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- [Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862]
- Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding wartime activities and family matters
- [Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, June 10, 1863]
- Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding the war and family matters
- Embroidered sampler
- Very delicate sampler stitched on fine linen with embroidered verse, trees, birds, building, floral designs, geometric designs, and "Watnall School"; stretched on wooden frame and nailed with rusty handmade tacks
- Commemorative mug
- Commemorative white glass mug with black graphics; picture of Museum exterior; "Washington State Park Museum, Dedicated March 1, 1970" on front; back says, "This Cup Belongs to"' with rectangle for name; glass made by Anchor Hocking
- Puss in Boots
- Front and back covers of a book titled "Puss in Boots." from the "Little Folks Series."
- America
- Map of the western hemisphere; it is a hand-colored engraving showing settlements and topography. Countries are outlined in various colors.
- America
- Map of the western hemisphere; it is a hand-colored engraving showing settlements and topography. Countries are outlined in various colors.
- Mexico
- Hand-colored map of southern United States and Mexico to Guatimala. Mexican states and other regions are outlined in color. Towns, roads and geographic features are marked with topography shown by hachures. There is an inset in the lower-left corner of the map with a portion of Mexico including Mexico City and surrounding areas.
- United States
- Hand-colored engraving of the eastern United States showing settlements, roads and topography.
- "Collared Peccary"
- Colored lithograph by John James Audubon; plate XXXI from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America
- Prairie Wolf
- Colored lithograph by John James Audubon; No. 15, Plate LXXI from Audubons The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America.
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Colored lithograph by John James Audubon; No. 81, Plate CCCCV of Audubon's Birds of America
- Texan Skunk
- Colored lithograph of a Texas skunk by John James Audubon. This lithograph is No. 11, Plate LIII from Audubon's The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America.
- [Letter from Austin with Map]
- Hand-written instructions concerning land surveys along the coast, signed by S. F. Austin. He mentions Duke, Nelms, and [Rales]. On the reverse, a map of the land survey is sketched with notes about dimensions. In the digital version, the first page is included twice - the second time a hand-written transcription of the letter is pictured beneath the original.
- Knitted cotton coverlet
- Knitted cotton coverlet in pineapple pattern. It was made in Fairmount, GA by Mrs. Ballew at 14 years of age; she picked the cotton, hand-ginned it, spun it, and knitted this coverlet
- Difficulties of a Revenue Officer in Texas
- Front cover of a book discussing action by the Mexican government to send a revenue officer and small contingent of soldiers into Texas.
- [Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from N.W. Battle]
- Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers, Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from N.W. Battle regarding election of Lincoln and secession
- [Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from John R. Baylor, June 4, 1861]
- Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from John R. Baylor regarding leaving for Virginia to serve in guerilla force
- [Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Jonathan Ray Baylor, September 9, 1872]
- Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to Judge R.E.B. Baylor from Jonathan Ray Baylor regarding Law Department, family matters, and personal acquaintances
- [Letter to nephew from Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, October 2, 1866]
- Letter to nephew from R.E.B. Baylor regarding coming to Texas, bringing negro employees, condition of negroes in Independence, and family matters. Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers.
- [Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from R. E. Bledsoe, October 2, 1872]
- Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from his nephew, R.E. Bledsoe regarding family matters, western railroads, mining, Indians, and bandits.
- Mercer University and Baylor
- Newspaper clippings regarding biography of R.E.B. Baylor, history of Baylor University, and memorial to R.E.B. Baylor, ca. 1900-1920
- "A Lump of Sugar"
- First page of a booklet that includes a discussion of methods of processing sugar.
- The Morals of Odd-Fellowship: A Discourse
- Front cover and title page of a book containing a moral speech.
- Quilted potholder
- Square potholder with a quilt pattern, pieced from several different patterned fabrics, made by Frank T. Brown, Clinton, Mass.
- Embroidered sampler
- Plain weave sampler with silk embroidery, floral border, floral motifs, and poem. Text: "In Sharon's lovely Rose, Immortal beauties/ shine; Its sweet refreshing fragrance shows;/ Its origin divine./ Pleasure is a Rose, near which there ever grows/ the thorn of evil; It is wisdom's work so carefully/ to cull the Rose, as to avoid the thorn, and let its/ rich perfume exhale to heaven in grateful adoration/ of Him who gave the Rose to blow./ Mary Louise Brown, November 2nd 1829."
- [Saloon Token]
- One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin is silver-colored and says, "Good for 2 1/2 at the Bar" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Bull Bros. Saloon, San Antonio, Texas."
- Distances & number of men.
- Sketch of military posts along the California coast between Sacramento and La Paz with inset detailing distances between each post and number of men at each one
- Engraved print of Abraham Lincoln
- Head-and-shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln with notation in lower left corner, "From life by F.B. Carpenter, 1864,"
- [Notes regarding Baylor and Armistead family genealogy]
- Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Notes regarding Baylor and Armistead family genealogy
- A New Map of Part of the United States of North America, Exhibiting the Western Territory, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia etc.
- Hand-colored engraving of the Great Lakes region of North America showing settlements, roads and topography (relief shown by hachures). Regions are outlined in various colors.
- A New Map of Part of the United States of North America, Exhibiting the Western Territory, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia etc.
- Hand-colored engraving of the Great Lakes region of North America showing settlements, roads and topography.
- Casige Toy Sewing Machine
- Hand-crank toy sewing machine; all metal, painted black with floral patterned design in gold, red and brown; maker's mark, "Eagle", made in Germany, probably first quarter of 20th century.
- "Ground plan of 'Fort Defiance,' La Bahia Mission, March 2, 1836 by Lieut. Joseph M. Chadwick"
- One of 8 maps of battle sites of the Texas Revolution drawn to accompany A.J. Houston's 1938 volume "Texas Independence"; this map shows blockhouses, magazine, watering place, workshop, coach house, outhouses, and Madam Garcia's house.
- Speech of John M. Clayton, of Delaware. In Defence of Zachary Taylor.
- First and last pages of a speech delivered to the U.S. Senate on July 5th, 1848.
- Speech of Mr. Clayton of Delaware, Delivered at the Whig Mass Meeting Held in Wilmington on the 15th of June, 1844.
- Front cover of the text of a speech concerning the tariff of 1842.
- [Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton, January 26, 1853]
- Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton regarding claims by Baylor for bounty land, a horse killed in battle, and forage and rations during the Mexican War
- An Eulogy on the Life and Character of Dr. Ashbel Smith.
- Front and back covers of a eulogy delivered at the Texas State University commencement. The back cover contains an advertisement for the Jefferson Iron News.
- Common Errors in Cotton Production
- Pamphlet published by the U.S.D.A. about problems that cotton-growers may encounter and ways to avoid or fix them. Contents (from page 1): Mistakes that interfere with progress -- Causes of deterioration -- General measures of improvement: - Changing the method of buying cotton - Organizing 1-variety communities -- Some causes of inferior cotton: - Planting poor seed, Planting on price conjectures - Changing the seed - Planting too many varieties - Failure to test varieties - Misleading claims for varieties - Propagating hybrids - Planting unsuitable land - Planting too early - Thinning too early - Spacing too wide - Picking too late - Breeding weevils in the fall - Mixing seed at public gins - Ginning too close - Ginning too wet or too dry.
- The Journal of Heredity, Volume 30, Number 7, July 1939
- Issue of the Journal of Heredity, published by the American Genetic Association, "An incorporated organization devoted to promoting a knowledge of the laws of heredity and their application to the improvement of plants, animals, and human racial stocks" (from inside front cover). The journal contains articles about animal and botanical genetic studies and manipulations as well as human behavior related to genetics.
- Lands in Texas.
- Tract about the land market in Texas including a real estate brochure for sale of lands near Lawrence, Texas.
- Official Centennial Map of Texas
- Historical map of Texas distributed for its Centennial celebration in 1936 with illustrated landmarks and trails on the map, as well as illustrations around the outside of the map depicting portraits of historical figures and images of sites and events.
- "Houston, Texas"
- From "Harper's Weekly." This item includes a sketch of Houston, Texas and the text on the reverse of the clipping.
- Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, on the Effect of the Tariff of 1842; on the Agricultural and Other Interest of the West.
- Front cover of a letter compiled by a Democratic Convention committee.
- Les Mysteres du Transcontinental et de la Franco-Texan Land Co.
- Front cover of a French text.
- Mexico & Guatimala
- Hand-colored map of Mexico and Guatemala showing settlements, rivers, and mountains
- Who is W. T. Eldridge?
- Pamphlet taking a position against the prison reform ideas of W.T. Eldridge, a businessman who ran the Imperial Sugar Company. The political commentary is addressed to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Legislative Investigating Committee, and the Members of the Legislature of Texas. It includes several letters, question-and-answer transcripts and other documentation discussing Texas legislation and policies related to prisons.
- "Early Days In Texas"
- Cover of a book that discusses frontier life in early Texas.
- Texas As It Was Then
- Front cover and spine of a historical book about Texas.
- Map of Texas and the Country Adjacent
- Hand-colored lithograph of Texas with statistics and references in lower left