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| Cavitt Collection, ca. 1860s-1990s |
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Historical Note
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The married couple William R. Cavitt (b. 1849, d. 1924) and Mary M. Mitchell (b. 1854, d.
1914), sister of Alice Mitchell and niece to Harvey Mitchell, were early residents of Bryan,
Texas. W. R. Cavitt practiced law in Bryan and served as county attorney 1878-1880 and as state
representative of the 19th state legislature January 13th - March 31st, 1885. William R. was
also a member of the Texas A & M University board of regents 1883-1896. W. R. and Mary had six
children: William Horace (b. 1876, d. 1926), Ethel (b. 1878, d. 1977), Howard Randolph (b.1881,
d. 1913), Fred Lee (b. 1885, d. 1950), and twins Esther (b. 1891, d. 1958) and Edith (b. 1891,
d. 1978).
Howard R. Cavitt was a businessman and served as Captain and commanding officer of Company G,
2nd Infantry Regiment known as the Bryan Light Guard, Texas National Guard, from 1902-1904. He
died at age 32 resulting from exposure in the Brazos River flood in 1913. Fred L. Cavitt was
appointed 4th sergeant in the Bryan Light Guard under his brother Howard. He never married and
was assistant cashier at City National Bank in Bryan. His hobbies included hunting, gardening,
and amateur photography. Esther Cavitt taught at Allen Academy in Bryan, Texas.
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Scope and Content Note
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Correspondence, postcards, receipts, ledgers, wills, deeds, abstracts of titles, muster rolls,
bylaws, military orders, payrolls, handwritten notes, essays, poetry, travel logs,
advertisements, monographs, photographs, and clippings document the activities of the Cavitt
family, both in personal and business affairs.
The Cavitt Collection is divided into twelve series. Much of the materials were indexed and
housed in binders by the previous custodians of the collection. Indexes are found at the
beginning of each box/binder. The bulk of the correspondence in Series 1 was organized in this
manner, as were five binders of military documents in Series 4, one binder of advertisements in
Series 10, the one binder of genealogy research in Series 11, and three binders of photographs
in Series 12.
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