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These materials are available for consultation at the Jack K. Williams Library. Information included here includes finding tools and information about the authors/collectors of these files.
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Deborah Kuhlmann Papers (1989-1991)
(1989)The Deborah Kuhlmann papers consist of journals, photographs,souvenirs, and documents related to the Texas Clipper cruises from 1989-1991. This includes the silver anniversary cruise that took place in 1989. -
Reginald Wilson Papers, 1972-2012
(1972)Research files of Dr. Wilson pertaining to the lives and associates of Jean and Pierre Lafitte, pirates/privateers living in Louisiana and Galveston, Texas. The collection consists of subject files containing letters, ... -
Delbert D. Sprague Papers (T/S Texas Clippper 1965 Cruise Records)
(1965)Master electrician and former student of the Texas Maritime Academy (TMA) at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Consists of a collection of records from the first voyage of the training ship, Texas Clipper, during the 1965 ... -
The Galveston Bay National Estuary Program Papers, 1975-2006, Bulk 1989-1993
(1989)The Galveston Bay Estuary Program was established in 1989 with the mission to preserve Galveston Bay. The materials include papers, reports, bound draft reports, photographs, slides, and other media. The subjects covered ... -
Joseph Maxwell "Max" Teare Papers
(1963)Joseph Maxwell “Max” Teare was a student at the Texas Maritime Academy and from 1964-1967 and currently works at Texas A&M Galveston as the 2nd mate on the training ship. The papers include letters, grade reports, news ... -
James McCloy Collection
(1981)James “Jim” McCloy was a professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston and served in many other roles at the university. The bulk of this collection consists of slides in addition to cd’s, microfilm, and a film reel. It ... -
Galveston Bay Information Center Maritime Human Factors Database Project Papers, 1994-1996
(1994)The Maritime Human Factors Database Project ran from 1995-1996. The purpose of this project was to develop bibliographic and information electronic resources supporting maritime human factors research by the federal and ... -
Houston Ship Channel Waste Load Evaluation Papers, 1964-1987
(Texas Department of Water Resources, 1964)Houston Ship Channel Waste Load Evaluation. This collection includes correspondence, maps, original collected data regarding wastewater levels. In order to meet the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control ... -
S.S. United States Papers
(1969)This is a collection of artifacts from the S.S. United States. The artifacts include a flag, bible, linens, silverware, menu, landing card, and other paper artifacts from the ship. They were bought by Robbie de Vries and ... -
Henry N. Hooper Bell, 1857
(1857)One bell, cast by Henry N. Hooper and Company in Boston, 1857. Originally purchased to serve as the tower bell in the center of the Texas A&M University at Galveston campus, the bell is currently displayed in the library. ... -
Galveston Harbor Model Papers, 1936-1937, 1991
(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1936)Copies of the original field forms (typed by the District from the raw field sheets, which no longer exist) of the current velocity surveys conducted by the Galveston District during the 1930s, to provide supporting and ... -
Texas Coastal Higher Education Authority, Inc. Papers, 1981-1983
(1981)1 loose leaf notebook from the Texas Coastal Higher Education authority. The papers deal with a student loan program. -
R. Dale Olson and Diane Olson Papers, 2001-2013
(2001)A collection of scripts, letters, photos, and journals entries on the subject of the Laffites. -
Laffite Society Papers, 1806-2016 (Bulk 1995-2015)
(1806-2016 )Organized in 1975 as the Laffite Study Group by a group of historians, it reorganized in 1994 as the Laffite Society in Galveston, Texas, as a study and social group researching the lives, descendants and associates of ... -
Stephen Curley Papers, 1939-2007
(1939-2007)Author and English faculty member at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Graduate of Fordham University (B.A.); and Rice University (Ph.D.) Contains subject and chronological files pertaining to the research for the book, ... -
Aaron Robert "Babe" Schwartz Papers
(1967)Aaron Robert “Babe” Schwartz, Texas state senator, lawyer, and professor, was born to Russian immigrant parents in Galveston, Texas on July 17, 1926. Schwartz taught Ocean and Coastal Law at The University of Houston Law ... -
Jacques Cousteau (left) and A.R. "Babe" Schwartz (center) at the dedication of the Texas A&M Oceanography Building in 1973
(1973)Jacques Cousteau (left) and Texas State Senator Aaron R. "Babe" Schwartz (center) at the dedication of the Texas A&M University Oceanography Building in College Station, 1973. -
Donna Callenius Lang Collection
(1991)Vice President for Academic Relations, Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG). TAMUG Graduate (1988). Two volumes of photographs, news clippings, brochures, handouts and other memorabilia from the 1990 and 1991 Summer ... -
William H. Hall Collection
(1973)Graduate of Texas A&M University (Ph.D., 1973); Faculty member at Texas A&M University, College Station and Galveston and University of Houston at Clear Lake. Voyage journal; photographs (slides and captions); class records ... -
Galveston Bay Water Quality Survey Records, 1962-1976
(1976)An organization established by the Texas Water Pollution Control Board under the direction of the State Health Department and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to monitor water quality in the Galveston Bay area. This ...