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[Lyrics to Baylor University Alma Mater and Other Songs]
Lyrics for Baylor University songs, including the Alma Mater, "Our Baylor", and "That Good Old Baylor Line."
Date:
1930~
Creator:
Clark, Hosea; Grove, Roxy & Markham, Enid Eastland
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Place Card for Johnie Louise Bruyere]
Place card for Johnie Louise Bruyere. Her name has been written next to a drawing of a little girl wearing a green skirt with red trim, and red blouse with green trim, and a green hood.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the First Methodist Church of Lubbock's Service on June 19, 1932]
Program for the services at the First Methodist Church of Lubbock on June 19, 1932. The first page has a photo of the building, the name of the pastor, and the church directory. Inside is a program for the morning and evening services that day, as well as several notices for churchgoers. The back has advertisements.
Date:
June 19, 1932
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Place Card for Johnie Louise Bruyere]
A place card for Johnie Louise Bruyere for the breakfast-shower of Edna Earle. It is designed to stand up by itself, and has a drawing of a bride and groom above Bruyere's name.
Date:
May 30, 1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note Offering Play Tickets]
A note reminding the receiver that tickets to see Katharine Cornell in "Barretts of Wimpole Street" are selling rapidly, as well as where to buy them and how much they cost. The picture pasted on top of the note shows a street scene full of people dressed in period clothing, and a horse and carriage.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Austin Avenue Methodist Church Service, September 22, 1935]
Program for the service at the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas on September 22, 1935. It has been cut in half. A poem titled "Too Busy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar is on the other side.
Date:
September 22, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Heart-Shaped Valentine]
Heart-shaped red valentine with a drawing of a dog. It reads: "I'm hounding you my Valentine." The names of nine women are handwritten on the back, under the heading "Hostesses".
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for a Baylor University Band Concert, April 8, 1932]
Program for a Baylor University Band Concert on April 8, 1932. It lists the conductor, the piano player, the baritone, and the songs played and their composers.
Date:
April 8, 1932
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr.'s Cub Scout Card]
Cub Scout card belonging to John Todd Willis, Jr. It registers him for the years 1933-1934.
Date:
1933/1934
Creator:
Boy Scouts of America
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr., for Texas Centennial]
Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. stapled to a certificate given to him during the Texas Centennial. It certifies that he has taken the Junior Ranger Pledge: "Like a good ranger, I'll be brace, honest, obedient, and always keep my eyes open for danger."
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank M. Allen to Johnie Louise Bruyere, June 13, 1936]
A letter from Frank M. Allen, registrar at Baylor University, to Johnie Louise Bruyere, on June 13, 1936. He sends her an evaluation of her work at Baylor thus far, which states the classes she has taken and the classes she needs to take to graduate.
Date:
June 13, 1936
Creator:
Allen, Frank M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for a Banquet Honoring Latin Students at Baylor University, April 6, 1933]
A program for a banquet honoring Latin students at Baylor University. The entire program, including the menu and guest list, is in Latin. The program is in the shape of a magic lamp.
Date:
April 6, 1933
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1930]
Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, written around 1930. This letter details his family history.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
Willis, Thomas Middlebrook
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Reptile Garden in San Antonio, Texas]
A program for the Reptile Garden at Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas. The front has a drawing of a snake surrounded by cacti.
Date:
1930/1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note Belonging to Johnie Louise Bruyere]
Piece of paper that says "A coed is a girl who also goes to college."
Date:
May 11, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card for Wolf Brand Chili]
Card for Wolf Brand Chili. It has a picture of a wolf in red, and reads: "Lyman's Pure Food Products Company, Corsicana, Texas. Mrs. J. A. Wilson, Waco, Texas."
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bookmark for Good Will Week, 1933]
An orange bookmark with green print. It reads: "I am Playing My Part In Good Will Week (2107). My name is: Johnie Louise Bruyere, Waco, Texas. Nov. 4, 1933. Welcome to Baylor's Homecoming." Bruyere's name, city, and date are handwritten.
Date:
November 4, 1933
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr.'s Boy Scout Card]
Boy Scout card belonging to John Todd Willis, Jr. for Troop 19 in Waco. It registers him for the years 1934-1935.
Date:
1934/1935
Creator:
Boy Scouts of America
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. Leslie Eugene Kelton on the Back of a Mule]
Photograph of Dr. Leslie Eugene Kelton sitting on the back of a mule and holding a rifle. He wears a dark-colored outfit with a matching cap.
Date:
November 22, 1935
Creator:
Dickson, Tessie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group with a Dog]
Photograph of Katie Traweek, Roy Gilreath, Kittie Belle Kirkpatrick, and other individuals identified as May, Mildred, Winnie, and June posing outside with a dog.
Date:
March 1938
Creator:
Fox Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Walter Philmore Evans's Cotton Gin]
Photograph of Walter Philmore Evans's cotton gin and cotton bales. A cart is parked in front of the bales.
Date:
1938
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Graves with Flower Garlands]
Photograph of several flower garlands on the graves on Walter and Rachel Shirley with bushes and hills in the background.
Date:
[1935..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[June and Tonia Gilreath at UT Austin]
Photograph of June and Tonia Gilreath with another young girl sitting on the side of the Littlefield Fountain at the University of Texas at Austin with the UT tower and trees in the background.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Notice for Mr. A. W. Ruff]
Funeral notice for the friends and family of Mr. A. W. Ruff, giving the time and location of the ceremony and internment.
Date:
August 1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History