McCormick Collection Index
This collection was donated by the family of George McCormick, 1841-1905. McCormick was a confederate army veteran, attorney, judge, and was elected attorney general of the State of Texas in 1878 and served until 1880. He was one of sixty-nine lawyers who met in Galveston in 1882 to organize the State Bar Association.
| ID | Box Number | Main Subject | Sub-Topic 1 | Sub-Topic 2 | Location | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Andrus, Nannie | Various Correspondence | Handwritten Originals; Typed Carbons | Columbus; Other | 1862; 1906-1908 |
| 2 | 1 | "Autographs of Prominent Men of the Southern Confederacy. . ." | Autograph Booklet With Autographs | Original. EXTREMELY FRAGILE | Southern U.S. | 187th or Early 19th Century |
| 3 | 1 | Columbus, History Of | Various Documents | Myrah Jane Draper, Lee Quinn Nesbitt | Columbus | 19th-20th Century |
| 4 | 1 | Constitutional Convention of Texas (Geo. McCormick, Member) | Booklet | Original. VERY FRAGILE | Published: Austin, TX | 1875 |
| 5 | 1 | Cookbook, Columbus Cemetery Association | Booklet of Recipes, Advertisements | Original. FRAGILE | Columbus | 1884 |
| 6 | 1 | Court Brief: Stafford vs. Dunovant (McCormick, Attorney) | Booklet | Original | Columbus | 1903 |
| 7 | 1 | Daughters of the American Revolution | Myrah Jane Draper Correspondence | Original | Columbus, Washington, D.C. | 1971 |
| 8 | 1 | Daughters of the Republic of Texas | Programs, Myrah Draper Correspondence | Originals | Columbus, Austin | 1955; 1966-1980 |
| 9 | 1 | Draper, Myrah Jane McCormick | "George McCormick, Confederate Soldier" | Original Essay; Diary, Letters Excerpts | Columbus | Civil War Era; Modern Era |
| 10 | 1 | Draper, Myrah Jane McCormick | Various Materials | News Clippings, Receipts, Other | Columbus | Various Dates |
| 11 | 1 | "Events the Old Water Tower Has Seen," UDC Program | Myrah McCormick, Lee Quinn Nesbitt | Carbon Copy of Script | Columbus | 1975 |
| 12 | 1 | "The Flag Code," Booklet | Daughters of the American Revolution | Original | Published: Washington, D.C. | 1877 |
| 13 | 1 | Letters, Unknown Connection to McCormick or Related Families | Personal Correspondences | Handwritten Originals, Typewritten | Various | 19th-20th Centuries |
| 14 | 1 | Lookup, Lt. Alexander | Civil War Documents, Deed | Originals, Copies | Columbus, Austin, England | 1859; 1865-1873 |
| 15 | 1 | Magnolia Homes Tour Ball | Program | Original | Columbus | 1989 |
| 16 | 1 | McCormick, Etta | Personal Correspondence | Originals | Columbus | 19th, 20th Centuries |
| 17 | 1 | McCormick Family | Photos (Includes Related Families) | Originals | Columbus, Other | Various, 19th, 20th Centuries |
| 18 | 1 | McCormick, George (2) | Correspondence, News Articles Regarding | Originals W/Photo Re: Railroad Career | Columbus, San Francisco CA | 1938-1943 |
| 19 | 1 | McCormick, George (2) | Correspondence Re: Will of Leila McCormick | Originals. FRAGILE | San Francisco, CA | 1941 |
| 20 | 1 | McCormick, George (2) | Estate Of | Carbon Copies | Columbus | 1947 |
| 21 | 1 | McCormick, George (2) | Photos Of (One In Binder, Binder Fragile) | Originals | Unknown | Modern Era; One WWII Era? |
| 22 | 1 | McCormick, George (2) (1872-1944) | Retirement; Obituaries | Originals | Various | 1942; 1945 |
| 23 | 1 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Certifications, Etc. | Originals, Photocopies | Colorado County; Texas | 1864-1892 (Not All Years) |
| 24 | 1 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Correspondence: U.S. Senate, House | Originals | Columbus; Washington, D.C. | 1884-1902 (Not All Years) |
| 25 | 1 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Correspondence, Various (Some FRAGILE) | Originals | Columbus; Other | 1902-1903 |
| 26 | 1 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Correspondence In Leather Binder | Original, NEEDS CARE IN HANDLING | Columbus | 1866 |
| 27 | 1 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Funeral Notice | Originals | Weimar | 1905 |
| 28 | 1 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Legal, Court Cases, Etc. | Originals, FRAGILE | Columbus | 1860-1905 (Not All Years) |
| 29 | 1 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Texas Attorney General, Correspondence | Originals | Columbus, Austin | 1878-1892 |
| 30 | 1 | McCormick, George (To Become Honorable) | Scrapbook of Poems, Etc | Originals | Fayette County, Other | Civil War, Post Civil War Eras |
| 31 | 1 | McCormick, Leila | Correspondence W/Father T.A. Hill | Originals, Includes Photo of T.A. Hill | Weimar | 1900 |
| 32 | 1 | McCormick, Leila Hill | Obituary | Photocopy | Weimar | 1936 |
| 33 | 1 | McCormick, Mrs. A.L./Wirtz, A. J. | Re: Phoebe J. Wirtz Estate | Originals, Carbon Copies | Columbus | 1934-1935 |
| 34 | 1 | McCormick, Myrah Thatcher | Obituary/Funeral Notice | Originals | Weimar | 1902 |
| 35 | 1 | McCormick, Myrah Thatcher | Personal Correspondence | Originals, NEED CARE IN HANDLING | Columbus | 1902 |
| 36 | 1 | McCormick, Stephen (W/Arthur McCormick Biography) | Deed, Letter | Originals | Colorado County | 1944; 1946; Other Dates |
| 37 | 1 | Memoirs Re: Columbus | Likely UDC Program by Myrah Draper, Lee Nesbitt | Originals | Columbus | Modern Era |
| 38 | 1 | Minutes, Columbus Fire Department (?) | Handwritten | Original, FRAGILE | Columbus | 1862 |
| 39 | 1 | Military Appointments, Orders | To Various Individuals (Can't Decipher) | Original | Colorado County | 1869; 1874(?) |
| 40 | 1 | Miscellaneous Materials | Applies to McCormick Collection | Originals and Photocopies | Various Locations | Various Dates |
| 41 | 1 | News Clippings, Miscellaneous | Apply to McCormick Collection | Originals, FRAGILE | Various Locations | World War I Era, 1920s, 1930s |
| 42 | 1 | "Old" Law Office of Honorable George McCormick | Negative Of | Original | Columbus | Undated |
| 43 | 1 | Pen and Pencil Sketches | Also Watercolors, Art Photography | Originals | Various, Some European | Modern Era |
| 44 | 1 | Receipts | Various | Originals, One Copy | Most Colorado County | 19th Century |
| 45 | 1 | Shropshire-Upton Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy | Constitution, By-Laws | Original Booklet, EXTREMELY FRAGILE | Columbus | 1900 |
| 46 | 1 | Texas Legislature | Handbooks, Reports | Originals, FRAGILE | Published: Austin | 1871; 1880; 1881 |
| 47 | 1 | Thatcher, Mrs. Elizabeth | UDC Memorial Notice | Original | Columbus | 1906 |
| 48 | 1 | United Confederate Veterans | Constitutions, By-Laws Handbook/Letter | Originals | New Orleans, LA; Texas | 1892;1900 |
| 49 | 1 | United Daughters of the Confederacy | Annual Meeting Minutes | Original Handbook | New Orleans | 1973 |
| 50 | 1 | United Daughters of the Confederacy | Annual Meeting Minutes | Original Handbook | Charleston, S.C. | 1975 |
| 51 | 1 | United Daughters of the Confederacy | Newspaper Clippings | Originals | Various | Various Dates |
| 52 | 1 | United Daughters of the Confederacy | Programs (Collection of Myrah Jane Draper) | Originals, Copies | Columbus | 1970-1983 |
| 53 | 1 | United Daughters of the Confederacy | Variety of Materials (From Myrah Draper) | Originals, Copies | Columbus; Other | Various Dates, Modern Era |
| 54 | 1 | United Daughters of the Confederacy, Local | 80th Birthday, History Of (Myrah Draper) | Photocopies | Columbus | 1980 |
| 55 | 1 | "What the Daughters Do," Daughters of the American Revolution | Booklet | Original | Published: Washington, D.C. | 1957 |
| 56 | 2 | "Basic Principles of Parliamentary Law and Protocol" | Booklet | Original | Published: St. Louis, MO | 1955 |
| 57 | 2 | "The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine" | General Interest Family Magazine | Original, VERY FRAGILE | Published: New York; London | 1885 |
| 58 | 2 | "A Chronology of American Railroads" | Magazine | Original | Published: Washington, D.C. | 1954 |
| 59 | 2 | "Confederate Veterans Magazine" (2 Copies) | Etta McCormick Subscription | Originals, VERY Fragile | Published: Nashville, TN | 1927 |
| 60 | 2 | "The Gulf Messenger" | Magazine | Original, FRAGILE | Published: San Antonio, TX | 1895 |
| 61 | 2 | "The Jap Soldier" | WWII Infantry Journal | Original | Published: Washington, D.C. | 1943 |
| 62 | 2 | "Railway Age" | Magazine | Original | Published: Philadelphia, PA | Aug. 1942 |
| 63 | 2 | "Railway Age" | Magazine | Original | Published: Philadelphia, PA | June 1943 |
| 64 | 2 | "Southern Pacific Bulletin" | Magazines (3) | Originals, Includes Brief Correspondence | Published: San Francisco, CA | 1937; 1940; 1942 |
| 65 | 2 | Southern Pacific Bulletin" and "SP Bulletin" | Magazines | Originals | Published: Houston, TX | 1945 |
| 66 | 2 | Texas State Historical Association | Publications Catalog | Original | Published: Austin | 1988 |
| 67 | 2 | Victoria Bankshares, Inc. | Annual Report | Original | Published: Victoria, TX | 1989 |
| 68 | 3 | Funeral Notices, Obituaries | Scrapbook | Originals | Various Locations | 19th-20th Centuries |
| 69 | 3 | Newspaper Clippings | Collection of, EXTREMELY FRAGILE | Originals | Various Locations | 19th-20th Centuries |
| 70 | 3 | Scrapbook, Honorable George McCormick | Re: Career, Personal | Originals | Colorado County, Other | 19th-20th Centuries |
| 71 | 4 | Children's Books Sales Sheet | Re: "Toy" Books From Wooden Blocks | Original | Unknown | 19th or Early 20th Century |
| 72 | 4 | "Delbridge Cotton Actuary" | Booklet Re: Cotton Pricing | Original, FRAGILE | Published: St. Louis, MO | 1906 |
| 73 | 4 | "Man and His Mate" | Small Book of Poems, Love Letters | Original | Published: Paris, TX | 1908 |
| 74 | 4 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Ledger/Account Book | Original, Needs Care in Handling | Columbus | 1870 |
| 75 | 4 | "Ordinances of the City of Weimar" | Booklet | Original, VERY FRAGILE | Weimar | 1873 or 1875 |
| 76 | 4 | "A Queer People" | Small Book Re: Japanese Culture | Original | Unknown | 1885 |
| 77 | 4 | Speeches/Messages, Booklets Of | Re: State Agricultural & Mechanical College | Originals | Austin | 1877; 1879 |
| 78 | 4 | "Southern Patriotic Songs" | Booklet | Original, FRAGILE | Published: Galveston | 1874 |
| 79 | 4 | "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" | Small Children's Book | Original, FRAGILE | Published: New York, N.Y.(?) | 1904 |
| 80 | 4 | "Texian" | Facts, Demographic Handbook | Original, FRAGILE | Published: Austin | 1886 |
| 81 | 5 | "Appeals From Hood County Pending in the Supreme Court" | Pamphlet Belonging to Hon. Geo. McCormick | Original | Published: Tyler, TX | 1870s(?) |
| 82 | 5 | "Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence" Vol. II | Book Belonging to Etta McCormick | Original, VERY FRAGILE | Published: Philadelphia, PA | 1822 |
| 83 | 5 | "The Book of Common Prayer" | Hon. Geo. McCormick Gift to Wife | Original | Published: New York; London | 1868; 1880 |
| 84 | 5 | "The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church South" | Small Book Belonging Hon. Geo. McCormick | Original, HANDLE WITH CARE | Published: Nashville, TN | 1883 |
| 85 | 5 | "Guard Manual for Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates" | Booklet | Original | Published: Concord, Mass. | 1898 |
| 86 | 5 | "Infantry Drill Regulations" | Manual | Original | Published: New York, NY | 1897 |
| 87 | 5 | "Manual of Arms" | Booklet Belonging to Hon. Geo. McCormick | Original | Published: New York, NY | 1897 |
| 88 | 5 | "Manual of Guard Duty" (2) | Hardbook Booklets | Original(s) | Published: Washington, D.C. | 1893 |
| 89 | 5 | "Proceedings of the Democratic Convention of the State of Texas" | Booklet of Minutes | Original | Published: Austin | 1876 |
| 90 | 5 | "Report of the Attorney-General of the State of Texas" (2) | Booklet(2)(For 1876-1878) | Original | Published: Austin | 1879 |
| 91 | 5 | "The True Doctrine of State Rights. . .In Connection With Slavery" | Booklet | Original | Published: Chicago, Ill. | 1880 |
| 92 | 5 | "United States Army Infantry Tactics" | Small Book Belonging to Geo. McCormick Jr. | Original | Published: New York, NY | 1888 |
| 93 | 6 | "Ascent of Mt. Arrarat" | Small Book (Lutheran) | Original | Published: Philadelphia, PA | 1867 |
| 94 | 6 | Envelope of Bonds, Mortgages, Bills of Sale, Etc. | Belonging to Honorable George McCormick | Originals, VERY FRAGILE | Columbus | 1850s, 1860s |
| 95 | 6 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Journal of Memoranda, Business & Personal | Original, CARE IN HANDLING | Columbus | 1870s-Early 1900s |
| 96 | 6 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Leather Change Purse/Billfold | Original | Columbus | 19th or Early 20th Century |
| 97 | 6 | McCormick, George, Honorable | Re: Railroad Bridge Accounts | Original, FRAGILE | Columbus | 1867 |
| 98 | 6 | Receipt | Framed | Original | Columbus | 1873 |
| 99 | 6 | Receipt | Framed | Original | Columbus | 1879 |
| 100 | 6 | Spanish/English Dictionary | Hard Back | Original | Philadelphia, Chappell Hill, TX | 1859 |
| 101 | 7 | "Debates in the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875" | Hard Back Book | Original | Published: Austin | 1930 |
| 102 | 7 | "First Texas United States Volunteer Infantry" | Hard Back Book W/Photographs | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Jacksonville, FL | 1898 |
| 103 | 7 | "Life of General A.S. Johnston" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: New York, NY | 1878 |
| 104 | 7 | "Life of General McCulloch" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Philadelphia, PA | 1888 |
| 105 | 7 | "Life and Literary Remains of Sam Houston" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Dallas | 1884 |
| 106 | 7 | "Lubbock's Memoirs: Six Decades in Texas" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Austin | 1900 |
| 107 | 7 | "Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Vol. 1" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: New York, NY | 1837 |
| 108 | 7 | "Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Vol. 2" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: New York, NY | 1837 |
| 109 | 7 | "Memoirs of Robert. E. Lee" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Philadelphia, PA | 1886 |
| 110 | 7 | "Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate States Armies" | Hard Back Book By Gen. J.B. Hood | Original, VERY FRAGILE | Published: New Orleans, LA | 1880 |
| 111 | 7 | "Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 1" | Hard Back Book Re: Jeff Davis | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: New York, NY | 1881 |
| 112 | 7 | "Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 2" | Hard Back Book Re: Jeff Davis | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: New York, NY | 1881 |
| 113 | 7 | "Seven Decades of the Union" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Philadelphia, PA | 1881 |
| 114 | 8 | "Charters and Constitutions of the United States, Part 1" | Book Signed "Coke" (Likely Gov. Coke Stevenson) to Geo. McCormick | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Washington, D.C. | 1878 |
| 115 | 8 | "Charters and Constitutions of the United States, Part 2" | Book, See Above | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Washington, D.C. | 1878 |
| 116 | 8 | "The Constitutions of the Several States of the Union and United States" | Hard Back Book | Original, VERY FRAGILE | Published: Cincinnati, OH | 1853 |
| 117 | 8 | "Criminal Laws of Texas" | Includes 1881 News Clipping Re: Murder Acquittal of John D. Hunt | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Waco | 1881 |
| 118 | 8 | "Dedication of the Washington Monument" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Washington, D.C. | 1885 |
| 119 | 8 | "Fourteenth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Washington, D.C. | 1903 |
| 120 | 8 | "General Laws of the Twelfth Legislature of the State of Texas" | Hard Back Book | Original, BINDING VERY FRAGILE | Published: Austin | 1870 |
| 121 | 8 | "General Laws of the State of Texas" | Session of the 14th Legislature | Original, FRAGILE | Published: Houston | 1874 |
| 122 | 8 | "General and Special Laws of Texas" | Session of the 16th Legislature | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Galveston | 1879 |
| 123 | 8 | "Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: New York, London | 1899 |
| 124 | 8 | "Pictorial History of the World" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: National Publishing Company | 1877 |
| 125 | 8 | "Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield, Vol. 1" | Hard Back Book | Original, FRAGILE BINDING | Published: Norwich, Conn. | 1884 |
| 126 | 9 | "El Campo Leader News" Newspaper | Section Re: Wharton County History | Original | El Campo, TX | 1986 |
| 127 | 9 | Explosion of Dirigible Hindenburg | Houston Post Newspaper | Original, DAMAGED, FRAGILE | New Jersey | 1937 |
| 128 | 9 | Field Notes Re: Geological Survey | U.S. Army | Photocopies | South Central Texas Area | 1912 |
| 129 | 9 | Houston Chronicle Newspaper | Death of Local Resident Army Pfc. Kirkpatrick | Original, With Photograph | Iraq | 2005 |
| 130 | 9 | Houston Chronicle Newspaper | Photos of Army Pfc. Kirkpatrick Funeral | Original | Columbus | 2005 |
| 131 | 9 | Houston Post Newspaper | Full Pages Re: Columbus | Originals | Columbus | 1949-50; 1973; 1927 |
| 132 | 9 | Houston Post -Dispatch | Pull-Out Section Re: Columbus | Original | Columbus | 1955 |
| 133 | 9 | Large Scrapbook | Copies of Colorado County Citizen | Originals | Columbus | 1925, 1931, 1932, 1941, 1955 |
| 134 | 9 | Large Scrapbook, Colorado County Citizen | Colorado County Centennial Edition | Original (6 Sections) | Columbus | 1957 |
| 135 | 9 | Large Scrapbook | Weimar Mercury Newspaper | Original | Weimar | 1900 |
| 136 | 9 | "Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Land on Moon" | Headline, London Daily Express Newspaper | Original | London/The Moon | 1969 |
| 137 | 9 | President John F. Kennedy, Funeral Of | Houston Post Insert | Original | Washington, D.C. | 1963 |
| 138 | 9 | Rear Vision Mirror Newspaper | Re-run of 1900 Galveston Hurricane | Re-Print | New Jersey; Published Ft. Worth, TX | 1961 |
| 139 | 9 | Tait Townhouse, Article Regarding With Photos, Sketch | Houston Post | Original, FRAGILE | Columbus | 1963 |
| 140 | 10 | Large Scrapbook | Confederate Soldiers' Signatures/Muster Roll | Photocopy | Columbus | 1862; 1865 |
| 141 | 10 | Large Scrapbook | Colorado County Citizen Newspapers | Originals | Columbus | 1911; 1914; 1915 |
| 142 | 10 | Large Scrapbook | Colorado County Citizen Newspapers | Originals | Columbus | 1913-1924 (Not All Years) |
| 143 | 10 | Large Scrapbook | Eagle Lake Headlight Newspapers | Originals | Eagle Lake | 1919; 1922 |
| 144 | 10 | Large Scrapbook | Houston Post, Re: Galveston Hurricane | Originals | Galveston; Houston | 1900 |
| 145 | 10 | Large Scrapbook | Weimar Mercury Newspaper | Original | Weimar | 1897 |
| 146 | 11 | Calendar-Type Notepad | With Notes | Original, FRAGILE | Columbus? | 18(90)s? |
| 147 | 11 | Composition Book | Handwritten Notes | Original | Unknown | Modern Era |
| 148 | 11 | Correspondence | George McCormick (1), Personal/Business | Originals, VERY FRAGILE | Columbus, Other | 1902-1904 |
| 149 | 11 | Ledger Book | Belonging to Robert L. Foard | Original, VERY FRAGILE | Local, Likely Columbus | 1869 |