Papers, 1830-1971, 1882-1970.

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Papers, 1830-1971, 1882-1970.

Collection includes correspondence, financial and printed material, literary productions, scrapbook material, and photographs relating to Brownwood Chamber of Commerce, and Carpenter's personal interests, civic activites, and field work for the Southwest Collection. Collection bulks (1882-1970) with printed material and Brownwood Chamber of Commerce material. Printed material mainly concerns Carpenter's personal interests and activities. Also contains phtocopies of correspondence of Stephen F. Austin concerning the establishment of a colony near Bastrop, Texas, circa 1830.

4,358 leaves

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Carpenter, Fred A. (Fred Alan)

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Field representative for the Southwest Collection from 1968-1977. A resident of Brownwood, Texas, Carpenter was affiliated with the family drugstore business prior to his employment with the Southwest Collection. Was active in civic affairs of Brownwood, Texas, and served as president of the Brown County Historical Society (1969-1970). From the description of Papers, 1830-1971, 1882-1970. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23448837 ...

Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836

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Stephen F. Austin, son of Moses Austin, initiated the Anglo-American colonization of Texas by assuming ownership of a land grant given to his father by the Spanish government in 1821. From the description of Austin, Stephen F., papers, 1819-1821. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20430891 Stephen Fuller Austin was born on November 3, 1793 in Virginia to Maria and Moses Austin. He was educated in Connecticut and at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kent...

Brownwood Chamber of Commerce

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Chamber of Commerce was organized in Brownwood in 1906, a city in Brown County, Texas. From the description of Records, 1923-1972, (bulks 1923-1960). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25776385 ...