Texas Governors Letters. 1935-1936. (MS 142)
This collection contains three letters: two from Governor James Allred of Texas to Emil Hurja of the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C. (1935-36), and one from Gov. Lawrence Sullivan Ross of Texas to General M. Cist of Cincinnati, Ohio (1889).
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Guide to the Texas Governors letters
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Descriptive Summary |
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| Repository: | Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX |
| Title | Guide to the Texas Governors Letters collection |
| Dates: | 1889, 1935-36 |
| Extent | 3 letters |
| Abstract: | This collection contains three letters: two from Governor James Allred of Texas to Emil Hurja of the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C. (1935-36), and one from Gov. Lawrence Sullivan Ross of Texas to General M. Cist of Cincinnati, Ohio (1889). Subjects include thanks for gifts sent and requests for reading materials, and do not relate specifically to Texas politics. |
| ID | MS 142 |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
Biographical Notes
James V Allred, Texas jurist, Attorney General (1930-1934) and Governor (1934-38), was born in Bowie, Texas, on March 29, 1899 and died 1959.
For further biographical information, visit "ALLRED, JAMES BURR V." The Handbook of Texas Online. <http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/AA/fal42.html> [Accessed Wed Aug 25 13:40:17 US/Central 2004 ].
Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) Ross (1838-1898) was a soldier, statesman, and university president, and Governor from 1886-1991. For further biographical information, see "ROSS, LAWRENCE SULLIVAN [SUL]." The Handbook of Texas Online. <http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/RR/fro81.html> [Accessed Wed Aug 25 13:35:17 US/Central 2004 ].
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains three letters on official letterhead: two from Governor Allred of Texas to Emil Hurja of the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C. (1935-36), and one from Gov. Ross of Texas to General M. Cist of Cincinnati, Ohio (1889). Subjects include thanks for gifts sent and requests for reading materials, and do not relate specifically to Texas politics.
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
No access restrictions; this material is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Texas Governors Letters Collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Texas Governors Letters Collection, MS 142, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
Acquisition Information
These letters were purchased from a manuscripts dealer in 1959
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Detailed Description of the Collection
| Series I: Gov. Allred letters, 1935-36 | |||||||||||
| Gov. Allred to Hon. Emil Hurja, March 23, 1935. Thanking Hurja for a steel engraving of Sam Houston's signature. | |||||||||||
| Gov. Allred to Hon. Emil Hurja, April 9, 1936. Announcing that the Gov. has sent Hurja a copy of a new Texas Almanac under separate cover. | |||||||||||
| Series II: Gov. Ross letter, 1889 | |||||||||||
| Gov. Ross to Gen. Cist, June 18, 1889. Requesting copy of reprint of Gen. Boynton's letters. | |||||||||||
