Catalog of Holdings

Archives   Family Histories   Genealogies   Gov't Records   Library   Maps   Newspapers   Oral Histories   Photos   Vertical Files   Videos  

Archive and Manuscript Collection

The Archives Collection consists of contributed papers of individuals, organizations, and institutions including records and miscellaneous non-published primary research materials. It is alphabetized by the Main Entry. You may seach for specific names/words on this page by using the Find function in your browser (Ctrl-F). This page was posted without proofing and editing to get some useful information out quickly and may not contain everything in the collection. It will be revised in the future. Donations of archival material of historic interest is gladly accepted by The Bosque County Collection.

Location	Main Entry	Biographical Statement	Title	Physical Description	Scope and Contents Note	Donor/Source	Date Acquired
Mss. 059	Barry, James Buckner "Buck"	Frontiersman, Texas Ranger	Collection.	.5 cubic feet	Newspaper clippings; Diary	Keith, Mary Lee
Mss. 057	Berg, Alice Marie Nelson	Native of Clifton, Texas - Norwegian Settlement	Collection.	1.5 cubic feet	Correspondence, Family Histories, Newsclippings, Photographs	Nelson, Nathaniel
Mss. 017	Bettis, J.M.	Educator, Superintendent of Bosque Schools	Collection.	6 folders	Photographs, Printed Material, programs, school board election returns, misc. printed items, Bosque County	Bettis, Lottie
Mss. 064	Bettis, Lottie	Teacher, Clifton Schools	Collection.	4.5 cubic feet	Business, Civic, correspondence, newspaper, photographs, printed materials
Mss. 006	Bettis, Pac Rutherford, 1877-1946.	Engineer on the Texas Central Railroad and land investor.	Papers, 1895-1899.	.5 cubic feet.	Correspondence, photographs of the Bettis family and the Texas Central Railroad, miscellaneous printed material, two pieces of women's clothing, and advertising for Walnut Springs, Texas. SEE ALSO OVERSIZE BOX. Inventory available in the archives.	Hudson, Marie Bettis, 1984	7/27/90
Mss. 012	Bonds, Dula.	Chariman of Bosque County Historical Commission and school teacher.	Collection.	3 folders.	Information about other historical foundations, resume for Mrs. Bonds, and correspondence, including a letter from Lloyd Bentsen.	Bonds, Dula, 1983	7/27/90
Mss. 015	Butler, James Wright	Banker	Papers	12 folders	Correspondence, diary, photographs, legal and financial records, and newsclippings pertaining to personal and business affairs. Includes family genealogy.	Ramsey, Mary Butler
Mss. 051	Clifton College		Collection	3 folders	Photos, postcards, annual (1946) and an annual of the Lutheran College, 1915-1916, the precursor of Clifton College
Mss. 016	Clifton High School	Collected for use during the 50th year class reunion	Class of 1937 Biographies	1 folder	Class of 1937 Biographies	Torrence, Elizabeth
Mss. 008	Combs, Hugh and Nannie.		Photographs and miscellaneous.	1 cubic foot.	Primarily photographs, many unidentified, of family and real estate. Also includes one manuscript letter, a biographical sketch and obituary of Lowry Hampton Scrutchfield, an obituary of W. A. McNemar, and misc. other printed items.	Harris, Selma, 1986.	7/27/90
Mss. 03	Coston, Elsie	Third grade teacher in Clifton Schools	Records	1.5 cubic feet	Programs for the Civic Improvement Scoiety, 1952-1982; certificate and grade for Coston from Meridian Junior College; Class photos of third grade - 1933-1962 and gradebooks, portraits of Elsie and Ralph Coston; newsclipping scrapbook; and Green M. Coston's postmaster appointment at Cranfills Gap, 1887
Mss. 004	Coston, Thomas C. 1872-1956.	Physician in Clifton, Texas.	Weather diaries, 1952-1956.	2 fd. 4 vol.	Records various elements of weather and temperature.	Coston, Elsie, 1984	7/27/90
Mss. 020	Cox, Ramsey M.	Superintendent of the Texas Central Railroad	Photographs and records	.5 cubic feet	Family portraits, western vacation snapshots, Obituaries, Meridian College annual, Information on a Tibbets Family	Sauer, M&M Robert
Mss. 002	Cureton Family		Papers, 1900-1984.	.5 cubic feet.	Memoirs, correspondence, postcards and newsclippigs of several generations of the Cureton family. The memoirs of Willie Curaton include accounts of the life of his father, J. J. "Jack" Cureton. See Oversize Box. An inventory is available.	Cureton, Hugh Jack, 1986	7/27/90
Mss. 005	Dansby, Elmo.	Confederate soldier from Clifton, Texas	Letters, 1861-1867.	1 fd., 10 items; Typescript and photocopies.	Letters written to his mother and others. Also includes newsclippings.	Dansby, Elmo, 1985	7/27/90
Mss. 034	Dunlap Family		Papers	.5 cubic feet	Primarily notebooks and scrapbooks of Rev. L.A. Dunlap, Irene Dunlap and Moran Dunlap
Mss. 040	Frazier, James Cason, 1867	Early pioneer near Morgan on the Brazos associated with Jacob De Cordova	Family papers	3 cubic feet.	Includes correspondence, records, news clippings, genealogy, and a large number of photographs of the family.	Battle, John Dr.	11/10/90
Mss. 025	Gilliam Family	Owned the Ford Agency. Leading Citizen of Clifton, Texas.	Collection	5 folders	Misc printed items about Clifton, including a City Directory, 1947 and a Farm & Ranch Directory, 1971 (Bosque Co.). Also a series of photographs of the Bosque Memorial Museum	Jenson, Nell Gilliam
Mss. 065	Greer, James Kimmins	Author, Historian - native of Iredell, Texas	Papers	.05 cubic feet	Printed material from Iredell Times, correspondence, Clippings, Greer Family, Barry Family, Jack Hays	Greer, James K.
Mss. 026	Handley, Ed	Mayor of Clifton, Director of Central Texas Fair, Grain buyer, Married Anna Terrell, active in Civic and Methodist Church affairs	Papers & Photographs, 1931-1955	7 folders	Correspondence (1931-55) regarding business & mayoral matters, photographs and newsclippings	Hyles, Arthur
Mss. 013	Hardwick, Olin Alfred.	County Clerk (1941-44) and County judge (1944-52) for Bosque Co., Texas.	Photographs.	2 folders.	Photographs of Hardwick as county clerk and judge. Also photographs of class at Harmony School, and Clifton Lutheran College yearbook, 1918.	Hardwick, Mrs. Alfred, 1985	7/27/90
Mss. 021	Hauke Family	A Clifton, Texas family	Papers	.5 cubic feet	newsclippings, postcard, enlistment papers, reunion documents and printed material, souvenirs of Edward Hauke from World War I and his experiences in the Twelfth Engineers of the U.S. Army. Also, an embroidered postcard from France written by his brother, Louis Hauke, and a speech by Anie Hauke on the German Settlers of Clifton.	McDowell, Sue
Mss. 014	Helm, Lena Snell	Organist for United Methodist Church, Active in Magazine Club and other civic organizations	Collection, 1909-1950	7 folders	Photographs, programs, newsclippings, and other printed material pertaining to Helm's civic involvement and interest in Clifton history	Helm, Lena
Mss. 035	Hensley, Mozelle	Local historian of Walnut Springs and writer of articles for Glen Rose newspaper	Collected Materials	1 cubic foot	Legal documents, clippings of her articles, files on the Garden club of schools, Lodge 268, all pertaining to Walnut Springs	Hensley, Mozelle
Mss. 023	Howard, Jesse	Local historian of Indians around Valley Mills, born in Valley Mills, Texas, son of Joe Howard and Lula Pipkin.	Collection	.5 cubic feet	Misc. manuscripts created by persons unrelated to Howard, including letter by J.E. Forster (1888) and a diary and other items from the J.D. Kellum Family. Photographs of Valley Mills and Meridian.	Johnson, Frances
Mss. 022	Hughes, Lucille	Elementary and music teacher in Kopperl, Texas	Research Materials	.5 cubic feet; 21 folders	Correspondence, newsclippings, photographs, biographical and historical sketches of families and small communities in Bosque County. These items were gathered for the "Bosque County Land and People"	Hughes, Lucille
Mss. 009	Jackson, Mary Laverne McGregor.	Native of Walnut Springs, Texas.	Papers, 1909-1985.	5 folders.	Correspondence, photographs, recipes and miscellaneous records pertaining to family history. NOTE: Jackson's Crossing was named for her husband's grandfather, Judson Cory Jackson.	Jackson, Mrs. Roy E. (Laverne), 1984.	7/27/90
Mss. 037	Johnson, Frances	Resident of Valley Mills and member of Bosque County Historical Commission	Collected Material	.5 cubic feet	Newsclippings of local history, funeral notices of Valley Mills residents, correspondence with the Historical Commission and misc. printed books and brochures	Johnson, Frances
Mss. 010	Johnson, Si.	Teacher.	Grade book, 1921-22.	l volume	Gradebook used at Cranfills Gap, Bosque County, Texas.	Johnson, Mrs. Ina, 1985	7/27/90
Mss. 011	Jones, Albert	State Representative from Valley Mills, Texas.	Records.	3 folders.	Includes photographs, a form letter, newsclippings, certificates, and resolution in memory of Jones.	Pool, Mrs. Martha, 1985.	7/27/90
Mss. 063	Kemp, Vera Bradley	Great Grand daughter of Colonel Buck Barry, Native of Walnut Springs, Texas	Collection	.5 cubic feet	Collection of newsclippings, photographs
Mss. 019	Knowles Family		Photographs	79 items	Generally unidentified portraits, representing several families (possibly includes the Jaynes Family, the Odles Family and the Barton Family	Bowman, Artie Barton
Mss. 058	Lammert, Nelda		Collection	1 cubic feet	Magazines, newsclippings	Lammert, Nelda
Mss. 039	Lewis, George M.	Banker in San Antonio and descendant of Lowry Scrutchfield.	Papers	3 cubic feet - also oversize	Family history and genealogy of several families, Lewis, Bunting, Scrutchfield, & Robinson. Also includes photographs	Allen, Bob
Mss. 028	Lomax Family		Papers	.25 cubic feet	Diary 1888-1910, Diary of Seaborn Lomax 8/21/1874 to 6/8/1910. Biographies of James Avery & Susan Cooper Lomax 1816-1892, James Tramp Lomax 1902. Recollections of Mattie Lomax, a Trip to Texas by Frances Lomax, Recollections of J.A. Lomax, John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax
Mss. 024	Lumpkin, J.J.	Physician in Meridian	Papers and photographs	.5 cubic feet	Genealogical records, newsclippings, photographs of family and various scenes in Meridian, Texas.	Radde, Rebecca & Bob Averitt
Mss. 038	Magazine Club, Clifton, Texas	Organized in 1902 to study current literature	Records	1.5 cubic feet	Includes copies of the Club's yearbooks, newsclippings, history of the club by Mrs. J.C. Kincheloe and minutes of meetings.	Magazine Club
Mss. 049	Meridian College		Collection	.5 cubic feet	Photographs, banner and annuals, 1911-1922	Ex-Students of Meridian College
Mss. 054	Meridian Study Club		Collection	1.5 cubic feet	Minutes, roll lists, certificates, yearbooks 1917-1990, issues of the Meridian Tribune
Mss. 053	Morgan, Texas City Council Minute Book		Minute Book	1 volume	City Council Minute Book I, 1913-1938
Mss. 032	Moseley, Gloria	Resident of Norse Community	Papers	1 cubic foot	Transcripts of articles written by Moseley for the Clifton Record, personal correspondence and newsclippings. Also, issues of Clifton Record transferred to Newspaper Collection	Moseley, Gloria
Mss. 044	Odle, Hugh Carter, 1862-	Served on first Land Commission in Texas.	Papers, 1900-1918.	4.5 cubic feet	Correspondence and receipts pertaining primarily to Odle's office as Land Commissioner. Gift of Rebecca Radde, 1985.	Radde, Rebecca	11/10/90
Mss. 027	Olsen, Palmer	Son of Petter and Helene Olsen, graduate of Texas A&M, served in both World War I & II, Excelled in baseball in college, contributed valuable collection of historical material to Bosque County Collection	Papers	.5 cubic feet	Articles written for Folk Lore Society, memories of childhood in Clifton, correspondence, printed material, photographs
Mss. 029	Parks, Edgar Samuel "Pumper"	Worked as a pumper for the Santa Fe Railroad, born in Madisonville, TN, moved to Clifton in 1900	Papers	3 folders (oversize box)	Deed to Old Water Mill, 1915; Bosquerama from Centennial, 1954; a book re: Santa Fe Railroad; dress worn by Mollie Parks during the Centennial, with photographs	Martin, Eddie Parks
Mss. 007X	Peterson, August.		Records, 1876-1879.	2 oversize items.	Nationalization papers, 18979, and marriage license, 1876.		7/27/90
Mss. 056	Pike, Arthur N.	Physician in Iredell, Texas	Papers & photographs		Ledger, magazines and photographs of Pike Family	Pike, Albert
Mss. 031	Pool, William C.	Author and professor of history at Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas	Papers	1.5 cubic feet	Correspondence, personal documents, photographs, research notes for several books written by Pool, newsclippings and Bosque County local history	Pool, William C.
Mss. 036	Radde, Rebecca		Papers	1.5 cubic feet	Correspondence, records, newsclippings about local history; masonic lodge documents; and misc. printed brochures; Meridian College annuals (1919-1922); Bosque County Directory 1972.
Mss. 061	Robinson, Ella	Native of Meridian, Texas and co-founder of Second Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Collection	.5 cubic feet	Church Materials, newsletters, photographs, writings.	Davis, Faye
Mss. 030	Schow, Emmett H.		Papers, 1916-1960	.5 cubic feet (oversize box)	Correspondence, World War I records, photographs, miscellaneious printed material, political buttons, and dresses of mother - Anna Berg Schow	Adams, Joy
Mss. 046	Schow, Mae Elinor		Papers	5 folders, oversize	Correspondence, Clifton High School Annuals (1923, 1926), newsclippings, family history of the Erik Swenson family, and a scrapbook following the Clifton High School graduating class of 1923	Schow, Mae Elinor
Mss. 018	Scrutchfield, George Erath	Married to Iva Nora McFadden and constable of Clifton, Accounts collector for A.A. McNeil	Papers, 1888-1922	4 folders	Letters of recommendation and sympathy (at Scrutchfield's death), oath of office, will, receipts, and photographs	Rowe, Scrutchfield Juno, Mrs.
Mss. 001	Scrutchfield, Lowry Hampton, l824-l886	First County Judge for Bosque Co., land surveyor, civil war veteran, farmer-stockman.	Papers	.5 cubic feet	Correspondence, journal, legal and financial documents, newsclippings, and photographs pertaining to business and family. The 1864 journal describes Scrutchfield's experiences on an expedition. The letters pertain primarily to his work as a surveyor. Inventory available in the archive. See Also Oversize box.	Rowe, Juno Scrutchfield	7/27/90
Mss. 042	Searville Church (near Valley Mills, TX)		Minutes, 1877-1980.	.5 cubic feet; photocopies.			11/10/90
Mss. 045	Solbert, Elsie Olsen		Collection	.5 cubic feet	Scrapbook containing photographs of Meridian College, 1923; also two Meridian College yearbooks, 1923-24	Solberg, Elsie
Mss. 033	Taylor, Winolin and Ruby		Papers	.5 cubic feet	Letter, photographs of Bosque County Courthouse and the Emerson Hotel, Meridian, and the Meridian College yearbooks, 1914-1917	Taylor, Winolin and Ruby
Mss. 062	Tipps, Ester		Collection	.5 cubic feet	Bosque Memorial Museum material; family history; newsclippings
Mss. 041	Torrence, Iva Pool, 1895-1982	Daughter of Bosque County pioneer Tom M. Pool and wife of Luddie T. "Dick" Torrence.	Papers.	5 cubic feet.	Correspondence, photographs, weather diaries, greeting cards, family history, printed material pertaining to a pioneer family of Bosque County. Gift of Elizabeth Torrence (daughter) 1989	Torrence, Elizabeth (daughter)	11/10/89
Mss. 055	Veteto, Bob	Native of Valley Mills, Texas, Journalist, writer	Collection	3 cubic feet	Collection of correspondence, family histories, genealogies, newsclippings, Smith Bend Work	Veteto, Bob
Mss. 060	Williamson, "Aunt Clara" McDonald	Artist - native of Iredell, Texas	Collection.	.5 cubic feet	2 Books - American Heritage (1970) and The Texans, Their Land and History	Jones, Mr. & Mrs. Ed	8/10/89