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Chambers, Thomas Jefferson, 1802-1865. Thomas Jefferson Chambers papers, 1830-1942, (bulk 1870-1925).

Title: Thomas Jefferson Chambers papers, 1830-1942, (bulk 1870-1925).

The Thomas Jefferson Chambers Papers document the legal battle from 1870 to 1925 to obtain restitution for lands condemned for construction of the Texas state capitol. There are four groups, each composed of records created by Chambers or one of his heirs, his wife Abbie Chambers, daughter Kate C. Sturgis and granddaughter Katharine S. Evans. Documents include correspondence that concern the administration of the Chambers estate, legal briefs and opinions regarding Chambers v. Fisk et al, land grants, the Texas legislature's House Journal and Senate Journal, clippings, sections and entire issues of the newspapers Galveston Tribune, Austin Statesman, Austin American, Houston Chronicle, Houston Post-Dispatch and Christian Science Monitor (1925, 1935-1936, 1942), maps of Travis and Liberty counties (1824-1874) and memorials to the Texas Legislature (1886-1925). The collected papers of Kate C. Sturgis include many unsigned and undated documents that address the land claim and correspondence of O.M. Roberts, William Martin Walton and other attorneys. Many documents in this collection are retained only in transcript form, but are arranged as the originals which were at one time part of this collection.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (.8 linear ft.) + maps.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47111337 View

Thomas W. Streeter collection of Texas manuscripts, 1787-1864

Title: Thomas W. Streeter collection of Texas manuscripts 1787-1864

The collection consists of letters, land claims, court papers, financial documents, public documents, narrative descriptions, and histories, recording the early history and development of Texas, including the conflicts between Texan and Mexican officials that culminated in the Texas Revolution. Each part is arranged alphabetically by the author, item title, or subject. Accompanied by Streeter's catalogue of his collection in two notebooks.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 8; Linear Feet: 4

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.wa498 View

Thomas Jefferson Chambers papers MC018. 47111337., 1830-1942, (Bulk: 1870-1925)

Title: Thomas Jefferson Chambers papers 1830-1942 (Bulk: 1870-1925)

The Thomas Jefferson Chambers Papers document land tenure of the Chambers family in Texas from 1830 through 1925.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/sjmh/00018/00018-P.html View

Múzquiz (Coahuila, Mexico) Collection, 1553-1889, 19

Title: Múzquiz (Coahuila, Mexico) Collection 1553-1889 19

Original municipal records from the town of Múzqiz in Coahuila, Mexico. The collection, assembled by Luis Alberto Guajardo, also contains records of citizens such as wills.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 17; Linear Feet: 7

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.musquiz View