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Lamar County (Tex.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

A.M. Aikin, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2008.028
Scope and Contents

The A.M. Aikin, Jr. Papers consists of six broad series: Press Files, Correspondence, Legislative Files, Bills and Amendments, Resolutions, and Speeches from Mr. Aikin's career as as Texas state senator. His papers are incomplete, only covering his first twenty years in the State Senate, 1939-1959.

Dates: 1939-1959, inclusive; Majority of material found within 1947-1959,

J.P. Maxwell Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: 2019.26
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a single series made up of individual, handwritten diaries spanning 1943-1945, 1947-1951, 1953-1957 and belonging to James P. Maxwell, a farmer and businessman from Roxton,Texas in Lamar County. Also contains a file folder with a handwritten homemade family sausage recipe from a diary.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1943-1957

Local History Vertical File Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008.015
Scope and Contents The Local History Vertical File Collection consists of topical files regarding individuals, families, businesses, communities, and events in historic and present-day Northeast Texas. The collection consists of essays, family histories, news clippings, directories, pamphlets, letters, maps, and other manuscript materials. The files were compiled by Dr. James Conrad through his personal research and through small donations to the Special Collections Department. This collection is on-going and...
Dates: c. 1900 - present