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The papers of Theophilus Shickel Painter are housed in the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
The Center holds additional papers relating to the case as well, indexed under "Sweatt."
A short history of the case is available through the Handbook of Texas Online.
See also Oxford African American Studies Center -- At a Glance: Sweatt v. Painter (1950).