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H.H. Watkins to Mrs. James C. Furman
No full textA one page letter from H.H. Watkins to Mrs. James C. Furma
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A letter from James Watkins to John Tower.
No full textA letter from James Watkins, Vice Admiral of the U.S. Navy, to John Tower, Senator from Texas, regarding the future of the Navy band at NAS Corpus Christi
Watkins Family papers, MSS.1530
No full textAbstract: A collection of papers, most of them relating to the business dealings of this Marengo County, Alabama family of cotton planters and slaveowners.Scope and Content Note: An extensive collection of papers, relating principally to Brackett O., and James L. and Eveline Watkins. They are arranged in three series relating to: the estates of James L. and Eveline; the estate of Brackett O.; and material pertaining to various members of the Watkins family. The majority of the papers concern the business transactions of James L. Watkins and the estate of Brackett O. Watkins. There are a limited number of business and household receipts and other documents belonging to the estate of Eveline Watkins.The collection contains business accounts, bills and receipts for farm equipment, supplies, and household purchases, records of cotton sales, records of slaves, tax receipts, bonds, a will, a legal brief, land appraisals, inventories, and surveys, personal and business correspondence, inheritance papers, agreements, and a court summons. All papers are originals.The papers of of James L. Watkins' estate reflect his transactions as a cotton planter and merchant. The collection is void of any personal correspondence. John Gray Allen was executor of James L. Watkins's estate and the bulk of the papers are addressed to him.The material concerning Brackett O. Watkins' estate sheds light his activities as a cotton planter. There is a limited amount of information dealing with his personal affairs.Biographical/Historical Note: James Watkins (1770--September 1, 1840) was born near Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina. He married Phebe DeJarnette ( - September 13, 1840). They had eight children: John, Brackett O., James L., Munford D., Christopher, Culpepper, and Jermina (Ingram). John, James and Brackett settled in Alabama. John lived in Wilcox County, while James and Brackett eventually settled in nearby Marengo County, where they both became became cotton planters.Brackett Watkins (ca. 1813--ca. 1842) married Dolly Curtis on December 4, 1834 in Marengo County, Alabama. She was the daughter of Samuel Curtis, a Revolutionary War veteran, and his wife, Elizabeth. Both Brackett and Dolly Watkins died by the summer of 1842. Their children were raised by Joseph Agee and his third wife, Elizabeth Curtis, a sister of Dolly.James L. Watkins (September 16, 1808--October 28, 1847) married Eveline Dumas (February 21, 1811--October 14, 1853) of North Carolina on February 24, 1829 in Wilcox County, Alabama. James L. Watkins made his living as a merchant and cotton planter in Marengo County. Eveline Watkins apparently maintained a separate estate with real property valued at $2000 in 1850. James Watkins was survived by Eveline and several children: Jeminia Q., wife of Reuben Pickett; Seraphina, wife of Isaac Dansby; Mary A., wife of Vastine J. Pope; Helen M. Watkins; Calvin H. Watkins; William H. Watkins; James D. Watkins; and Napoleon B. Watkins. John Gray Allen, a close friend of Brackett O. and James L., was the administrator of James L. and Eveline Watkins's estates (Allen had purchased land from B.O. Watkins in 1849). He later married Nancy Roe Kennon Curtis Boatright, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Curtis and sister of B.O. Watkins' wife, Dolly
Elizabeth Pannell and James Watkins
No full textLife’s course does not always follow the planned route. These days, as time allows, I am drawn to the sea, to bask in its restorative powers. I was raised on the water, the daughter of a sailor, and have always had an emotional response to the sea’s energy. I paint from life, plein air, in locations which are imbued with peace and tranquility. In response to the elements, awash in color and light, I work to express this feeling of calm inspired by nature. My paintings are studies, impressions of a day, a location, a time of year, a moment, a memory. –Elizabeth Pannell, 2008 Watkins’ work is about contemplation as much as it is about the action of making. His work slows down our perceptual process so that we can consider the possibilities of interpretation rather than having the obvious and often literal shapes name themselves. The universality of his forms reflects whole worlds of faunal, floral and artifactual antecedents. We soon find ourselves asking questions. Does the transparency of a glass form complicate its exterior shape or help us perceive its major volumes? Does a shaped outline in a relief derive from a three-dimensional work or vice versa? Are the other elements which give context to his pieces like wall plaques or horizontal bases integral to his objects or apart from them? Unlike most objects in our modern world, the things that Watkins makes afford his viewers the chance to think, to consider the possibilities, to contemplate, and thus to imagine. From: A Pattern Language: The Sculpture of James Watkins by Ronald J. Onorato
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James Watkins oral history interview.
No full text1 sound file. Duration: 1 hr., 07 min. Title supplied by cataloger. Accompanied by 1 finding aid.James Watkins talks about his art work in ceramics and how he came to be an artist. The interview is about his career leading up to, and at, Texas Tech University, as well as his career as an artist. He also discusses finding imspiration in his dreams, Eastern travels, martial arts and the land
[James Watkins]
No full textUndated portrait of James Watkins, Horn Professor in Architecture at Texas Tech University and noted ceramic artist
James Watkins grave
No full textObelisk-like gravestone for James Watkins, who died in April 1901. Arid landscape with other headstones in the background
[James Watkins, 1999]
No full textNegative of James Watkins, Horn Professor in Architecture at Texas Tech University and noted ceramic artist, taken on June 11, 1999
Portrait of James Ashton [picture] /
No full textInscribed l.l.: To Jimmie from J.S. Watkins, 1913, Sydney.; R10930
The marriage record of Hycock, James and Watkins, Engenia F
No full textMarriage license for James Hycock and Eugenia F. Watkins. E.H. Giles was the officiant
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