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W. F. White, Surveyor of Donley Land District (open access)

W. F. White, Surveyor of Donley Land District

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains decorative designs, stylized text with surveyor name, and text reading: "Office of Donley County. W. F. White, Surveyor of Donley Land District and Civil Engineer."
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
R. P. Tye, M. D (open access)

R. P. Tye, M. D

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name.
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morgan Bros. (open access)

Morgan Bros.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes stylized text with business name, and text reading: "Dealers in All Kinds of Furniture. Carpets, Wall Paper, Shades, Curtains, Etc. Sewing Machines and Attachments. A Full Line of Coffins Always on Hand." Letterhead contains the names R. A. Morgan; G. F. Morgan.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
L. C.  Beverly, Dealer in Cattle (open access)

L. C. Beverly, Dealer in Cattle

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative images, cattle illustration, and business name.
Date: 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jas. H. Parks (open access)

Jas. H. Parks

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains decorative designs and stylized business name with text reading: "Surveyor, Real Estate Agent and Civil Engineer. Notary Public. Pan Handle of Texas"; "Specialties, Ranch, County and Town Maps. Abstracts Made. Taxes Paid"; "Lands Bought or Sold"; "Surveys Made Officially," in lithographic print by Texas Pts. & Lith. Co. Fort Worth.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jas. H. Parks (open access)

Jas. H. Parks

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains decorative designs and stylized business name with text reading: "Surveyor, Land Agent and Civil Engineer"; "County Surveyor. Notary Public."
Date: 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hotel Borchers (open access)

Hotel Borchers

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs with business name, and text reading: "European Plan."
Date: 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Harry Smith]

Oval-shaped portrait of Harry Smith, visible from the chest up, wearing a light-colored shirt with a high collar, a dark colored necktie, jacket, and vest, which has a chain across it. Handwritten on back: “Harry Smith. Amarillo, Tex. Friend.”
Date: unknown
Creator: Mulkey
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1920 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1920

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 84.
Date: 1919/1920
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1915 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1915

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 95.
Date: 1914/1915
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1910 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1910

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information.
Date: 1909/1910
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1933 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1933

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information.
Date: 1933
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Map Hanger (open access)

Map Hanger

Patent for improvements in map hangers. The purpose is to provide a map exhibiting hanger to use in support for a plurality of maps, particularly maps that have information on the back.
Date: January 31, 1922
Creator: Chunn, Richard M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clock-Actuated Display Apparatus. (open access)

Clock-Actuated Display Apparatus.

Patent for a clock actuated display apparatus comprising a casing, a spring-pressed rotatable reel, and display tape adapted to wind which will cause the drum to rotate.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Shure, Ralph Deane
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Washer (open access)

Detachable Washer

Patent for a detachable Washer which can be applied or removed from a bolt, without having to remove the bolt itself.
Date: August 8, 1922
Creator: Dubbs, Sylvester S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for an improvement to wrenches. This wrench uses a sliding jaw system for increased utility.
Date: April 29, 1920
Creator: Grogan, Edward W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mine-Sweeper and Ship-Shield (open access)

Mine-Sweeper and Ship-Shield

Patent for protecting a ship from mines with a net that serves as a "mine sweeper and ship shield" (lines 9-10). It is also for collecting underwater weapons and improving the net.
Date: October 15, 1918
Creator: Coin, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Puller (open access)

Pipe Puller

Patent for a pipe puller design to be used in wells.
Date: September 30, 1919
Creator: Heckman, J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Holder (open access)

Pipe-Holder

Patent for a pipe-holder that is designed "to provide a novel, conveniently operated, effective and compact pipeholder" (line 8-10).
Date: July 7, 1919
Creator: Heckman, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Ground-Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 2 (open access)

Evaluating the Ground-Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 2

Second volume of a report documenting a study to map the High Plains aquifer and obtain data about various measurements and aspects of the aquifer. This volume provides "supporting basic data including records of wells and county maps depicting well locations, elevation of base of aquifer, elevation of water levels in 1980, and saturated thicknesses in 1980" for the northern third of the study area.
Date: August 1984
Creator: Knowles, Tommy; Nordstrom, Phillip & Klemt, William B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Ground Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 1 (open access)

Evaluating the Ground Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 1

First volume of a report documenting a study to map the High Plains aquifer and obtain data about various measurements and aspects of the aquifer. This volume provides "interpretive information presented as text and related tables and regional figures."
Date: May 1984
Creator: Knowles, Tommy; Nordstrom, Phillip & Klemt, William B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analytical Study of the Ogallala Aquifer in Donley County, Texas: Projections of Saturated Thickness, Volume of Water in Storage, Pumpage Rates, Pumping Lifts, and Well Yields (open access)

Analytical Study of the Ogallala Aquifer in Donley County, Texas: Projections of Saturated Thickness, Volume of Water in Storage, Pumpage Rates, Pumping Lifts, and Well Yields

Report documenting statistical data and analysis about the state of depletion for the Ogallala Aquifer in Donley County, and to provide water-usage information for planning purposes.
Date: January 1981
Creator: Bell, Ann E. & Morrison, Shelly
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1950, Chapter 275 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1950, Chapter 275

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the Donley County Hospital District.
Date: May 28, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Scabies] (open access)

[News Script: Scabies]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 16, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library