Bonewitz, Edwin A.

Edwin Bonewitz was a lay historian interested in the history of Texas and especially Houston during the Republic and early statehood periods. Ed Bonewitz spent countless hours in the Harris County Court Records and in the Houston Public Library researching various topics with all the intensity of a perfectionist. Although he was an antiquarian concerned with esoteric subjects and completely caught up in detail, the results of his research are impressive.

From the guide to the Edwin A. Bonewitz Collection MSS. 0025., 1830's-1960's, (Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library)