W.T. Alford / George F. Tarver Collection

George F. Tarver (1894-1966)
This collection contains letters written by George Ferdinand Tarver to his father, J.O. Tarver, while serving in the United States Army in World War 1. Also included are photographs taken while serving in the army, a transcript of a Military Record. A certificate of honorable discharge, and an army book titled “The Story of B Company 101st Engineers.” This collection also contains a notebook five to George by his father and a family Bible.

W.T. Alford
This collection (1858-1916) consists of 557 items belonging to W.T. Alford of Sabine Parish, Louisiana. The majority of the material is pre-1900. Included are letters, household and business receipts; legal documents, photographs and political and social material. A large collection deals with the hardships experienced by members of the Alford family in settling and farming pre-Civil War Texas. Of intererest are accounts of small farm economics, Yellow Fever outbreaks, and the Texas droughts of the 1880’s. Other notable items include prohibition, education, the Progressive and Democratic parties in Sabine Parish.