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[Goldthwaite Veterans Memorial]

Description: Scrapbook page with photographs of the Goldthwaite Cemetery entrance, the beautification of the cemetery done by the Garden Club, and a veterans memorial dedication ceremony with the Goldthwaite band and several attendees visible in frame. A flyer from the event is adhered to the back that describes the schedule of services and lists a group of veterans being honored.
Date: November 9, 1947
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Cemeteries in Austin, Texas]

Description: Photocopy of a list of ten cemeteries in the Austin, Texas area with brief descriptions about each one. The first cemetery description title is cut off and the numbering is hand written though the description is typed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Eanes History Center
Partner: Westbank Community Library District

[Samuel Bass Gravestone]

Description: Photograph of the gravestone of outlaw, Samuel Bass, with a field of grass and tree seen in the background behind a chain link fence. Text on the stone reads, " Samuel Bass BORN July 21, 1851 DIED July 21, 1878 Age 27 Years, A brave man reposes in death here. Why was he not true?" A vase of pink flowers can be seen in front of the headstone.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Round Rock Public Library

[Seaborn Barnes Gravestone]

Description: Photograph of the gravestone of outlaw, Seaborn Barnes, with a chain link fence and a grassy area surrounded by trees seen in the background. The bottom of the headstone for Sam Bass is visible in the far right side of the photo.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Round Rock Public Library

Interview with Fred Martin Anderson and Esther Israel Anderson, June 28, 1984

Description: Transcript of an interview with Fred Martin Anderson and Esther Israel Anderson, residents of Round Rock, Texas. The interview covers historical details about people buried in Bratton Cemetery, slaves, road building prison chain gangs, and families that owned land in Round Rock in the early 20th century.
Date: May 21, 1991
Creator: DiGesualdo, Jane; Anderson, Fred Martin; Anderson, Esther Israel & Galetto, Sylvia
Partner: Round Rock Public Library

[Sam Bass Headstone Postcard]

Description: Postcard with a photo of the headstone of infamous outlaw, Sam Bass, seen featured on the front. Text on the back of the postcard describes the outlaw's crimes and death, as well as the slow destruction of the headstone and community efforts to replace it.
Date: [1949..1955]
Creator: Sam Bass Cafe
Partner: Round Rock Public Library

Historic and Symbolic Aspects of Round Rock Cemetery and Slave Cemetery

Description: Two papers combined into one for a university class that together discuss the history of both the Round Rock Cemetery and Slave Cemetery, as well as their layouts, evolution since the 19th century, and the specific graves of Sam Bass, Vander Barbette, and Virginia Masterson. Excerpts from an interview with Joe Lee Johnson, whose father had been a slave, are also included.
Date: 1985
Creator: Bose, Ted John & Herrera, JuliAnne
Partner: Round Rock Public Library

[Cemetery in Temple]

Description: Postcard of a collage of four photographs of a cemetery in Temple, Texas, featuring a house and a statue on a grave (upper left), several rows of graves and trees (upper right), a mausoleum surrounded by trees and bushes (bottom left), and a statue on a grave and rows of trees (bottom right). Printed on the front of the postcard: "Cemetery, Temple, Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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