These documents discuss the history of Liberty county and how the events that occurred there helped the state of Texas to gain its independence from Mexico. The documents begin: "Little has been told of the early history of Liberty County and of...
Signature of S. R. Bostick from April 22, 1899. Obtained by O. Fisher Allen at a convention of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. At the time, Bostick was the only living member of the four captors of General Antonio López de Santa Anna at...
This folder contains the reminiscences of Mrs. Dilue Rose Harris about her life moving to and growing up in Texas in the late 1830s. She describes living in Harrisburg, the Battle of San Jacinto, and some of the first elections in Texas. It is...
Washington (Tex.) ; Gonzales (Tex.) ; Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) ; Baylor College (Belton, Tex.) ; Sam Houston National Forest (Tex.) ; Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 ; Houston, Sam, 1793-1863--Homes and haunts ; Houston, Sam, 1793-1863--Miscellanea ;...
Along the Footprints which Lead to Glory: Opening title card and a shot of the cover of the book The Raven, a Biography of Sam Houston, by Marquis James. Inside cover signed by Orris, Christmas 1935. Text reads (in order): "Texas Centennial...
