Agnes G. Grimm
5 linear ft.
A1985-063; A1986-005; A1986-019; A1986-029; A1986-046; A1987-010; A1988-016; A1989-034; A1992-009; A1992-034; A1994-016
1890-1945 (unknown)
Louise Glasscock Grimm was born in Alvin, Texas on November 23rd, 1911, a fourth generation Texan. She received her B.S. degree in 1947 and her M.S. in Education and English in 1957; both from Texas A&I in Kingsville, Texas. She did post-graduate work at the University of Texas in Austin. Grimm taught history in South Texas for over thirty years, most of that time in Alice. Agnes Grimm authored many articles for the Handbook of Texas and wrote the book, Llanos Mestenas: Mustang Plains, that was first published serially in newspapers. She was an active member of many organizations; among them: The South Texas and Texas State Historical Associations; Hidalgo County Historical Museum; Jim Wells County Historical Survey Committee; Comal County Historical Commission; New Braunfels Conservation Society; Daughters of the Republic of Texas; Auxiliary to the VFW; Texas Retired Teachers Association; American Association of University Women; the Texas and National Press Women associations; Byliners of Corpus Christi; and the Roadrunner Writer's Club of Canyon Lake. Agnes Glasscock Grimm died on October 16th, 1997, at 85 years of age.
The collection contains the Agnes G. Grimm Papers which are personal and professional letters and research concerning her literary accomplishments. Her research notes contain published and unpublished works on Texas history, historical sites she visited and materials she used teaching her seventh grade history class. Many of the letters are correspondence for regional-specific, historical information. One concerns Jim Wells County, written to Dr. Bailey Carrol, concerning the creation of Alice, Texas. It includes a bibliography of primary sources. The papers include the galley proofs of Grimm’s book, Llanos Mestenas: Discovery and Treachery by Alice Grimm. Her manuscripts for articles she wrote concerning military and frontier actions during the time of the Republic of Texas are intact. In addition, drafts of manuscripts and notes on military fortifications during the Mexican occupation of Texas can be found in the collection. Maps of historic sites of Texas and photographs and negatives of forts and other Texas landmarks, such as Carriza Springs, Presidio La Bahia, Veterans Fort, Fort Butterfield and Fort Lincoln were of interest to Agnes Grimm. A photograph of the ruins of Fort Moritas illustrates her passion in collecting and documenting the years of the Republic of Texas.
The Agnes G. Grimm Papers are arranged into twelve (12) series. I. Literary Production II. Photographs III. Artwork IV. Correspondence V. Newspaper Clippings VI. Maps VII. Professional Organizations VIII. Printed Materials IX. Books X. Legal Documents XI. Scrapbook XII. Miscellaneous
South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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Agnes G. Grimm Collection A1985-063.XXXX, South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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All acquisitions were given by Agnes Grimm herself, except for the final accession which was given to South Texas Archives by Bill Grimm in 1994.
Lori Atkins reprocessed all eleven accessions and wrote the finding aid in 2017. Daniel Thacker encoded the finding aid into an EAD document in 2017.