1900 Storm Online Manuscript Exhibit

Margaret Sealy Burton Papers x

MSS #99-0006

 Accession#: 
99-0006
 Title: 
Margaret Sealy Burton Papers
 Author: 
Burton, Margaret Sealy
 Format: 
Typescript; 7 letters , 18 p.
 Description:  Typescript copies of letters from members of the Sealy family to Margaret Sealy Burton describing their experiences at "Open Gates" during the Storm
Sep 12th from Hennie to Mrs. Sealy, 1 p.
Sep 18th unsigned to Margaret, 3 p.
Sep 19th from George Ewalt to Mag, 3 p. (Mr. Ewalt was living in the Sealy home at the time of the storm.)
Sep 21st from Agnes to Margaret, 2 p. (Miss Agnes Campbell was a companion to Mrs. Sealy.)
Sep 24th from Ella to Margaret, 3 p. (Mrs. Ella Sealy Newell)
Sep 28th from Ella to Caroline, 3 p. (Caroline Sealy Livermore)
No date from Ella to Margaret, 3 p.
 Date: 
Sep 12-28, 1900
Terms: 
Sealy Residence; Bodies; Peek, Richard Hope; Hotels; Beach Hotel; Morgues; Barges; Sealy, John; Pyres; Ritter's Saloon; 23rd Street; Avenue P; Barton, Clara
Funding for the 1900 Storm Photo Exhibit was provided by a TexTreasures grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the  Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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