The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 87, July 1983 - April, 1984 Page: 300
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Republic of Texas, and served both as its historian and as chairman
of the executive board. Michael Looscan, a Confederate officer, lawyer,
and county attorney, was a prominent figure in Harris County history.
The papers acquired by the Heritage Society include correspondence;
newspaper clippings; business records; journals and programs of meet-
ings of the D.A.R., United Daughters of the Confederacy, Texas Bar
Association, and American Bar Association; and labels from home
products such as thread, milk, and tobacco. Of special interest is the
correspondence between Adele Looscan and Adina de Zavala con-
cerning the custodianship of the Alamo.
The Barker Texas History Center at the University of Texas, Aus-
tin, has acquired a 1,7oo-piece collection documenting the assassina-
tion of John F. Kennedy. The material, assembled by Earl C. Kubicek
of Santa Fe, New Mexico, covers the shooting itself, theories about the
assassination, and the impact of the killing on American society. A
number of foreign-language publications reflect reactions from around
the world.
Fifty items of Texana, including unpublished letters by Stephen F.
Austin, have been given to the University of Houston Central Campus
Library by Frell Albright. The documents, collected by Albright over
the last thirty-one years, include a letter written by Austin to his
cousin in 1833 predicting an American civil war, an 1836 engraving of
Austin, numerous speeches written by Austin, Texas bonds that Aus-
tin tried to sell in the U.S. to promote colonization, and material con-
cerning the battle of San Jacinto and Texas currency.
The DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University has re-
cently completed processing of the Earle Cabell Papers, a collection
of 140 cubic feet of correspondence and other documentation de-
picting the political career, from the early 196os through the early
1970s, of the former Dallas mayor and U.S. congressman. A finding aid
is available. The library has also accessioned the papers of Robert T.
Hill, a Texas geologist. Containing forty-four feet of material, the
Hill Collection documents the life work of this sometimes contro-
versial scientist, including his work with the 1885 U.S. Geological
Survey in Utah. His journal for that period offers keen insight into
the Mormon community. The collection is being processed. In addi-
tion, the library has received a collection of over 4,000 black and white300
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 87, July 1983 - April, 1984, periodical, 1983/1984; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117150/m1/352/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.