Sons of the Republic of Texas Kathryn Stoner O’Connor Mexican Manuscript Collection 1555-1987

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Sons of the Republic of Texas Kathryn Stoner O’Connor Mexican Manuscript Collection 1555-1987

The Kathryn Stoner O'Conner Mexican Manuscript Collection, collected by the Sons of the Republic of Texas, is made up of 5400 printed and manuscript documents, periodicals, pamphlets, and broadsides, predominantly written in Spanish, and ranging in date from the 16th through the 20th centuries. The collection includes government documents, financial records, legal petitions, political and ecclesiastical decrees, wills and legal testaments, and personal and business letters. A broad array of topics is covered in the collection, including information on government, politics, finances, work, religion, social status, marriage and family, and numerous other subjects of social and historical interest.

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Sons of the Republic of Texas

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The objectives of the Sons of the Republic of Texas are to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who founded Texas, to encourage research, to promote the observance of Texas holidays, to preserve and mark historical sites, and to foster comprehensive knowledge of the state. The Kathryn Stoner O'Conner Mexican Manuscript Collection is named in honor of Kathryn Carlisle Stoner O'Connor. Kathryn (Kate) Carlisle Stoner O'Connor, preservationist, philanthropist, and historian, was bor...