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[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, June 23, 1900]

Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US postal service, to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, informing him of the results of a March 31, 1900 audit.
Date: June 23, 1900
Creator: Castle, Henry A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1921] (open access)

[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1921]

Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox introducing a blank check. Some accounting is written on the letter.
Date: August 23, 1921
Creator: Clarke, P. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1922]

Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox discussing K. B. and Stella Rice's contracts to work in his school, as well as district financials. The envelope is included.
Date: August 23, 1922
Creator: Clarke, P. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, September 23, 1921] (open access)

[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, September 23, 1921]

Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox introducing an invoice for schoolbooks.
Date: September 23, 1921
Creator: Clarke, P. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lois Shaw and Evelyn Shields, January 23, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lois Shaw and Evelyn Shields, January 23, 2018

Transcript of an interview with Lois Lorraine Green Shaw and Evelyn Mills Shields who have been friends for 49 years and live on the same street. Lois Shaw moved to Kerrville with her husband. She attended nursing school and worked in the operating room at Sid Peterson Hospital for many years, and later as a geriatrics administrator at a care facility. She is active in her church, St. Paul Methodist, and has served on many community boards. She and her husband Charles (deceased) had seven children. Evelyn Shields graduated from Doyle High School, she worked as therapist at Kerrville State Hospital for 33 years. She enjoys cooking and is active in her church, Mount Olive Baptist. She and her husband Vernon (deceased) had four children. Both women are members of the Red Hatters. Photographs relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: January 23, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Shaw, Lois Lorraine Green & Shields, Evelyn Mills
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lois Shaw and Evelyn Shields, January 23, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with Lois Shaw and Evelyn Shields, January 23, 2018

Interview with Lois Lorraine Green Shaw and Evelyn Mills Shields who have been friends for 49 years and live on the same street. Lois Shaw moved to Kerrville with her husband. She attended nursing school and worked in the operating room at Sid Peterson Hospital for many years, and later as a geriatrics administrator at a care facility. She is active in her church, St. Paul Methodist, and has served on many community boards. She and her husband Charles (deceased) had seven children. Evelyn Shields graduated from Doyle High School, she worked as therapist at Kerrville State Hospital for 33 years. She enjoys cooking and is active in her church, Mount Olive Baptist. She and her husband Vernon (deceased) had four children. Both women are members of the Red Hatters. Photographs relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: January 23, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Shaw, Lois Lorraine Green & Shields, Evelyn Mills
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. F. Combs to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from J. F. Combs to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1922]

Letter from J. F. Combs to C. C. Cox discussing an upcoming agricultural fair, need of assistance to organize it, and instructions for display stands of different products. Envelope is included.
Date: August 23, 1922
Creator: Combs, J. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. A. DeWitt to C. C. Cox, September 23, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from E. A. DeWitt to C. C. Cox, September 23, 1919]

Letter from E. A. DeWitt of Ginn and Co. Publishers to C. C. Cox recommending changes to a book order. The envelope is included.
Date: September 23, 1919
Creator: DeWitt, E. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Dean to Mario Marcel Salas, April 23, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Dean to Mario Marcel Salas, April 23, 1991]

Letter from Bob Dean to Mario Marcel Salas thanking Salas from his letter Mayor Kathryn J. Witmire urging support of a state holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. and stating that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a paid holiday for the City of Houston.
Date: April 23, 1991
Creator: Dean, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S. African blacks must fight oppression, ANC member says] (open access)

[Clipping: S. African blacks must fight oppression, ANC member says]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "S. African blacks must fight oppression, ANC member says," in the San Antonio Express-News discussing Lyndall Shope-Mafole's speech at a Sunday evening service celebrating Nelson Mandela's release from prison. The cited attendance number, "over 200" is underlined in blue ink and has an arrow from it to a handwritten note reading, "700."
Date: July 23, 1990
Creator: Garcia, Victor J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, September 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, September 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Ginn and Company as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: September 23, 1919
Creator: Ginn and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Haskell and Haskell to C. C. Cox, April 23, 1921] (open access)

[Envelope from Haskell and Haskell to C. C. Cox, April 23, 1921]

An envelope from Haskell and Haskell addressed to C. C. Cox, on which are some handwritten notes from Cox.
Date: April 23, 1921
Creator: Haskell and Haskell
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: King holiday gets initial House OK] (open access)

[Clipping: King holiday gets initial House OK]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "King holiday gets initial House OK," in the Dallas Morning News, discussing the Texas House of Representatives passing of two bills, the first to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a paid holiday for state employees, and the second to lower the state tax on horse race wagering.
Date: May 23, 1991
Creator: Kilday, Anne Marie
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. H. Kirchman to C. C. Cox, November 23, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from W. H. Kirchman to C. C. Cox, November 23, 1919]

Letter from W. H. Kirchman to C. C. Cox discussing a recent letter, land leases, and drilling in Montgomery County, Texas. Envelope is included.
Date: November 23, 1919
Creator: Kirchman, W. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford, March 23, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford, March 23, 1964]

Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford discussing a plan to flood the office of Ross Barnett with checks made out to a memorial fund for the family of Medgar Evers. The fund will support the Evers family while allowing Americans to express their position regarding Medgar Evers' death. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the typed letter asking John and Jo to forgive the carbon copy and a list of other people Kooken sent the letter to.
Date: March 23, 1964
Creator: Kooken, Julia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, July 23, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, July 23, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing recent correspondence.
Date: July 23, 1943
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, September 23, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, September 23, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends, discussing the events of a road trip and visits to people and places in the southwestern US.
Date: September 23, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Felix P. Miller, February 23, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Felix P. Miller, February 23, 1954]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Felix P. Miller discussing the establishment of a nursing school at Texas Western College.
Date: February 23, 1954
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. F. Loughran to C. C. Cox, June 23, 1923] (open access)

[Letter from T. F. Loughran to C. C. Cox, June 23, 1923]

Letter from T. F. Loughran to C. C. Cox discussing recent events in Montgomery County, TX and his own locale. The envelope is included.
Date: June 23, 1923
Creator: Loughran, T. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. F. Loughran to C. C. Cox, March 23, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from T. F. Loughran to C. C. Cox, March 23, 1922]

Letter from T. F. Loughran to C. C. Cox discussing buying and selling land. Includes an envelope postmarked for 10:30 AM on March 25, 1922 in Winona, Minnesota.
Date: March 23, 1922
Creator: Loughran, T. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: ANC battle for liberty is for all, official says] (open access)

[Clipping: ANC battle for liberty is for all, official says]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "ANC battle for liberty is for all, official says," in the San Antonio Light discussing Lyndall Shope-Mafole's address to the benefit organized by the San Antonio Mandela Project.
Date: July 23, 1990
Creator: López, Nora
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Groceries, November 23, 1896] (open access)

[Invoice for Groceries, November 23, 1896]

Invoice for items sold to C. C. Cox by grocer T. A. Presswood, including bacon, sugar, coffee, and baking powder. The envelope is included.
Date: November 23, 1896
Creator: Presswood, T. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. W. Reynolds to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from E. W. Reynolds to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1918]

Mass letter from E. W. Reynolds of the Book Supply Company to school principals, in this case to C. C. Cox, advertising "The Re-Creation of Brian Kent" by Harold Bell Wright. The envelope is included.
Date: August 23, 1918
Creator: Reynolds, Elsbery W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. P. Ross to C. C. Cox, January 21, 1921] (open access)

[Letter from J. P. Ross to C. C. Cox, January 21, 1921]

Letter from J. P. Ross to C. C. Cox offering $330 for a tract of timber. The envelope is included.
Date: January 23, 1921
Creator: Ross, J. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History