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AddRan College -- Texas -- Thorp Spring

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Addison Clark Family Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS - 224
Scope and Contents Correspondence of Addison Clark and the Clark family from 1867-1910. The first box contains strictly letters from Addison Clark and his wife Sallie McQuigg Clark. In this correspondence, there is mention of Addran College, Thorp Springs, and their children: Addison (Addie) Jr., Jessie May, Bessie Clark, and Carlton Clark. These letters detail Addison Clark's travels throughout the United States as he preaches and visits various churches. He also mentions the progress of AddRan College over...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1867 - 1910

Francis Oliver McKinsey and Josephine Scott McKinsey Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-006-MS 228
Scope and Contents This collection includes, essays, correspondence, pictures, diplomas, and photographs documenting Francis Oliver McKinsey and Josephine Scott McKinsey as students and professionals from 1879-1936. The bulk of the material relate to Francis and Josephine and their school work as students at Texas Christian University. These essays range from opinion pieces to Geometry and Greek examinations. There is also a large portion of the collection related to Francis McKinsey's professional life in...
Dates: 1879 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1930; Majority of material found within 1879 - 1882

Joseph Lynn Clark Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 156
Scope and Contents Correspondence, manuscripts, legal documents, financial records, pamphlets, teaching materials, sermons, photographs, and artifacts document the life and work of Joseph Lynn Clark and the Clark family from 1751-1969.  The first series, Race Relations, 1910-1967, contains correspondence related to the Texas Commission on Interracial Cooperation. Other material in the series includes pamphlets, book reviews, manuscripts, and assorted correspondence.  The second and largest series, Clark...
Dates: 1751-1974; undated

Mamie Douthit Crane Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS 121
Scope and Contents

The collection is one folder of notes received from classmates. The notes are often invitations to social or religious events. They depict the active social life of a young college student at AddRan College in Thorp Spring in the late 1880s.

Dates: 1885-1890