Maverick (Albert and Jane Lewis Maury) Papers, 1927-1954
Description
Albert Maverick (1854-1947) was the youngest surviving child of Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and Mary Ann Adams (1818-1898). A resident of San Antonio, Texas, he eventually ran the land office in the Maverick building downtown. Albert's wife Jane Lewis Maury Maverick (1858-1954) was long involved in San Antonio civic affairs and a charter member of the Conservation Society, Battle of Flowers Association, and other organizations.
The collection contains a letter from Jane Maverick describing her sixtieth wedding anniversary, invitations to Jane and Albert Maverick's fiftieth anniversary reception, a brief reminiscence of the Civil War by Jane Maverick, and newspaper clippings. Items were received or gathered by relatives of the Mavericks.