Title:
George Gordon papers
Description:
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.
Collection:
George Gordon papers
Creator:
Gordon, George, 1827-1888
Date of creation:
1938
Date of creation:
1975
Date range of creation:
about 1786
Date range of creation:
1862-1879
Date range of creation:
bulk 1873-1879
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Geographic coverage:
Liberty County (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
Trinity River (Tex.)
Subject:
Farms
Subject:
Steamboats
Type:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Type:
Diaries
Type:
Genealogies (histories)
Citation information:
(Identify the item), George Gordon papers. Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The papers are arranged by document type
Copyright information:
Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished works are protected for the life of the author plus 70 years. The term of copyright for published material varies. Researchers are responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Access restrictions:
None
Size or duration:
0.25 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://www.txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/00035.xml