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Avery Slaughter Family Collection
Overview of the Collection |
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| Accession No.: | MA97.13 |
| Repository: | Texas/Dallas History & Archives, Dallas Public Library1515 Young StDallas, TX 75201 |
| Creator: | Slaughter Family |
| Title: | Avery Slaughter Family Collection |
| Dates: | 1909-1971 |
| Quantity: | 2 Boxes |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Biographical Note
The Slaughter Family consists of Avery Atkins Slaughter, his wife Winifred Slaughter, and their two sons, Avery Slaughter Jr. and Harry James Slaughter. A.A. Slaughter Jr. was born in Tennessee in September 1884. A.A. Slaughter later moved to Missouri and graduated High School in 1909. He moved to Houston around 1910 and began working for R.L. Polk &Co. Directory Division. He transferred to Dallas in 1916 and began working for Worley Publishing as a salesman. He later left Worley Publishing in 1945 to work as an independent real estate agent. Sometime in1921-1923 Avery Slaughter married Winifred Slaughter. She was born in 1889 in Missouri. They had two sons, Avery Slaughter Jr., born in 1925, died on September 9th, 1945 and Harry James Slaughter, born in 1926, died on June 15, 1997. Both sons served in the United States Navy. A.A. Slaughter Sr. passed away on May 10, 1967 and Winifred Slaughter died on June 24, 1968.
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Scope and Contents
The collection consists of family materials compiled by the Slaughter Family. The collection contains family photographs, real estate related materials, correspondence, and school materials.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Persons:
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
MA97-13 Avery Slaughter Family Collection, Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library
Processing Information
Processed by Bryan McKinney
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Detailed Description of the Collection
| Family Materials | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Register | |||||||||
| 2 | Kansas City, Mo. Liberty High Year Book 1909 | ||||||||||
| 3 | A.A. Slaughter - Real Estate Correspondence ca. 1950s | ||||||||||
| 4 | A. A. Slaughter - Contract of Sale 1959 | ||||||||||
| 5 | A. A. Slaughter - photocopies - R.L. Polk Directory work related material. Houston and Dallas 1909-1936 | ||||||||||
| 6 | A. A. Slaughter - Work Notes. ca. 1950s | ||||||||||
| 7 | A. A. Slaughter - Correspondence - non-work related | ||||||||||
| 8 | Winifred Slaughter - Correspondence | ||||||||||
| 9 | Harry James Slaughter - Birth, School and Car papers | ||||||||||
| 10 | Harry James Slaughter - Navy Correspondence | ||||||||||
| 11 | Harry James Slaughter - Navy Papers | ||||||||||
| 12 | Harry James Slaughter - The Mustang July/August 1971 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Avery Slaughter Jr. - School Materials and Correspondence | ||||||||||
| 14 | Abstract of Title - Lot 23 Block 12 Lakeview | ||||||||||
| 15 | News clippings | ||||||||||
| 16 | Materials - Relatives | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Slaughter Family - Group Shots - 4 photographs | |||||||||
| 2 | Unidentified Infant - 5 photographs | ||||||||||
| 3 | Avery Slaughter Jr. - 4 Photographs | ||||||||||
| 4 | Avery Slaughter Sr. - 6 Photographs | ||||||||||
| 5 | Harry James Slaughter - 3 photographs | ||||||||||
| 6 | Creek Photographs - 2 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Friends and Relatives, some identified - 14 Photographs | ||||||||||
| Plat Maps | |||||||||||
| Tube 1 | Dallas Zoning Plan with markings H-7 | ||||||||||
| Dallas County Plat Books with markings. PT. of 878 | |||||||||||
| Dallas County Plat Books with markings. Blocks 13-5204 14-5205 15-5206 | |||||||||||
| Dallas County Plat Books. Lakeview. Block 5-5197 & 9-5198 | |||||||||||