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Wade biography of Michel B. Menard collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0189
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a biography written by Houston Wade about Michel B. Menard, founder of Galveston. Included are newsclippings about Menard, other Texas personalities, and correspondence to Mr. Wade regarding the Menard family history.

Dates

  • 1938 - 1939

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the Wade biography of Michel B. Menard collection, MS 189, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Note

Michel Branamour Meynard, Indian trader, entrepreneur and founder of the Galveston City company, was born near Montreal, Quebec, on December 5, 1805. He became a fur trader, working his way south from Detroit to Missouri, trading with the Shawnee and other Indian tribes. He later traded horses and mules for manufactured goods and built and operated a sawmill . He organized the Galveston Company in 1838 and represented Galveston in the fifth Congress in 1840-41.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract:

This collection consists of a biography written by Houston Wade about Michel B. Menard, founder of Galveston. Included are newsclippings about Menard, other Texas personalities, and correspondence to Mr. Wade regarding the Menard family history.

Acquisition Information

Fletcher Collection, gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 1969
Title
Guide to the Wade biography of Michel B. Menard collection, 1938-1939
Status
Completed
Author
Alan Bath
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA