Papers, 1878-1963.

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Papers, 1878-1963.

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Correspondence, legal documents, poems, articles, clippings, memorabilia, map, photographs, program, pamphlets, notes, and typescripts. Includes material about saving the Alamo, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas including the De Zavala Chapter, and correspondence of Louis Lenz regarding the establishment of Lorenzo de Zavala Park in Harris County. Also includes biographical material about the Zavala family. Correspondents include John Henry Brown, Victor M. Rose, O.M. Roberts, Edmond J.P. Schmitt, and Zavala's uncle, Lorenzo de Zavala, as well as various family members, friends, fans, and officials of the state.

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University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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Lenz, Louis, 1885-1967

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De Zavala, Adina, 1861-1955

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Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836

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Zavala, Adina de

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Brown, John Henry, 1820-1895

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Epithet: author and lecturer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000209.0x000305 Journalist, military hero, politician, and historian served as mayor of Dallas (1885-1887) and authored books on the history of Texas, Dallas and Dallas County, and Mexico. From the description of Brown, John Henry, family papers, 1691-1951. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23987...

Zavala family.

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Roberts, Oran Milo, 1815-1898

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Rose, Victor M., -1893

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