1888, re: inability to meet, Lowell being blackballed. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

Arnold, Matthew to "My dear Mills." June 4, (no year), re: letter from Lowell, Arnold's essay, Sunday Schools. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/22
Arnold, Matthew to W.W. (William Wetmore) Story. October 18, 1882, re: introduction to Mr. and Mrs. Blake. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/23
Arnold, Matthew to Lyulth Stanley. February 15, 1883, re: refusal to go anywhere. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/24
Arnold, Matthew to Dr. (Edward) Everett. December 7, 1883, re: inability to meet. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/25
Arnold, Matthew to Mr. Montefiore (perhaps Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore). December 23, 1885, re: being in Germany, making a speech. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/26
Arnold, Matthew to Miss Crommelin. May 27, 1884, re: use of his life history. ALS, 1 leaf, with envelope and typed transcription.

1/27
Arnold, Matthew to Morris Hudson, Esq. March 25, 1885, re: error in volume of Wordsworth. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/28
Arnold, Matthew to F.H. Hawkins, Esq. September 5, 1885, re: refusal of all invitations. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/29
Arnold, Matthew to Dr. (Wendall) Phillips. January 18, 1886, re: sending volume to Arnold. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/30
Arnold, Matthew to Mrs. Fison. April 12, 1886, re: losing black diary, thank you for the reception. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription. There is a note written on back by someone else re: the funeral of Mr. Arnold's brother-in-law.

1/31
Arnold, Matthew to Mr. Rawnsley. September 10, 1886, re: refusal of library project. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/32
Arnold, Matthew to "My dear Charles," (a schoolfellow of Arnold's at Laleham). April 29, 1887, re: nephew Edward A. Arnold, pressure in the reviews and magazines. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/33
Arnold, Matthew to L.S. Metcalf. December 30, 1887, re: speaking to American and English audiences. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/34
Arnold, Matthew to D. Lothrop, Esq. June 11, (no year), re: arranging a meeting. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/35
Arnold, Matthew to Mrs. Mitchell. February 17 (a Saturday, no year), re: arranging a meeting. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

Arnold, Matthew to Mrs. Mitchell. March 16, (no year), re: meeting with Forsters. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/36
Arnold, Matthew to Lady Reay. February 24 (no year), re: Lord Reay's arrival. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

Arnold, Matthew to Lady Reay. "Thursday" (no other date), re: health, luncheon date. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/37
Arnold, Matthew to (John Daniel) Morell. March 6, (no year), re: death of Morell's wife. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/38
Arnold, Matthew to (Henry Hart) Milman. April 15, (no year), re: Milman's letter, writing Mr. Gray. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/39
Arnold, Matthew to Mrs. Gordon. July 3 (no year), re: dining engagement. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/40
Arnold, Matthew to "My dear Martha" (Buckland). August 3, (no year, possibly 1878), re: Arnold's poems. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/41
Arnold, Matthew to Messrs. Macmillan. August 8, (1881), re: sending Little Byron to Countess Brownlow. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/42
Arnold, Matthew to (George Lillie) Craik. October 20, (no year), re: sending essays to colonists and money to Arnold, luncheon engagement. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/43
Arnold, Matthew to Mr. Elloit. October 21 (no year), re: thank you for list. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/44
Arnold, Matthew to "My dear Mrs. Flower" (Constance de Rothschild, wife of Cyril Flower). November 30, (no year), re: article promised Mr. Knowles, engagement schedule. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/45
Arnold, Matthew to The Revd. F.W. Farrar. December 23, (no year), re: question about speech grammar used at Harrow. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/46
Arnold, Matthew to (Charles Elliot) Norton. Monday, (December 3, 1883), re: schedules, meeting. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/47
Scrap of poem, 3 1/2 lines, written out and signed by Arnold.

1/48
Scrap of paper, torn from Inspectorate Report, with dates of April 7 & 8, 1864, signed by Arnold.

1/49
Signature on folded sheet of letter paper: Matthew Arnold, New York, December 30, 1883.

1/50
Signature on correspondence card: Matthew Arnold. May 19, 1885.

1/51
Arnold, Matthew to Sir William. April 16, 1869, re: review of Arnold's essays, arrival of Italian Prince at Harrow. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/52
Arnold, Matthew to Mr. Bruee. July 9, 1866, re: merits of schoolmasters, Mr. Hardy's letter, successor of Mr. Bruee. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/53
Arnold, Matthew to Miss Kingsley. Undated, re: dining engagement. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

1/54
Postcard photo of painting of Arnold by G.F. Watts, National Portrait Gallery, London.

1/55
Super, Bob [The University of Michigan Department of English Language and Literature] to Donald Dyal. June 12, 1984, re: list of the Matthew Arnold Manuscripts. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/56
Arnold, Matthew to Lord Archbishop Richard Chenevix of Dublin. April 2, 1868, re: giving consent to have some of his work used in the archbishop's collection. ALS, 1 leaf, with typed transcription.

6/1: Abstracts - Samuel W. Robertson, February 1849 - June 1878

6/2: Abstracts - Joseph E. Scott Part 1, January 1853 - July 1871

6/3: Abstracts - Joseph E. Scott Part 2, August 1872 - January 1880; Undated

6/4: Abstracts - Sherman, April 1861 - September 1864

6/5: Abstracts - J. M. Splane, May 1869 - November 1876

6/6: Abstracts - Minster Springs, January 1872 - February 1876

6/7: Abstracts - Unidentifiable, Undated

This collection contains the personal papers and writings of Texas religious figure and sometime-political candidate Johnnie Mae Hackworth. The collection documents Hackworth's life; her political campaigns for Governor, Senator, and President;  her conservative political views; and her colorful and unorthodox religious beliefs.

Hackworth's papers contains correspondence to and from Hackworth, Hackworth's notebooks, her various political and religious/prophetic writings, religious and political writings from others that were collected by Hackworth, photographs, and various pieces of ephemera. Notable and predominant among her correspondence are long and rambling letters that Hackworth wrote to political, media and law enforcement figures in Texas as well as on the national level.

Also included is correspondence and other materials from Hackworth's second husband Edwin A. Schaufler, a longtime railroad executive.

The diary starts with an account of a voyage from Southampton to Barbados on the auxiliary sailing ship "Severn."  The bulk of the diary details the author's life in the new West Indies, the purpose of his visit being a bit obscure, but apparently involved with the building of machinery on the sugar plantations.  The diary makes fascinating reading with great detail about the way of life of the English settlers in mid-19th century West Indie, with much on the social side, including accounts of yachting trips, etc.  The final fifty or so pages include accounts of a voyage to and tour in India and European travels.  The diary concludes with a 20 page log of the voyage of the yacht "Urania," from Cowes to the Mediterranean and back from January through July 1872.

These letters are typed carbon copies of the original handwritten letters, some have handwritten typo corrections.

A13-10
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1851 by Thomas Affleck. 1 original book, some pages missing.

A13-20
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1851 by Thomas Affleck. 1 original book, some pages missing.

A13-20
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac (probably 1851) by Thomas Affleck. 1 original book, some pages missing.

A13-30
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1852 by Thomas Affleck. 3 original books, some pages missing.

A13-40
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1856 by Thomas Affleck. 1 original book, some pages missing.

A13-50
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1857 by Thomas Affleck. 1 original book, some pages missing.

A13-60
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1858 by Thomas Affleck. 1 original book, some pages missing.

A13-70
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1860 by Thomas Affleck. 2 original books, some pages missing.

A13-80
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1860 by Thomas Affleck. 1 reprinted book.

A13-90
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1855 by Thomas Affleck. 2 leaves. The attached note states these two leaves are all that can be found of the 1855 edition.

A13-100
Catalog of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants Cultivated at The Southern Nurseries. By Thomas Affleck. 1851 edition. 2 copies.

A14-10
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1851, 1952, 1953, and 1954 by Thomas Affleck. Original editions bound into one volume.

A14-20
Bee Breeding in the West by Thomas Affleck. Published by E. Lucas, Cincinnati, 1841. 1 original copy, hardcover. Handwritten inscription states "T.A., Personal Copy."
Material inside (2x): Newspaper clipping regarding beekeeping. Possibly from a Dumfries paper, and 1.5 leaves from Southern Rural Almanac.

A14-30
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1860 by Thomas Affleck. 2 original books, some pages missing.

A14-40
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1860 by Thomas Affleck. 2 original books, pages missing in both books.

A14-50
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1860 by Thomas Affleck. 2 original books, some pages missing.

A14-60
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1860 by Thomas Affleck. 2 original books, some pages missing.

A14-70
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac for 1860 by Thomas Affleck. 2 original books, some pages missing.

A14-80
Portions of Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac by Thomas Affleck. undated

These letters are typed carbon copies of the original handwritten letters, some have handwritten typo corrections.

2/1
"A History of Texas Artists and Sculptors", Frances B. Fisk. [Abilene, TX: Privately Printed, 1928]. (copy)

2/2
"The Creative Arts in Texas, A Handbook of Biography", Goldie Capers Smith. [Dallas: Cokesbury Press, 1926]. (copy)

2/3
Brewerton File, "Brewerton Court-Martial Record", 1852 (related 2/4-2/5)

2/4
Brewerton File, "A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley" by Frank C. Pierce. 1917 (wooden front and back cover handmade in the Dominican Republic) (related 2/3, 2/5)

2/5
Brewerton File, "Mexican War Veterans" by Wm. Hugh Robarts, 1887. (related 2/3-2/4)

2/6
Fort Duncan Restoration Association 1994-1996

2/7
"Art and Artists of Texas", Esse F. O'Brien [Dallas: Tardy Publishing Co., 1935] (partial copy)

2/8
Scrapbook, Department of Architecture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock - Art in Texas Towns and Cities (photocopies of new articles)

2/9
Thesis, "History of the Growth of Art Interest in Texas in the Last Two Decades" by Jess Edith Self, 1941.

2/10
Thesis, "History of the Fort Worth Art Association" by Resa C. Oglesby, 1950.

2/11
Report Thesis, "Murals and Sculpture of the Public Works of Art Project and the Treasury Section in the Southwest" by Mallory B. Randle, 1967.

2/12
Thesis, "The History of the TCV Art Department through 1969" by Leon Wilson, 1970.

2/13
"The Women Who Challenged: Interviews with Nine Artists" by Paul Rogers Harris, 1990.

2/14
Thesis, "Advocating Art: The Texas Fine Arts Association, 1911-1943" by Edward Eugene Prohaska, 1993.

2/15
Typescript, "The Light-Hearted Recollections of an Octogenarian" by Leslie Howard Turner, 1996.

2/16
Typescript, "Biographical Sketches of Fifteen Texas Artists", Caroline Remy, Center for American History, University of Texas, Austin, 1966

2/17
"History of the Dallas Print & Drawing Collectors Society" by Violet Hayden Dowell, undated

2/18 - 2/24
Manuscripts, undated

This collection comprises twenty-seven autograph letters from various family members, three autograph documents written by Joel Crawford, additional unsigned correspondence, fout vintage photographs, five black and white photograph reprints, thirteen mailing envelopes, and a number of other address panels on the letters, some with quite scarce postal stamps from small towns in Georgia and Florida. Short excerpts of some letters are included in the description listing.

The collection also includes biographical information on the Crawford family, a photocopy of a marriage certificate for Charles P. Crawford's marriage to Anna Ripley Orme, and a page from the estate of Joel P. Crawford, signed by his executors James Buchanan and Charles P. Crawford admitting it into the record.

Postal history envelopes contained throughout the correspondence: cancellation stamps from La Grange, Fort Gaines (1855), Bainbridge (1855), Blakely (1855), and Macon (1858), Georgia, Orange Mills (1858), Florida, and Richmond (1862), Virginia. There are also five additional undated envelopes from members of the Crawford family.

4/1: Abstracts - Crawford Burnett Part 1, March 1853 - July 1868

4/2: Abstracts - Crawford Burnett Part 2, March 1870 - December 1875

4/3: Abstracts - Crawford Burnett Part 3, February 1876 - December 1878

4/4: Abstracts - Crawford Burnett Part 4, January 1879 - January 1881

4/5: Abstracts - B.B.B & C.R.R, March 1866 - November 1879

4/6: Abstracts - F. G. Clampitt, November 1873 - August 1878

4/7: Abstracts - Clark, September 1857

George Walker Crawford

1/1
George Walker Crawford giving advice to his brother on the business prospects of his nephew Charles P. Crawford, in an autograph letter, signed from Bel-Air (his plantation near Augusta) to Joel Crawford (4 pages, approximately 600 words). "But in respect to these professional partnerships I know that parents greatly desire that their sons should be appointed with men of professional experience and reputation, and it always seemed to me like the method of breaking a young ox to the yoke".
May 8, 1854

Joel Crawford

(1/2 to 1/15)
A series of twelve autographed letters to his son Charles P. Crawford, giving advice on entering the legal profession and conducting his business, signed from Blakely, Macon, or Sparta, Georgia. Four of the letters are accompanied by envelopes addressed by Joel Crawford to his son. Total of 33 pages and approximately 5500 words.

"I advise you to buy no books nor anything else but clothing & food, until you get known, and then buy only what you want. Everything needed can be had in Georgia & about on as good terms as it can be imported. Book stores are now to be found in a dozen towns of this State, some of them large." The letters concern possible locations for establishing an office, people to associate with, the importance of frugality, the status of the economy, and other issues of importance to a man in his 20s, just beginning his career.

1/2
Joel Crawford to son Charles P. Crawford, written in Blakely, GA, with envelope
May 16, 1854

1/3
Joel Crawford to son in reply to a letter of June 26, written in Sparta, GA, with envelope
July 8, 1854

1/4
Joel Crawford to son, written in Sparta, GA
July 8, 1854

1/5
Joel Crawford to son, written in Blakely, GA
January 12, 1855

1/6
Joel Crawford to son, written near Blakely, GA
January 21, 1855

1/7
Joel Crawford to son, written in Blakely, GA
February 5, 1855

1/8
Joel Crawford to son, written in Blakely, GA
February 20, 1855

1/9
Joel Crawford to son, written near Blakely, GA
August 28, 1855

1/10
Joel Crawford to son, written near Blakely, GA
September 5, 1855

1/11
Joel Crawford to son, with envelope
April 26, 1857

1/12
Joel Crawford to son
September 17, 1857

1/13
Joel Crawford to son, written in Macon, GA, with envelope
February 25, 1858

1/14
Joel Crawford making a gift of sixteen slaves to his son Charles P. Crawford, in an autograph and signed document, mentioning the slaves by name (1 page, docketed on verso). Crawford's autograph appraisal for the slaves included two families, a husband, a wife, and their four children, and another husband and wife and their two children.
February 22, 1855

1/15
Another autograph document by Joel Crawford authorizing his son to purchase seven or eight thousand dollars worth of land in Texas.
October 2, 1857

Eli A. Benton

1/16
Eli A. Benton to Joel Crawford expansively describing methods and routes of traveling from Georgia to Texas, in an autograph letter, signed from Mount Zion, Georgia (6 pages, approximately 1500 words). Benton offers advice on traveling as Crawford's son Charles plans to move west, being especially concerned about traveling with slaves; the final two pages of the letter offer advice on evaluating the land and suggest Eastern Texas in the vicinity of the Red River as the place to choose.
September 25, 1857.

Charles P. Crawford

(1/17 to 1/25)
Nine letters informing his wife of daily activities, in a series of eight autograph letters, signed from Blakely, Americus, and Bainbridge, Georgia, Orange Mills, Florida, and Richmond, Virginia, to his wife Mattie in Milledgeville or Flat Pond, Lee County, Georgia (8vo, 4to, and folio. 29 pages, approximately 7500 words; accompanied by six mailing envelopes).

In the first four antebellum letters, Crawford describes his activities traveling on the court circuit, mostly in southern Georgia, and describes at length in one, the wonderful possibilities for a move to Florida; the three Civil War letters recount an illness in Richmond, news of fellow soldiers, plans for planting at home, and, in the latest one, a wish to return to duty; the last letter, written in 1867, expresses a longing for former times, and bitterness toward the North.

1/17
Charles P. Crawford to wife Mattie, written in Blakely, with envelope
April 21, 1855

1/18
Charles P. Crawford to wife, written in Bainbridge, GA
April 25, 1855

1/19
Charles P. Crawford to wife, written in Americus, GA
August 11, 1857

1/20
Charles P. Crawford to wife, written in Orange Mills, FL, with envelope
June 2, 1858

1/21
Charles P. Crawford to wife, written in Richmond, VA, with envelope
May 12, 1862

1/22
Charles P. Crawford to wife, written in Richmond, VA, with envelope
July 10, 1862

1/23
Charles P. Crawford to wife, written in Americus, GA, with envelope
July 25, 1864

1/24
Charles P. Crawford to wife, with envelope
November 21, 1867

1/25
Charles P. Crawford to his daughter. This unfinished letter is not signed or dated by Crawford nor is it addressed to any daughter in particular. The letter expresses regrets regarding his delay in writing and talks of his weak health. He talks of missing her and wishes she could come. He also talks about her noble qualities and great capabilities.

Mattie Crawford

(1/26 to 1/28)
Three letters informing her husband, Charles P. Crawford about the state of her health and the activities of their baby boy, in three autograph letters, signed from Milledgeville (8vo. 14 pages, approximately 1600 words).

In the final letter, Mrs. Crawford mentions a July 4 visit to the statehouse, "I don't think I ever saw so many persons at one time before... 17 respectable size military companies on parade at one time, & uniforms perfectly beautiful … we went to see & hear Governor Johnson deliver an address, better than two hours long."

1/26
Mattie Crawford to her husband Charles P. Crawford
August 19, 1856

1/27
Mattie Crawford to her husband
August 21, 1856

1/28
Mattie Crawford to her husband
July 4, 1856

Sara Crawford

1/29
Sara Crawford to her brother, Charles P. Crawford. Sending news from the home front, in an autograph letter, signed from Americus, Georgia (4vo. 4 pages, approximately 700 words).
"The war news today is good compared with what we have had for several weeks... it is generally believed that Sherman will invade Carolina & let Ga. rest for a while."
January 1, 1865.

A12-10
Affleck's Farmer's and Planter's Record and Account Book Ledger. I.D. Affleck's accounts of Glenblythe farm during the year 1884.

A12-20
Affleck's Farmer's and Planter's Record and Account Book Ledger. I.D. Affleck's accounts of Glenblythe farm. April 23, 1883. Included: Newspaper clipping "The Price of the Diamond's Freedom."

A12-30
Thomas Affleck's Scrapbook. Various poems are handwritten with pictures cut from books glued on the opposite page. Material found inside(9x):
Original sketch of a dog, done in pencil and ink. 5.5 x 8 inches.
Newspaper clipping showing photo of a Mausoleum with the poem "The Burns Mausoleum at Dumfries" by Horace Flack.
Printed engraved picture of Highlanders. 1 leaf. 3.5 x 5 inches, black and white.
Newspaper clipping of poem "The Automobile _____." 1 leaf.
Newspaper clipping of poem "A Bunch of Flowers," by Jones Very. 1 leaf.
Newspaper clipping of poem "The Forsaken Farmhouse." By J.G. Whittier. 1 leaf.
Newspaper clipping of poem "The Death Bed." By Shirley. 1 leaf.
Newspaper clipping showing various advertisements. 1 leaf.
"Address to the Electors". 1807. 1 leaf, handwritten original.

A12-30
Fragment of letter written to "To the Editors of the United States". undated. 1 leaf, handwritten original.

A12-40
Affleck's Southern Rural Almanac and Plantation and Garden Calendar for 1854 by Thomas Affleck. 1 bound book, original.

3/1: Waskow, Howard J., [1966?]

3/2: White, William, August 10, 1972 - [1980?]; Undated

3/3: Whitman, Walt (Collected Writings of WW. the Journalism. vol.1:1834-1846), January 21, 1997; Undated

3/4: Whitman, Walt (Leaves of Grass), [1856-1992]

3/5: Wolfson, Leandro, September 1, 1976 - February 28, 1996; Undated

3/6: Woodress, James, September 1, 1980 - [1983?]; Undated

3/7: Zardoya, Concha, [1946?-1967?]

3/8: Zweig, Paul, September 2, 1984; Undated

3/9: Miscellaneous correspondence, Undated

3/11: Programs, Announcements, and Catalogs 1963-2000

3/12: Manuscripts and Commentary, 1856-2000 (1 of 2)

3/13: Manuscripts and Commentary, 1856-2000 (2 of 2)

3/14: Clippings, 1962-1992

These letters are typed carbon copies of the original handwritten letters, some have handwritten typo corrections.

This collection consists of Clark's original, handwritten manuscript of "A Trip Across the Plains in 1857" which was published in "The Iowa Journal of History and Politics" as an article, and a xerox copy of a handwritten transcription of the manuscript, due to its age.

1/30
Biographical information includes a news article clipping on the death of Charles Crawford, mistakenly listed as Charles T. Crawford in the article, 1900; a short handwritten biography on Charles P. Crawford, undated; a photocopy of a marriage certificate for Charles P. Crawford’s marriage to Anna Ripley Orme - 1880; and a photocopy of a page from the estate of Joel P. Crawford, signed by his executor James Buchanan admitting it into the record, 1858.

1/1: Abstracts- Stephen F. Austin #9, November 1868 - December 1871

1/2: Abstracts- Stephen F. Austin #9, February 1872 - December 1878; Undated

1/3: Abstracts- Stephen F. Austin #10, April 1867 - April 1874

1/4: Abstracts- Stephen F. Austin #10, March 1875 - December 1880; Undated

1/5: Abstracts- Young P. Alsbury, February 1878 - May 1878

1/6: Abstracts- Joseph H. Bledsoe, January 1859 - December 1875

7/1: Papers and maps containing "Information which may be used to file suit against Vidaurri trying to recover 300 acres around the Dolores Ranch, Zapata County, Texas", 1916-1960.

7/2: Same as No. 6 A and including an August 29, 1961, history of the Dolores Ranch founded by Cosme Martinez, 1961-1963.

7/3: Oral Deposition and answers of Mercurio Martinez in connection with the case of Enrique Martinez et. al., vs. Maria Vidaurri de Herbst, et. al., December 7, 1961.

7/4: Papers, maps and correspondence related to the new case of Martinez vs. Vidaurri, 1927-1962.

7/5: Accounts of episodes in the Laredo custom's district by Mercurio Martinez, 1959.

7/6: Copies of "Magazin de La Prensa", 1941.

7/7: Picture of Mercurio Martinez pointing at the two stones placed at Canada de San Andres by Spanish surveyors and picture of the stone house built by Cosme Martinez at Dolores Ranch in 1860.

7/8: Correspondence and papers related to the Dolores settlement road case, 1961-1962.

7/9: Copies of deeds, notes and other records related to the Martinez-Vidaurri land controversy.

7/10: Primarily correspondence between Mercurio Martinez and his son, Mercurio Martinez, Jr., and nephew, Antonio Martinez, 1956-1958.

2/1: Abstracts- Block 12, March 1867 - June 1879

2/2: Abstracts- Block 15, April 1867 - October 1869

2/3: Abstracts- Block 20, February 1867 - October 1876

2/4: Abstracts- Block 21, January 1872 - February 1890; Undated

2/5: Abstracts- Block 25, September 1861 - December 1874

2/6: Abstracts- Block 25, February 1875 - February 1881; Undated

2/7: Abstracts - Block 105, April 1867 - December 1878; Undated

2/10: Correspondence between Evans and Gus Wortham, 1970
Letters concerning partnership and financial settlements [received in repository torn in four parts and taped back together]

2/11: Correspondence, February 13, 1973 - August 5, 1988
Concerns Evans' personal financial transactions. Includes Valentine's cards, get-well notes and thank-you notes from personal friends

2/12: Ledgers and check registers, 1959-1988
Contains photocopy of what appears to be a hand-written ledger for Evans' personal investments during 1959- 1982

2/13: Investments and check register, 1978-1991
Investments and check register on handwritten ledger sheets for 1978-1991; individual computer printouts of Evans assets and liabilities for years 1986 and 1988

2/14: Check registers, 1983-1986.
Three registers numbered by hand in ink "#5," "#6," and "#7"

2/15: Financial statements, 1977-1994
Original handwritten in pencil ledger for the year 1977 (not bound). Photocopy of 1978 income ledger. Photocopy of income and disbursements 12/31/1997 year ending unbound. Bound monthly reports from accounting firms; reports for the years 1979-1983 and 1989 are not present

2/16 - 2/19: Tax information, 1954-1983
Information, stubs, and receipts for charitable donations and miscellaneous expenses and income used in calculating Evans' personal tax returns; Income Reporting Slips for 1983

2/20: Working chart of accounts, October 31, 1992
Computer-generated working chart of accounts for general, U-Bar Ranch, Brackettville Ranch, and Spring Ranch.

2/21: Depreciation schedule, December 31, 1991
Photocopy, 14 p. depreciation schedule for D. Hannis Ranch, Spring Ranch, and Brackettville Ranch.

2/22: John Henry Evans, February 3, 1863
Birth Certificate for Sterling Evans' father. Also included are two pages of hand-written notes regarding the life of John B. Evans including his wife, Betty Roberts, and her parents. Undated and author unknown. "John B. Evans" is believed to be John Bell Evans, John Henry's father.

2/23 - 2/24: Ollie Evans Leuschner, 1981-1989
Financial and inheritance matters concerning the estate of Evans' sister, including ownership maps and correspondence and a photocopy of the will of Ollie Evans Leuschner.

This collection contains the papers of Sterling C. Evans including personal correspondence with friends, family members, and business associates; personal notebooks; plat maps, blueprints, diagrams of land: legal and financial documents surrounding real estate transactions; favorite quotations and poems; manuscripts; a travel diary; notes, notebooks of advertising and commercial brochures; photographs, newspaper clippings, receipts for gifts, and personal artifacts. The collection also contains the papers of his lifelong assistant, Dorothy Whitley.

The papers reflect Evans' personal life, his early career in the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, his professional career with the Federal Land Bank, and his retirement to a second career of investments in and operating large ranches and plantations in Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana. In addition, the papers reflect his generosity and his involvement with Texas A&M University through his service to the Board of Regents during a pivotal time in the university's history as well as his support of the university library.

While the papers record Evans' early career, they more extensively detail his agricultural business after his retirement from the Federal Farm Credit Administration and the Federal Land Bank. This post-retirement career is highlighted by a growing friendship with Gus Wortham of Houston, Texas, and their joint real estate ventures such as Randle Lake Plantation in Milam County, Texas, Bear Lake Plantation in Tallulah, La., Crescent Plantation in Louisiana, Little Eva Plantation in Chopin, La., Nine Bar Ranch in Cypress, Texas, and the U Bar Ranches in Medina County, Texas and Hidalgo County, N.M., as well as other smaller operations. These subject files include personal correspondence, legal documents, financial documents, photographs, brochures, advertising materials, and news clippings.

Correspondence includes Evans' exchanges with his wife, Cathrene Thomas Evans, and well-known professional associates such as Gus Wortham, W. N. Stokes, John Wasson, Eugene Butler, Mildred McCoy, Carl Detering, John Lindsey, Earl Rudder, Frank Vandiver, William Mobley, Perry Atkission, Ray Bowen, Irene Hoadley, Fred Heath, Ambassador Edward Clark, and Dolph Briscoe. Also included is correspondence from many family members, and close friends, as well as students from Texas A&M University and Evans' former employees.

This series details the development of Evans' ranching enterprises. Correspondence records Evans' incisive decision-making and the strong friendships he made and maintained within the cattle industry. Particularly noteworthy is the record of Evans' successful partnership with Gus Wortham, from the early growth of their association and friendship, through to the partnership's amiable dissolution in later years. In particular, information found in subseries 3.3. Little Eva Plantation, Chopin, La., 1864-1991 (bulk: 1941-1970) highlights the importance Evans placed on cultivating the historical context of many of his ranches.

6/1: Notebook containing an index to the materials kept in the "Big Iron Safe." Some of the materials indexed in this notebook are found in Boxes 6-11.

6/2: Notebook No. 1 describing papers once stored in a safe and steel cabinet of Mercurio Martinez with notes on contents of deeds. Some of the materials indexed in this notebook are found in Boxes 13-19.

6/3: Notebook No. 2, describing papers once stored in a steel cabinet. Some of the materials indexed in this notebook are found in Boxes 19-28.

6/4: List and short description of old files and papers of Robert Lee Bobbitt, attorney, which were stored in Mercurio Martinez's Big Iron Safe at 416 Lincoln Street, Laredo, Texas, 1963.

6/5: Notes and copies of documents related to a dispute over the Dolores Ranch site between Enrique Martinez et. al. and Antonia Martinez de Vidaurri, A copy of a statement made by Ramon Arrendondo, contains the story of a family of refugees from the Mexican Revolution. 1960-1962. December 11, 1961,

6/6: Notes, family trees, and copies of documents related to Dolores Ranch site in dispute between the Martinez and Vidaurri families, 1884-1961.

6/7: More papers and maps related to the Dolores Ranch site in dispute between the Martinez and Vidaurri families, 1956-1961.

6/8: Correspondence, maps and additional papers related to the Dolores Ranch Site in dispute between the Martinez and Vidaurri families, including a December 23, 1961, sketch map showing dates of surveys of Webb, Encinal, Duval, Zapata and Starr counties.

The letters are typed carbon copies of the original handwritten letters, some have handwritten typo corrections.