Britton Collection of Early Texas and U.S. Civil War documents
Scope and Contents
Legal documents and correspondence related to the Jose de Escandon expedition of the Gulf Coast (1765-1766) and the establishment of missions in the Seno Mexicano, and U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction documents, as well as other documents related to Texas and American history.
Dates
- Creation: 1597-1903
Access Restriction
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Box 1 stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.
Box 2 stored onsite in the vault.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials from the Britton documents must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Extent
3 Linear Feet ( (2 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
Legal documents and correspondence related to the Jose de Escandon expedition of the Gulf Coast (1765-1766) and the establishment of missions in the Seno Mexicano, and U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction documents, as well as other documents related to Texas and American history.
Acquisition Information
Gifts of Mr. and Mrs. James Lanier Britton, 1971.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Britton Collection of Early Texas and U.S. Civil War documents, 1597-1903
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1980
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu