Photograph of Byrd Williams Jr. and his brother Johnson, sitting in their dorm room in Brackenridge Hall at the University of Texas.

Photograph of Byrd Williams Jr. and his brother Johnson, sitting in their dorm room in Brackenridge Hall at the University of Texas.

Photograph of 5 engineering students sitting at a table in a dorm room at UT in Austin. Johnson and Byrd Williams, Jr. sit on the far right.

Photograph of two students sitting on a bed in Brackenridge Hall at the University of Texas, holding the engineering graduates' pillow with engineering students' names sewn into it.

Aerial photograph of the Texas State Capitol and downtown Austin, facing North. Lavaca Street, San Jacinto Boulevard, and West 11th Street are most prevalent in the photograph. The University of Texas at Austin campus is present in the very back of the image. Automobiles can be seen parked and driving down the streets.

Aerial photograph of the Texas State Capitol and downtown Austin, facing North. Lavaca Street, San Jacinto Boulevard, and West 11th Street are most prevalent in the photograph. The University of Texas at Austin campus is present in the very back of the image. Automobiles can be seen parked and driving down the streets.

Aerial photograph of the Texas State Capitol and downtown Austin, facing North. Lavaca Street, San Jacinto Boulevard, and West 11th Street are most prevalent in the photograph. The University of Texas at Austin campus is present in the very back of the image. Automobiles can be seen parked and driving down the streets.

Aerial photograph of the Texas State Capitol and downtown Austin, facing North. Lavaca Street, San Jacinto Boulevard, and West 11th Street are most prevalent in the photograph. The University of Texas at Austin campus is present in the very back of the image. Automobiles can be seen parked and driving down the streets.

Photograph of Byrd Williams Jr. seen with a colleague in the engineering department room. Byrd Jr. is dressed in a white suit and matching hat, resting against a stool and smiling at his colleague.

Photograph of the state capitol building in Austin, Texas.

Portrait of Charles Williams in a suit.

Portrait of Johnson Williams in a suit.

Letter from "Johnson" to his brother, written on University of Texas at Austin letterhead. The writer discusses getting his friend a job, and references their previous correspondence, asking what the friend might want the writer to send. The envelope is addressed to Mr. B. M. Williams in El Paso, but a handwritten note on the back says: "Opened by mistake by B. M. Williams - 720 N. Florence." The postmarks on the envelope are from El Paso, TX and Austin, TX.

Letter from Byrd Williams, Jr. to his mother, Mary Alice Williams, discussing a ceremony at the University of Texas, a drawing of a Native American, and photos that his brother, Charles (Chas) has sold.

Portrait of Byrd Williams, Jr. in college graduation regalia.

Scrapbook page featuring 4 photos including 3 cyanotypes of a track and field event at UT versus Georgetown, and a black and white photo of a wooden tombstone for Georgetown to taunt the opposing team.

Scrapbook page featuring 5 photos of landscapes including canyons and rivers, with a center photo of the Texas State capitol as seen across Austin.

Scrapbook page featuring 5 photos of Byrd Williams Jr.'s engineering class at UT, Byrd Jr. with sons Byrd III and John standing near their car, and Byrd III in the two bottom photos.

Scrapbook page featuring 3 photos including 2 cyanotypes of a track and field event at UT, and a black and white photo of the Engineering building at UT.

Photograph of a large group of students on their first day at the University of Texas in 1902. Byrd Williams Sr. traveled to Austin from Gainesville to photograph his son, Byrd Jr. who is somewhere in the crowd.

Photograph of a large group of students on their first day at the University of Texas in 1902. Byrd Williams Sr. traveled to Austin from Gainesville to photograph his son, Byrd Jr. who is somewhere in the crowd.

Scrapbook page featuring 4 photos of Byrd Williams Jr.'s classmates visiting his parents' house in Gainesville, Texas, and of Brackenridge Hall at UT.

Scrapbook page featuring a portrait of Johnson Williams in a suit and tie.

Scrapbook page featuring 6 photos including 3 cyanotypes and 3 black and white photos of Byrd Williams Jr.'s classmates around Austin, Texas. Byrd Williams Jr. is on the bottom right.