Sam Houston Center
Sam Houston Center Collections
The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center is a component of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s (TSLAC) Archives and Information Services Division (ARIS) and serves as the official regional historical resource depository for the 10 southeast Texas counties of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, and Tyler. The Center’s collections include over 12,000 cubic feet of historical materials related to Southeast Texas, including local government records, manuscripts, fine art prints and photographs, blueprints and maps, newspapers, rare books and journals, three-dimensional artifacts, and a variety of audio-visual materials and microfilm. For more information on the Sam Houston Center and its holdings, including materials not available online, visit the Center’s page or contact reference staff at samhoustoncenter@tsl.texas.gov.
These images have various known copyright and other restrictions but are available for reference purposes. See individual copyright statements at the item level for more information regarding copyright and publication options. Please include the credit “(image number, collection name,) Courtesy of Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center, Texas State Library and Archives Commission” when using these images in any way.
These collections can be found elsewhere in the Texas Digital Archive and are grouped together here for convenience purposes as a virtual collection.
Horald V. Watson collection | Greg D. Box photograph collection | L.J. Whitmeyer glass plate negatives collection | Clyde and Thelma See glass plate negatives collection| Don Kelly Southeast Texas Postcard collection || Jean Laffite collection
Horald V. Watson Collection, 1917-1920s, about 1940, 1954, 1957, undated![]() Grady Barnhart and four men in Batson, Texas, oilfield Creator: Watson, Horald V., 1901-1977 Click here to access the online finding aid |
Greg D. Box Photograph Collection, about 1900-1910![]() Batson Oil Gusher Collector: Box, Greg D. Click here to enter the records Click here to access the online finding aid |
L.J. Whitmeyer Glass Plate Negatives Collection, about 1890-about 1910![]() Group portrait in front of porch Collector: Whitmeyer, Jack, Jr., 1921-2010 Click here to enter the records Click here to access the online finding aid. |
Clyde and Thelma See Glass Plate Negatives Collection, about 1905-about 1920![]() Man on horseback with young child Collector: See, Clyde A. (Clyde Alan), 1922-2002 Click here to enter the records Click here to access the online finding aid |
Don Kelly Southeast Texas Postcard Collection, about 1898-about 1997![]() Beaumont: The Town of Towns postcard Collector: Kelly, Don, 1940- Materials after 1932 are not available in the TDA due to concerns about copyright. Click here to enter the records Click here to access the online finding aid |
Jean Laffite Collection, 1773-1986, undated![]() Julius (Jules) Laffite, 1858 Creator: Laffite, Jean The collection is organized into nine series, of which the following have been digitized: Government and other official documents, Journals/Diaries, and Photographs. Click here to enter the records Click here to access the online finding aid |