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George T. Abell Map Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 165

Scope and Contents This cartographic collection was the gift of the estate of the late Midland oilman, George T. Abell. Mr Abell was interested travel, geography, the geology of the petroleum industry, and the history of the Southwest and the maps reflect these as well as other subjects. The collection contains over a hundred maps which range in date from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Notably, the collection also contains a 1573 copy of Abraham Ortelius's Theatrvm orbis terrarvm, considered by some as...

Dates: 1550-1840

Found in: Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library

Grace Halsell Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 6

Overview The papers document the life and career of Grace Halsell. The papers consist of materials related to Halsell’s published and unpublished works, as well as personal correspondence and research material. Halsell’s writings and research material provide insight into racial and sexual relations during the 1960s and 1970s.

Dates: 1876-2001 (inclusive); Majority of material found in 1960-2000

Found in: Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library

TCU Theater Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 174

Dates: 1905-1977; Majority of material found in 1940-59

Found in: Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library

Harold Maples Editorial Cartoon Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 133

Overview

Original drawings of Harold Maples' editorial cartoons published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 1954 through 1981.

Dates: 1954-1981

Found in: Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library

Helen Spurck Walts Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 117

Scope and Contents Postcards, photographs, menus and other ephemera collected by Helen Spurck Walts during her travels around the world. Postcards, many of them blank, are views of Italy and North Africa. The photographs are buildings and monuments from Washington D.C. and the Northeastern United States. Snapshots document Mary Pickford and artist James Montgomery Flagg (artist who created iconic Uncle Sam “I Want YOU for the U.S. Army poster) promoting War Bonds in 1918. There are 45 menus from her...

Dates: 1867-1978 (inclusive); Majority of material found in 1932-1962

Found in: Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library

Helmut W. Horchler materials

Collection

Identifier: MS 218-2019-012

Dates: 1981-2011

Found in: Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library

Henry A. Foster Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 5

Summary The papers consist largely of personal and business correspondence to and from Henry A. Foster, roughly covering the period between 1836 and 1870. Some correspondence pertains to the Fosters and their relatives still living in Mississippi. Other letters, as well as notes, receipts, invoices, lists of purchases, and sales accounts, relate to Foster’s business endeavors with trading firms operating in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana, especially during the 1850s and 1860s. The documents...

Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined

Found in: Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library

Henry B. Hardt Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 104

Scope and Contents The papers include materials related to Hardt’s career as a chemistry professor and to his service as a college athletic administrator. The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject. Materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, transcripts of Hardt’s talks, and a few samples of his publications. Roughly half of the papers relate to Hardt’s involvement in college athletics. Materials included in the athletics administration folders document Hardt’s involvement with the SSA...

Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined

Found in: Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library

Henry C. Kelly Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 105

Collection Scope and Content Summary The strength of the papers is the documentation of Kelly's professional career at TCU. The collection documents Kelly's scholarly activities, especially in the areas of researching and teaching. The papers reflect Kelly's dedication to TCU and to the field of chemistry. Roughly a quarter of the papers consist of course materials, including tests and notes from courses taught at TCU. Another quarter consists of grant-related proposals and research. This material includes a list of the...

Dates: 1964-2004

Found in: Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library

Geoffrey Hobday Scrapbooks and Photographs

Collection

Identifier: MS 127

Scope and Contents The collection is divided into two series: I. Scrapbooks 1934-1961; II. Photographs 1950- 1960. The first series, Scrapbooks, 1934-1961 includes three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, magazines, playbills, programs, pictures, and letters related to his career as a conductor. The first scrapbook [large one] chronicles his life’s work from 1934 to 1957 and focuses on Hobday’s performances in Great Britain, France, and Italy. One-third of the first scrapbook concerns his time in Fort Worth and...

Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined

Found in: Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library

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George T. Abell Map Collection

Grace Halsell Papers

TCU Theater Collection

Harold Maples Editorial Cartoon Collection

Helen Spurck Walts Collection

Helmut W. Horchler materials

Henry A. Foster Papers

Henry B. Hardt Papers

Henry C. Kelly Papers

Geoffrey Hobday Scrapbooks and Photographs

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