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[Portrait of Infant B. J. Chambers]
Photograph of a young infant wearing a light-colored dress and tights, laying on a floral-patterned fabric. A handwritten label on the frame to the lower-right of the image says: "Betty Jean Chambers age four months.”
Date:
1926-03~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Frances Chambers - March 5, 1926]
Letter written by "Mother" to Frances Chambers providing advice about not keeping her baby too warm.
Date:
March 5, 1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Registered Return Receipt]
Postcard serving as a receipt notifying J. S. Chambers that his registered mail had been received at Dow, Jones & Co.
Date:
1935~
Creator:
United States. Postal Service.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers - July 24, 1935]
Letter from "Dunk" to his friend, Jim Chambers regarding an unnamed favor and discussing mutual acquaintances.
Date:
July 24, 1935
Creator:
Duncan, C. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers - August 30, 1935]
Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers discussing an unspecified (hand-carved and gold-plated) antique item that he has been trying sell or give to a museum.
Date:
August 30, 1935
Creator:
Duncan, C. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Equitable Life Assurance Society Certificate D-125]
Life insurance certificate for $1000 worth of death benefits issued to Donald Johnson as an employee of the Simmons Company.
Date:
1946
Creator:
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate 4907-D-125]
Certificate changing a life insurance policy for Donald Johnson to $2000,00 as of January 1, 1951.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter Regarding Connecticut Life Insurance Policy]
Letter on Simmons Company letterhead, regarding an employee life insurance policy certificate issued by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company.
Date:
1952~
Creator:
Hanak, E. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate T-341-12]
Life insurance certificate outlining the terms of a policy for Donald C. Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company. The policy is for $3400 and lists his wife (Betty Jean) as the beneficiary.
Date:
August 29, 1952
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Garden of the Gospel: Restland Memorial Park. Dallas, Texas
Landscaping map of a segment of the Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, designated as the "Garden of the Gospel." It denotes cemetery plots with notations for various types of plants (trees, shrubberies, flowers, etc.), benches, and other features of the garden. There appears to be a small, handwritten box marking a set of plots.
Date:
September 12, 1952
Creator:
Kennedy, James F.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Rider for T-341-12]
Rider issued by the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company regarding the policy of Donald Johnson, changing the coverage amount to $4200.
Date:
1953~
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate T-341-12]
Certificate changing a life insurance policy for Donald Johnson to $5200,00 as of May 1, 1954.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Membership in the Retirement Plan for Employees of Simmons Company and its participating subsidiaries
Certificate regarding the employee retirement plan for Donald Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company, documenting a change of beneficiary to his wife (Betty Jean), along with an overview of details.
Date:
May 1, 1956
Creator:
Chase Manhattan Bank
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate 4833-12]
Life insurance certificate outlining the terms of a policy for Donald C. Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company. The policy is for $6200 and lists his wife (Betty Jean) as the beneficiary.
Date:
July 30, 1956
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Insurance Verification Letter for D. C. Johnson - August 27, 1956]
Letter to Don Johnson regarding his company life insurance policy, asking for verification of beneficiaries and other policy information.
Date:
August 27, 1956
Creator:
Hanak, E. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate 4833-12]
Certificate changing a life insurance policy for Donald Johnson to $7200,00 as of May 1, 1957.
Date:
1957
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Simmons Company to Don Johnson - April 22, 1965]
Letter from W. F. Sonnenberg on behalf of SImmons Company insurance requesting that Don Johnson provide documentation about his birthdate so that they can issue a certificate for his life insurance policy related to his workplace retirement plan through their company.
Date:
April 22, 1965
Creator:
Simmons Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pat Cross to the Chamberses - September 9, 1965]
Letter from Pat Cross, a representative of the Standard Oil Company of Texas (part of Chevron), outlining the proposed oil and gas lease for land in New Mexico owned by Mr. and Mrs. Chambers. It includes copies of the official paperwork and a check for $200 as a first installment.
Date:
September 9, 1965
Creator:
Cross, Pat O.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement: The Texas Automatic Wagon Brake]
Flyer advertising an automatic wagon brake, with an illustration and text about the brake and an offer to sell it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Carpenter and Builder Envelope]
Envelope pre-printed with the Chicago address and advertising information for the American Carpenter and Builder company, the "Largest Corps of Competent Editors and Contributors."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Application for Honorary Membership in Association American Inventors, Philadelphia [#1]
Blank application to join the Association American Inventors of Philadelphia, signed by the president, George (Geo.) H. Holgate.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Assciation American Inventors of Philadelphia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Application for Honorary Membership in Association American Inventors, Philadelphia [#2]
Blank application to join the Association American Inventors of Philadelphia, signed by the president, George (Geo.) H. Holgate.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Assciation American Inventors of Philadelphia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure Advertising Shares for Duke of Dublin Oil Company]
Pamphlet outlining information about the Duke of Dublin Oil Company including the organization and officers, holdings, and business proposal, with a form for investors to buy shares of the stock.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Duke of Dublin Oil Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for Quick Service Garage]
Business card with the company name "Quick Service Garage" above the text "We Repair, Wash and [Re]store Cars" as well as an address in Dallas and a phone number that has been handwritten on the lower left corner.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History