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Houston, Sam, 1793 - 1863

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1793 - 1863

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Church Hill

 File — Box 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a newspaper article on the Church Hill house.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995

Houston, Sam, Mrs., 1986

 File — Box 1, Folder: 48
Scope and Contents

This folder contains two newspaper articles about the Mrs. Sam Houston House, a Greek Revival house in Independence, TX, into which Margaret Houston and her eight children moved after her husband’s death.

Dates: 1986

Houston, Samuel

 File — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000000210], Folder: 105
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a pamphlet written by Sam Houston, dated March 3rd, 1825, which proffers his perspective on 19th century Tennessee state politics.

Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined

Houston, Samuel, 1941

 File — Box 1, Folder: 49
Scope and Contents

This folder contains notes on the birthplace of Sam Houston, including notes from Captain H.E. Thompson, whose family then owned the land.

Dates: 1941

Houston, Samuel - Newspaper Clippings

 File — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000000210], Folder: 106
Scope and Contents From the Series: George William Effinger, Charles M. Figgat, Richard Fletcher, Augusta B. Fothergill, William Frazier, Jacob Fuller, Francis pendleton Gaines, James E. A. Gibbs, Gilbert McClung Gillespie, Gilmer Family, Ellen Glasgow, Nancy Gravatt, Michael Harmon, Robert Goodloe Harper, Haynes family, David Hays, John Hays, Hays family, Maude Henderson, Hickory Hill, Finley Willson Houston, K. H. Houston, Samuel Houston, Samuel Houston Jr., Rev. Samuel Houston, Thomas D. Houston, Houston Family, James Lewis...
Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined

Sam Houston Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0038
Scope and Contents This collection contains a copy of one bound, typed volume of Sam Houston's letters dated 1815-1860, including those housed in the University of Texas Archives, the Sam Houston Normal Institute, and the collection of John H. Gundlach in St. Louis, Missouri. They cover the topics of Houston's private life, his views on political affairs, and his involvement in political and military life, shown through correspondence with various politicians, generals, and his wife and friends. There is also...
Dates: 1846

Sam Houston Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0284
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a bound manuscript transcription by Rockbridge County, Virginia citizen Sam Houston of John Witherspoon's lectures on Moral Philosophy.

Dates: 1779

Washington Hall Ephemera Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0629

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 5
Collection 3
 
Subject
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) 1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
Correspondence 1
Ethics 1
Historic buildings 1