MARY VIRGINIA VINCENHELLER BYROADE
Austin-Vincenheller-Byroade Family Papers, 1830-1949
Manuscript Collection MC 634
- Information about Mary Virginia Vincenheller
Byroade and the Austin-Vincenheller-Byroade Family
- Information about the Collection
- Contents of Collection (13 containers)
- Series 1. Austin Family Papers, 1830-
1927. Boxes 1-3.
- Subseries 1. John Austin Papers, 1830-1911.
- Subseries 2. James L. Austin Papers, 1867-1927.
- Series 2. Austin-Vincenheller Family
Papers, 1899-1930. Boxes 4-10.
- Subseries 1. Miriam Austin-G.A. Vincenheller Papers, 1899-
1930.
- Subseries 2. Mrs. W.G. Vincenheller Papers, 1911-1925.
- Series 3. Vincenheller-Byroade Papers,
1919-1949. Boxes 11-13.
- Subseries 1. Mary Virginia Vincenheller Byroade Papers, 1919-
1930.
- Subseries 2. Byroade Family Papers, 1931-1949.
- Series 4. Photographs, ca. 1865-ca.
1940s. Box 13.
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Mary Virginia Vincenheller Byroade's maternal great-great-
grandparents, George and Harriet Hamilton Austin, came to Van
Buren from County Tyrone, Ireland. Their son John remained in
Ireland until going to sea. He later settled in Van Buren and by
1842 had opened the John Austin General Store. He continued in
the general merchandise business in partnership with his brothers
George and Andrew for many years. John Austin also served as
mayor of Van Buren in 1854, represented the fifteenth Arkansas
General Assembly, and was a delegate to the constitutional
convention of 1863.
James Livingston Austin, one of John Austin's sons, attended the
Greylock Institute in Massachusetts and the Arkansas Industrial
University at Fayetteville before engaging in the general
merchandise business in Van Buren. He married Mamie Nicodemus in
1881 and had two children, Miriam and Hamilton.
Miriam Austin married G.A. Vincenheller of Fayetteville in 1902.
A graduate of the University of Arkansas (1898-1902), he assisted
Charles Hillman Brough in two campaigns for governor and in 1917
was appointed to the Board of Control of the State Charities
Institution. He operated the Cane Hill Orchards in Lincoln and
had received a commission as captain in the quartermaster corps
of the army shortly before his influenza-related death in 1918
while inspecting some Texas oil lands inherited from W.G.
Vincenheller, his father.
Their daughter, Mary Virginia Vincenheller, married George
Lawrence Byroade, Jr., in 1929. His father, Col. George Lawrence
Byroade, Sr., commanded the United States Forces in the Caribbean
during the 1930s. His sister Margaret married Brig. Gen. Carl H.
Seals. During the Seals's attempted escape from the Philippine
Islands, where they had been stationed with General Douglas
MacArthur's officers, they were captured by the Japanese and
interned from May 1942 until September 1945.
Mary Virginia Vincenheller Byroade donated papers from the
Austin, Vincenheller, and Byroade families to Special Collections
in 1986.
The Byroade collection is arranged in four series and consists of
correspondence, newspaper clippings, slave bills of sale, Civil
War papers, wedding and funeral memorabilia, school records,
photographs, and business, financial, legal, and political
papers.
Processed by Rachel Skoney, June, 1989. Special Collections
Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville,
Arkansas.
Series 1. Austin Family Papers, 1830-
1927. Boxes 1-3.
Correspondence and business, legal, political, Civil War, and
family papers of the Austins of Van Buren. Correspondence is
primarily between family members but also concerns property,
business, and legal matters. Notable in correspondence from James
L. Austin is a reference to Japanese students at the Greylock
Institute in Massachusetts in 1872, and descriptions of early
college life at the Arkansas Industrial University during the
construction of Old Main. His correspondent, Jesse Turner, Jr.,
was the son of Judge Jesse Turner of Van Buren and mayor of the
city from 1880 to 1886. Family correspondence refers to travel
between Cincinatti and Van Buren in the early 1850s. Business and
legal papers contain deeds, receipts of the Austin general
stores, cotton and corn sale receipts, personal property tax
papers, and insurance policies. Political papers consist of John
Austin's notice of selection as a delegate to the Arkansas State
Convention in 1863, his rule book for the Arkansas House of
Representatives (1864), and notes on resolutions and speeches.
Civil War papers contain oaths of allegiance to the United
States, authorizations for transport and storekeeping, and papers
concerning reparations, including letters from Congressmen and a
letter to a former slave. Included in family records are a ship
captain's recommendation of John Austin, hospital ship discharge
papers, Andrew Austin's will, Miriam Austin's school records, and
correspondence and other papers regarding the family ancestry.
Subseries 1. John Austin Papers, 1830-1911.
Box 1
- 1. John Austin Papers, Sept. 8, 1830-Feb. 10, 1835.
- 2. George Austin's Masonic Lodge of Dublin Initiation
Certificate, Jan. 11, 1840.
- 3-62. Property Records, Dec. 16, 1840-June 27, 1883.
- 63. Business Papers, Oct. 27, 1843-1868.
Box 2
- 1-15. Slave Bills of Sale, March 22, 1845-Sept. 16, 1862.
- 16. Correspondence - Martin and Austin Families, Dec. 14,
1845-April 15, 1911.
- 17. Family Papers, ca. 1846-Jan. 10, 1898.
- 18. Fire Insurance Papers, June 17, 1852-July 15, 1852.
- 19-20. Arkansas War Bonds, July 30, 1861-Jan. 22, 1862.
- 21. Oaths of Allegiance and Government Proclamation, Sept.
28, 1863-Jan. 16, 1864.
- 22. Political Papers, Nov. 24, 1863-ca. 1864.
- 23. War Claims, March 10, 1864-Jan. 29, 1904.
- 24. Authorization for Transport and Business, May 12, 1864-
April 18, 1865.
- 25-26. Correspondence - James L. Austin from the Greylock
Institute, May 28, 1869-ca. Jan. 1875.
- 27. Tax Papers, Jan. 18, 1871-Feb. 26, 1872.
- 28. Correspondence - James L. and George S. Austin from the
Arkansas Industrial University, Sept. 9, 1874-Nov. 13, 1874.
Subseries 2. James L. Austin Papers, 1867-1927.
Box 3
- 1. Notebooks and Miscellaneous, 1867-Jan. 21, 1919.
- 2. Correspondence - James L. Austin to Jesse Turner, Oct. 1,
1872-Nov. 21, 1876.
- 3. Business Papers, July 8, 1878-May 17, 1913.
- 4-5. Correspondence and Miscellaneous - Mammie B. Nicodemus
and James L. Austin, Aug. 27, 1879-Aug. 28, 1891.
- 6. Property Records and Miscellaneous, Feb. 24, 1881-April 7,
1916.
- 7. Tax Papers, April 20, 1881-May 16, 1913.
- 8. Miriam Austin Papers, 1892-Jan. 20, 1927.
- 9. Correspondence - Maud C. Fielder and James L. Austin, Feb.
28, 1902-June 8, 1915.
- 10. "Clippings" Scrapbook, April 1, 1903-Dec. 2, 1915.
- 11. Legal and Miscellaneous Papers, Sept. 24, 1907-April 8,
1918.
- 12. Hamilton Austin Notes, ca. Nov. 1921.
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Series 2. Austin-Vincenheller Family
Papers, 1899-1930. Boxes 4-10.
Family papers and correspondence of Miriam Austin Vincenheller;
memorabilia and correspondence related to her wedding to G.
Ashton Vincenheller; school records of her daughter, Mary
Virginia Vincenheller; correspondence and condolences regarding
the death of G. Ashton Vincenheller; correspondence and news
clippings concerning the painter, Frances Thomason, with whom she
stayed in Paris during the summer of 1921; yearbooks of the
Fayetteville Fortnightly Club; and financial records. Papers of
G. Ashton Vincenheller include correspondence to Miriam Austin
Vincenheller regarding the state constitutional convention of
1918, World War I, Vincenheller's efforts to secure a commission
in the army, the Senator Joseph Taylor Robinsons, and the Charles
Hillman Broughs; business records of the Cane Hill Orchards in
Lincoln, which he operated, and the Ansbacher Insecticide
Company, which he represented; political papers when he was a
member of the Board of Control of the State Charities
Institution, including letters from Senators Joseph Taylor
Robinson and James P. Clark, and Congressmen H.M. Jacoway, John
S. Little, and John H. Rogers; resolutions and appointments to
the Arkansas Democratic Central Committee; correspondence
regarding the lands in Eastland County, Texas, inherited from his
father; and correspondence during his final illness. Papers of
his mother, Mrs. W.G. Vincenheller, include correspondence; legal
records regarding the Eastland County, Texas, lands; tax and
property records; correspondence from her daughter, Jean Dengler,
and her granddaughter from the Philippine Islands, where they
were stationed with the army, and from her sister, Sally Lamkin;
financial records; and correspondence regarding Mrs.
Vincenheller's final illness and death.
Subseries 1. Miriam Austin-G.A. Vincenheller Papers, 1899-
1930.
Box 4
- 1-8. Correspondence - G.A. Vincenheller and Miriam Austin,
July 24, 1899-June 25, 1902.
Box 5
- 1-8. Cane Hill Orchard Records - Correspondence, Bank and
Work Records, May 1900-Feb. 13, 1926.
Box 6
- 1-2. Checks of Elias Chandler, American National Bank,
Chattanooga, Tennessee, Aug. 25, 1900-Sept. 4, 1909.
- 3-4. Correspondence and Miscellaneous - Wedding of G.A.
Vincenheller and Miriam Austin, Jan. 27, 1902-Oct. 6, 1902.
- 5-8. Correspondence - G.A. Vincenheller and Miriam Austin,
June 26, 1902-Aug. 30, 1902.
- 9. "The Bride's Book," ca. Oct. 1902.
Box 7
- 1. Insurance Papers, G.A. Vincenheller, Oct. 19, 1909-Sept.
19, 1917.
- 2. Citizens Bank and Other Fayetteville Banks, July 1, 1910-
Oct. 27, 1917.
- 3-6. Political Papers, G.A. Vincenheller, April 10, 1913-Aug.
24, 1918.
- 7. Business Correspondence, A.B. Ansbacher and Co., and other
Business Correspondence, July 22, 1913-Sept. 18, 1917.
- 8. Correspondence to G.A. Vincenheller and Miscellaneous,
Jan. 15, 1914-Dec. 21, 1918.
- 9. Receipts and Miscellaneous, Miriam Austin Vincenheller,
Nov. 1916-Feb. 1, 1928.
- 10-11. Correspondence - G.A. Vincenheller to Miriam Austin
Vincenheller, Feb. 16, 1917-Nov. 10, 1918.
Box 8
- 1. Correspondence to Miriam Austin Vincenheller, June 28,
1917-July 28, 1929.
- 2. School Records, Mary Virginia Vincenheller, July 13, 1918-
June 24, 1924.
- 3-9. Condolences - G.A. Vincenheller, Nov. 21, 1918-Dec. 25,
1919.
- 10. Obituaries and Flower Cards, G.A. Vincenheller, Nov. 22,
1918-Dec. 10, 1918.
- 11. Peoples Savings Bank, Little Rock, March 21, 1919-Nov.
27, 1922.
Box 9
- 1. Correspondence to Miriam Austin Vincenheller - Finances,
July 28, 1920-April 27, 1925.
- 2. Correspondence, Jean Vincenheller Dengler to Miriam Austin
Vincenheller, Sept. 8, 1920-Aug. 9, 1926.
- 3. Correspondence - Hamilton Austin, April 21, 1921-Dec. 15,
1924.
- 4-7. First National Bank, Fayetteville, Sept. 16, 1921-July
20, 1926.
- 8. Correspondence and Miscellaneous - Frances Thomason, Oct.
29, 1922-Dec. 2, 1923.
- 9. Yearbooks and Miscellaneous, Twentieth Century Club of
Fayetteville, May 15, 1925-1930.
Subseries 2. Mrs. W.G. Vincenheller Papers, 1911-1925.
Box 10
- 1-2. Banking Records, First National Bank and Other
Fayetteville Banks, Dec. 22, 1911-June 15, 1925.
- 3. Correspondence, Mrs. W.G. Vincenheller, June 1, 1917-July
2, 1923.
- 4. Correspondence, G. Ashton Vincenheller to Mrs. W.G.
Vincenheller, and Obituaries, Aug. 9, 1918-Nov. 1918.
- 5. Legal Records - Eastland County, Texas Lands, Nov. 1,
1918-July 13, 1921.
- 6. Tax and Property Records, April 10, 1919-April 30, 1923.
- 7-10. Correspondence, Jean Vincenheller Dengler and Frances
Dengler to Mrs. W.G. Vincenheller, Dec. 21, 1919-Sept. 27, 1923.
- 11-12. Correspondence, Sally Lamkin to Mrs. W.G.
Vincenheller, May 13, 1920-Aug. 10, 1923.
- 13. Correspondence, J.H. House to Mrs. W.G. Vincenheller -
Financial and Personal Matters, Jan. 17, 1922-Aug. 3, 1923.
- 14. Correspondence and Flower Cards - Mrs. W.G. Vincenheller,
Oct. 8, 1922-Dec. 10, 1923.
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Series 3. Vincenheller-Byroade Papers,
1919-1949. Boxes 11-13.
Correspondence and other papers, including memorabilia from the
wedding of Mary Virginia Vincenheller and George Lawrence
Byroade, Jr.; correspondence from Mary Virginia Vincenheller
while living with her aunt, Jean Dengler, in the Philippine
Islands during 1924-1925 and during travels in China; early
correspondence includes reference to J.W. Fulbright as a young
man, the Fulbright "twins," and his Oxford roommate from Kansas.
Byroade papers contain a pamphlet copy of a secret memorial of
General Tanaka of Japan regarding the impending World War, signed
by Lt. Col. Eacott S. Miller, P.S.; correspondence and news
clippings regarding the internment from 1942 to 1945 of Margaret
Byroade Seals and Brig. Gen. Carl H. Seals in a Japanese prisoner
of war camp; and a news clipping related to Col. George Lawrence
Byroade, Sr. Correspondents include Mary Virginia Vincenheller
Byroade, George L. Byroade, Jr., Margaret Byroade Seals, Brig.
Gen. Carl H. Seals, Brig. Gen. A.C. Wedemeyer, and Francis B.
Sayre, the U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands.
Subseries 1. Mary Virginia Vincenheller Byroade Papers, 1919-
1930.
Box 11
- 1-5. Correspondence, Mary Virginia Vincenheller to Miriam
Austin Vincenheller, June 6, 1919-May 23, 1925.
- 6-9. Correspondence to Mary Virginia Vincenheller, March 17,
1920-Jan. 10, 1921.
- 10. Marriage Service Book, News Clippings and Miscellaneous -
Wedding of Mary Virginia Vincenheller and George L. Byroade, Jr.,
Feb. 26, 1925-July 1, 1929.
- 11-12. Correspondence and Miscellaneous - Mary Virginia
Vincenheller - Marriage, July 7, 1927-June 25, 1929.
Box 12
- 1-6. Correspondence, Mary Virginia Vincenheller Byroade to
Miriam Austin Vincenheller, Feb. 4, 1929-June 19, 1930.
- 7. Gift Cards, Marriage of Mary Virginia Vincenheller and
George L. Byroade, Jr., ca. June 1929.
Subseries 2. Byroade Family Papers, 1931-1949.
Box 13
- 1. Pamphlet: "Japan and the Next World War," ca. Sept. 1931.
- 2. Byroade Papers, Miscellaneous - Feb. 1, 1934-May 23, 1949.
- 3. Correspondence and News Clippings - Margaret Byroade Seals
and Brig. Gen. Carl H. Seals, March 22, 1941-April 25, 1945.
- 4. Correspondence and Miscellaneous - George L. Byroade, Jr.,
March 25, 1942-Oct. 18, 1946.
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Series 4. Photographs, ca. 1865-ca.
1940s. Box 13.
Photographs of the Austin, Vincenheller, and Byroade families,
and other related subjects. All photographs are black and white
with sizes given in inches, height by width. Information in
brackets supplied by processor.
Box 13 (cont.)
Folder 5. Photographs, 1-4 (Austin Papers).
- Man, ca. 1865. Carte de visite by Alexander Ayton, Kennedy
Place, Londonderry, Ireland. 4 X 2 1/2.
- James L. Austin, ca. 1900. Studio portrait by Rice of
Washington, D.C. 6 1/2 X 4 1/4.
- Young man, n.d. Tintype. 2 3/4 X 2.
- Capitol, plaza, and bystanders, n.d. Stereogram [Washington,
D.C.]. 4 X 7.
Folder 6. Photographs, 5-8 (Vincenheller Papers).
- G.A. Vincenheller, ca. 1880s. Studio portrait. 6 1/2 X 4 1/4.
- G.A. Vincenheller and SEA fraternity brother, ca. 1890s.
Studio photograph by C.E. Watton, Fayetteville. 3 X 4 1/4.
- [Virginia Spooner (Mrs. W.G.) Vincenheller and Jean
Vincenheller Dengler], ca. 1919. Photographed standing on deck. 3
1/4 X 4 1/4.
- Charles Hillman Brough, 1920. Signed for friend, G. Ashton
Vincenheller. Portrait by Shrader. 10 X 7.
Folder 7. Photographs, 9-20 (Vincenheller Papers).
- Mary Virginia Vincenheller on outdoor porch, ca. 1920s. 4 3/4
X 2 3/4.
- Mary Virginia Vincenheller in graduation gown, ca. 1920s. 4
1/2 x 2 3/4.
- Mary Virginia Vincenheller in graduation gown, ca. 1920s. 4
1/2 x 2 3/4.
- Mary Virginia Vincenheller, sitting on lawn, ca. 1920s. 4 1/2
X 3 3/4.
- Mary Virginia Vincenheller, standing on lawn, ca. 1920s. 4
1/2 X 2 3/4.
- Young woman, standing in front yard, ca. 1920s. 4 1/2 X 2
3/4.
- Mary Virginia Vincenheller on camel, Cairo, ca. 1920s. 4 1/8
X 2 1/2.
- Mary Virginia Vincenheller by the sea, ca. 1924-1925. 4 3/4 X
3 1/4.
- Mary Virginia Vincenheller, standing in road, ca. 1924-1925.
4 3/4 X 3 1/4.
- House, ca. 1924-1925. Labelled "Aunt Jean's House, 8 Military
Plaza, Manila P.I." Jean Dengler's house. 2 3/4 X 4 1/2.
- View from house over grounds, ca. 1924-1925. Labelled "View
of Military Plaza from the front veranda." View from Jean
Dengler's house. 2 3/4 X 4 1/2.
- Mary Virginia Vincenheller in rickshaw, China, ca. 1925. 2
3/4 X 4 1/2.
Folder 8. Photographs 21-22 (Vincenheller Papers).
- Mary Virginia Vincenheller Byroade, June 25, 1929. Wedding
portrait. 10 1/2 X 6 1/2.
- Vol Walker Memorial Library, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, ca. 1940s. 7 X 9.
Folder 9. Photographs 23-25 (Vincenheller Papers).
- Elias Chandler, n.d. Studio portrait by Mrs. Young,
Fayetteville. 6 1/2 X 4 1/2.
- [Virginia Spooner (Mrs. W.G.) Vincenheller], n.d. Oval
portrait. 4 1/2 X 3 1/2.
- [Virginia Spooner (Mrs. W.G.) Vincenheller], n.d. Oval
portrait by Dunlap Bros., Fayetteville. 5 X 3 1/2.
Folder 10. Photographs 26-29 (Vincenheller Papers).
- Elderly woman with spectacles, n.d. Portrait. 5 1/4 X 3 3/4.
- Woman wearing broach, n.d. Portrait by H.C. Pernot, Van
Buren. 6 1/2 X 4 1/4.
- Young woman, n.d. Portrait [of Sally Lamkin] by Steckel of
Los Angeles, California. 6 1/2 X 4 1/4.
- Edith Davies of Fayetteville, n.d. Oval portrait. 4 1/4 X 3.
Folder 11. Photographs 30-32 (Vincenheller Papers).
- Infant girl, n.d. Postcard labelled "Mary Gordon Richardson
Age 4 months." 5 1/2 X 3 1/2.
- Infant girl, n.d. Postcard labelled "Mary Gordon Richardson
Age 4 months." 5 1/2 X 3 1/2.
- Woman, standing beside house, n.d. Photograph taped to card
with greeting and labelled "Mary Jaspar Willis." 3 1/4 X 2 1/2.
Folder 12. Photographs 33-36 (Vincenheller Papers).
- [Mary Virginia Vincenheller], n.d. Portrait by Marks, Fort
Smith. 7 1/2 X 5 1/2.
- Two children wearing raincoats, n.d. 4 1/2 X 2 1/2.
- Virginia Reynolds, n.d. Studio portrait of the granddaughter
of President Buchanan of the University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville. 6 1/2 X 4 1/2.
- Infant girl, n.d. Anna Wilson, daughter of Tom Wilson (a
nephew of Roberta Fulbright) and great-granddaughter of President
Buchanan of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. 6 1/2 X 4
1/2.
Folder 13. Photographs 37-51 (Byroade Papers).
- Young boy with bulldog, ca. 1910s. Labelled "Jack [George L.
Byroade, Jr.] and Boozer." 2 3/4 X 2.
- Col. George L. Byroade, Sr., commander of United States
Forces in the Caribbean during the 1930s, ca. 1918. Photographed
standing in field by tent. 5 1/4 X 4.
- Margaret Byroade Seals, ca. 1918. Postcard printed by Flett,
Atlantic City, New Jersey. 5 1/2 X 3 1/2.
- Col. George L. Byroade, Sr., ca. 1930s, portrait within
folder. 4 X 3.
- Col. George L. Byroade, Sr., and two men, ca. 1930s. 2 1/2 X
5 1/2.
- Formation of soldiers in courtyard, n.d. [Puerto Rico]. 5 X
8.
- Guests attending ball in honor of Franklin D. Roosevelt's
birthday, Feb. 1, 1934. Includes Col. and Mrs. Byroade, San Juan,
Puerto Rico. 4 1/2 X 7 1/2.
- Guest attending ball in honor of Franklin D. Roosevelt's
birthday, Feb. 1, 1934. Includes Col. and Mrs. Byroade, San Juan,
Puerto Rico. 5 3/4 X 9.
- Informal group, March 10, 1934. Labelled "Banquet in Condado
Hotel in honor of Dr. Padin." Includes Col. Byroade. Puerto Rico.
5 X 7 1/2.
- Women and men on porch, n.d. Informal group photograph,
[Puerto Rico]. 5 1/2 X 3 1/4.
- Col. George L. Byroade, n.d. Portrait within folder by F.
Schanz, Ft. Wayne. 6 X 4.
- [Col.] Charles T. Menoher, n.d. Portrait of commander of
Rainbow Division during World War I, commander of the army of
occupation in Europe after World War I, a roommate of Pershing's
and relative of the Byroades's.
- House, n.d. [Puerto Rico]. 6 1/2 X 8 1/2.
- Seascape, n.d. Island. 3 1/4 X 5 1/2.
- Young boy with fish, n.d. [Ashton Byroade]. 5 1/4 X 3 1/4.
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