Manuscript Collections
Collections in this community
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Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests. -
Bell Family Papers [522]
The Bells were Mexican vaudeville artists who performed between the 1890s and the 1920s. The papers document, largely with photographs, the careers of the members of the Bell Vaudeville company. -
George T. Abell Map Collection [101]
Cartographic collection which includes maps of the world, the British Isles, Pacific Ocean, North and South America, the Western Hemisphere, and the United States. Dates range from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. -
Grace Halsell Papers [55]
Grace Halsell wrote for several newspapers, worked as a staff writer for Lyndon B. Johnson, and wrote thirteen books, the most well-known of which was Soul Sister (1969). The papers document her life and career. -
Harold Maples Editorial Cartoon Collection [5251]
Harold Maples was editorial cartoonist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for 27 years. The collection consists entirely of Maples' original editorial cartoons published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1954 through 1981. -
Jim Wright Papers [33]
Jim Wright was a member of Congress for thirty-four years, serving as House Majority Leader from 1976 to 1986 and as Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989. The papers document his career in the U.S. House of Representatives. -
John F. (Spade) Evans Papers [98]
Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, legal documents, and family genealogy document the life and career of John F. "Spade" Evans, founder of the Spade Ranch in West Texas. Manuscript writings include personal recollections ... -
Joseph Warren Hays Papers [162]
The collection includes a complete set of letters written by Joseph Warren Hays to his family while serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II. The letters detail his aviation training across the United States and ... -
Linda Kaye Collection [1899]
Linda Kaye, a 1963 graduate of TCU, photographed many of the school's events from 1959 until her death in 2007. The collection consists of photographic prints, negatives, contact sheets, and digital images. -
Love Family Letters [84]
The Love brothers - Cyrus, Samuel, James and John - fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The collection contains letters written by the family during the war. -
Smith Lowry Green Collection [46]
Smith L. Green fought in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. He was a prisoner of war from 1942 to 1945. He also fought in the Korean War. Green attended graduate school at Texas Christian University, graduating in 1961. -
Texas Missions [29]
The Texas Christian Mission Board in Dallas published this "monthly magazine devoted to the interests of Texas Christian Missions" from 1904 to 1907, then quarterly until 1914. -
Tom B. Saunders Family Papers [42]
In 1902, Tom B. Saunders Jr. became the first cattle dealer in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The family-operated Tom B. Saunders & Company brokered cattle exchanges throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
Recent Submissions
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WWII gas mask bag
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WWII pistol belt
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Alpha Xi pi
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Beta Gamma Sigma pin
(1964) -
Delta Sigma Pi pin
(1961) -
World War II mess kit
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Delta Sigma Pi certificate
(1963-10-24) -
Beta Gamma Sigma certificate
(1964-03-07) -
Senate Resolution No. 539
(2005-04-06) -
Strategic Air Command certificate
(1955-08-26) -
Letter re: promotion of Smith Green
(1945-03-01) -
Certificate of Retirement
(1948-06-29) -
United States Air Force Air Training Command certificate
(1955-01-18) -
Undergraduate diploma
(1961-05-31) -
Society of Wireless Pioneers banner
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TCU football ribbons
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Slingshot
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Bugle
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Canteen cup and utensils
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