Texas--Fort Bend County
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew Forest Muir papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0017
Abstract:
This material includes correspondence, research and genealogical notes which reflect the interests of historian and Rice University professor Andrew Forest Muir. They relate to 19th century Texas and Houston history; free African Americans in Texas pre-Civil War; the life and death of William Marsh Rice; the growth of the Catholic, Anglican, and Episcopal Churches in the 19th century via missionary work in Texas and Hawaii; and Hawaiian history, specifically clergymen in Hawaii. These...
Dates:
ca. 1916-1969
Clarence R. Wharton papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0019
Abstract:
The Clarence R. Wharton Papers includes Wharton’s papers, correspondence, research files and manuscripts related to Texas history. The correspondence pertains primarily to the preparation and/or publication of his works, such as "Gail Borden, pioneer," "Wharton's History of Fort Bend County," "Remember Goliad," "L'Archeveque," and others. Also included is manuscript material of other authors.
Dates:
1804-1956
Sugar Land and Fort Bend historical papers of Jane McMeans
Collection
Identifier: MS 0032
Abstract:
Original letters, pamphlets, tabloids, printed materials, books, videos, maps, and photographs documenting the Texas city of Sugar Land during the 19th century and 20th century, including the creation and development of the Imperial Sugar company.
Dates:
1826 - 2007, and undated