[Promissory note and record of payment] (open access)

[Promissory note and record of payment]

Promissory note for G.W. McDonald from Michael Reed dated February 11, 1859; record of payment to G.W. McDonald dated December 27, 1859; affidavit for G.W. McDonald dated September 6, 1859.
Date: February 11, 1859
Creator: Reed, Michael
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes for sermons] (open access)

[Notes for sermons]

Notes for two different sermons. One on James 4:17 regarding disparity between knowledge and action and one on Romans 6:23 discussing sin.
Date: February 11, 1862
Creator: Fisher[?]
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for O.A. Fisher, from the Masonic Lodge] (open access)

[Receipt for O.A. Fisher, from the Masonic Lodge]

Receipt for $3 paid by O.A. Fisher to the Masonic Lodge for his annual dues.
Date: March 11, 1879
Creator: Heaton, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Charlie Maugham, August 11 2012 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Charlie Maugham, August 11 2012

Transcript of an interview with Charlie Maugham, a cedar chopper.
Date: August 11, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Kerry Russell, August 11 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Kerry Russell, August 11 2011

Transcript of an interview with Kerry Russell, a lawyer.
Date: August 11, 2011
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to State Republican Convention about Reagan Administration, Sept. 11, 1982] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to State Republican Convention about Reagan Administration, Sept. 11, 1982]

Speech; President Reagan; Decrease in inflation and interest rates; Upturn in economic indicators; Military policy; Nuclear arms control; Governor Bill Clements.
Date: September 11, 1982
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech Notes on Flood Insurance Programs given to the Texas Association of Realtors in Dallas, Texas, June 11, 1977] (open access)

[John Tower Speech Notes on Flood Insurance Programs given to the Texas Association of Realtors in Dallas, Texas, June 11, 1977]

Speech about flood insurance and energy conservation policies and their effects on the housing industry. Also comments on increased mortgage limits and Fannie Mae.
Date: June 11, 1977
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to National Association of Realtors, Washington Legislative Conference, May 11, 1983] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to National Association of Realtors, Washington Legislative Conference, May 11, 1983]

Speech; Housing; Kaiser Committee of 1967; 1968 Housing legislation; Inflation; Ronald Reagan; Economy; Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act; S. 1051, Mortgage Retirement Account Act (MRA); Tax-deferred Housing Account plans; Rent controls; Senate Housing Authorization Bill.
Date: May 11, 1983
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to G.E. Builders' Conference about Housing Industry Market, Tarpon Spring, FL, March 11, 1983] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to G.E. Builders' Conference about Housing Industry Market, Tarpon Spring, FL, March 11, 1983]

Speech; Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee; Trust for Investment in Mortgages proposal (TIM); Fannie Mae; Freddie Mac; Economy.
Date: March 11, 1983
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Free Enterprise given to the Seventh Annual Intermountain Banking Seminar in Logan, Utah, November 11, 1976] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on Free Enterprise given to the Seventh Annual Intermountain Banking Seminar in Logan, Utah, November 11, 1976]

Speech explaining the role of the free market in the U.S. economy and criticizing government policies, especially the Humphrey-Hawkins bill, that are projected to hurt the economy.
Date: November 11, 1976
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tommy Brooks Memorandum to Senator Tower about Houston Realtors Speech, Apr. 11, 1974] (open access)

[Tommy Brooks Memorandum to Senator Tower about Houston Realtors Speech, Apr. 11, 1974]

Texas Municipal League; Flood Insurance Act of 1973; Gulf Coast; land use; Corps of Engineers; Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, HR8449; HUD [United States Department of Housing and Urban Development].
Date: April 11, 1974
Creator: Brooks, Tommy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tony Cluff Background Material for Dallas Securities Association Dinner, Sept. 11,1975] (open access)

[Tony Cluff Background Material for Dallas Securities Association Dinner, Sept. 11,1975]

Edit of Remarks of Senator Tower Before the Dallas Securities Association Dinner, Sept. 12,1975. Economic growth; jobs; income; unemployment; savings and investment needs; capital investment; tax system; interest rates; housing starts; securities industry; banking committee. Tony Cluff was a Tower aide and banking counsel.
Date: September 11, 1975
Creator: Cluff, Tony
System: The Portal to Texas History