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[Letter from Igor I. Sikorsky to Major William D. Phillips, August 31, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Igor I. Sikorsky to Major William D. Phillips, August 31, 1967]

Letter from Igor I. Sikorsky to Major William D. Phillips congratulating the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center on its 11th anniversary. In a post-script, he mentions that he has enclosed a photograph with the letter. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 31, 1967
Creator: Sikorsky, Igor I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator John G. Tower to Major William D. Phillips, August 31, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Senator John G. Tower to Major William D. Phillips, August 31, 1967]

Letter from Senator John G. Tower to Major William D. Phillips congratulating the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center on their 11th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 31, 1967
Creator: Tower, John G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Texas Senator Tom Creighton to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr., August 31, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Texas Senator Tom Creighton to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr., August 31, 1966]

Letter from Texas Senator Tom Creighton to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr. congratulating the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center on their 10th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 31, 1966
Creator: Creighton, Tom
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Reagan Brown to All Community Secretaries, May 31, 1965] (open access)

[Memorandum from Reagan Brown to All Community Secretaries, May 31, 1965]

Memorandum from Reagan Brown to "All Community Secretaries, All Extension Agents." The letter continues by saying that unincorporated and incorporated towns are now eligible to participate in the Texas Community Improvement Program.
Date: May 31, 1965
Creator: Brown, Reagan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Col. O. W. Hartwell to Captain Charles R. Griggs, March 31, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Col. O. W. Hartwell to Captain Charles R. Griggs, March 31, 1945]

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel O. W. Hartwell to Captain Charles R. Griggs discussing different battalions and regiments; Hartwell has had his battalion for a while and had recently been pulled out of the line. Hartwell also says he has seen only "one of the old gang" in Chris Daley; there is also indecision on who will go to Rucker and "who would go on the list."
Date: March 31, 1945
Creator: Hartwell, Lt. Col. O. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 31, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 31, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family concerning his recent completion of hours on a Curtis plane. There is also a good chance that he will be commissioned soon; he hopes to get a few days leave to go see Ruth Coleman in Birmingham.
Date: December 31, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mechanics' Lien Contract Between Elmer and Josephine Wheatly and their Contractor] (open access)

[Mechanics' Lien Contract Between Elmer and Josephine Wheatly and their Contractor]

Contract between Elmer H. Wheatly and Josephine Wheatly and their contractor to build their home. The contract states: "with the said parties of the first part, to furnish all the labor and materials for, and to construct, erect and complete upon the lands and premises hereinafter described..."
Date: October 31, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. James Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 31, 1912] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. James Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 31, 1912]

Letter from Dr. James Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound with regrets that he won't be able to visit at the time he thought he would be able to; Steele says he spends "every Monday morning in San Marcos...and leave on the 1:40 P.M. train in time to reach my office here by 4 P.M." Steele also hopes to meet up with the Pounds in San Marcos one day and let his daughter spend a week with them.
Date: July 31, 1912
Creator: Steele, Dr. James S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Mittie Pound Sorrell, August 31, 1911] (open access)

[Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Mittie Pound Sorrell, August 31, 1911]

Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Mittie Pound Sorrell in Russell, Oklahoma concerning life on their land and saying their crop yield should be good after the rain they had: "Our cotton looks good if nothing happens..." She says that "Jake and I joined the M. E. church all the children went in with the Baptist."
Date: August 31, 1911
Creator: Sorrell, Mittie Pound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 31, 1911] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 31, 1911]

Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning their trips to Rochester due to her husband George's multiple stomach surgeries: "George was operated upon the first time the 10 of May...when they operated they found cancer." At the end of the letter she notes that his disease is rapidly progressing and he is really fighting a losing battle.
Date: July 31, 1911
Creator: Moses, Ida
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. James Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 31, 1910] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. James Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 31, 1910]

Letter from Dr. James S. Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound discussing rates for a trip to San Antonio and the prospects of eventually moving there; Steele says he plans to come visit "the old town of Dripping Springs."
Date: August 31, 1910
Creator: Steele, James S.
System: The Portal to Texas History