Title:
Governor Richard Coke records
Description:
The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state elected by citizens every four years. Richard Coke served as governor from January 15, 1874, to December 1, 1876. These records mainly document Governor Coke's tenure during Reconstruction. Types of records include correspondence, proclamations, messages to the Texas Legislature, printed material, letterpress books, petitions, and reports, dating from 1873 to 1877 and undated. The letterpress books of outgoing correspondence have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
Collection:
Governor Richard Coke records
Creator:
Texas. Governor (1874-1876 : Coke)
Date range of creation:
1873-1877, undated
Geographic coverage:
Mexican-American Border Region
Geographic coverage:
Mexico
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Geographic coverage:
Subject:
Coke, Richard, 1829-1897
Subject:
Frontier and pioneer life
Subject:
Governors
Subject:
Indians of North America
Subject:
Officials and employees
Subject:
Pardon
Subject:
Politics and government
Subject:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Subject:
Texas. Office of the Governor
Subject:
Texas Rangers
Subject:
Texas. Constitutional Convention (1875)
Subject:
Texas. Militia
Subject:
Wars
Type:
Correspondence
Type:
Proclamations
Type:
Petitions
Type:
Reports
Type:
Letterpress copybooks
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Texas Governor Richard Coke records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
Arrangement is generally by type of material, then chronological.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Access restrictions:
None.
Size or duration:
2.5 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/40017.xml