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[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847]

Description: Copy of a letter from Sam Houston to his friend Joseph L. Ellis of Grand Cane at his plantation "Pleasant Lawn." Discusses Judge Worsham, the health of the Houston family, and neighbors. This letter is purported to be a hoax and forgery, as multiple copies exist. It was found folded inside a book that was published in the late 1800s and given to the library over sixty years ago.
Date: June 12, 1847
Creator: Houston, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Sam Houston's Home]

Description: Photograph of Sam Houston's home in Huntsville, Texas. The house is a white wooden building with rectangular windows and a breezeway in the middle of the building.
Date: December 1948
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Base of Statue]

Description: Photograph of the text engraved on the base of a statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas. Plants and a building are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

[News Script: Sculptor]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Louis Bartolome Somoza, who is helping with refurbishment of the sculpture at the Sam Houston Grave, in Oakwood Cemetery, in Huntsville; Argentine sculptor Somoza has volunteered his time and skills, and is replacing the broken off toes of Houston from the granite sculpture on the grave.
Date: November 21, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Sam's house]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the home of General Sam Houston deteriorating due to thousands of people visiting the home annually and little money from the state being appropriated for its upkeep.
Date: January 15, 1954
Duration: 3 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Sam's house]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the home of General Sam Houston deteriorating due to thousands of people visiting the home annually and little money from the state being appropriated for its upkeep.
Date: January 15, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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