Only collections with inventories are listed in alphabetical order. This represents about half of the material in the archives. Please contact the History Center regarding other materials available.

Galveston Agricultural, Horticultural & Industrial Association, 1871-1874; 28-0235 thru 28-0285. 50 items.
Papers, account book, payroll report and treasurer report.

Galveston and Brazos Navigation Co. Papers, 1853-1874; 33-0014 thru 33-0020. 7 items.
Papers from the files of N. B. Yard, who was at one time secretary and treasurer of the company. Includes deposit book, business correspondence and account records..

Galveston and Western Railway Co. Affidavit, 1918; 30-0950. 1 item.
Walter Gresham affidavit opposing the city of Galveston to GWRC.

Galveston and Western Railway Co. Records, 1907-1911; 79-0032. 1 box, 10 items.
Annual reports and misc. lawsuit material (vs. City of Galveston).

Galveston Art League Records, 1912-1987; 52-0123. 8 boxes.
Correspondence, minutes and treasurer’s reports, pamphlets and clippings pertaining to the Art League.

Galveston Art League Records, 1914-1946; 89-0021. 7½ inches.
Correspondence, clippings, programs, minutes, treasury & annual reports, and membership lists included in papers.

Galveston Art League Records, 1979-1987; 93-0015.
General correspondence, minutes, financial records, miscellany

Galveston Artillery Company Minute Book, 1871-1940; 77-0022, 1 folder + oversize book.
Minutes, clippings, invitations, and dance programs of this social club.

Galveston Attractions Association Records, 1981-1989; 89-0004. 3 boxes [stored in attic].
Minutes & agendas, financial records, project files, photographs, miscellany.

Galveston Chamber of Commerce Records, 1930-1978; 91-0007. 14 boxes.
Records reflect minutes and projects undertaken and proceedings of September 1955 meeting on politics, gambling and prostitution.

Galveston City Company Records, 1834-1962; 46-0002. 15 inches.
Artificial collection consisting of stock certificates, balance sheets, petitions, requests for land, suits brought against the City Company by Texas and the Federal government.

Galveston City Mortuary & Interment Records, 1875-1926; [no accession number]. 5 items (on loan from Galveston County Health District).
Register of Births: 1910-1926; Mortuary Records: 1875-1926. See Mortuary Records, 98-0006 and Interment Records, 83-0021, (microfilm).

Galveston, City of Papers, 1887-1953; 79-0008. 5 inches.
Misc. records from various departments of Galveston, a major portion concerns a new water supply for the city in the early 1890’s.

Galveston City Party Records, 1919-1933; 79-0022. 10 inches.
Papers include election notices, platform statements, press releases, correspondence, and clippings.

Galveston City Sexton Reports, 1847-1851; 52-0030 thru 52-0121. 88 items.
John Griffin’s [incomplete] reports of burials to the mayor.

Galveston Commission Government Scrapbooks, 1901-1913; 76-0042. 5 volumes.
Scrapbooks containing correspondence and clippings about proceedings and operations of the Galveston City Commission government.

Galveston Cotton Exchange Records, 1882-1951; 82-0001. 8 books, 3 boxes.
Minutes for directors meetings, business conducted information.

Galveston County. Assessor Records, 1838-1910; 83-0013. 24 microfilm rolls.
Tax rolls dated 1838-1910.

Galveston County. Board of Engineers Papers, 1902-1926; 34-0021 thru 34-0030. 10 items.
Reports and correspondence relating to the seawall project to the commissioner’s court.

Galveston County. Board of Pilot Commissioners Records, 1985-1995; 2001-0005. 4 boxes.
Minutes, agendas, correspondence, hearings, financial records, miscellaneous records of the Board of Pilot Commissioners records.

Galveston County. County Judge Records, 1939-1949; 95-0003. 2 boxes.
County Judge (Robinson) records.

Galveston County Cultural Arts Council Records, 1969-1977; 83-0037. 35 inches.
Bicentennial Committee correspondence and records, cultural arts programs.

Galveston County Daily News Great Storm Commemoration Records, 2000; 2001-0012. 5 inches + oversize [cards].
Daily News centennial commemoration of the 1900 Storm.

Galveston County Historical Survey Committee Scrapbooks, 1967-1977; 92-0015. 12 items.
These records include information about various landmarks in Galveston County that were designated historical.

Galveston County Scholastic Census, 1900-1912; 78-0018. 20 ft, 5 in.
Survey of school-aged children rendered for enrollment in Galveston County schools.

Galveston County Tax Assessor Abstracts, 1872-1939; [no accession number]. 33 volumes.
Abstracts referencing city and island lots, includes the Denver Resurvey.

Galveston Daily News Commemorative Envelopes, ca. 1842, 1858, 1884; 95-0019. 3 envelopes.
Three commemorative envelopes issued in honor of the Galveston Daily News.

Galveston Equal Suffrage Association Records, 1912-1920; 75-0019. 2½ inches.
Records of association working to achieve voting rights for women.

Galveston Fire Department Records, 1885-1980; 88-0028. 17 items.
Records of fires in Galveston, includes information on fires.

Galveston Fusileers Battalion Paper, 1842-1843; 70-0425 thru 70-0474. 50 items.
Correspondence, constitution, minutes, reports etc. of this volunteer militia company.

Galveston Garden Club, 1931-1967; 79-0007. 7½ inches.
Correspondence, scrapbooks, financial reports and other material for the garden club.

Galveston Gas Company Minute Book, 1856-1910; 77-0019. 464 pages.
Minutes of meetings, record of stockholders (1859-1880), misc. correspondence.

Galveston Harbor Improvement Survey Journal, 1890-1981; 30-0200. 1 volume.
Annual survey of Galveston Harbor, August, 1890, April-June, 1891; Bolivar Point, February, 1891.

Galveston Harbor Scrapbook, 1951-1955; 55-0004. 1 volume.
Book: History of Galveston Harbor, compiled by Walter E. Grover with notes.

Galveston Harmonic Society Minute Book, 1866-1869; 30-0198. 1 item.
Book containing by-laws, member list, reports and minutes of meetings.

Galveston Health Office Records, ca. 1880-1910; 86-0005. 16 ft.
Galveston death certificates, some with burial certificates attached. [also in microfilm].

Galveston Historical Foundation Records, 1968-1982; 90-0025. 3 ft.
Principally concerns acquisition and rehabilitation of Hendley Building as headquarters for GHF.

Galveston Historical Foundation. Administrative Records, 1963-1978; 87-0019. 3¾ feet.
Collection of GHF administrative records.

Galveston Historical Foundation. Ashton Villa Committee Records, 1965-1975; 74-0011. 5 inches.
Committee records including correspondence, minutes, reports, photographs, and blueprints reflecting work done on or for Ashton Villa.

Galveston Historical Foundation. Ashton Villa Committee Records (GHF), 1974-1986; 86-0007. 6 boxes.
GHF records, including Ashton Villa meetings, goals and objectives, general correspondence and other miscellany.

Galveston Historical Foundation. Elissa Project Records (GHF), n.d.; 87-0028.
Files relating to the ship Elissa, includes architectural drawings, project files, and other miscellany.

Galveston Historical Foundation. Events Director Records, 1974-1979; 83-0056. 6 feet.
Dickens Evening and Historic Homes Tour preparation and set up files.

Galveston Historical Society Records, 1875-1955; 78-0003. 5 inches.
Materials of the Society and its forerunner, the Texas Historical Society of Galveston.

Galveston Hook and Ladder Company Papers, 1867-1879; 32-0041. 12 items.
Documents relating to the operation of the hook and ladder company #4 including correspondence, minutes of meetings, a cash book and clippings.

Galveston Hussar Cavalry Co. Papers, 1841-1843; 31-1178. 14 pages.
Papers relate to the organization of the company on the occasion of the second Mexican-Texas War, and includes orders, rosters, and receipts.

Galveston Independent School District Records, 1881-1902; 95-0010. 8 volumes, oversize.
Registers of school students.

Galveston Insurance Board Records (existing buildings), 1872-1991; 83-0012. 28 boxes.
Description and estimate of value of structures surveyed.

Galveston Insurance Board Records (demolished buildings), 83-0055. 5 boxes.
Description and estimate of value for demolished structures.

Galveston Little Theatre Scrapbook, 1934-1980s; 98-0007. 1 volume oversize.
See Little Theatre of Galveston Scrapbook.

Galveston Lyceum Minute Book, 1882-1894; 30-0199. 1 volume.
Minute book including a list of members.

Galveston Musical Club Records, 1897-1964; 75-0007. 25 inches.
Artificial collection containing correspondence, programs, minute books awards, new clippings, financial reports, and performer’s portfolios.

Galveston Placards Collection, 1901-1944; 89-0020.[stored in Reading Room map cases]
Advertising placards related to Galveston concerts, lectures, performances, events and organizations.

Galveston Port Society Records, 1858-1874; 36-1205 thru 36-1207. 2 ½ inches.
Ledgers, constitution, list of subscribers, minutes of meetings, account book and treasurer’s statement of dues paid, 1858-1871. Also includes constitution and the Galveston Seamen's Home and Seamen's Benevolent and Life Boat Association of Galveston, 1874.

Galveston Quartette Society Records, 1891-1917; 78-0011. 6 folders + oversize.
Rules and by-laws, programs of concerts, broadside and photographs.

Galveston Relief Fund Records, 1907; 99-0016. 5 inches.
Correspondence and financial records for the Galveston Relief Fund who aided Galveston residence after the 1907 tornado.

Galveston Rifles Company Papers, 1860-1865; 28-0102 thru 28-0128. 27 documents.
Receipts, list of guards, letters and envelopes, application, notices, etc.

Galveston Sesquicentennial Commission Records, 1984-1989; 91-0009. 5 inches.
Subject files, correspondence, and financial records for Commission regarding events celebrated in 1989.

Galveston Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee & Texas Heroes Monument Commission Records, 1980-1991; 92-0001. 3 1/3 feet.
Research, correspondence, speeches, minutes and agendas, financial records from the committee organized to celebrate the Texas State Sesquicentennial.

Galveston-Texas City Pilots Logbooks, 1891-1902; 75-0002. 3 volumes, oversize.
Ledgers kept by the pilots showing the arrivals and departures of ships from the Galveston harbor.

Galveston Volunteer Service Bureau Records, 1948-1961; 80-0006. 10 inches.
Financial Records of the Bureau that coordinated volunteer social services in the city.

Galveston Wharves Records, 1854-1943; 81-0014. 41 items.
Minute books, ledgers, journals, financial records and scrapbook.

Galvez, Bernardo de Collection, ca. 1746-1786; 27-0700. 1 box.
Artificial collection of articles and photocopies of documents regarding Galveston’s namesake.

Galvez, Bernardo de Land Grant, 1781; 31-1163. 2 pages.
Spanish document granting 8 arpents of land at Grand Prairie (near New Orleans) to Antonio Boidore. Transcription included.

Garten Verein Records, 1907-1923; 30-0895. 350 items + 2 volumes.
Charter and by-laws, programs, correspondence, list of officers and committees, membership lists, financial ledgers, receipts and bills.

Gautier Family Papers, 1819-1930; 69-0274. 2 ½ inches.
Personal and business papers of Pierre Gautier.

Gengler, Peter and Company Inc. Papers, 1911-1926; 76-0031. 24 inches oversize.
Correspondence and a scrapbook concerning the Diamond Jubilee of this Galveston grocery firm in 1926.

Girl Scouts. South Texas Council Records, 1941-[1980]; 89-0002. 1 box [stored in attic].
Girl Scouts records including historical features, charter, photographs, general correspondence, legal documents, financial statements and miscellany.

Girl Scouts. South Texas Council Scrapbooks, 1950-1983; 92-0014. 3 items oversize.
Three scrapbooks containing clippings, printed matter, and other materials detailing the history and activities of the Galveston Girl Scouts.

Girl’s Literary Club of Galveston Records, 1915-1917; 67-0021 thru 67-0022. 2 volumes.
Two books of minutes and records of the Club, an ancillary part of the Rosenberg Library Children’s Department.

Goals for Galveston. Records, 1969-1975; 77-0036. 3 feet, 5 inches.
Records include correspondence, reports, questionnaires, information sheets, and budgets for this organization, that afforded citizen input into community planning and problems.

Goddard, William H. Receipts, 1859; 30-0892. 4 items.
Receipts for bills paid by Goddard for expenses incurred by the family of John Dunn during the Yellow Fever Epidemic in Galveston in 1859.

Gonzales Family Papers, 1850-1988; 89-0016, 10 inches
Biographical features focusing mainly on the Boyer Gonzales family.

Gonzales Family Papers, 1861-1987; 87-0035. 25 inches +oversize.
Primarily papers, including correspondence and sketchbooks, of Galveston artist, Boyer Gonzales.

Government Documents Collection, 1836-1924; 83-0063. 15 inches.
Miscellaneous U.S., C.S.A. and Texas State government documents.

Grace Episcopal Church Records, 1874-1955; 89-0012. 4 volumes oversize.
Baptismal, confirmation, marriage and burial records and marriage register are included records.

Grand Opera House Programs, 1895-1924; 76-0017. 5 ft., 5 inches.
Loose and bound programs, many, which contain reflections of the cultural life of the city in that period.

Grant, Ulysses Simpson Letter, 1863; 04-0044. 1 item.
Letter to Lt. Col. G.F. Allen regarding leave of absence ruling for officers.

Gray, Millie Diary, 1832-1840; 50-0437. 1 volume.
Diary recording the family life of Millie Gray, nee Mildred Richards Stone, wife of Colonel William Fairfax Gray.

Greenleve, Block, and Company Records, 1865-1883; 33-0041 thru 33-0093. 52 items.
Correspondence, receipts, shipping lists, ledger and insurance policies of the wholesale dry goods and clothing business operation.

Gresham, Walter Papers, 1834-1905; 22-0247. ca. 190 items + 41 volumes.
Lawyer, state legislature and railroad executive. Correspondence, contracts and legal papers, deeds, receipts and letterpress book included in collection.

Grosse Tete Flying Artillery Report, 1864; 44-0007. 2 items.
Description and report of armaments of the battery.

Grover, George W. Papers, 1824-1896; 51-0004 thru 51-0125. 5 inches.
Papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, muster rolls, field notes, surveys, minutes, receipts, bills of sale and assorted miscellany produced or collected by Grover.

Grover, Walter E. Article, 1963; 68-0158. 13 pages.
Typescript of Grover’s “Recollections of Life” in Galveston during the 1880s and 1890s.

Gulf City Street Railway and Real Estate Company. Deed of Trust and Release, 1884-1885; 73-0004 thru 73-0007. 4 items.
Deed and release to J.H. Burnett for $5,000.

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company Records, 1875-1900; 28-0233. 5 inches.
Financial records, contracts, correspondence concerning the railway company’s business deals.

Gulf Intracoastal Canal Papers, 1929-1975; 71-0386. 5 inches.
Papers include correspondence, newsletters, pamphlets, booklets, articles, and maps.

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