Mayor's Office, 1890-1899
File — Box: 7, Folder: 7
From the Series:
Contained in three boxes, this series includes materials relating to early Houston, as well as Republic, State, and Confederate era Texas. Houston documents range from "Public School" and "Board of Aldermen" to the office of "Scavenger," as well as most other existing departments. The bulk of items date from the last half of the nineteenth century. Signatures include those of Augustus C. Allen, Sam Houston, Anson Jones, Albert Sidney Johnston, Ashbel Smith, and J. B. Magruder, among others.
Dates
- 1890-1899
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 17.00 linear feet
Creator
- From the Collection: Fuermann, George, 1918-2001 (Person)
- Letter from H. W. H. Zapp to Samuel Brashear, 1898 July 31
- Compilation of letters referring to Longfellow and Douglas School Yards
- Letter from Eugene T. Heiner to John Browne, 1893 December 30
- Letter from Eugene T. Heiner to John Browne, 1893 November 4
- Letter from Daniel C. Smith to John Browne, 1894 September 24
- Report of cases tried in the Hon. Mayor's Court of the City of Houston, February 1890
- Report of cases tried in the Hon. Mayor's Court of the City of Houston, January 1890
- Letter from Eugene T. Heiner to John Browne, 1893 November 18
- Memorandum from City of Houston to J. C. Mathews
- Memorandum from City of Houston to William J. Kohlhauff
- Letter from T. F. Ravell to John Browne, 1896 February 11
- Memorandum from City of Houston to G. C. Strut
- Petition to seek private contract for street curbing
- Compilation of letters referring to the establishment of a garbage crematory
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750