South Texas Historical Association
Agnes G. Grimm Collection
Agnes Grimm was an author and collector of area history. An area school teacher of Texas history, she kept extensive notes, photographs and maps about the history of South Texas and her personal effort to document it. Her book, Llanos Mestenas, was published in 1968.
Eugene Bryant Collection
This small collection of Calhoun County, Texas land documents was donated to John Conner for the museum at the South Texas Normal School (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville) on January 15, 1930. It includes indentures for town lots in Calhoun County, correspondence, and a small book, sewn together at the spine titled, “Account of What Has Been Done for My Children,” dated 1786-1807, Vermont, for the children of Jonah Sandiford; Joseph, Benjamin, Clark, Jonah, and Simon. The second accession contains materials of same nature donated by the South Texas Historical Association in 1982.
George Otis Coalson Collection
The George O. Coalson Collection consists of 1.5 linear feet of research materials, maps, written articles, newspapers, and books. Most of the materials are copies and notes from sources first printed as early as the mid-1800s up through 1995. Dr. Coalson complies the materials from 1955 up to his death in 1995.
George O. Coalson Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources
Dr. George O. Coalson dedicated his entire life to the study of South Texas History. Over a span of 45 years, he created an annotated bibliography that consists of 10 major eras of Texas history from pre-Columbian era to 1995; an additional 4 series of subject matter focuses on transportation, crime, Baffin Bay and miscellaneous. The 14 series are divided into approximately 6,000 different sub-series, and organized alphabetically by subject and year where applicable. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission. (2019, 2020) (Grant Numbers TXT-19006 and TXT-20009).
Conner Family Collection
John E. Conner was a member of the first faculty at the South Texas State Teachers College that opened in Kingsville in 1925. He was a chairman of the history department, and later dean of the college. He trained students in history by having them visit historic sites and collect documents throughout South Texas; establishing the Robert J. Kleberg History Club and laying the foundation of the South Texas Archives. He left personal papers, records of the South Texas Historical Association, and the early days of Texas College of Arts & Industries as well as research materials from his work and his study. His son, Dr. William Conner and his daughter-in-law Katherine Smith Conner also gave historical records, and family photographs.