MS 140 R. E. Thomason Papers
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Series Description or Arrangement
The R. E. Thomason Papers are arranged in five series:
Series I. Personal and Biographical
Arranged in five sub-series—Personal, Honors and Awards, Correspondence, Financial Material, and Other Material. The sub-series, Personal, is filed by subject or topic. Honors and Awards are in chronological order and by subject. Correspondence is arranged chronologically or by topic. Financial Material is filed by subject and then chronologically. Other Material is in order of the topic.
Series II. Career
Arranged in five sub-series—Legal Career, Campaign for Texas Governor, Mayor of El Paso, U. S. Congress, and Federal Judge. Material in each sub-series is arranged by topic and date.
Series III. Photographs
Arranged in six sub-series—Portraits of R. E. Thomason, El Paso and Vicinity, Individuals, Groups, Inspection Tours, and Other Military photographs. Individual portraits are filed alphabetically by the person’s surname; and photographs of groups, events and activities are filed chronologically by date.
Series IV. Scrapbooks
Scrapbooks are arranged chronologically by date.
Series V. Roy Lassetter Court Reporting Papers
Arranged in three sub-series—Correspondence, Transcriptions of Court Cases, and Other Material. Correspondence is arranged chronologically by date, and Court Cases are arranged by subject.