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Evans, Ira Hobart, 1844-1923. Ira Hobart Evans papers 1867-1913.

Title: Ira Hobart Evans papers 1867-1913.

Collection consists of business correspondence; financial records and ledgers; land purchases; expenditures; leases; lists of stockholders and land scrip holders; and executive committee, board of directors, and/or stockholder meeting minutes all documenting the negotiations for acquisition and disbursement of Texas lands in the 1850s through the early 1900s. The companies involved are the New York and Texas Land Company, the Texas Land Company, The Texas Land Syndicate, the International and Great Northern Railroad Company, the Brazos Internal Improvement and Navigation Company, and the Espuela Land and Cattle Company.

ArchivalResource: 23 document boxes plus 8 oversize items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226800434 View

New York and Texas Land Company Records 91-341., 1875-1921

Title: New York and Texas Land CompanyRecords 1875-1921

Financial records, deeds, ledgers,minutes, reports, registers, and deeds comprise the New York and Texas Land Companyrecords (1875-1921). The records document the general operations of the land companyand the sale of large tracts of land in Texas, especially in the Panhandle, duringthe late 19th century and early 20th century.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01559/01559-P.html View

Pierce, Abel Head "Shanghai", d. 1900. Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce papers, 1870-1905.

Title: Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce papers, 1870-1905.

Legal, business, and personal correspondence regarding Pierce land and cattle transactions based in Matagorda County, in southeast Texas. The correspondence spans 1870-1900. Pierce frequently corresponded with landholders to purchase or lease land.

ArchivalResource: 4 ft., 3 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56952532 View

Austin Woman's Club. Austin Woman's Club records, 1856-1892, 1928, 1964, 1970

Title: Austin Woman's Club records, 1856-1892, 1928, 1964, 1970

Comprised of legal documents, a survey map, correspondence, receipt, and newspaper clippings, the Austin Woman's Club (AWC) Records, 1856-1895, 1928, 1964, 1970, document the history of the organization and its members.

ArchivalResource: 1 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/772627189 View

Abel Head, Shanghai, Pierce Papers, 1870-1905

Title: Abel Head Pierce Papers Shanghai 1870-1905

The papers consist of the business,financial, and legal records of Abel Head Pierce, who was a prominent rancher and cattleman in the late 19thcentury. Shanghai

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00360/00360-P.html View

Huston-Tillotson College. General college records, 1915-1980.

Title: General college records, 1915-1980.

Financial records include donations records (1982-1986); budgets (1990-1998); United Negro College Fund files; lists of trustees (1976); and study of the work of the Huston-Tillotson Board of Trustees (1952?). Reports include Final Report of Survey of Huston-Tillotson College, 1955; Evaluation Report of Tillotson College, 1949 by Austin Public Schools; Evaluation of Sam Huston College graduates, Tillotson College graduates, and Huston-Tillotson College graduates by William M. Collins (1954); and A Study of the Recruiting Program at Huston-Tillotson College, a survey made in 1959, by William M. Collins; together with president's reports; other college reports; proposals; self-study materials (1969-1993); organizational chart; master plans (1990, 1997); and tenure policy (1952). Records (1956-1958, 0.5 linear ft.) of Dr. J.J. Seabrook, first president of Huston-Tillotson College (1955-1965) consist mostly of correspondence from Dr. William Collins, dean of the college, concerning prospective and current students and faculty. Topics include admissions, scholarships, requests about classes and fees, costs affiliated with student activities, graduation, faculty hiring, and faculty recommendations; together with inauguration programs (1956). Faculty files include Faculty Institute materials (1977-1982) and faculty meeting minutes. Papers of J. Mason Brewer, a faculty member, include book jacket for The Word on the Brazos by Brewer, three news clipping pertaining to the book, a press release for a lecture in Colorado, and a University of Texas press brochure of new books; descriptive order flier for 'Aunt Dicy' Tales by Brewer; news clipping in the 'Southwest Scene', Dallas Morning News, about Brewer (1970); and book, A Pictorial and Historical Souvenir of Negro Life in Austin, Texas, 1950-1951: Who's Who and What's What, by Brewer. Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Service materials (1973) include memo from Dr. E.A. Delco, Jr., dean of the college, stating the dismissal of classes and the availability of transportation to those wishing to attend the funeral.

ArchivalResource: ca. 6 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78627042 View

New York and Texas Land Company. New York and Texas Land Company Records, 1875-1921

Title: New York and Texas Land Company Records, 1875-1921

Financial records, deeds, ledgers, minutes, reports, registers, and deeds comprise the New York and Texas Land Company records (1875-1921). The records document the general operations of the land company and the sale of large tracts of land in Texas, especially in the Panhandle, during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

ArchivalResource: 18 ft., 10 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/742346674 View

Century Company records

Title: Century Company records

The Century Company published the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, which was widely regarded as the best general periodical of its time, performing a role as cultural arbiter during the 1880s and 1890s. It was founded in New York City in 1881 and also published the children's magazine St. Nicholas, dictionaries, and books. The Century Company records date from 1870 to the 1930s and chiefly contain correspondence with contributors, readers, public figures, and literary agents. A number of manuscripts and proofs in the collection are extensively edited and taken with annotations on letters provide a detailed record of the outlook, standards, and functions of the company.

ArchivalResource: 60.4 linear feet; 151 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/504 View

James Pearson Newcomb, Sr. Papers 21509352., 1835-1941

Title: James Pearson Newcomb, Sr.Papers 1835-1941

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00142/00142-P.html View

Pritchard, Cannon H. Ira Hobart Evans.

Title: Ira Hobart Evans.

Scrapbook containing original and copied materials on Ira Hobart Evans, his genealogy, his homes, family members, and the grave marking ceremony held on July 10, 2004. Includes photocopies, photographs, clippings, correspondence, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 binder : ill. ; 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58426662 View

Newcomb, James P. (James Pearson), 1837-1907. Newcomb, James Pearson, Sr., papers, 1835-1941.

Title: Newcomb, James Pearson, Sr., papers, 1835-1941.

Papers concern the career of James Pearson Newcomb, a newspaper publisher and journalist who, as a Union supporter, was forced to flee to California by way of Mexico during the Civil War but returned to Texas after the war, served in the Reconstruction government, founded and wrote for newspapers in the San Antonio area, and was a leader in state Republican politics.

ArchivalResource: 7 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21509352 View