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A - Letter to Burns from an unknown person. Exceedingly difficult to read letter written to Burns from someone who appears to have worked with him…or will soon work with him in the subsistence department. There are hints of problems in the operations. Handwritten. 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 4 pages, circa 1858.

B - Letter from Burns to an unknown individual. This letter discusses the political issues of the time with someone who must be in a leadership position. Handwritten. 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 4 pages, 22 May 1861.

C - Letter to Burns from a W. D Bickham. The letter discusses the political climate as well as extends many compliments to Burns. Handwritten. 2 sheets, 4 leaves, 8 pages, 9 July 1862.

D - Letter from Burns to an unknown woman, possibly a writer. This letter is written in defense of McClellan and appears to be written in response to an editorial. Handwritten. 1 leaf, 1 page, 18 November 1862.

E - Letter from Thomas J. Blakeney. Letter concerning Burns' resignation and written by someone who was possibly a fellow officer. 13 March 1863.

F - Letter from James S. Griffiths to Burns. This letter is from a soldier who was apparently under Burns' command at the time he was relieved. The letter expresses affection and admiration for Burns. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 3 pages, 29 March 1863.

G - Letter from Emil Schalk to Burns. This letter is from a war journalist to Burns and expresses disappointment in Burns' resignation from his position as Brigadier General. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 4 pages, 1 April 1863.

H - Letter from Emil Schalk to Burns. The letter apparently responds to one from Burns and discusses other Union generals as well as personal observation. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 3 pages, 5 October 1863.

I - Letter from Burns to an unnamed General. Letter presumably accompanied an "extract of service" in which Burns offers to embellish this general's "succinct, concise, terse and nervous style." Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, 24 February 1864.

J - Letter from a publisher to Burns. The letter requests a "short sketch of your life" for an upcoming book on the history of Ohio's participation in the War of the Rebellion. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, 20 February 1865.

K - Letter from an illegible name. The letter discusses a change in command and is on stationery from Headquarters Second Military District, Charleston, S. C. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 2 pages, 19 February 1868.

L - Letter to Burns from W. B. Franklin. The letter discusses apparently a mutual friend, "Baldy" who is going to Egypt and Europe. The letter also discusses briefly concerns about the economy and President Grant. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 2 pages. 23 October 1873.

M - Letter from J. A. Garfield to Burns. The letter responds to a letter written by Burns and casually discusses the financial market at the time. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 2 pages, 27 October 1875.

N - Letter to U. S. Grant from Burns. The letter expresses that he felt Grant lacked confidence in him but that he would support Grant in his rise to the top. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 1 August 1876.

O - Letter from W. B. Franklin to Burns. The letter discusses the political situation within the Service. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 2 pages, 24 June 1878.

P - Letter from Mary [N?] Banning to "Mab." Letter acknowledges receipt of a package and goes on to describe the family Christmas holidays. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 3 pages, 28 December 1878.

Q - Letter from M. [N?] Banning to "Mab." Letter discusses travel plans and is chiefly social commentary. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 3 pages, 5 May 1879.

R - Letter from M. [N?] Banning to "Mab." Letter discusses household issues such as trouble with servants and children. Handwritten, 2 sheets, 3 leaves, 5 pages, 14 July 1879.

S - Letter from Burns to Dr. Henry [Coppee?] from Burns. Letter appears to be a copy and is a strong editorial concerning the goings on at West Point. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 3 pages, 188?.

T - Letter to an unnamed General from Burns. Letter appears to be a draft and outlines good faith effort on the part of Burns to build the reputation of the unnamed person being addressed in this letter and gives reassurance of friendship-possibly to McClellan? Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 2 pages, 9 June 1880.

U - Letter from Burns to "Mr. Elect," J. A. Garfield. Letter is an editorial concerning the idea of centralization of government. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 3 pages, 15 November 1880.

V - Letter from Burns to "Mr. President." Letter describes his misfortunate non-appointment to Major General. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, circa 1881.

W - Letter from Burns to "Mr. President." Letter appears to be a draft similar in content to 3/22 of this series. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, circa 1881.

X - Letter from [Hancock?] to Burns. Letter is extremely difficult to read but discusses a friendship with Burns and offers encouragement. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 2 pages, 15 July 1881.

Y - Letter from Burns to "Corbin" (Garfield). This letter is a frank political discussion. In (someone else's?) pencil handwriting, there appears to be a guest list for a dinner party. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 3 pages, 13 August 81.

Z - Letter from [McCartery?] to Burns. This letter is written on watermarked and engraved "City of Charleston" stationery in apparent response to Burns' complaint about a news article; the letter is bitingly frank about the political situation. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 2 pages, 8 December 1882.

AA - Note from Hancock to Burns. Appears to have been a cover note with an attachment (not present). Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, 12 November 1884.

BB - Letter to Burns from "Editor" of The Century Magazine. This appears to be a note acknowledging an inaccuracy of a name and its correction in an article. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 1 leaves, 4 pages, 6 June 1885.

CC - Letter to McClellan from Burns. This letter discusses and article that McClellan wrote in Century concerning a battle fought on June 29, 1862 (23 years after) and how it was "too general" in its content. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, 18 June 1883.

DD - Letter from W. B. Franklin to Burns. This letter is a request that Burns clarify, in an editorial he was getting published in The Century Magazine, that Franklin ordered certain troops during the Savage Station fight. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, 15 May 1885.

EE - Letter to Burns from [RPS?]. This letter is from someone in Texas and is a detailed description of goings on in the area-implies that Burns might have been interested in buying land there. 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 4 pages, 20 May 1885.

FF - Letter to Burns from [Muckle?]. This is a note that appears to have accompanied a set of newspapers (The Public Ledger, Philadelphia) containing an article that Burns wrote. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 2 pages, 4 November 1885.

GG - Letter from C. A. Whittier to Burns. Letter is an apparent response to a letter from Burns from an apparent close acquaintance. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 2 pages, 1 May 1886.

HH - Letter from Burns to Mrs. Geo. B. McClellan. This is an expression of admiration for McClellan and undying defense of his record-posthumous? 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 2 pages, 25 December 1886.

II - Letter from H. M. Black to Burns. This appears to be a letter from a former classmate at the U. S. Military Academy (1847?) and seems to be some sort of clarification concerning his rank in the war. 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 3 pages, 24 January 1887.

JJ - Letter from W. B. Franklin to Burns. This letter is very specific in clarifying certain events from the war and discusses Senate testimony. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 2 pages, 22 February 1887.

KK - Letter from Burns to H. V. Buckley. Response to an announcement of a formation of an association of the Philadelphia Brigade. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, 26 February 1887.

LL - Letter from William Prior, Secretary to Burns. Note of explanation that apparently accompanied an obituary of a soldier who had possibly served with Burns. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 2 pages, 7 March 1888.

MM - Letter to Burns from jeweler Bailey, Banks, and Biddle. Letter accompanied a proof set of buttons for West Point to be approved by Burns. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, 29 October 1888.

NN - Letter from [M.?] to Burns. Signature line is illegible but letter is on letterhead from "Society of the Army of the Cumberland - Office of the Corresponding Secretary" and discusses General Rosecrans and injustices. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, 31 January 1889.

OO - Letter from James Quinlan to Burns. Letter announces that he has received the Congressional Medal of Honor and credits Burns for making it possible. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, 13 March 1891.

PP - Letter from William S. Stockton to Burns. Letter requests Burns' contribution to a History of the California Regiment written on letterhead from the Association of Survivors 71st Penna. Vols. (California Regiment). Handwritten, 3 sheets, 6 leaves, 3 pages, 18 August 1891.

QQ - Letter from J. B. Alvord to Burns. A very informative letter describing memories of the battlefield and conveying the kinship these men apparently shared. Handwritten, 2 sheets, 4 leaves, 4 pages, 24 November 1891.

RR - Letter from James J. Quinlan to Burns. This is a response to a letter from Burns, apparently, and discusses how Burns was responsible for the ultimate victory by McClellan at Savage Station. Letterhead: Meagher's Irish Brigade Association Headquarters, 69th Regiment Armory. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, 29 December 1891.

SS - Letter from H.M Holmes to Burns. This is a rather confrontational letter from an attorney in Mason, Texas to Burns concerning a dispute over some land rights in Texas. Handwritten, 2 sheets, 4 leaves, 2 pages, 11 May 1892.

TT - Letter from J. B. Allen to Mrs. Burns. Letter refers to "your late husband, Genl W. W. Burns" and expresses appreciation to her having sent copies of his papers to be read at a meeting of the Brigade Association. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 2 pages, 15 May 1893.

UU - Letter (very difficult to read) with an illegible signature to [Sen?]. This letter seems to refer to an election. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 2 pages, 1 November [year?].

VV - Notes by Burns. Handwriting indicates that this may have been written when he was quite elderly/feeble. It describes "Mexican Pensions" and makes several comments that indicate that he thought U. S. Military Academy graduates had been bypassed or discriminated against. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, Undated.

WW - Notes by Burns. Although this is unsigned, it is most likely written by Burns. It is an apparent draft of a note to an editor asking why an article had not been published and implies bias against McClellan. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 1 page, Undated.

XX - Notes by Burns. It is unclear what this is but it is in Burns' handwriting. It may be a transcription of something he saw but it regards a Broadway playwright named E. A. Sothern and a Chicago lawyer who wrote him a letter. It is in verse. Handwritten, 1 sheet, 2 leaves, 3 pages, Undated.

YY - Letter from Burns to "Messrs Editors." This letter adamantly asserts certain historical inaccuracies in a news article and attempts to provide information. Handwritten, 2 sheets, 3 leaves, 3 pages, Undated.

1/1: Information about the collection, and a finding guide

1/2: Letter to Dr. Cofer from J. E. Adams discussing the transfer of the files of J. Oscar Morgan, July 3, 1953 (typed)

1/3: "Broom Corn" by J. O. Morgan (original, typed on tracing paper, photocopy included)

1/4: "Don't Handicap the Corn and Cotton by Giving it a Poor Start" by J. O. Morgan (original, typed on tracing paper, photocopy included)

1/5: "Stable Manure Vs. Green Manure as a Source of Organic Matter for Soils" by J. O. Morgan (original, typed on tracing paper)

1/6: "Corn Culture in the South" by J. O. Morgan, 1912 (original, typed, photocopy included)

1/7: "Some Considerations of Soil Improvement" by J. O. Morgan (3 pages, original, typed on tracing paper, multiple copies)

1/8: "Some Needs of Texas Agriculture" by J. O. Morgan, March 15, 1911 (32 pages, original typed)

1/9: "The Relation of Soil Fertility to Farm Management" by J. O. Morgan (5 pages, original, typed on tracing paper, photocopy of essay described included)

1/10: "The Important of crop notation" by J. O. Morgan (original, typed on tracing paper, multiple copies)

1/11: "Now is the time for plan your future cropping system", no author possibly J. O. Morgan (original, typed on tracing paper, multiple)

1/12: "The Manure Problem on the Farm", no author, possibly J. O. Morgan (3 pages, multiple copies)

1/13: "Don't Neglect the Fall Preparation of your Seed Bad" written by J. O. Morgan (original, typed on tracing paper)

1/14: "Crops for the Silo" by J. O. Morgan (multiple copies)

1/15: "The Relation of Commercial Fertilizers to Green Manures", no author, possibly J. O. Morgan (6 copies)

1/16: "More Alfalfa for Texas" by J. O. Morgan (2 copies)

1/17: "Fertilizers, Manures, and rotations for Cotton", no author, possibly J. O. Morgan (multiple copies)

1/18: "Some Profitable Crops that can yet be produced by Texas Farmers" by J. O. Morgan (multiple copies)

1/19: "The First Steps in Preparing the Seedbed for Corn", no author, possibly J. O. Morgan (4 pages, original, typed on tracing paper)

1/20: "The Eradication of Johnson grass" by J. O. Morgan (multiple copies)

1/21: Miscellaneous Papers

• "Interacts from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture Washington D.C.", no author, Undated (original document, typed on tracing paper). Discusses three chemicals that kill vegetation and a method the Australians use to kill weeds that is less harmful to crops.
• Document providing the definitions of different biomes (2 pages, typed)
• Agriculture curriculum, training, and other information regarding of A&M College of Texas (3 pages, typed)
• Importance of fall plowing for the soil (typed)
• Sub-irrigation techniques for crops. (3 pages, typed)
• Proper techniques for planting broom corn. (2 pages, handwritten in pencil)
• Handwritten notes in pencil
• Scanned photocopies of all the documents

1/1: Photocopy on "Good Bond Paper".

1/2: Newspaper clipping of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Downs, Jr. 41st Wedding Anniversary.

1/3: Photocopy of letter from Dean of School of Agriculture to Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Conolly congratulating them that their son graduated with high honors

1/4: Photocopy of letter to Alston Clapp about a job opportunity.

1/5: Invitation for Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Conolly to attend a program at The Faculty Club from the secretary of The Rhodes Scholarship Committee.

1/1: General information about the collection.

1/2: S. A. S. Newsletter. 1970 (Skin and Scuba)

1/3: S. A. S. Newsletter. 1972 (Skin and Scuba)

1/4: Lists of members and old completed membership applications.

1/5: A notice to persons interested in obtaining high-pressure scuba diving air from Texas A&M.

1-1: 1980 Summer Dance flyers, Mondays and Thursdays during Freshman orientation, and information about the event prior to and after.

1-2: Personal notes and meeting minutes for the class of ’79, 1977-1978

1-3: Personal notes and meeting minutes for the class of ’79, 1975-1978

1-4: Class meeting flyers, personal meeting notes, list of officers, letters about certain events, and meeting dates schedules, 1978-1979

1-5: Flyers, notes, meeting minutes, and other miscellaneous documentation, 1975-1977

1-6: Funding and Donation Records, 1965-1975

1-7: Paid Bills (1 of 4)

1-8: Paid Bills (2 of 4), 1977-1978

1-9: Paid Bills (3 of 4), 1976-1977

1-10: Paid Bills (4 of 4), 1975-1976

1-11: President’s Endowment Scholarship

1-12: Senior Weekend, 1979

1/1

• Correspondence between from G. W. Beard to unknown
• Letter written from Terminal Hotel from a citizen to R. J. Milner
• The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas Session 1912-13 "The Strike"
• A letter from Office of the Registrar to Dr. D. B. Cofer from H. L. Heaton
• Enclosed endorsements to dismiss students for insubordination. Written by J. R. Moore to Hon. R. T. Milner
• An unknown letter dealing with the 22 cadets who were dismissed, 1913-02-05
• A letter from someone who worked at Hereford Electric Light and Power
• A Memorandum of the Faculty Minutes, 1911-03-01
• A letter written to the Faculty of A&M College by 136 students swearing they will not haze anyone, 1909-02-11
• A document containing the entire junior and sophomores signing they will not haze, 1913-01-31
• A letter to the President from 5 of the cadets who were dismissed for hazing
• A pamphlet called "Ex-President Milner and His Connection with the A&M College" (2)
• A letter written to R. T. Milner, 1913-02-12
• A letter written by R. T. Milner
• A program on the occasion of the visit of the officers and members of the Thirty Second Legislature, 1911-02-11
• A proclamation to the faculty written by the Junior, Sophomore and Freshman classes from the year 1913
• A letter to R. T. Milner written by E. A. Peden, 1913-02-22
• A letter from Henderson, 1913-12-05
• A Letter to Mr. B. Youngblood from T. P. Clonts
• A petition written by the citizens of Henderson, TX to R. T. Milner
• A letter written to R. T. Milner from a local Texas A&M University Alumni committee
• A letter to R. J. Windrow from unknown, 1913-02-03
• 5 Telegraphs all written to R. T. Milner
• A letter to President Milner from Brition, 1913-02-15
• 3 newspaper clippings and a letter dealing with R. T. Milner's resignation from Texas A&M University.

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• A letter to R. T. Milner from Eric Hogg, 1913-03-18
• A letter to R. T. Milner from Eric Hogg, 1913-03-29
• A letter of Governor Colquitt to J. W. Baird, 1913-07-01
• A letter to W. L. Boyett from O. B. Colquitt, 1913-12-31
• A letter to E. B. Cushing from G. B. Colquitt, 1913-06-23
• A letter to the people of Texas from R. T. Milner, 1913-07-25
• A letter to Governor O. B. Colquitt from R. T. Milner, 1913-07-24
• The relation of the A&M College of Texas to the people: An address by R. T. Milner, President of A&M College of Texas College Station, Texas
• An address to the students of Texas &M by R. T. Milner, 1913-01-18

1-1: Empty envelope from the College Archives which contained the original manuscript of Professor R. F. Smith, "History of the Agricultural and Mechanical College". 1895 (located in folder 2)

1-2: "A Brief Sketch of A&M College" by Smith. Tells the early history of Texas A&M (7 pages), discusses how it was founded and the early years of the college.

1-3: Rough draft of "Brief Sketch of A&M College" in a scratch book.

1-4: Another scratch book used to write the rough draft of "Brief Sketch of A&M College".

1-5: Notes pertaining to "Brief Sketch of A&M College". (31 pages)

This box includes the following materials:

1-1
"Amusing Rhymed Stories" by J. B. Sterns
List of alleged rhymes
Rough draft of rhymes and personal notes

1-2
Personal letters and notes
Letter from Sterns to Barton. July 22, 1957
Letter from 'Assistant Archivist' to Sterns. June 8, 1953

1-3
Personal letters and a rough draft of rhymes

1-4
Letter from Cary M. Abney to Sterns. December 19, 1952
Letter from E. H. Astin to Sterns. October 22, 1953
Letter from Henry Abbott to Sterns. August 9, 1953
Letter to Josh. August 7, 1953
Letter from Abbott to Sterns. June 5, 1953
Letter from Sterns to F. Dudley Perkins. July 1953
Letter from Astin to Sterns. December 6, 1952
Letter from Mrs. Philippa Russek to Sterns. November 19, 1953
Letter from Tommie Butte to Josh
Letter to Sterns. August 13, 1953
Letter from Thomas Beall to Sterns. December 23, 1952
Letter from Sterns to "Aggies". December 1952
Letter from Burns to Sterns. August 7, 1953
Letter from Burns to Sterns. March 31, 1953
Letter from Tom to Sterns. November 13, 1953
Letter from T. H. Barton to Sterns. December 26, 1952
Letter from Barton to Sterns. April 16, 1953
Letter from Barton to Sterns. October 2, 1953
Letter from E. T. Becker. November 17, 1953
Letter from Becker to Sterns
Letter to Sterns. September 28, 1953
Letter to Josh. January 19, 1953
Letter from Cofer to Sterns. November 16, 1953 (2x)
Letter from Cofer to Sterns. October 7, 1953
Letter from Cofer to Sterns. December 20, 1952
Letter from Cofer to Sterns. August 27, 1953
Letter from Miss Vaneta Cross to Sterns. December 29, 1952
Letter from Ida Eraus-Cousins to Sterns. November 21, 1953
Letter from Ethel Cavitt to Sterne. September 2, 1953
Letter from T. H. Clement to Josh. September 3, 1953
Letter from T. H. Clement to Josh. January 17, 1953
Letter from Woody to Sterns. December 29, 1952
Letter from Oran W. Cliett to Sterns. September 17, 1953
Letter from F. T. Cole to Sterns. December 22, 1952
Letter from Ms. Harson & Church to Sterns. December 22, 1952
Letter from Clements to Sterns. November 17, 1953
Letter from Clements to Sterns. July 25, 1953
Letter from Clements to Sterns. August 17, 1953
Letter from Clements to Josh. December 19, 1952
Letter from W. F. Tex to Josh. August 8, 1953
Letter from J. E. Duff to Sterns. December 19, 1952
Letter from George S. Dowell to Sterns. March 31, 1953
Letter from Dowell to Sterns Now. 24, 1953
Letter from Dowell to Sterns. November 16, 1953
Letter from Dowell to Sterns. August 3, 1953
Letter from Dowell to Sterns. December 20, 1952
Letter from Dowell to Walden. February 3, 1953
Official Ballot
Letter from Dowell to Walden. February 3, 1953
Letter from Eberspacher to Josh. August 11, 1953
Letter from Eberspacher to Sterns. December 23, 1952
Official Ballot #194. May 23, 1953
Official Ballot #197
Official Ballot #149
Official Ballot #26
Letter from Leonard Fitzgerald to Sterns. August 14, 1953
Letter from Gordon to Sterns. November 20, 1953
Letter from Glover to Sterns. December 21, 1952
Letter from Glover to Sterns. August 30, 1953
Letter to Josh. December 22, 1952
Letter from Giesecke to Sterns. December 23, 1952
Letter from Gillespie to Sterns. August 23, 1953
Letter from Gillespie to Sterns. December 29, 1952
Letter to Josh. August 20th
Letter from Tom to Sterns. December 22
Letter to Sterns. September 15
Letter from Jerome G. Harrison to Josh. August 28, 1953
Letter from Hervey to Sterns. October 8, 1953
Letter from Hervey to Sterns. July 30, 1952
Letter from Jake to Josh. May 14, 1953
Letter from T. B. Hoffer to Sterns. 1904
Official Ballot #37
Letter to Josh. December 19, 1954

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Letter from George N. Hope to Cofer. February 11, 1953
Letter from Hope to Sterns. February 17, 1953
Letter from A. C. Hutson to Sterns
Letter from Mrs. M. Jacksman to Sterns. September 21, 1953
Letter from T. J. Jamison to Sterns. June 14, 1953
Letter from E. J. Kyle to Josh
Letter from Josh to "Pal"
Official Ballot #51
Postcard from A. C. Love to Josh. September 7, 1953
Letter from R. G. Lankin to Sterns. December 20, 1952
Letter from P. W. Lawther to Sterns. August 19, 1953
Letter from Lawther to Sterns. December 21, 1952
Letter from M. G. Lewis to Josh. February 16, 1953
Letter from Lewis to Josh. September 1, 1953
Letter from Lewis to Josh. November 22, 1953
Letter from Lillard to Sterns. December 24, 1952
Letter from A. C. Love to Sterns. September 1, 1953
"An Invitation" by Sterns to "Aggies". December 1952
Letter from Sterns to McGinnis. July 19, 1953
Letter from E. L. Markham to Sterns. December 22, 1952
Letter from M. H. Marwil to Sterns. December 22, 1952
Letter from Chas Matula to Sterns. December 23, 1952
Letter from Matula to Sterns. August 18, 1953
Letter from Maxwell to Sterns. December 20, 1952
Letter from Maxwell to Sterns. August 26, 1953
Letter from Myers to Sterns. August 27, 1953
Letter from Myers to Sterns. July 25, 1953
Letter from Mentil to Sterns. August 31, 1953
Letter from Melgaard to Sterns. September 7, 1953
Letter from Mrs. Nelson to Sterns. September 23, 1953
Letter from A. J. Neff to Sterns. December 28, 1952
Letter from Peden to Sterns. January 16, 1953
Letter from Perkins to Josh. August 12, 1953
Letter from Perkins to Josh. November 8, 1952
Letter from Perkins to Josh. October 21, 1952
Letter from Perkins to Dudley. December 23, 1952
Letter from Ratliff to Sterns. November 24, 1953
Letter from Bob Ross to Sterns. December 22, 1952
Letter from Mrs. J. R. Rainey to Sterns. January 15, 1953
Letter from Rainey
Letter from H. E. Rawlins to Stern. January 17, 1963
Letter from Ray to Josh. December 21, 1952
Official Ballot #347
Copy of "Houston Aggie Dingbat" Vol. VI, No. III
Letter from T. L. Smith to Sterns. August 31, 1953
Letter from Milton W. Sims to Josh. August 17, 1953
Letter from W. M. Stafford to Sterns. December 19, 1952
Letter from W. M. Stafford to Sterns. August 22, 1953
Letter from James Curtis to Sterns. January 19, 1953
Letter from Sterns to from AMH Stark
"An Invitation" from Sterns to "Aggies". December 1952
Letter from Sterns to Rawkins. August 25, 1953
Letter from Sterns to "L.W.". August 22, 1953
Letter from Sterns to Mr. Cole. January 17, 1953
List of football players. 1898-1900
Letter from Mary Bittle Todd to Sterns. November 19, 1953
Letter from Mark Jackman to Sterns
Letter from John Thrower to Josh. July 21, 1953
Letter from John Dudley Thrower to Josh. August 27, 1953
Letter from H. H. Tracy to Sterns. January 24, 1953
Letter from H. H. Tracy to Sterns. August 29, 1953
Letter from Leslie Traylor to Sterns. May 9, 1953
Letter from Traylor to Sterns. August 11, 1953
Letter Josh. August 12, 1953
Letter from Arthur Weinert to Sterns. February 6, 1953
Letter from Wallace to Sterns. January 3, 1953
Letter from Weinert to Sterns. October 19, 1953
Letter to Sterns. February 18, 1953
Letter to Sterns. August 14, 1953
Letter to Sterns. December 23, 1952
Letter from Woodhead to Sterns. December 19, 1952
Letter from Arthur and Alvina to Josh. July 24, 1953
Letter from Arthur to Josh. December 31, 1952
Letter from Arthur Weinert to Sterns. October 20, 1952
Letter from E. H. Yarborough to W. J. Welden. April 8, 1953
Letter from E. H. Yarborough to Sterns. August 13, 1953
Letter from Yarborough to "Dear Friend Aggie". February 14, 1953
Letter from Yarborough to Sterns. March 31, 1953
Letter from H. H. Ueckert to Sterns. December 9, 1953
Letter from Leonard Fitzgerald to Sterns. January 2, 1954
Letter from Mary Hutson Nelson to Sterns. December 5, 1953
Letter from Ethel Cavitt to Sterns. November 30, 1953
Letter from Gussie Ragsdale Ratliff to Thomas A. Barton. November 24, 1953
Letter from Arthur Weinert to Josh. May 14, 1954

1-6
List who played football for Texas A&M College prior to December 31, 1900

1-7
Hundreds of addressed envelopes

1-8
Hundreds of Ballots filled out for "names that will be inscribed on a suitable plaque and hung in the Physical Education Building"
Addressed envelopes

1/1: Collection Guide

1/2: History of Smythe Family (typed)

1/3: Smythe Family Genealogical Chart

1/4: Letters, 1880; 1888; 1895; 1909

1/5: Undated Notes and Letters

1/6: Notebook owned by H. G. Smythe

1/7: Smythe Bros. Drugstore Notebooks

1/8: Medical Notebook

1/9: Picture Postcards

1/10: Photographs

1/11: Photographs

1/12: Bryan Daily Eagle, Vol. 1, No. 1. 1889

1/13: Funeral Notice for Dr. D. Port Smythe (1889)

1/14: Letters

1/15: Biography of Dr. Conrad Rettig, ancestor of Mrs. R. E. Barthold's husband.

1-1: Dairying Articles by Arthur Dieterich, 1968-1971 and Articles on Dieterich

• Copy of Dairymen’s Digest, September 1974
• "Arthur Dieterich honored", May 1981
• "Distinguished Service Award Recipient is Arthur Dieterich", May 20, 1972
• "So- You Have Been Thinking About Going Jersey"
• "Texas Jerseys Continue to Make History"
• "Feeding for Profit Under North Texas Conditions", July 1968
• "Here Is How Hay Shows Can Make You A Better Dairyman", January 1971
• "Good Maternity Management Means", February 1971
• "Buying Feed An Important Job", April 1971
• "Southern Region Producers Brace", July 1971
• "Vacations Pay You With New Knowledge", August 1971
• "It’s New Year For Dairy Farmers", September 1971
• "Discussion About Feed Supplements", November 1971
• "Hints For Mineral and Winter Feeding", December 1971

1-2: Dairying Articles by Arthur Dieterich, 1972-1973

• "New Year’s Look At Feeding On Your Farm"
• "Critical Examination Helps", January 1972
• "Now Is The Time To Determine Your Seed And Fertilizer Needs", February 1972
• "Feeding For Profit", March 1972
• "Computer Planned Rations", April 1972
• "Making The Best Use Of Your Land", May 1972
• "Your Forage Program", June 1972
• "Feeding and Training First Calf Heifers", July 1972
• "It’s Maze Time Again", August 1972
• "What is the best way to sell dairy cattle?", September 1972
• "Should liquid feeding be a part of your operation?", November 1972
• "A feeding trip through the southwest", December 1972
• "Tax laws can help you save money", February 1973
• "Buying seed for better production", March 1973
• "Good pasture is worth more effort", April 1973
• "What is your haying system?", May 1973
• "Thoughts on buying grain at harvest time", June 1973
• "Feeding to a Base Plan", July 1973
• "Dairy farming in New England", August 1973
• "Now- how do we feed?", September 1973
• "The economics of dairy calf raising", October 1973
• "Expanding your calf raising operation", November 1973
• "What proteins do we use this winter?", December 1973

1-3: Dairying Articles by Arthur Dieterich, 1974-1975

• "Pastures… A new look", March 1974
• "So you want to be a Dairy Farmer", April 1974
• "Take the gamble out of feed buying", July 1974
• "Dairy Cattle Leasing", August 1974
• "Now- How do we feed?", September 1974
• "Dairying in the Pacific Northwest", October 1974
• "There is a feed bargain counter", December 1974
• "Buying dairy farm insurance", January 1975
• "What is the feed situation now?", February 1975
• "Are you selling family milk cows? Why not?", March 1975
• "Some thoughts on buying semen", April 1975
• "Feeding my cows for the next twelve months", May 1975
• "Forage emphasis shifts to cool-season", June 1975
• "Lewisburg experiment station revisited", August 1975
• "September starts a new dairy year", September 1975
• "How should we feed", October 1975
• "Soil Conservation", November 1975
• "Did you go to the fair?", December 1975

1-4: Dairying Articles by Arthur Dieterich, 1976-1977

• "Think ‘Feeding’ these long winter evenings", January 1976
• "Now! How do we make hay?", February 1976
• "Marginal cows… What do we do with them?", March 1976
• "More about hay… the important considerations", April 1976
• "Dairy farmers are changing the way they feed", May 1976
• "Dairy farmers need vacations", June 1976
• "Nine ways to conserve cow energy", July 1976
• "Feeding to a base plan", August 1976
• "Vacationing in Virginia… Dairy farmer style", September 1976
• "Making money milking cows", October 1976
• "Dairymen profit by innovative feeding", November 1976
• "Your 1980 model cow… some thoughts on breeding cattle", December 1976
• "What price purple ribbons?", January 1977
• "Dairy Farmers Look at Texas", February 1977
• "Adapt… for feeding and farming", March 1977
• "How can you keep ‘em down on the farm", April 1977
• "Feeding and politics in 1977", May 1977
• "The dairy farmer’s energy program", June 1977
• "Drowning in cheap food and cheap milk", July 1977
• "Wisconsin dairy farming… How they do it", August 1977
• "How do we measure our feeding ability?", September 1977
• "How to buy feed this year", October 1977
• "Dairy farm families give thanks", November 1977
• "Dairy farmers and the new farm bill", December 1977

1-5: Dairying Articles by Arthur Dieterich, 1978-1979

• "Happy feeding… Happy New Year in 1978", January 1978
• "Our proven purebred cows deserve proven seed", February 1978
• "Why do dairymen sellout? And how?", March 1978
• "The art of good haymaking", April 1978
• "How to keep cows milking this summer", May 1978
• "Grind and mix my own feed YES or NO", June 1978
• "'Uncle Arthur, why did you have to go to college to learn how to milk cows?'", September 1978
• "Shall we raise this calf… Yes or No?", October 1978
• "Would a $71,800 feed bill jar us?", November 1978
• "Let’s do something NOW about our 1978 taxes", December 1978
• "Are you ready to move your dairy?", January 1979
• "Inflation and the dairy farmer…What can we do about it?", February 1979
• "Store big round bales in the barn for five dollars", March 1979
• "Proud dairy farm families", April 1979
• "Now…Pasture is worth twice as much", May 1979
• "How we can successfully sell more milk, gain milk drinking friends, and have fun while doing it.", June 1979
• "Feeding and training", July 1979
• "Our springer heifers", July 1979
• "What is our base plan?", August 1979
• "How dairymen and dairy farmers are meeting inflationary and manipulated feed prices", September 1979
• "Will it pay me to raise this calf, this year?", October 1979
• "How big should my dairy be?", November 1979
• "Last chance to save taxes… or to save a farm", December 1979

1-6: Dairying Articles by Arthur Dieterich, 1980-1981

• "A dairy farmer’s political responsibility", February 1980
• "What’s new in dairy farming?", March 1980
• "A thousand days and a thousand nights", April 1980
• "Extra labor for summer’s extra chores", May 1980
• "Managing our vacations", June 1980
• "Now! Mister Dairy Farmer, it is our turn to be tested", July 1980
• "Selling milk…times to remember", August 1980
• "This is how our neighbors are feeding", September 1980
• "Managing fresh cow stressed", October 1980
• "Thankful people", November 1980
• "Measuring our management… How did we do??", December 1980
• "Cull cows and make 1981 a better year", January 1981
• "A plant breeder and a dairy farmer look at small grains", February 1981
• "Remembering cooperative meetings then and now: We have come a long way", April 1981

1-7: Two audiotapes of members of Class of 1922

1-8: Class of 1922 Book, compiled and edited in 1984-1985

• Living graduates of the Texas A&M College Graduation Class of 1922 tell how it was, how they lived, their careers, families, ups and downs, sources of pride, what they did for A&M, and what A&M did for them.

Other contents:

• "North Texas State University Oral History Collection (Business Archives Project) Number 96"
• Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich (2 copies)
• "67 Years of Dairy Farming"

This box contains:

• One black wool baseball hat with "Class of [19]08" inscribed in orange stitching. Donated by George T. Burndrett, Class of 1908 in Electrical Engineering.
• Two navy blue felt caps, military-style with "AMC" and laurel wreaths decorated on the front (date unknown).
• One military-style navy blue felt cap with Texas pins decorated on the front (date unknown)
• Tan Freshman hat (Corps of Cadets), donated by Ross H. Anderson, Class of 1977.

This box contains the following:

• Photograph of Robson outside of a military tent. Handwritten note on the back: "grey in Honda Spanish American War Quarter Master Sgt.".
• Photograph portrait of Robson at A&M College.
• Photograph of Bill (unknown) at A&M College in front of a pillar of an unknown building.
• Correspondence, "Dear Father" from "Son" C. Guy Robson. October 24, 1897 (3 pages)
• The Battalion Stationary envelope addressed to Judge W. S. Robson in La Grange, Texas. May 28, 1898
• Headquarters Corps of Cadets, College Station, TX. Commandant approved by the President, the Corps of Cadets appointments made belonging to any class during the class upon the opening of the next session. June 10, 1896 (3 pages)
• Invitation letter from the Corps of Cadets of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to the "Thanksgiving Hop" complimentary to the Football Team on November 29, 1907, in College Station, TX
• Correspondence dating "Gentleman" from "The Claim Prwarder" A. J. Moorhead. July 2, 1901 (1 page)

1-1
Methodist Student Movement Annual Report, Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Wesley Bible Chair. 1957-1958 (27 pages)

1-2
Methodist Student Movement Annual Report, Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Wesley Bible Chair. 1958-1959 (17 pages)

1-3
Methodist Student Movement Annual Report, Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Wesley Bible Chair. 1959-1960 (19 pages)

1-4
Methodist Student Movement Annual Report, Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Wesley Bible Chair. 1961-1962 (11 pages)

1-5
Methodist Student Movement Annual Report, Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Wesley Bible Chair. 1962-1963 (13 pages)

1-6
Methodist Student Movement Annual Report, Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Wesley Bible Chair. 1963-1964 (10 pages)

1-7
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Wesley Foundation. May 6, 1962 (2 pages, typed)
Board of Directors Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation. November 3, 1962 (3 pages)
Proposed Wesley Foundation Building at A&M College of Texas, includes layout, design, and funding for the building. 1962 (6 pages)

1-8
Minutes of the Executive Committee of the A&M Wesley Foundation Board of Directors Meeting. January 23, [1963]
Board of Directors Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation. May 4, 1963 (3 pages)
Minutes of the Executive Committee of the A&M Wesley Foundation Board of Directors Meeting. October 8, 1963
Minutes of the Executive Committee of the A&M Wesley Foundation Board of Directors Meeting. October 22, 1963
Board of Directors Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation. November 9, 1963 (2 pages)
Methodist Student Movement Building Fund. Undated

1-9 Foundations vol. VI, No. 2. January 1964 (4 pages)
Minutes of the Executive Committee of the A&M Wesley Foundation Board of Directors Meeting. March 19, 1964 (2 pages)
Board of Directors Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation. March 21, 1964 (3 pages)
Methodist Student Movement at Texas A&M University, Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements for the 9 Month Period Ended. February 29, 1964
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. May 15, 1964
Correspondence addressed to Mr. Horn from Frank W. R. Hurbert. July 24, 1964
Correspondence addressed to Dr. Frank W. R. Hubert from Louis J. Horn. July 20, 1964
A&M News Information discussing the appointment of John B. Orr as an assistant professor of philosophy. Undated
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. August 19, 1964 (2 pages)
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. September 14, 1964 (2 pages)
Methodist Student Movement at Texas A&M University, Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements for 3 Month Period Ended. August 31, 1964
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. October 12, 1964 (2 pages)
Flyer, The Wesley Foundation Texas A&M University: The Methodist Student Center. Undated
Report of the Campus Minister to the Board of Directors of Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University. October 31, 1964 (4 pages)
Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation. October 31, 1964 (4 pages)
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. December 7, 1964 (2 pages)
Methodist Student Movement at A&M University, Statement of Cash Receipts, and Disbursements. November 30, 1964
Board of Directors, A&M Wesley Foundation. (2 pages)
"You Can Stand Tall for Christ" pamphlet from the Texas Methodist Foundation. Undated (4 pages)

1-10
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. January 11, 1965 (2 pages)
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. February 8, 1965 (2 pages)
Methodist Student Movement at A&M University, Statement of Cash Receipts, and Disbursements. February 28, 1965
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. March 8, 1965 (5 pages)
Called Meeting of the Executive Committee of Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. March 26, 1965 (4 pages)
Methodist Student Movement at A&M University, Statement of Cash Receipts, and Disbursements. April 12, 1965
Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation. May 1, 1965 (6 pages)
Board of Directors of Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University, May 1, 1965
Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University. May 1, 1965 (2 pages)
Report of the Campus Minister to the Board of Directors of Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University. May 1, 1965 (4 pages)
Report of the Methodist Student Movement President to the Board. May 1, 1965 (2 pages)
Quadrennial Conference
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. June 14, 1965
Methodist Student Movement at Texas A&M University Financial Report. June 1, 1965 - October 31, 1965 (2 pages)
Methodist Student Movement at Texas A&M University Financial Report. June 1965 (2 pages)
Dr. C. H. Samplson, Chairman of Board of Stewards. Report of the A&M Methodist Church. October 12, 1965 (4 pages)
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. October 12, 1965
Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation. November 6, 1965 (2 pages)
Report of the Campus Minister to the Board of Directors of the Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University. November 6, 1965 (3 pages)
Report of Associate Campus Minister the Reverend Thomas Gray. November 6, 1965
Report of President of Methodist Student Movement to the Board of Directors Tom Morgan. November 6, 1965 (2 pages)
Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University. November 9, 1965 (2 pages)
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. November 9, 1965
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. December 14, 1965

1-11 Foundations vol. IX, No. 4. January 1966 (4 pages)
Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University Proposed Budget. 1966-1967
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. January 10, 1966
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. February 15, 1966
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. March 8, 1966 (2 pages, 2 copies)
Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University Board of Directors. May 7, 1966
Building Committee Report. Undated (3 pages)
Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation. May 7, 1966 (2 pages)
Methodist Student Movement at Texas A&M University Financial Report. June 1, 1965 - April 30, 1966 (2 pages)
Report to the Board of Directors Texas A&M Wesley Foundation. May 7, 1966 (3 pages)
Report of Campus Minister to the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. May 7, 1966 (3 pages)
Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University. May 7, 1966 (2 pages)
Report of President of Methodist Student Movement to Board of Directors Jerry Cooper. May 7, 1966 (2 pages)
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. June 17, 1966
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. July 19, 1966
Meeting of the Executive Board of the A&M Wesley Foundation. September 13, 1966
Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation. November 5, 1966
Report of the Campus Minister to the Board of Directors of the Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University. November 5, 1966

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Minutes of the Executive Board of the Wesley Foundation. January 10, 1967
Minutes of the Executive Committee of the Wesley Foundation. March 14, 1967
Minutes of the Executive Board of the Wesley Foundation. March 14, 1967
Meeting of the Executive Committee of the A&M Wesley Foundation. April 9, 1968
A&M News on the dedication of the Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University. 1968 (2 pages)
Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University Report of Campus Minister to the Board of Directors. November 16, 1968 (2 pages)
Meeting of the Executive Committee of the A&M Wesley Foundation. February 11, 1969

1-13
Correspondence addressed to Brother Copeland from Charles A. Rodenberger. May 22, 1972 (2 pages)
A&M Wesley Foundation Financial Statement. August 31, 1972
Executive Committee Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation Board of Directors. September 6, 1972 (2 pages)
Fall Meeting of the A&M Wesley Foundation Board of Directors. November 4, 1972 (4 pages)
Correspondence addressed to "the board of directors" from James A. Brannen. March 19, 1973
Spring Meeting of the A&M Wesley Foundation Board of Directors. March 25, 1973 (3 pages)
Fall Meeting of the A&M Wesley Foundation Board of Directors. September 29, 1973 (4 pages)
Minutes of the Spring Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. March 9, 1974 (3 pages)
Minutes Board of Directors Meeting, A&M Wesley Foundation. October 12, 1974 (2 pages)
Minutes of the Spring Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. April 12, 1975 (2 pages)
Wesley Foundation Financial Report. March 31, 1975
Report of the Nominating Committee. 1974 (2 pages)
Wesley Foundation Building Fund. April 8, 1975
Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M Board of Directors Meeting. October 25, 1975
Minutes of the Fall Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. October 25, 1975 (3 pages)
Board Members for 1975-1976: Les Alber, Bob Bell, David Brochu, Wallace Chappell, Ethel Clark, Stewart CDlendenin, Joe Dixon, Don Elder, Jim Ellison, Margie Ellison, Carroll Fancher, Roger Feldman, Larry J. Grubbs, Tom Hester, Louis Horn, David Houston, Earl Knebel, Earl Knebel, E.W. Leach, R. E. Leighton, Ashbury Lennox, Elza Love, Eugene Marquis, Hallie Morton, Lee McClesky, Ira Orr, B.J. Ragsdale, James Lee Riley, C. A. Rodenberger, Charles Samson Jr., John Sandstedt, J. B. Scearce, Judy Stephens, Dewayne Suter, Edna Tarrow, James Taylor, Horace Van Cleave, Walter Varvel, Bob Waters, Helen Hawkins, Hesson Durst, Bob Chevouswelth
Wesley Foundation Financial Report. September 30, 1975 (2 pages)

1-14
Proposal. Wesley Foundation of the United Methodist Church at Texas A&M University Building Fund Request, submitted to the Moody Foundation Galveston, TX. Submitted by Dwayne Suter and W. C. Hall. 1978 (47 pages)

1-15:
Correspondence addressed to "Dear Friends" from W. C. Hall Jr. April 10, 1979
Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Consecration Service, James A. Brannen Memorial Chapel Jesse H. Jones Fellowship Hall. April 21, 1979 (4 pages)
Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Memorial Gifts. Undated (8 pages)
Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Memorial Gifts donation list. Undated(5 pages)
Correspondence addressed to "Members of A&M United Methodist Church" from Nelson Durst and Ann S. Grady. May 9, 1979
"We are the Aggies…Methodist are We…" Flyer discussing Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Student Center and Expansion Program. February 7, 1977
Building Use Policy of the A&M Wesley Foundation. Undated (2 pages)
Wesley Foundation Financial Report. March 31, 1979 (2 pages)
Spring Meeting of the A&M Wesley Foundation Board of Directors. April 21, 1979 (3 pages)
Self-Study Committee, Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University. June 15, 1979 (20 pages)
Wesley Foundation Board Meeting Agenda. July 21, 1979
Fall Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. September 29, 1979 (3 pages)
Fall Meeting of the A&M Wesley Foundation. October 29, 1978 (3 pages)
Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. December 8, 1979 (4 pages)
Minutes of the Division on Campus Ministry Lakeview Methodist Assembly. November 30-December 1, 1979 (2 pages)
Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. December 8, 1979 (2 pages)

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Correspondence addressed to Reverend W. C. Hall Jr. from A. Jerry Bruce on Sam Houston State stationary. January 21, 1980
Correspondence addressed to "A&M Wesley Foundation Local Board Members" from W. C. Hall Jr. January 25, 1980
Constitution for the Wesley Foundation Texas A&M University College Station, TX. Undated (3 pages)
Correspondence addressed to the "Texas A&M Wesley Foundation Board" from W.C. Hall Jr. and Bob Chenoweth. February 5, 1980
Wesley Foundation Board Meeting Agenda. February 23, 1980
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. February 23, 1980 (5 pages)
Correspondence addressed "Dear Wesley Foundation Board Member" from Bob Chenoweth. March 3, 1980
Constitution for the Wesley Foundation Texas A&M University College Station, TX. Undated (3 pages)
Wesley Foundation Financial Report. May 31, 1980 (2 pages)
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. June 7, 1980 (4 pages)
A&M Wesley Foundation Board Meeting Agenda. June 7, 1980
Wesley Foundation Board. June 1980 (4 pages)
Correspondence addressed to "The Potts and Sibley Foundation" from Louis J. Horn. July 2, 1980
Wesley Foundation Financial Report. July 31, 1980 (2 pages)
Correspondence addressed "Dear Wesley Foundation Board Member" from Bob Chenoweth. August 15, 1980
Wesley Foundation of Texas A&M University flyer. Undated
Board Membership list. Undated (2 pages)
Meeting of the Board of directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. September 6, 1980 (3 pages)
Wesley Foundation Financial Report: The A&M Wesley Foundation Board Meeting Agenda. September 6, 1980
Wesley Foundation Financial Report. 1980 (2 pages)
A&M Wesley Foundation Board Nominating Committee Report. 1980-1982
Correspondence addressed to "Wesley Foundation Board Member" from Bob Chenoweth. September 11, 1980
Correspondence addressed to "Board Member" from R. D. "Bob" Chenoweth. October 24, 1980
Wesley Foundation Financial Report. September 30, 1980 (2 pages)
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. November 5, 1980 (2 pages)

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Wesley Foundation Board Members list. 1981 (3 pages)
Wesley Foundation Board Officers and Committees. 1981 (2 pages)
Wesley Foundation Financial Report. January 31, 1981 (2 pages)
Wesley Spring Semester Calendar. February - May 1981
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. February 21, 1981 (3 pages)
Correspondence addressed to Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy from Louis J. Horn. March 6, 1981
Correspondence addressed to R. Jack Kent from Louis J. Horn. March 6, 1981
Correspondence addressed to "Dear A&M Wesley Board Member" from Robert "Bob" D. Chenoweth. March 16, 1981
Wesley Foundation Financial Report. March 31, 1981 (2 pages)
A&M Wesley Foundation Board Meeting Agenda. April 25, 1981
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. April 25, 1981 (4 pages)
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. August 1, 1981 (3 pages)
Building use Policy of the Wesley Foundation at Texas A&M University (Campus Ministry of the United Methodist Church). Undated (2 pages)
Correspondence addressed to "A&M Wesley Board Member" from Bob Chenoweth. September 10, 1981
A&M Wesley Foundation. October 10, 1981
Wesley Foundation Financial Report. September 30, 1981 (2 pages)
Wesley Foundation Savings and Reserve Accounts (2 pages)
Correspondence addressed to Mrs. Thelma Mauck from Lowell F. Jones. October 22, 1981 (2 pages)
Wesley Foundation Budget Proposal. 1982

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Wesley Foundation Board Members. 1982 (3 pages)
Wesley Foundation Board Officers and Committees. 1982 (2 pages)
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. February 20, 1982 (4 pages)
A&M Wesley Foundation Board Meeting Agenda. April 17, 1982
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. April 17, 1982 (3 pages)
Correspondence addressed to Reverend Mr. Sam Duree from Louis J. Horn. April 29, 1982
Correspondence addressed to Reverend Mr. Jerry Darter from Louis J. Horn. April 29, 1982
Correspondence addressed to "Friends" from Louis J. Horn. April 30, 1982
Correspondence addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thomas from Louis J. Horn. April 30, 1982
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. September 18, 1982 (2 pages)
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. January 23, 1983 (2 pages)
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. April 16, 1983 (4 pages)
Correspondence addressed to "Dear Friends" from Charles Pinnell. April 27, 1983
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation meeting. April 14, 1984 (4 pages)
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the A&M Wesley Foundation. September 22, 1984 (4 pages)

1-1: "Ruminations of Marmaduke Knox Thornton: an Imaginative Man" manuscript, contains a biography of Thornton describing his personal life along with his work as a professor in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M College (photographs of Marmaduke included in biography).

1-2: "The Poetry Collection of M. K. 'Duke' Thornton" manuscript, with poems by Thornton and photographs of him.

1-3: Correspondence
Letter of gratitude for serving 25 years at Texas A&M College awarded to Thornton. December 17, 1938
Letter of gratitude of Military Service, signed by Harry Truman on white house parchment.
Annual Christmas Dinner announcement for faculty and staff of the TAMC. December 17, 1938
From Commanding Officer of the Coast Artillery Training Camp, C. L. Kilburn, to [no name, possibly Thornton]. Subject: coast artillery training camp discussing heavy artillery duties and officer enlistment qualifications. May 14, 1918
From Commanding Officer of the Coast Artillery Training Camp, C. L. Kilburn, to [no name, possibly Thornton], discussing upcoming events for accepted applicants for basic training camp. May 31, 1918
From the War Department, Office of the Chief of Coast Artillery Second Lieutenant D. G. Schneider, prohibiting individual induction of chemists. November 1, 1918
From Major R. R. Welshimer at the Coast Artillery Training Camp Fort Monroe, VA to Thornton, discussing information on training camp and transfer opportunities. June 21, 1918
War Department Classification card for Marmaduke K[nox] Thornton for Dover, New Jersey. 1918
From R. R. Weshimer to [no name, possibly Thornton] with information about the 5th Coast Artillery Training Camp in Fort Monroe, VA. 1918
Mississippi A&M College transcript copy certifying Thornton with a B.S. in Education, signed by Hough Cority. March 1, 1915
From TAMC President W. B. Bizzell to college instructors describing school opening exercises and activities on campus. September 18, 1915
To Professor C. R. Richards providing a letter of recommendation of Mr. Thornton for the position he applied to. January 29, 1915
From C. C. Hedges, head of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering TAMC, addressed to the members of the department discussing stockroom and laboratory work. September 18, 1915
From C.C. Hedges, head of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering TAMC, discussing registration and laboratory concerns and new regulations. September 15, 1915
From the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering TAMC, discussing lab safety rules and regulations, signed by C.C. Hedges. September 1915 (2 pages)
First Annual Banquet pamphlet of the Young Men’s Christian Association and A&M College. March 28, 1912

1-4
Photograph, Thornton in uniform. 1942
Photograph, Class of 1928 35th Reunion (left to right: Cleo Buck - Track Captain, H. Broiles - Baseball Captain, Siki Sikes - Basketball Captain, and Joel Hunt - Football Captain)

1-5
Essay, "Phosphorous with Clover for Pastures" by Thornton (5 pages)
List of published works by Thornton including publishers and dates. (9 pages)

1-6:
Notes for the book "Cottonseed Products" by Thornton or (teaching notes) series of outlines over the history of cotton pre-1700 to the early 1900s. (26 pages)

1-7: The Court Martial Vol 1, Issue 1. Corps of Cadets joke/parody magazine written by Cadets. 1916

1-8: Correspondence addressed to "Punk" from Hics (illegible) describing two photographs found to add to the collection. February 14, 1990

1/1: Robert Heinlein to Melvin Korshak. March 25, 1945, re: book order for The Croquet Player by H. G. Wells. ALS, 1 leaf.

1/2: Robert Heinlein to Melvin Korshak. January 2, 1948, Western Union Telegram re: Methuselah's Children. 1 leaf.

1/3: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. January 31, 1948, re: Methuselah's Children. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/4: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. March 16, 1948, re: Methuselah's Children. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/5: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. November 13, 1948, re: Salves of Sleep, Unknown, and Methuselah's Children. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/6: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. December 14, 1948, re: Mr. Blassingame's proposal of writing a novelette. TL, 2 leaves.

1/7: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. March 20, 1949, re: The Man Who Sold the Moon, Space Cadet, Blowups Happen, Roads Must Roll, Methuselah's Children. TLS, 4 leaves.

1/8: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. April 11, 1949, re: Green Hills, The Long Watch. TLS, 2 leaves.

1/9: Legal Agreements between Robert Heinlein and Shasta for The Man Who Sold the Moon. April 11, 1949. 3 leaves.

1/10: Legal Agreement between Robert Heinlein and Shasta for The Green Hills of Earth. April 11, 1949. 3 leaves.

1/11: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. April 25, 1949, re: The Man Who Sold the Moon, copyrights, novella. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/12: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. May 1, 1949, re: tie ins, Hubbard contract. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/13: Robert Heinlein to Shasta Publishers. May 13, 1949, re: Scudder, removal of And He Built A Crooked House from The Man Who Sold The Moon. TLS, incomplete, leaves 2 and 3.

1/14: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. May 18, 1949, re: not wanting Ray Bradbury to do a preface for Heinlein's book. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/15

• Sam Snetiker to Robert Heinlein. May 20, 1949, re: copyright of sentence. TLS, 1 leaf.
• Robert Heinlein to Erle or Ted. May 31, 1949, re: Blowups Happen, copyright of sentence, Operation: Moon. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/16: Robert Heinlein to Korshak. November 20, 1949, re: galleys, tie-ins, Delilah and the Space Rigger, Jerry Was A Man, dedication and Other Books By Heinlein. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/17

• Robert Heinlein to Melvin Korshak. December 4, 1947, re: publishing Heinlein's books. TLS, 1 postcard.
• Change of Address card, dated November 8, 1949.
• Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. December 4, 1948, re: Check List of Fantastic Literature, Bleiler inscription. TLS, 1 postcard.

1/18

• Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. February 27, 1949, re: new novelette. TLS, 1 postcard.
• Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. March 15, 1949, re: The Man Who Sold the Moon. TLS, 1 postcard.

1/19

• Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. April 2, 1949, re: contract. TLS, 1 postcard.
• Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. July 10, 1949, re: The Man Who Sold The Moon. TLS, 1 postcard.
• Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. September 27, 1949, re: World Below. TLS, 1 postcard.

1/20: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. No date, re: Slaves of Sleep, postponing Methuselah's Children, The Man Who Traveled With Elephants. TLS, incomplete, leaves 3-5.

1/21: Robert Heinlein to Ted Dikty. January 13, 1950, re: The Man Who Sold The Moon, deadlines. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/22: Ted Dikty to Robert Heinlein. January 14, 1950, re: The Man Who Sold The Moon. TLS, 2 leaves, signed carbon copies.

1/23: Robert Heinlein to Erle and Ted. February 6, 1950, re: Erle & Ted confirming extension of contract, publication date and comments about other rights & interests available. TL, 1 leaf.

1/24

• Robert Heinlein to Shasta. January 16, 1950, re: delays. Western Union Telegram, 1 leaf.
• Robert Heinlein to Shasta. February 20, 1950, re: dust jacket changes. Western Union Telegram, 1 leaf.

1/25

• Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. December 9, 1949, re: non approval of picture in frontispiece. TLS, 1 postcard.
• Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. January 2, 1950, re: proofs on end papers and front material. TLS, 1 postcard.
• Change of Address form, dated February 27, 1950.

1/26

• Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. March 11, 1950, re: likes and dislikes of Shasta's job on The Man Who Sold The Moon. TLS, 3 leaves.
• Robert Heinlein to Shasta. May 15, 1950, re: requesting Methuselah's Children manuscript be sent to him. Western Union Telegram, 1 leaf.

1/27: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. August 5, 1950, re: instructions about New American Library's contract for pocketbook publication of The Man Who Sold The Moon. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/28: Legal Agreement from New American Library of World Literature, Inc. for The Man Who Sold The Moon. August 18, 1950. 6 leaves.

1/29: Ted Dikty to Robert Heinlein. January 5, 1951, re: possible tie-ins for The Green Hills of Earth and other editing matters. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/30: Robert Heinlein to Ted Dikty. January 10, 1951, re: Heinlein expresses his displeasure with Shasta's actions regarding a manuscript. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/31

• Heinlein's list of complaints about Shasta. Typed, 2 leaves, carbon copies.
• Erle Korshak to Robert Heinlein. March 19, 1951, re: galleys for The Green Hills of Earth. TLS, 1 postcard.
• Receipt for Registered Article. March 19, 1951. 1 card.
• Return Receipt from Postmaster. March 22, 1951. 1 card.

1/32: Erle Korshak to Robert Heinlein. February 20, 1951, re: blank autograph sheets to sign. TLS, 1 leaf, signed carbon copy.

1/33: Erle Korshak to Robert Heinlein. February 23, 1951, re: returning lost manuscript. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/34: Robert Heinlein to E. M. Korshak. February 25, 1951, re: mentioning errors to be corrected before signing end papers. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/35

• Virginia Heinlein to E. M. Korshak. March 23, 1951, re: Heinlein's galley proofs and master manuscripts. TLS, 1 leaf.
• Registered Receipt
• Return Receipt.

1/36: Robert Heinlein to E. M. Peterson. March 27, 1951, re: copy of letter to Chicago Public Library giving free Braille rights for The Man Who Sold The Moon. TL, 1 leaf, carbon copy.

1/37: Erle Korshak to Robert Heinlein. April 5, 1951, re: recent publisher/author business. TL, 2 leaves, signed carbon copies.

1/38: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. April 7, 1951, re: expressing facts and feelings regarding their business relationship. TLS, 3 leaves.

1/39: Ted Dikty to Robert Heinlein. April 11, 1951, re: the chart in The Green Hills of Earth. TLS, 2 leaves.

1/40

• Robert Heinlein to Shasta. April 10, 1951, re: requesting six copies of The Man Who Sold The Moon. TLS, 1 postcard.
• Erle Korshak to Robert Heinlein. April 13, 1951, re: changes in cloth binding. TLS, ½ leaf.

1/41: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. April 15, 1951, re: discussing grievances against Shasta. TLS, 5 leaves.

1/42: Robert Heinlein to Ted Dikty. April 16, 1951, re: the anthology and continued misprints. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/43: Legal Agreement between Heinlein and Shasta for The Green Hills of Earth. June 5, 1951.

1/44: Robert Heinlein to Erle Korshak. June 22, 1951, re: advance for trade publication. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/45: Robert Heinlein to Shasta. August 13, 1951, re: concerning an illegally published story. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/46

• Erle Korshak to Robert Heinlein. August 16, 1951, re: supporting their contractual actions with Mr. Ernst, a legal authority in the publishing world. TL, 3 leaves, signed carbon copies.
• Ted Dikty to Robert Heinlein. October 27, 1951, re: royalties and 2nd editions. TL, 1 leaf, signed carbon copy.

1/47

• Robert Heinlein to Shasta. April 5, 1951, re: publisher requesting copies of The Green Hills of Earth. ALS, 1 postcard.
• Robert Heinlein to Ted Dikty. October 28, 1952, re: more copies of anthologies to be sent. ALS, 1 postcard.

1/48: Robert Heinlein to Shasta. October 10, 1952, re: check for New American Library Edition of The Man Who Sold The Moon. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/49: Robert Heinlein to M.S. Dollens. October 28, 1952, re: referring him to Ned Brown, Heinlein's motion picture agent, The Man Who Sold The Moon, Requiem. TL, 1 leaf, carbon copy.

1/50: Ted Dikty to Robert Heinlein. October 30, 1952, re: Heinlein in receipt of his October 28 note. TL, 1 leaf, signed carbon copy.

1/51: Robert Heinlein to Shasta. November 4, 1952, re: Shasta Publishers complaining of their breach of contract by changing royalty percentages on amount of copies sold. TLS, 2 leaves.

1/52: Ted Dikty to Robert Heinlein. January 3, 1953, re: reporting that the author's allegations are being considered by Shasta's attorneys. TL, 1 leaf, signed carbon copy.

1/53: Robert Heinlein to Ted Dikty. March 20, 1953, re: discussing a past due bill notice received & the error to be corrected by using the usual author royalty account. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/54: Robert Heinlein to Shasta. April 21, 1953, re: check for NAL reprint. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/55: Ted Dikty to Robert Heinlein. April 28, 1953, re: Heinlein in response to his letters of March 20 & April 21. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/56: Robert Heinlein to T. E. Dikty. May 3, 1953, re: Dikty (w/ another check) requesting details for the Australian use of Life-Line by Shasta's agents. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/57: Robert Heinlein to Shasta. May 13, 1953, re: diminishing royalties, motion picture rights, and correcting dust jackets. TLS, 2 leaves.

1/58

• Ted Dikty to Robert Heinlein. May 21, 1953, re: receipt of May 3 and May 13 Heinlein letters. TL, 1 leaf, signed carbon copy.
• Ted Dikty to Robert Heinlein. June 18, 1953, re: a new contract composed by Erle & Heinlein. TL, 1 leaf, signed carbon copy.

1/59: Legal Agreement re: The Man Who Sold The Moon. June 17, 1953. TLS, 2 leaves.

1/60: Robert Heinlein to Ted Dikty. June 18, 1953, re: contract, check. TLS, 1 leaf.

1/61: Robert Heinlein to Shasta. June 26, 1953, re: a rewrite of If This Goes On. TLS, 1 postcard.

1/62: Ted Dikty to Robert Heinlein. June 27, 1953, re: commenting in response to Heinlein's June 18 and June 26 correspondence. TL, 1 leaf, signed carbon copy.

1-01: 1951-1952 Season
1-02: 1959-1960 Season
1-03: 1960-1961 Season
1-04: 1964-1965 Season
1-05: 1965-1966 Season
1-06: 1966-1967 Season
1-07: 1967-1968 Season
1-08: 1970-1971 Season
1-09: 1971-1972 Season
1-10: 1972-1973 Season
1-11: 1973-1974 Season
1-12: 1974-1975 Season
1-13: 1975-1976 Season
1-14: 1976-1977 Season

This box contains A&M College Yell Books for the following years:

1/01: 1904-1905
1/02: 1906
1/03: 1907-1908
1/04: 1909-1910; Undated
1/05: 1911/1912
1/06: 1912-1913
1/07: 1913-1914
1/08: 1914-1915
1/09: 1915-1916
1/10: A&M vs LSU, October 14, 1916
1/11: 1916-1917
1/12: 1917-1918
1/13: 1918-1919
1/14: 1919-1920
1/15: 1920-1921
1/16: 1921/1922
1/17: 1922-1923
1/18: 1923-1924
1/19: 1924-1925
1/20: 1925-1926
1/21: 1926-1927
1/22: 1928-1929
1/23: 1929-1930
1/24: 1930-1931
1/25: 1931/1932

This folder includes the following:

• Article written by McMurrey called “San Jacinto County Boys in the Service,” describing the weather and status of the Y-Force in China.
• Two-page article written by Barbara McMurrey Hyde and Beverly Fae McMurrey giving a family history and history on their father’s life.
• Y-Force casualty list from January 1, 1944 to October 24, 1944

1/1

• Douglas MacArthur's letter/speech about the 24 "Sons of Texas A&M" who died during World War II (WWII). April 21, 1946 (signed)

1/2

• Radiogram from Danklefs to E. E. McQuillen about broadcasting Muster on NBC, ABC, and CBS.

1/3

• General MacArthur's letter expressing his apologies for not being able to attend the 1946 Muster.
• Manila A&M Club's demand to the "Ole' Army" to attend Muster.
• General Styer's letter of apology for not being able to attend the 1946 Muster.

1/4

• 10 4 x 5-inch photographs from Manila A&M club
• 9.5 x 11-inch photograph from Manila A&M club

1/5:

• Roster of members (including Officers) present at the banquet. March 4, 1946

1-1/1: August 2001 - 2011

1-1/2: January 2012 - November 2012

1-1/3: December 2012 - 2012

1-1/4: January 2013 - May 2013

1-1/5: June 2013 - August 2013

1-1/6: September 2013 - November 2013

1-1/7: December 2013 - 2013

1-1/8: August 7, 2013

1-1/9: January 2014 - March 2014

1-1/10: April 2014

1-1/11: May 2014 - June 2014

1-1/12: July 2014 - August 2014

1-1/13: September 2014 - November 2014

1-1/14: December 2014 - 2014

1/1: Recruitment Documents, 1901-1903

1/2: Ideograph Newsletters, 1901-1903

1/3: United States of the Earth Maps, 1876-1903; Undated

1-1
Two typescripts of Equinox by Samuel R. Delany housed in a blue custom box. Typescripts are the original and ribbon copies of an early draft of the novel. The original typescript is 144 leaves, double spaced, typed on rectos only, with an 11 leaf photocopy insert between p. 18 and p.19. It also contains textual revisions in Delany's hand and copy-editing marks in an unknown hand. Ribbon copy is 152 leaves, double-spaced, typed on rectos only, with an 11 leaf photocopy insert between p. 18 and p.19. It contains significant textual revisions in multiple inks. Both typescripts have a signed holograph note by Delany contextualizing the manuscript. Equinox was first published by Lancer Press in 1973 and later republished by Masquerade Books in 1994.

1-2
Long galley proofs in a custom clamshell box of the first edition of Triton, published in 1976 by Bantam Books and nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel. This is Delany's set of proofs and they are heavily corrected and annotated by him in pencil. Also in the folder is a signed holograph note by Delany contextualizing the galley proofs on the first page. 119 leaves, printed on recto only.

The charcoal images are as follows:
A barefoot African American family, mother, father, and eight children in period rural dress standing in front of a portion of a ramshackle cabin with a split wood shingle roof.
A longer view of the family, a bit scattered in front of a full view of the cabin.
Mother and daughter inside the cabin in front of a wall covered with newspaper.
Mother sitting outside the cabin, shown from the exterior chimney end.
Mother and son by a well in a wooded area.
Father and other male workers bailing cotton.

1/1: Photocopy of front cover, June 11, 1877

1/2: June 18-21, 1882

1/3: June 24-27, 1883

1/4: June 22-24, 1884

1/5: June 1, 1885

1/6: May 30-31, 1886; June 1, 1886

1/7: June 5-7, 1887

1/8: June 8-10, 1890

1/9: June 7-9, 1891

1/10: June 7-9, 1896

1/11: June 6-8, 1897

1/12: June 5-7, 1898

1/13: June 11-13, 1899

1/14: June 10-12, 1900

1/15: June 9-11, 191

1/16: June 8-10, 1902

1/17: June 5-7, 1904

1/18: June 6-8, 1909

1/19: June 12-14, 1910

1/20: June 11-13, 1911

1/21: June 8-10, 1913

1/22: June 5-8, 1915

1/23: June 13, 1916

1/24: May 28, 1918

1/25: June 24, 1919

1/26: May 25, 1920

1/27: May 24, 1921
Includes 2 copies of Commencement Sunday Service Programs (May 22).

1/28: [August 27], 1921

1/29: June 6, 1922
1 copy has the wrong date on the front cover

1/30: September 2, 1922

1/31: June 5, 1923
Includes Commencement Sunday Service Program (June 3)

1/32: August 31, 1923

1/33: June 3, 1924
1 paper copy, 1 leather-bound copy, and 1 of Bulletin of Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas which features the address of the various speakers.

1/34: June 2, 1925

1/35: June 1, 1926

1/36: May 30, 1927
Includes Commencement Sunday Convocation Programs (May 29).

1/37: June 5, 1928

1/38: June 4, 1929

1/39: May 31, 1930

1/40: May 30, 1931

1/41: June 4, 1932

1/42: June 3, 1933

1/43: June 1, 1934

1/44: May 31, 1935

1/45: May 29, 1936

1/46: June 4, 1937

1/47: August 28, 1937

1/48: June 3, 1938

1/49: August 27, 1938

1/50: June 2, 1939

1/51: August 26, 1939

1/52: February 8, 1940

1/53: May 31, 1940

1/54: August 31, 1940

1/55: February 8, 1941

1/56: June 6, 1941
Includes 2 extraordinary programs for Cadets who were going to be called to duty prior to the regular commencement date, May 30, 1941.

1/57: May 15, 1942
Includes a commencement calendar, Convocation Sermon Program, and a history of the Senior Class.

1/58: January 22, 1943

1/59: May 21, 1943

1/60: September 17, 1943

1/61: January 29, 1944

1/62: May 26, 1944

1/63: September 22, 1944

1/64: February 2, 1945

1/65: May 25, 1945

1/66: February 1, 1946

1/67: Special Convocation for the awarding of Honorary Degrees. April 20, 1946
Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated.

1/68: May 31, 1946

1/14

• Note to Eligio Garcia. [1870s]
• Letter to C. Manuel Trevino from Eligio Garcia. 1877
• Letter to Enemencio Perez from William H. Russell. March 8, 1880
• Letter to Lazaro Garza Ayala Matamoros from Secundino Reio. May 24, 1880
• Letter to D. Manual Trevino from Enemencio Perez. February 15, 1881
• Postcard for Enemencio Perez. June 21, 1881
• Telegraph to Emilio Perez from the War Department. October 25, 1881
• Letter to Enemencio Perez from M. Trevino. July 5, 1882
• Letter to Enemencio Perez from Juan Perez. October 25, 1883
• Letter to T. J. McNorton and Gertrude Heintz from D.L. Luce. June 2, 1885
• Letter to Enemencio Perez from Trinoleta Perez. May 13, 1886
• Letter to Enemencio Perez from Manuel Cortes. June 6, 1886
• Letter to Enemencio Perez from Stanley Welch. June 19, 1886
• Letter to Enemencio Perez from Armancio Garcia. July 6, 1886
• Note. July 7, 1886
• Note from Austasio Recio. July 10, 1886
• Grocery List. 1886
• Letter to John McNorton from Gertrude McNorton. March 4, 1887
• Letter from J. Franco Ruiz. June 6, 1887
• Letter from unknown, name illegible. March 5, 1888
• Letter to Enemencio Perez from Eligio Garcia. May 13, 1888
• Letter from Matias Perra. April 20, 1889
• Letter. April 14, 1892
• Letter to Casimiro Perez Alvarez from Camilo Saeris. April 16, 1892
• Letter to Casimiro Perez Alvarez from F. Morales. April 8, 1893
• Letter to Gertrude McNorton from her father. September 2, 1895
• Letter to Starr County Surveyor from the United States Geological Survey. November 1, 1895
• Letter to Casimiro Perez Alvarez from Alejo de la Garza. September 5, 1896
• Letter to Casimiro Perez Alvarez from Eva Pena. January 4, 1897
• Letter to Silvestra P. de Perez from Marta Garza. August 16, 1897
• Letter to Gertrude McNorton from her father. March 12, 1898

1/1: May 20, 1914

1/2: May 23, 1914

1/3: May 28-30, 1914; June 1, 1914

1/4: June 2-3, 1914

1/5: June 4, 1914

1/6: June 5, 1914

1/7: June 6 and 8, 1914

1/8: June 9-10, 1914

1/9: June 11, 1914

Series 1, Correspondence

S1-1/1: Seven Letters
Of the seven letters in this series, all are written from Mears to various correspondents such as members of the Gatesville Methodist Church; "Week End", a radio show from New York; John Banta of the Waco Times-Herald; Robert Davis; and James Day, Texas State Archivist (1946-1963), concerning requests for research materials for her book on the history of Coryell County, Texas.

The exception was written to Mears in 1946 by Zelma Scott, who also wrote and published a study of Coryell County, A History of Coryell County, Texas (Texas State Historical Association, 1965) two years after the publication date of Mears' book.

Series 2, Drafts, Manuscripts, Galleys, and Research Notes

This series contains drafts of chapters and other sections published as Coryell County Scrapbook (Texian Press, 1963). Also present is a printer's galley of a portion of the book, as well as one file of stories not published in the final book, and one file of miscellaneous research and background notes. The drafts are mostly typewritten, with some handwritten annotations, while the research material is mostly handwritten.

S2-1/2: Manuscript of the index, table of contents, preface, and book jacket text. Undated

S2-1/3-12: Manuscript of Chapters One-Ten. Undated

S2-1/13: Printer's galley. Undated

S2-1/14: Unpublished drafts of stories. Undated

S2-1/15-16: Research notes and clippings. 1940s-1960s S2-1/16: gathers original clippings and photostatic copies for which surrogates have been produced by the repository on archival quality paper, and those copies inserted in the other folders to prevent damage to less acidic documents

1/1: Biography

• Copy of a handwritten declaration from Texas A&M President, L. S. Ross, April 26, 1895.
• Typed copy of Alva Mitchell's biography.
• Name and address of Alva Mitchell's youngest son, Ralph Howard Mitchell.

1/2: Articles

• Article in the Houston Post, "Men Prominent in Affairs of the A. & M. College of Texas," 6 copies, December 31, 1911.
• Article in the Battalion, "Who's Who: Professor A. Mitchell," March 13, 1923.
• Article in the Texas A&M System News, "Board Resolution Pays High Tribute to Alva Mitchell," 6 copies, June 1956.
• Article in the Texas A&M System News, "J. Wheeler Barger Resolution Passed by Board," June 1956.

1/3: Miscellaneous Articles

• Commencement program for A&M College's graduation ceremony that summer, 1 original, and 1 photocopy, July 5-7, 1892.
• War Department Army Training School Certificate for a course in Auto Mechanics, taken by Wendell Harold Mitchell, November 1918.
• United States Railroad Administration certificate for discharged soldiers, belonged to Wendell Harold Mitchell, December 1918.
• Copy of Governor Richard Coke and President Thomas Gathright's inaugural speeches from the 1876 inauguration of Texas A&M, 1951.

1/4: Photographs of Alva Mitchell's classmates from the Class of 1894, all photos are signed by the cadet they were a portrait of, 11 photos.

1/5: Photograph of the Corps. of Cadets standing in formation in front of the Academic Building, 1 photo.

1/6: Photographs of students, the campus, and President Franklin Roosevelt's motorcade during the President's visit to the campus in 1937, 20 photos.

1/7: Photographs of students around different areas of the campus, possibly with Professor Mitchell during his days as a lecturer, 11 photos, Undated.

1/1: 84th Annual State Conference Proceedings. March 13-15, 1983

1/2: 85th Annual State Conference Proceedings. March 15-17, 1984

1/3: 89th Annual State Conference Proceedings. March 17-19, 1988

1/4: 90th Annual State Conference Proceedings. March 14-16, 1989

1/5: 91st Annual State Conference Proceedings. March 22-24, 1990

1/6: 92nd Annual State Conference Proceedings. NSDAR Centennial Jubilee, 1890-1990. March 21-23, 1991

Captain Marvel

Issue #1: "Higher, Further, Faster, More, Part One" [May 2014]
Issue #2: "Higher, Further, Faster, More, Part Two" [June 2014]
Issue #3: "Higher, Further, Faster, More, Part Three" [July 2014]
Issue #4: "Higher, Further, Faster, More, Part Four" [August 2014]
Issue #5: "Higher, Further, Faster, More, Part Five" [September 2014]
Issue #6: "Higher, Further, Faster, More, Part Six" [October 2014]
Issue #7: "Release the Flerken, Part One" (mistitled as "Higher, Further, Faster, More, Part Six") [November 2014] (2 copies)
Issue #8: "Release the Flerken, Part Two" [December 2014] (2 copies)
Issue #9: "Lila Cheney's Fantabulous Technicolor Rock Opera" [January 2015]
Issue #10: "A Christmas Carol, Part One" [February 2015]
Issue #11: "A Christmas Carol, Part Two" [March 2015]
Issue #12: "The 7 Seconds Before You Die, Part One" [April 2015]
Issue #13: "The 7 Seconds Before You Die, Part Two" [May 2015]
Issue #13: "The 7 Seconds Before You Die, Part Two" (with variant cover by Afua Richardson) [May 2015]
Issue #14: "The Black Vortex" [June 2015] (2 copies)
Issue #15: "The Next Right Thing" [July 2015] (2 copies)

Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps

Issue #1 [August 2015] (2 copies)
Issue #2 [September 2015] (2 copies)
Issue #3 [October 2015]
Issue #4 [November 2015]

Captain Marvel

Issue #1: "Rise of the Alpha Flight, Part One" [March 2016] (2 copies)
Issue #2: "Rise of the Alpha Flight, Part Two" [April 2016] (2 copies)
Issue #3: "Rise of the Alpha Flight, Part Three" [May 2016] (2 copies)
Issue #4: "Rise of the Alpha Flight, Part Four" [June 2016] (2 copies)
Issue #5: "Rise of the Alpha Flight, Part Five" [July 2016]
Issue #6: "Civil War II: Lonely At The Top, Part One" [August 2016]
Issue #8: "Civil War II: Lonely At The Top, Part Three" [October 2016]
Issue #9: "Civil War II: Lonely At The Top, Part Four" [November 2016]
Issue #10: "Civil War II: Lonely At The Top, Part Five" [January 2017]

The Mighty Captain Marvel

Issue #0 [February 2017]
Issue #1: "Alien Nation, Part One" [April 2017]
Issue #2: "Alien Nation, Part Two" [April 2017]
Issue #3: "Alien Nation, Part Three" [May 2017]
Issue #4: "Alien Nation, Part Four" [June 2017]
Issue #5: "Band of Sisters, Part One" [July 2017]

Ms. Marvel

Issue #1: "Metamorphosis" [April 2014]
Issue #2: "All Mankind" [May 2014]
Issue #3: "Side Entrance" [June 2014] (2 copies)
Issue #4: "Past Curfew" [July 2014]
Issue #5: "Urban Legend" [August 2014]
Issue #6: "Healing Factor, Part One" [September 2014]
Issue #7: "Healing Factor, Part Two" [October 2014]
Issue #8: "Generation Why, Part One" [November 2014]
Issue #9: "Generation Why, Part Two" [December 2014]
Issue #10: "Generation Why, Part Three" [February 2015]
Issue #11: "Generation Why, Part Four" [April 2015]
Issue #12: "Loki In Love" [April 2015]
Issue #13: "Crushed, Part One" [May 2015]
Issue #14: "Crushed, Part Two" [June 2015] (2 copies)
Issue #15: "Crushed, Part Three" [July 2015) (2 copies)
Issue #16: "Last Days, Part One" [August 2015] (2 copies)
Issue #17: "Last Days, Part Two" [October 2015] (2 copies)
Issue #18: "Last Days, Part Three" [November 2015]
Issue #19: "Last Days, Part Four" [December 2016]

Issue #1: "Super Famous, Part One" [January 2016]
Issue #2: "Super Famous, Part Two" [February 2016]
Issue #3: "Super Famous, Part Three" [March 2016]
Issue #4: "Army of One, Part One" [April 2016]
Issue #5: "Army of One, Part Two" [May 2016]
Issue #6: "Army of One, Part Three" [June 2016]
Issue #8: "Civil War II" [August 2016]
Issue #10: "Civil War II" [October 2016]
Issue #11: "Civil War II" [November 2016]
Issue #12: "The Road to War" (December 2016)
Issue #13: "Election Day" (January 2017)
Issue #14: "Damage Per Second, Part One" [March 2017]
Issue #15: "Damage Per Second, Part Two" [April 2017]

1/1
Supplement to the Summer Session Bulletin
1940

1/2
Article/Paper
"News Notes for the Journal of the American Society of Agronomy" by Ide P. Trotter.
Published in the Journal of the American Society of Agronomy, v. 32, no. 5, May 1940, pages 408-409.

1/3
Agronomy 525, Range Management and Ecology
Complete outline and references for Special three weeks graduate course, June 10 - June 30, 1940
Taught by Dr. W. G. McGinnies, Chief of Range Research, Southwestern Forest and Range Experiment Station, Tucson, Arizona
June 1940

1/4
Agronomy 525, Range Management and Ecology
Twelve photographs with a letter (1 of 2)
July 1940

1/5
Agronomy 525, Range Management and Ecology
Seven negatives with envelope (2 of 2)
July 1940

1/6
Agronomy 527, Forest Soils
Complete outline and references for special six weeks graduate course, June 10 - July 20, 1940
Taught by Dr. R. F. Chandler, Jr., Pack Assistant Professor of Forest Soils, Cornell University
June - July 1940

1/7
Agronomy 527, Forest Soils
Three photographs (1 of 2)
July 1940

1/8
Agronomy 527, Forest Soils
Four negatives (2 of 2)
July 1940

1/9
Agronomy 526, Fundamentals of Grass and Pasture Improvement
Lecture Notes
Taught by Dr. F. D. Keim, Chairman, Department of Agronomy, University of Nebraska
July - August 1940

1/10
Agronomy 410, Soil Classification and Mapping
Tentative Outline with correspondence concerning proposed lab and field practice.
Taught by E. A. Norton, Principal Soil Scientist, Soil Conservation Service, USDA, Washington, D. C.
July - August 1940

1/11
Two Newspaper Clippings
June, August 1940

1/12
Enrollment Data and Grades
1940

1/13
Correspondence
July - December 1940

1/14
Article/Paper
"Professional Workers Want Compressed Courses" by Ide P. Trotter.
Published in the Journal of the American Society of Agronomy, v. 32, no. 11, November 1940, pages 910-911.

1/15
Paper
"The Function of Short Time Intensive Graduate Courses" by Ide P. Trotter (2 copies)
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Sciences, Section III, Special Sciences, November 8, 1940, San Antonio, Texas. Official program included.

1/16
Article/Paper
"Agronomic Instruction for Modern Agriculture" by Ide P. Trotter published in the January 1941 issue of "Soil Conservation" (also included is a typed copy).
News articles and correspondence regarding the article.
January - March 1941

1/17
Correspondence
February - March 1941

1/1
Guest Book
1974-1975

1/2
Guest Book
1976-1979

1/3
Guest Book
1976-1984

1/4
Guest Book
1984-1985

1/5
Guest Book
1986-1987

1/6
Guest Book
1987-1989

1/1: 1986

1/2: 1987

1/3: 1988-1989

1/4: 1990

1/5: 1991

1/6: 1992

1/7: 1993

1/8: 1994

1/9: 1995

1/10: 1996-1999

Andy Marmaduke James, Jr. World War II (WWII) Collection

1/1: Biography of Andy Marmaduke James, Jr. (copy). Undated

1/2: Copies of photographs (5 pages, 18 images)

1/3: Correspondence from Andy to his parents (7 letters, copies). September 1941 - April 1942

1/4: Correspondence from the American Red Cross (copies). 1942-1945

1/5: Condolence letters (copies). 1945; 1948-1949

1/6: Japanese Army reports of James' condition while a POW (copies).

1/7: Copies of 2 radiograms, 1 telegram, and 3 pre-war news articles. 1941

1/8: Letter-page size map of the Philippines (copy). Undated

1/9: War-time articles (17x, copies). 1942; 1945-1946

1/10: Muster information (copies). 1992

1/1 -1/3: Reports, 1978-1979

1/4 - end: Reprints, 1963-1990