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Box 36

 Container

Contains 7 Results:

Vernon Smylie Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-9
Abstract

This collection is comprised of Vernon G. Smylie Jr.’s papers including much of his writing materials. Smylie was particularly interested in Padre Island and his public relations company frequently took part in local elections.

Dates: late 1800s-1970s

Chapita Rodriguez, Zach Taylor's Little Army, notes, Taft

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 1
Identifier: 9.36.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Vernon Smylie papers contain correspondence, newspaper articles from the late 19th century until the 1970s, manuscripts of several of Smylie’s books, political advertisements produced by Vernon Smylie and Associates, records and correspondence from the Texas Historical Commission for the 1960s and 1970s, photographs from the late 19th century through the mid 1950s, memorabilia from World War I and World War II, and other items.

Dates: late 1800s-1970s

Chipita Rodriguez notes, early space program, The Moon Belongs to Houston by Smylie, Pope, Taming of the Texas Coast, Calhoun County Progress, bulk: 1948 - 1958

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 2
Identifier: 9.36.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Vernon Smylie papers contain correspondence, newspaper articles from the late 19th century until the 1970s, manuscripts of several of Smylie’s books, political advertisements produced by Vernon Smylie and Associates, records and correspondence from the Texas Historical Commission for the 1960s and 1970s, photographs from the late 19th century through the mid 1950s, memorabilia from World War I and World War II, and other items.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1948 - 1958

List of articles by J. Frank Dobie, Guide to Texas Historical Markers, Defense of Sidney Sherman Against the Charges Made by Sam Houston

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 3
Identifier: 9.36.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Vernon Smylie papers contain correspondence, newspaper articles from the late 19th century until the 1970s, manuscripts of several of Smylie’s books, political advertisements produced by Vernon Smylie and Associates, records and correspondence from the Texas Historical Commission for the 1960s and 1970s, photographs from the late 19th century through the mid 1950s, memorabilia from World War I and World War II, and other items.

Dates: late 1800s-1970s

President Roosevelt As I knew Him, correspondence, list of Rio Grande River international crossings, newspaper clippings, map of Laredo, 1951

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 4
Identifier: 9.36.4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Vernon Smylie papers contain correspondence, newspaper articles from the late 19th century until the 1970s, manuscripts of several of Smylie’s books, political advertisements produced by Vernon Smylie and Associates, records and correspondence from the Texas Historical Commission for the 1960s and 1970s, photographs from the late 19th century through the mid 1950s, memorabilia from World War I and World War II, and other items.

Dates: 1951

Historical Sketch of DeWitt County's Court Houses Beginning in 1846and Down to This Year of 1959, notes on Sally Skull, Frontier Times issue, Rattlesnake! by J. Frank Dobie, notes and clippings, brands, water reclamation, bulk: 1959 - 1969

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 5
Identifier: 9.36.5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Vernon Smylie papers contain correspondence, newspaper articles from the late 19th century until the 1970s, manuscripts of several of Smylie’s books, political advertisements produced by Vernon Smylie and Associates, records and correspondence from the Texas Historical Commission for the 1960s and 1970s, photographs from the late 19th century through the mid 1950s, memorabilia from World War I and World War II, and other items.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1959 - 1969

Brochures- Guide to Official Texas Historical Markers, Texas Museum Directory, Texas Highway Needs, 1966

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 6
Identifier: 9.36.6
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Vernon Smylie papers contain correspondence, newspaper articles from the late 19th century until the 1970s, manuscripts of several of Smylie’s books, political advertisements produced by Vernon Smylie and Associates, records and correspondence from the Texas Historical Commission for the 1960s and 1970s, photographs from the late 19th century through the mid 1950s, memorabilia from World War I and World War II, and other items.

Dates: 1966