Thomas D. Wooten family papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0255

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

The papers consist primarily of 14 letters, mainly between physician Thomas Wooten and Henrietta Goodall, prior to their marriage. Also included are several notes, envelopes, lists, and two photographs. Dates range from 1849-1898.

Dates

Creation: 1849 - 1898

Creator

Wooten, Thomas D. family (Family)

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Use Restrictions

Permsission to publish from the Thomas Wooten Family Correspondence must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Note

Thomas Dudley Wooten, son of Joseph W. Wooten, was born on March 6, 1829, in Barren County, Kentucky. In 1853, he married Henrietta C. Goodall, and that same year received his M.D. from the University of Louisville. He praticed medicine in Kentucky and Missouri, and in the Civil War was a district surgeon in the Confederate Army. After the war, Wooten practiced in Paris, Texas, and in the 1870s established a practice in Austin. He became one of the original regents of the University of Texas in 1881 ands served as president of the board of regents from 1885 until his death at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, on August 1, 1906. (excerpted from The New Handbook of Texas, 1996)

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

The papers consist primarily of 14 letters, mainly between Texas physician Thomas Wooten and Henrietta Goodall, prior to their marriage. Also included are several notes, envelopes, lists, and two photographs. Dates range from 1849-1898.