The Wilhelmina Pegram Robertson Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains three box of land deeds and titles.
Dates
- 1835-1921
Conditions Governing Use
The collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
These papers originally belonged to Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson, son of Empresario Sterling Clack Robertson, who established Robertson's Colony in Texas. He later worked as a clerk in the land office of his father's colony, and then served as Spanish translator in the General Land Ofiice in Austin. He became an expert in locating land titles, and was asked to file land claims. The later documents concern land titles in Salado, Texas and Temple, Texas.
Extent
3 Linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order.
Physical Location
Vault: BC-2
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Louise B. Raggio, guardian of the estate of Wilhemmina Pegram Robertson in December, 1973.
- History - Texas Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- The Wilhelmina Pegram Robertson Papers
- Author
- Lisa Pena
- Date
- May, 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
TCU Box 298400
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76129-0001
Fort Worth Texas 76129
(817) 257-4566
(817) 257-7282 (Fax)
LibSpecialCollections@tcu.edu
