Jonas Harrison collection, 1932-1933.

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Jonas Harrison collection, 1932-1933.

Consists primarily of letters to Prof. Samuel E. Asbury of College Station, Texas, from various correspondents concerning the life of Jonas Harrison, founder of Harrison County, Texas. Correspondents include Harrison Williams and J. Boardman Scovell.

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Williams, Harrison A.

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Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (1919-2001) represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate from 1959 until 1982. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1953 through 1956. A member of the Democratic Party, Williams held leadership positions on the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, the Special Committee on Aging, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Small Business, among others. From the description of Harrison A. Williams, Jr., pape...

Asbury, Samuel E. (Samuel Erson), 1872-1962

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Asbury, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, was assistant state chemist at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Texas A&M University and an amateur historian and collector of Texana. From the description of Asbury, Samuel Erson, papers, 1920-1955. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 22902157 Historian and chemist. From the description of Samuel E. Asbury papers, 1807-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956192 Harrison w...

Scovell, Josiah Boardman, 1869 or 70-1960.

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Harrison, Jonas, 1777-1836

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U.S. customs and tax collector residing in Geneseo County, N.Y., who later emigrated to Shelby County, Tex., where he practiced law. From the description of Jonas Harrison papers, 1813-1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981872 Born in Woodbridge Township, N.J., 11 Oct. 1777; admitted to the bar in 1807, while in the Michigan Territory. He lived in Lewiston, N.Y. from 1809-1813, where he was collector of customs for the District of Niagara, and master of chancery for New ...

Cooke, Elizabeth, 1962-....

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