Bagby Family Photographs
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0176
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains 65 glass plate and film negatives of the Bagby Family at 510 McKinney Street and family portraits, the article "Sam Houston Collection for Library Started," in the Houston Post-Dispatch dated June 28, 1925, as well as an original glass plate negative box.
Dates
- 1890s-1900s
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Bagby Family Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.
Historical Note
The Bagby Family was a prominant early family of the city of Houston. Thomas Bagby was a cotton merchant and civic leader who was close friends with Sam Houston. The Bagby Family lived at 510 McKinney Street in downtown Houston, currently the site of the Julia Ideson Building, Houston Public Library.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
This collection is arranged by item type: newspapers and negatives.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Thomas Bagby Berleth in September 2012.
Processing Information
Processed by Emily Scott in September 2013.
- Libraries -- Texas -- Houston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Author
- Emily Scott
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center Repository
