Samuel Erson Asbury papers

Collection

Identifier: urn:taro:utexas.cah.00034

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, photographs, printed material, and transcripts of historical documents and newspaper articles arranged chronologically under subject.

Papers consist of historical research materials collected by Asbury to document the Texas Revolution and other facets of Texas's past as well as the lives of early Texans. Included is genealogical material on Asbury's family and reference notes for a proposed musical drama about Texas.

Dates

Creation: 1920 - 1955

Creator

Asbury, Samuel E. (Samuel Erson), 1872-1962 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no use restrictions on this collection. Publisher is responsible for complying with copyright law.

Biographical Note

Samuel Erson Asbury (1872-1962), a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, was assistant state chemist at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Texas A & M University and an amateur historian and collector of Texana.

Extent

3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Abstract

Historical research materials collected by Samuel Erson Asbury documenting the Texas Revolution and other aspects of Texas history as well as the lives of early Texans.