Smith Family Papers 1893-1979

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Smith Family Papers 1893-1979

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Comprising correspondence, surveyrecords, blueprints and plans, financial records, minutes, legal papers, clippings,printed material, and a record book, the Smith Family Papers, 1893-1979, documentthe interests and property of Bettie Margaret Smith, as well as the lives of herparents Floyd and Jewell Smith, and grandparents A. J. and B. G. Smith.

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Smith, A. J.

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National Society, United States Daughters of 1812. Texas Society

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Born in Humphreys County, Tennessee, A. J. Smith married Bettie "B. G." Daniel in 1869 and the couple moved to Texas the following year. He worked as a teacher in Texas for over 10 years before devoting himself to land investment, while B. G. was involved with the United States Daughters of 1812 and served as historian of the American Legion Auxiliary. Of the Smiths' three children, only their son Floyd survived to adulthood. He attended the University of Texas at Austin (UT), where...

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University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...

Smith, Bettie G.

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Smith, Bettie Margaret, 1933-1979

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Smith, Floyd

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