Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors started in the last decade of the 1800s and was incorporated in 1906 as Cason Monk & Co. The original owners were D.K. Cason, R.C. Monk, Edwin Gaston Jr., and Boutin Cason. They ran their funeral business above the Cason Monk Hardware Store on Main St. in Nacogdoches, TX. In 1947 the company …
Community members play an integral role in collection development by providing institutions with archival material. However, it is also important for many families to keep their documents within the family. Community Collections is our way of bridging the needs of our researchers and our donors.
The collection consists of digitized …
The East Texas Research Center (ETRC) collects, preserves and provides access to East Texas’ unique cultural history. The ETRC houses photographs, documents, maps, books and other archival materials that emphasize eastern Texas life, culture, economy and history. The ETRC serves as a Regional Historical Resource Depository for the …
The mission of the Heritage Center of Cherokee County Museum is to acquire, preserve, and display artifacts of historical significance to Cherokee County, Texas. The museum is located in downtown Rusk, Texas. With the assistance of SFASU’s Center for Regional Heritage Research, the collection features historic photographs of schools, …
The word “Herpetology” is constructed from the Greek words “herpeton” and “logos.” The suffix “ology” is commonly translated into “the study of” and the word “herpeton” refers to “creeping things.” Specifically, herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians.
This collection consists of images taken by …
This collection contains two books from Walker County, which deal with the history of the area and contain genealogical resources and information.
According to their website the SFA Mast Arboretum is a ten acre garden along LaNana creek at Stephen F. Austin State University. In 1985, as a class project, Dr. Dave Creech’s first Landscape Plant Materials class planted a small garden on the south side of the Agriculture building. Over the years, the gardens expanded into one of the …
Nestled among the pine trees of the oldest town in Texas is Millard’s Crossing Historic Village, a charming reconstructed village which enables visitors to imagine East Texas as it was in the 19th century. The digital collection includes documents, artifacts and images from the historic homes located in the village established by Mrs. …
In 2008, after receiving a grant from the National Park Service’s Preserve America Grant Program, the City of Nacogdoches and Stephen F. Austin State University began a cemetery interpretation project. Along with city personal the task involved three SFASU colleges (Arthur Temple College of Forestry & Agriculture, College of …
For several years there was an active Oral History Program in the East Texas Research Center and History Department. The purpose of the program was to preserve, through tape-recorded interviews and subsequent transcriptions, the memoirs of persons who have observed or participated in significant historical events or developments. The …
This museum is dedicated to the life & times of General Sam Houston, former Governor of Tennessee, victor over Santa Anna in the Texas War of Independence, first President of the Republic of Texas, Senator from the State of Texas and Governor of the State of Texas. This collection features over 300 images, documents and artifacts …
This collection contains nearly 2,000 items, including maps, photographs and drawings, that document and share Texas' unique history.
An academic program in Human Sciences has been offered at SFA since the university opened in 1923. The school has academic majors in Child/Family Development, Food, Nutrition & Dietetics, Interior Design, Interior Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising, Hospitality Administration, and Family and Consumer Sciences. Their digital …
The Sterne-Hoya home was built c. 1830 by prominent Nacogdoches citizen Adolphus Sterne and currently owned, maintained and operated by the City of Nacogdoches Historic Sites Department. Only two immigrant families, Sterne and von der Hoya, owned the home. According to the website the museums’ mission is “to preserve the Adolphus …
The structure on the campus of SFA is a replica of the building that started its life as a magnificent Spanish Colonial house. Built by Antonio Gil Y'Barbo sometime between 1788 and 1791 on the Camino Real, the house weathered four revolutionary actions, acquiring its nickname the "Old Stone Fort" along the way. Today it stands as …
This collection includes an incomplete run of monthly publications covering the years 1918 through 1936, issued from the Texas State Department of Education (forerunner of the Texas Education Agency). The bulletins cover a wide range of topics. Lists of State-adopted textbooks were issued periodically, as were Directories of Teachers, …
The Tyler Museum of Art began in 1952 as a committee of women who wanted to provide children living in Tyler, TX with an opportunity to see works of art. Throughout the years the Tyler Service League, which would become the Junior League of Tyler, continued bringing the visual arts to the citizens of Tyler. In 1971, the Junior League …
On February 20, 1975, President Ralph W. Steen established the university archives to preserve the university's official records. The university's inactive records of archival value were to be transferred to the Special Collections Department for permanent preservation. This transfer would also provide faculty, staff, students, …
The main purpose of the Quilting Stories of East Texas project (QSET) is to find, survey & document quilts in eastern Texas (from the Gulf of Mexico north to the Red River and east of the Trinity River). The project highlights the unique stories behind East Texas quilts.
East Texas Digital Archives & Collections’ mission is to provide virtual access to archival material that supports the educational and research goals of Stephen F. Austin State University through the collaborative efforts of East Texas community members and other institutions. The East Texas Research Center at SFASU, which maintains Digital Archives & Collections, provide digital copies of photographs, documents, maps, books and other archival materials associated with the East Texas geographical region from the Gulf of Mexico north to the Red River and east of the Trinity River to Western Louisiana, which was once part of Texas. The digitized material is freely available to students, teachers and the general public for their historical and genealogical research.
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