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Wortham family papers, 1802-1920 (bulk 1890-1900).
BANC MSS P-I 112LOCAL
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Title:
Wortham family papers, 1802-1920 (bulk 1890-1900)Creator/Contributor:
Wortham family., creatorAbstract:
Contains correspondence, clippings, a scrapbook and announcements related to the Wortham family of Montana and Texas. Scrapbook
was Dennis Wortham's.
Date:
1890 (issued)Subject:
n-us-tx -- n-us-mtWortham family -- Archives
Wortham, William A. (William Amos) -- 1830-1910
Texas. -- State Orphan Home.
Montana -- History -- 19th century
Texas -- History -- 19th century
Note:
Colonel William A. Wortham, the patriarch of the Wortham family, was in the Confederate Army and he and his wife Adeline ran
the State Orphans Home in Corsicana, Texas. Three of their sons were newspapermen.
Type:
Scrapbooks.Clippings.
Family papers.
Physical Description:
print
1 box and 1 v. (.3 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS P-I 112LOCAL