They Had A Job To Do (open access)

They Had A Job To Do

Denton Record-Chronicle newspaper clipping of a picture of Misses Gertrude, Hassie, and Nola Doyle of Slidell. The three women grew up on a farm and lived their entire lives working on a farm, never marrying.
Date: October 6, 1963
Creator: The Denton Record-Chronicle
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to W. B. Chambers from U. W. Edwards]

Postcard to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from Mr. and Mrs. Edwards regarding the procurement of a case for the traveling library.
Date: October 31, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cranston Hall, Ten Nights in a Barroom] (open access)

[Cranston Hall, Ten Nights in a Barroom]

Announcement for the performance of "Ten Nights in a Barroom" at Cranston Hall on October 17, 1879. The announcement contains a cast of characters and a synopsis of the drama's scenes.
Date: 1879-10-17?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Julia Ann Gober Wright, Age 18]

Portrait of Julia Ann Gober Wright, age 18, in a long, print dress. Written in black ink on back of photo: "October 1868 age 18 years Julia A. Gober Wright"
Date: October 1868
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hanging of John Quincy Adams Crews

A large group of unidentified people are at the Denton County Jail awaiting the hanging of J. Q. A. Crews. Crews was the last person to be hanged in Denton County.
Date: October 18, 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hanging of John Quincy Adams Crews

A large group of unidentified people are at the Denton County Jail awaiting the hanging of J. Q. A. Crews. Crews was the last person to be legally hanged in Denton County.
Date: October 18, 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Colonel John Singleton from L. W. Kemp] (open access)

[Letter to Colonel John Singleton from L. W. Kemp]

L. W. Kemp wrote Colonel John V. Singleton in response to a complaint about an inscription on a historical marker in John Simpson Chisum's honor. The discrepancy concerns the actual date of Chisum's death.
Date: October 10, 1938
Creator: Kemp, L. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Organization and First Annual Session of the Denton County Baptist Association (open access)

Minutes of the Organization and First Annual Session of the Denton County Baptist Association

Minutes of the Organization and First Annual Session of the Denton County Baptist Association. The booklet contains the list of delegates and the location of their churches, constitution, rules of order, and the declaration of faith of the association.
Date: 1886-10-01~
Creator: Denton County Baptist Association
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Campus Theatre]

Photograph of the Campus Theatre in Denton, Texas. The Denton Square and the County Courthouse are visible in the background. The marquee sign says that the Gin Game is playing from Oct. 26 thru 28.
Date: October 1985
Creator: Foster, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 04, October 8, 1962 (open access)

The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 04, October 8, 1962

League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
Date: October 8, 1962
Creator: Provisional League of Women Voters of Denton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 04, October 1, 1963 (open access)

The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 04, October 1, 1963

League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
Date: October 1, 1963
Creator: League of Women Voters of Denton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History