Eagar family papers, 1866-1966.

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Eagar family papers, 1866-1966.

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Correspondence, printed material, financial documents, legal documents, and military materials, relating to the business, organizational, military, and personal activities of the family. Persons represented include businessman Robert Eagar (1830-1883) and his wife, Sarah Eagar (1842-1947); their daughter and son-in-law, Florence Eagar Roberts (1867-1969) and Harris L. Roberts (1858-1918); and their grandson, Robert Pierpont Eagar Roberts. Much of the materials relates to the involvement of Sarah Roberts and Florence Eagar Roberts in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and to their service as custodians of the Alamo. Military papers relate to the career army service of Harris L. Roberts and to the World War II service of his son, Robert Pierpont Eagar Roberts. The collection contains complete or nearly complete San Antonio newspapers dating from the early 1900s to the 1920s.

3.75 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8049408

Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library

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Roberts, Florence Eagar, 1867-1969

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San Antonio, Texas resident, and Custodian of the Alamo for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. From the description of Florence Eagar Roberts papers, 1905-1944. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 310355840 Florence Eagar and her twin sister Blanche were born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1867. Their father Robert Eagar (1830-1883), a native of Canada who had lived in San Antonio since 1850, was involved in a number of business ven...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Roberts, Harris L. (Harris Lee), 1858-1918

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Roberts, Robert Pierpont Eagar

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Eagar, Sarah, 1842-1947

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Florence Eagar and her twin sister Blanche were born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1867. Their father Robert Eagar (1830-1883), a native of Canada who had lived in San Antonio since 1850, was involved in a number of business ventures in the city. Florence's mother Sarah Riddle Eagar (1842-1847) was reputedly the first Anglo child born in San Antonio. Sarah Eagar and her daughters were early members of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) and active in the organizatio...

Eagar, Robert, 1830-1883

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Eagar family.

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Residents of San Antonio, Tex. From the description of Eagar family papers, 1866-1966. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70953095 ...

Daughters of the Republic of Texas

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