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Lamar County World War I Memorial

Photograph of Wold War I Veterans Memorial on the south east courthouse lawn.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Lamar County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Lamar County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Lamar County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft and trouble with weather, flying between Dallas, Wichita, Pampa, and Walnut Ridge, her friends, and food. Written on Hotel Chisca (Memphis) starionary.
Date: January 20, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Home Service Memorial Pamphlet] (open access)

[Home Service Memorial Pamphlet]

This pamphlet describes the memorial service held by the First Baptist Church of Paris, TX to honor the soldiers from Lamar County who were killed during World War I. The front cover features text identifying the event to be held as a Home Service Memorial conducted by the American Red Cross "For the sons of Lamar County who have given their lives in service of their country" at the First Baptist Church of Paris, Texas on March 7th, 1919. The inside of the pamphlet contains a program guide to the memorial events, including a list of hymns to be sung and masses read, as well as an honor roll of the fallen soldiers for whom the memorial was conducted. Jett Falls name on the third page under the list of Honor Roll individuals, tenth from the top.
Date: March 7, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Peace talks/ Vietnam/ Peking] (open access)

[News Script: Peace talks/ Vietnam/ Peking]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 4, 1972, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore, August 25, 1861] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore, August 25, 1861]

Transcript of a letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore discussing low cotton prices, the blockade preventing shipments from New Orleans, and other financial hardships caused by the war.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore, August 25, 1861] (open access)

[Letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore, August 25, 1861]

Letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore discussing low cotton prices, the blockade preventing shipments from New Orleans, and other financial hardships caused by the war.
Date: August 25, 1861
Creator: Timmins, W. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Attachment (open access)

Gun Attachment

Patent for improvement of a gun handle attachment to rifles and shotguns. It is intended to be applied to the barrels end for support and so the user has use of the elbow joint.
Date: January 2, 1906
Creator: Wight, Alfred T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter by Maurine Sutherlin to James Sutherlin - 12/18/1944] (open access)

[Letter by Maurine Sutherlin to James Sutherlin - 12/18/1944]

Letter from Maurine Sutherlin to her brother, James, about a fire that nearly destroyed their church.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sutherlin, Maurine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter by Maurine Sutherlin to James E. Sutherlin - 03/17/1945] (open access)

[Letter by Maurine Sutherlin to James E. Sutherlin - 03/17/1945]

Letter from Maurine Sutherlin to her brother, James, commenting on their grandmother's condition and news from home.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sutherlin, Maurine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, July 20, 1861] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, July 20, 1861]

Transcript of a letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore discussing recent news of family and friends, Charles's property in Texas, and the military. Henry writes that he joined the Cavalry company from Collin County under Jim Throckmorton and discusses their preparations for war.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, July 20, 1861] (open access)

[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, July 20, 1861]

Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore discussing recent news of family and friends, Charles's property in Texas, and the military. Henry writes that he joined the Cavalry company from Collin County under Jim Throckmorton and discusses their preparations for war. There is an envelope addressed to Charles B. Moore in Rocky Bayou, Izard County, Arkansas. It is postmarked McKinney, Texas, July 27. According to the handwritten note in the top left corner, the letter was received on August 6, 1861. The envelope has been torn in several places.
Date: July 20, 1861
Creator: Moore, Henry S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Vietnam ceasefire] (open access)

[News Script: Vietnam ceasefire]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 26, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lamar County Veterans' Memorial

Photograph of Lamar County Veterans' Memorial located on the courthouse lawn.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter by Maurine Sutherlin to James Sutherlin - 09/20/1944] (open access)

[Letter by Maurine Sutherlin to James Sutherlin - 09/20/1944]

Letter from Maurine Sutherlin to her brother James with news from home. The beginning of the letter includes the Seaman's version of the Twenty Third Psalm.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sutherlin, Maurine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener (open access)

Tire-Tightener

Patent for a tire tightener. Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Cameron, James H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Hostages] captions transcript

[News Clip: Hostages]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 1, 1990, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lamar County Veterans' Memorials

Photograph of three veteran memorial markers on the southeast courthouse lawn, in front of the 1910 Lamar County Courthouse annex.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 98, July 1994 - April, 1995 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 98, July 1994 - April, 1995

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 655.
Date: 1995
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 47, July 1943 - April, 1944 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 47, July 1943 - April, 1944

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 447.
Date: 1944
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 53, July 1949 - April, 1950 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 53, July 1949 - April, 1950

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 513.
Date: 1950
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Tornado nite] captions transcript

[News Clip: Tornado nite]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 3, 1982, 5:30 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Briefs] (open access)

[News Script: Briefs]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about American officials who are hopeful that a document to strengthen the shaky Vietnam Cease- fire will be signed.
Date: June 8, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas Happs] (open access)

[News Script: Texas Happs]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 22, 1969, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library