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From Slave to Statesman: The Legacy of Joshua Houston, Servant to Sam Houston

This biography discusses the life of Joshua Houston starting at around twelve years of age until his death in 1902. The text includes commentary on the historical context of his life and anecdotal accounts. Index starts on page 259.

Date: 1993

Creator: Prather, Patricia Smith, 1943- & Monday, Jane Clements, 1941-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

[Ken Curtis with two children]

Photograph of Ken Curtis holding two small children on either side of him.

Date: 1968

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Rodeo crowd in the Stands]

Photograph of a crowd at a rodeo event in Montgomery, Alabama, 1968.

Date: 1968

Creator: Bankston, Ray

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of George Dawson]

Postcard of a portrait of George Dawson in his army uniform, sent from Camp Sheridan in Alabama. On the back of the postcard is a handwritten note in Spanish from George Dawson to Jose Ramirez.

Date: June 3, 1918

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Marfa Public Library

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[News Clip: Huntsville]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: January 4, 1977, 6:00 p.m.

Duration: 1 minute 58 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Alabama.

Map shows counties, Indian lands, common roads, military posts, towns, and notable physical features; manuscript annotations for the route traveled by Bernhard, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach; "West Florida." Includes descriptive text and statistics in panels flanking left and right sides of map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not indicated.

Date: 1825

Creator: Geographisches Institut (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany)

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The Mobile and Ohio River Rail Road Grant : in the State of Mississippi and Alabama.

Map shows railroad lands along the Tombigbee River, township grid, the Chickasaw land cession, and development along Mobile Bay. Includes legend. Scale [1:570,240].

Date: 1852

Creator: A. Hoen & Co.

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Letter from Fred Alston and Francis L. Williams to John J. Herrera - 1965-03-29]

Letter from Fred Alston, Houston NAACP Rally Committee Chairman, and Francis L. Williams, Houston NAACP Master of Ceremony, to John J. Herrera on March 29, 1965, thanking Herrera for his participation in the Selma, Alabama Protest Rally at City Hall.

Date: March 29, 1965

Creator: Alston, Fred & Williams, Francis L.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Two young children in matching outfits]

Photograph mounted on cardboard substrate of two young children in matching outfits. Decorative cement posts to right and left of photo. Bottom of photo reads: D.W. Buchanan, Huntsville, Ala.

Date: unknown

Creator: Buchanan, D.W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Portrait of a young woman with a decorative brooch at the center of her collar]

Photograph mounted on cardboard substrate of a young woman with her hair pulled back by a (dark) bow. Bottom of photo reads: D.W. Buchanan, Photo., Huntsville, Ala.

Date: unknown

Creator: Buchanan, D.W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Letter from Maria B. Smith to her sister, Rosanna Grimes]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from Maria B. Smith to her sister, Rosanna Grimes, concerns affairs in Alabama and immigration

Date: October 25, 1850

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Four Roommates Just Before Inspection]

Photograph of four men in army uniforms, standing outside a building, preparing for inspection. Two brush their hair, another holds a mirror, and the last adjusts his cuffs.

Date: 1917

Creator: Lollar

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Two Soldiers Pretending to Fight]

Photograph of two soldiers in uniform, pretending to fight. The one on the left has his fists up, and the other holds one of them in his hand.

Date: 1917

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[A Soldier Sitting on a Rock]

Photograph of a solider in uniform sitting on a rock. His hands are clasped in front of him, and the ground around him is made up of sand. A house and trees can be seen in the background.

Date: 1917~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Lawton E. Dye]

Photograph of Lawton E. Dye from the chest up. He wears a suit and tie, and his hair has been slicked back.

Date: 19uu

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Marker of Elizabeth Middlebrook Willis]

Photograph of the headstone of Elizabeth Middlebrook Willis at Baptist Rest Cemetery. It reads: "Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of W. W. Willis, born April 20th, 1795, died Nov. 15th, 1862; Aged 67 y'rs 6 mo's & 25 days."

Date: 19uu

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Markers of Elizabeth Middlebrook and William W. Willis]

Photograph of the grave markers of Elizabeth Middlebrook Willis and William W. Willis at the Baptist Rest Cemetery. Elizabeth Willis' headstone is significantly larger than her husband's. Foliage can be seen in the background.

Date: 19uu

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Markers of Frances Willis Pierson]

Photograph of the grave marker of Frances Willis Pierson, located at the Baptist Rest Cemetery in Brundidge, Alabama. It reads: "Frances Willis, wife of T. J. Pierson, born May 1, 1817, died June 22, 1888."

Date: January 31, 2000

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Markers of Thomas J. Peirson, Sr.]

Photograph of the grave marker of Thomas J. Peirson, Sr. at the Baptist Rest Cemetery. It reads: "T. J. Peirson, Sen. Born May 20th, 1812. Died Aug. 29th, 1861. Aged 49 y'rs, 3 mo's & 9 days."

Date: 19uu

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Marker of J. M. Peirson]

Photograph of the grave marker of J. M. Peirson at Baptist Rest Cemetery in Pike County, Alabama. It reads: "J. M. Peirson, born Dec. 11th, 1840, died Oct. 13th, 1868; Aged 27 y'rs, 10 mo's, & 2 days."

Date: 19XX

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grave Marker of Miss Fannie Peirson]

Photograph of the grave marker of Fannie Peirson at Baptist Rest Cemetery in Pike County, Alabama. It reads: "Miss Fannie Peirson, born March 22nd, 1851, died June 1st, 1869; aged 18 y'rs, 2 mo's & 9 days."

Date: 19XX

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Transcription of Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1930]

Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, written around 1930. This is a typed transcript of the letter, which details his family history.

Date: 1930~

Creator: Willis, Thomas Middlebrook

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1930]

Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, written around 1930. This letter details his family history.

Date: 1930~

Creator: Willis, Thomas Middlebrook

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[A Group of People Walk by a Car]

Photograph of a group of people, including Barbara Jordan, walking by a car on their way into the Tuskegee Institute. Jordan is pictured second from the front in a blue dress. They are being escorted by police officers.

Date: September 1976

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Southern University

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From Slave to Statesman: The Legacy of Joshua Houston, Servant to Sam Houston

[Ken Curtis with two children]

[Rodeo crowd in the Stands]

[Postcard of George Dawson]

[News Clip: Huntsville]

Alabama.

The Mobile and Ohio River Rail Road Grant : in the State of Mississippi and Alabama.

[Letter from Fred Alston and Francis L. Williams to John J. Herrera - 1965-03-29]

[Two young children in matching outfits]

[Portrait of a young woman with a decorative brooch at the center of her collar]

[Letter from Maria B. Smith to her sister, Rosanna Grimes]

[Four Roommates Just Before Inspection]

[Two Soldiers Pretending to Fight]

[A Soldier Sitting on a Rock]

[Photograph of Lawton E. Dye]

[Grave Marker of Elizabeth Middlebrook Willis]

[Grave Markers of Elizabeth Middlebrook and William W. Willis]

[Grave Markers of Frances Willis Pierson]

[Grave Markers of Thomas J. Peirson, Sr.]

[Grave Marker of J. M. Peirson]

[Grave Marker of Miss Fannie Peirson]

[Transcription of Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1930]

[Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1930]

[A Group of People Walk by a Car]