Carrie Northway Coleman Collection

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Creator

Carrie Northway Coleman

Extent

1 linear foot

Accession Numbers

A1985-044; A1985-056

Inclusive Dates

1890-1945 (unknown)

Languages

  • English

Historical or Biographical Information

Carrie Eva Northway Coleman (1/17/1898-7/17/1985) was a long time public school teacher and active in Kingsville community affairs. She was the sister of the prominent King Ranch veterinarian J. K. Northway. She began her teaching career in 1915. Mrs. Coleman taught at several schools over the next decade before coming to Kingsville. She taught in Kingsville for many years ending her career at Memorial Middle School.

Scope and Content

Mrs. Carrie N. Coleman left a collection of correspondence, financial records, legal documents, photographic and printed materials, sound recordings and many local and school newspapers totaling approximately one cubic foot. The bulk of the materials are the newspapers and the printed materials comprising over half of the collection.

Arrangement

ORGANIZATION OF MATERIALS: I. Correspondence II. Financial Documents III. Legal Documents IV. Literary Production V. Photographic Materials VI. Printed Materials VII. Sound Recordings VIII. Newspapers IX. Maps

Repository

South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Access and Restrictions

Open for Research

Rights Statement

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.

Preferred Citation

Carrie Northway Coleman Collection, A1985-044.XXXX; A1985-056.XXXX, South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Persons

Organizations

Geographical

Acquisitions

A1985-044 – Gift of William H. Coleman; Fran Sharpe,A1985-056 – Gift of Carrie Northway Coleman Estate by W. H. Coleman

Processing Information

A1985-044 was processed by Sandra Staebell; A1985-056 was processed by Patricia F. Scott. Lori Atkins wrote the Finding Aid and Matthew Tallant coded it as a EAD document in 2015.