MC001 - E. A. "Squatty" Lyons Papers (1930 - 1994)
Twenty-two scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, printed materials, correspondence, photographs, and political ephemera document the political career and interests of E. A. “Squatty” Lyons and provide a record of Harris County government from 1943 – 1990.
MC002 - Glenn A. Perry Papers (1935 - 1950)
One scrapbook, three photographs, and two fezzes document Glenn A. Perry’s term as Harris County Judge (1944 – 1950). The scrapbook contains primarily newspaper clippings recording the functions of the Harris County government. Of particular interest is the concentration of the articles from the local and statewide press on juvenile and child welfare concerns.
MC003 - Abstracts of Title Collection (individually donated)
An abstract of title traces the conveyances and encumbrances on a piece of property from the original grant forward. It also contains a certification by the abstractor that the history is complete and accurate. Abstracts are a condensed history of a specific parcel of land and can be a valuable reference tool.
For the complete list of abstracts in the Harris County Archives, please see Pathfinders.
MC004 - Charles L. Brace Papers (1877 - 1975)
Maps, printed materials, newspaper clippings and legal records document the professional work of Charles R. Brace (1881 – 1960), a real-estate developer and builder in the Houston area from the mid-1920’s until the early 1950’s.
MC005 - Houston Cotton Exchange Records (1880 - 1933).
Organizational records, printed materials, a financial report, and correspondence document the Houston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade.
MC006 - James H. Bray Papers
MC007 - Harris County Tax Rolls (State Comproller Copies)
MC008 - Bob Eckels Papers
MC009 - Dr. Joseph A. Jachimczyk (1874 - 2005)
Newspaper clippings, printed materials, photographs, correspondence, and artifacts, document the personal and professional work of Dr. Joseph A. Jachimczyk (1923-2004), Harris County’s Chief Medical Examiner (1960-1995) for 35 years. The collection is divided into nine series: Correspondence, Subject Files, Legal, Creative Works, Printed Materials, Monographs, Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Artifacts.
MC010 - J. E. "Mac" McCain Photograph Collection
MC011 - A. J. Wagner Company, Inc. Records (1908 - 1910)
Two volumes of financial records document the business activities of the A. J. Wagner Company, Inc. in Bryan, Navasota, Mexia, and Cameron, Texas, from its inception to its declaration of bankruptcy in August 1910.
MC013 - Women Professionals in Government Papers
Four annual scrapbooks, two scholarship committee scrapbooks, one 2nd Vice President scrapbook, loose photographs, and a Senate Resolution document the professional, social, and educational involvement of the Women Professionals in Government organization from 1987-2007. Harris County women professionals have been involved in positions of leadership in WPG since its inception.
MC014 - Frank F. Spata Map Collection
Two plat books and twenty-two plat maps (1906-1998) document the development of the city of Houston, Harris County, Fort Bend County, and Brazoria County, Texas. Of particular interest are the maps of the Fourth Ward prior to the redevelopment in the late 1990s, Houston’s Freedman’s Town, and the downtown area of Houston.
MC015 - Jim Fonteno Papers
MC016 - John Peters Papers
MC017 - Bond Certification Records (1894 - 1949)
Bond Certification Records from the Texas Attorney General’s Office document the certification of bonds for Harris County, the City of Houston, Harris County Municipalities, and Independent School Districts.
The Drainage District Records documenting the formation of drainage districts contain correspondence, petitions, engineering reports, field notes, sample ballots, election notices and returns, and bond certifications signed by the Attorney General. The following Drainage District Records have been digitized:
Drainage District 01 1909
Drainage District 01 1923
Drainage District 02 1909
Drainage District 06 1914
Drainage District 07 1915
Drainage District 08 1920
Drainage District 09 1921
Drainage District 10 1922
Drainage District 11 1923
Drainage District 12 1923
MC018 - Vera Dial Harris Scrapbook Collection (1937 - 1973)
Photographs, printed materials, newspaper clippings, and correspondence document the professional career of Vera Dial Harris as a Negro County Home Demonstration Agent in Austin and Harris County from 1937 until her retirement in 1973.
MC019 - Clayton Library Friends Microfilm Collection
MC020 - Rosemary Parks Collection
MC021 - Jack Cato Papers
Photographs, newspaper and magazine articles, correspondence, a WNET radio program transcript, printed materials, a scrapbook, recorded materials and a caricature document the professional and political careers of Jack Cato (1953 – 2006), reporter and Harris County Treasurer. Ninety-seven digital images record Cato's from his high school years as a puppeteer in an early children’s television through his tenure as Harris County Treasurer.
MC022 - Walter W. Whitson Papers
MC023 - Houston Post Newspapr Collection
MC024 - Robert A. Eckels Papers
MC025 - William G. Sharman Papers
Correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and artifacts document the life of life-long Harris County employee and Precinct 3 Commissioner (1921 - 1932) William G. Sharman. Of particular importance are 3 photographs recording the 1910 courthouse prior to the 1952 renovations and correspondence discussing the county road camps.
MC026 - Jefferson Davis Auxillary Records
MC027 - Gene Zaboroski Papers
Printed materials including campaign posters, a brochure, a handbill, copies of 2 commissions, newspaper articles, and political advertisements, document three campaigns of Gene Zaboroski for Justice of the Peace of Precinct 6 and later Precinct 4-1 in Harris County, Texas, 1966 - 1974. Two newspaper articles discuss the Juergen Store (1974) and Zaboroski’s donation to Harris County Precinct 3 (2004) of family-owned land, buildings, and artifacts which would become the foundation for Cypress Top Historical Park.