Leroy D. Coe Collection of World War II Letters and Other Materials, 1943-1945
 Creator: Coe, Leroy Denman, 1923-1999
Title: Leroy D. Coe collection of World War II letters and other materials
Dates: 1943-1945
Abstract: Leroy D. Coe of Liberty, Texas, served in the US Army Air Force in the European Theater of World War II, with the the 652nd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force. His unit took part in the Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. The Leroy D. Coe collection of World War II letters and other materials consists of letters and postcards written by Coe to his family in Liberty, Texas, during his military service, as well as military records, graduation and wedding announcements mailed to him during his service, and other wartime mementos, dating 1943-1945. This collection has been digitized and is part of the Texas Digital Archive.
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Price Daniel Audiovisual Materials and Related Papers, 1952-1962, 1980, undated
 Creator: Daniel, Price
Title: Price Daniel audiovisual materials and related papers
Dates: 1952-1962, 1980, undated
Abstract: Price Daniel served as Texas attorney general, US senator, and Texas governor. These audiovisual materials and related papers date 1952-1962, 1980, undated, and encompass Daniel’s service in these offices, as well as his US Senate and Texas gubernatorial campaigns, and contain one item from after his political career. Topics covered include narcotic laws, segregation, states’ rights, traffic safety, and Texas business and agriculture. The most common film format is 16mm black-and-white film, and audio materials include open reel audiotapes and instantaneous recordings. Some audiovisual materials include accompanying documents.
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George Gordon papers, about 1786, 1862-1879, 1938, 1975, bulk 1873-1879
 Creator: Gordon, George, 1827-1888
Title: George Gordon papers
Dates: about 1786, 1862-1879, 1938, 1975, bulk 1873-1879
Abstract: George Gordon lived at Moore’s Bluff, Liberty County, Texas, where he farmed and worked on steamboats that plied the Trinity River. The George Gordon papers document the lives of Gordon and his family during the 1870s as well as the steamboat trade on the Trinity River during that period. Materials consist of George Gordon’s diary, dating between 1873-1879; an 1862 document appointing Gordon to carry dispatches from the British Consulate in Galveston, Texas, to their consulate in Richmond, Virginia; transcribed Bible records on the Gordon family; a 1938 Houston Post clipping containing excerpts from the diary; and a book of poetry by Robert Burns, possibly dated around 1786, that belonged to Gordon. Materials date about 1786, 1862-1879, 1938, 1975, with the bulk dating 1873-1879. The manuscript diary of George Gordon described in this finding aid has been digitized and is part of the Texas Digital Archive.
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Jean Laffite Collection, 1773-1986, undated
 Creator: Laffite, Jean
Title: Jean Laffite collection
Dates: 1773-1986, undated
Abstract: Jean Laffite, along with his brother Pierre, engaged in piracy and smuggling in New Orleans, Louisiana, and then Galveston Island, Texas, during the 1810s-1820s. The Jean Laffite collection has two components. One component consists of original journals, documents, photographs, and publications allegedly written or owned by Jean Laffite or other Laffite family members. These materials were in the possession of claimed Jean Laffite descendant John A. Laffite. The second component consists of documents, photographs, postcards, maps, publications, clippings, research materials, manuscripts, and artwork that were collected by former Texas Governor Price Daniel Sr. The collection pertains to Jean Laffite’s career as a pirate/privateer, his alleged post-1820s life in the United States, Laffite family history, John A. Laffite’s activities and communications concerning his alleged Laffite family materials and his sale of the materials, and Price Daniel’s purchase of and interest in the Laffite materials. Photographic formats include tintypes, cartes-de-visite, and prints. Material dates from 1773 to 1986, and undated, with the bulk dating 1845-1979. Photocopies of some material contain information that originally dates from 1608 to 1980. Portions of this collection have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
The collection is organized into nine series, of which the following have been digitized: Government and other official documents, Journals/Diaries, and Photographs.
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Dorothy E. Loe Collection of Sam Houston Letters and Other Materials, about 1846-1863, bulk 1852-1856
 Creator: Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867
Title: Dorothy E. Loe collection of Sam Houston letters and other materials
Dates: about 1846 to 1863
Dates: bulk 1852 to 1856
Abstract: The Dorothy E. Loe collection of Sam Houston letters and other materials documents the family life of Sam Houston and his wife Margaret Lea Houston, as well as certain actions by Houston as general of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution. The collection consists of correspondence between Sam and Margaret Lea Houston during his tenure as a United States senator, a handwritten will of Sam Houston, a petition pertaining to the 1836 seizure of the steamboat Yellow Stone by General Sam Houston, and a brooch that belonged to Houston’s eldest daughter, Nancy Elizabeth. The collection dates about 1846-1863, bulk 1852-1856. With the exception of the brooch, this collection has been digitized and is part of the Texas Digital Archive.
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Horald V. Watson Collection, 1917-1920s, about 1940, 1954, 1957, undated
Collector: Watson, Horald V., 1901-1977
Title: Horald V. Watson collection
Dates: 1917-1920s, about 1940, 1954, 1957, undated
Abstract: The Horald V. Watson collection includes one set of Daisetta water control records, two prescription sheets from Bell’s Pharmacy and Drugs, an official pocket seal, and photographs of Batson, Hull, Daisetta, and Galveston, Texas, dating 1917-1920s, about 1940, 1954, 1957, undated.
Only photographs from this collection have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
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Franklin Weston Williams Collection of Sam Houston Records and Other Materials, 1837-1853, about 1920s-1930s, bulk 1841-1844
 Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Title: Franklin Weston Williams collection of Sam Houston records and other materials
Dates: 1837-1853
Dates: about 1920s-1930s
Dates: bulk 1841-1844
Abstract: Sam Houston served as president of the Republic of Texas (1836-1838, 1841-1844) and was one of the organizers of a land company in Jefferson County, Texas, the Company of the City of Sabine. The Franklin Weston Williams collection of Sam Houston records and other materials consists of the Private Executive Records of the Second Term of Sam Houston’s Administration of the Government of the Republic of Texas, an index to the Private Executive Records, documents pertaining to Sam Houston’s presidency and his involvement in the Company of the City of Sabine, and a bust of Sam Houston, sculpted by artist Penelope Lingan. The collection dates 1837-1853, 1920s-1930s, bulk 1841-1844. With the exception of the Constitution of the City of Sabine, military orders, and the bust, this collection has been digitized and is part of the Texas Digital Archive.
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