Sam Houston Celebration Collection, 1900-1993 | SHSU Special Collections & University Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Sam Houston Celebration Collection, 1900-1993

Predominant Dates:1992-1993

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement:

The Sam Houston Bicentennial Collection consists of correspondence, articles, clippings, catalogues and materials relating to the Bicentennial celebration. This collection is housed in two archival boxes, arranged in two series. Series one contains correspondence related to seeking additional Sam Houston materials, clippings and articles about Sam Houston the man. Series two has materials relating to Sam Houston’s Bicentennial celebrations. Materials in both series are dated 1992 and 1993.

This collection was accumulated by the former Special Collections Librarian Paul Culp.

Subjects: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863, Huntsville (Tex.) - History

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The materials that make up the first series are a part of efforts made to acquire Sam Houston (the man) related materials. Correspondence between Mr. Paul Culp and various University and College libraries make up a large part of this series. There are also catalogues and other lists showing Sam Houston-related holdings. The second series consists entirely of materials related to Sam Houston’s Centennial Celebrations including brochures, invitations and newspaper clippings. Many of these items have biographical information about Sam Houston the man including timelines of his life and accomplishments, as well as information about the celebrations themselves which took place all over Huntsville, Texas in 1993 (two hundred years after Sam Houston’s birth.)

Subject/Index Terms

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Huntsville (Tex.) - History

Administrative Information

Repository: SHSU Special Collections & University Archives

Use Restrictions:

The materials represented in this finding aid have been made available for research, teaching and private use. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) these items without prior permission on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies.

Please contact the Newton Gresham Library's Special Collections and University Archives department to request permissions to reproduce materials for any other purpose, or to obtain information regarding the copyright status of a particular digital image, text, audio or video recording.

Preferred Citation: Sam Houston Celebration Collection. Thomason Special Collections, Newton Gresham Library, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1],
[Series 2],
[All]

Series 2

Box 1

Folder 1: Sam Houston Bicentennial Birthday Celebration Materials, 1993
Folder 2: Sam Houston Bicentennial Letter Materials, 1993
Folder 3: Correspondence relating to Sam Houston's Bicentennial Celebration, 1992 June-1993 May
Folder 4: Sam Houston Bicentennial Clippings, 1991-1993
Folder 5: Sam Houston Bicentennial Publications, 1992-1993
Folder 6: Sam Houston Bicentennial Birthday Celebration; The Huntsville Item, 1993 February 28
Folder 7: Birthday bash ; The Sam Houston State Houstonian, 1993 March 4: 2 copies
Folder 8: Happy 200; Houston Chronicle, 1993 February 28