Lone Oak Photograph Collection
Collection — Box: Small Collections 2
Identifier: 2008.101
Scope and Contents
This collection is seperated into two sections: 1 folder of negatives and a series of photographs. The photographs are organized by topic.
Dates
- 1880 - 1930
Conditions Governing Use
Items in this collection are protected by applicable copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
Lone Oak, Texas is located in Hunt County. Settlers first arrived in Lone Oak in the 1850s and named the area for an oak tree that grew alone in the middle of the grasslands. In 1869 a Post Office was established. Lone Oak grew to include farms, cotton gins, and local businesses.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (8 folders.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor unknown. Some photographs have labels on the back indicating that they belong to the J.D. Boots Photo Collection.
- Hunt County (Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lone Oak (Tex.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Lone Oak Photograph Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Josephine Rickman
- Date
- May 3, 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Waters Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce Repository
