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[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series]
A set of mailers advertising the New American Readers series, which was adopted by Texas as an option for free supplementary reading in public schools. Envelope is included.
Date:
September 1919
Creator:
DeWitt, E. A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for The Re-Creation of Brian Kent and Related Titles]
A pamphlet advertising Harold Bell Wright's new book The Re-Creation of Brian Kent and other Wright titles.
Date:
1919
Creator:
The Book Supply Copmany
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920
An application for state aid funding filled out by C. C. Cox for the Splendora school in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The application includes detailed information about the school's employees, students, grounds, sanitation, library, and other relevant information.
Date:
August 18, 1919
Creator:
Texas. State Board of Education.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ballots for County School Trustees
Sheets of ballots for county school trustee elections.
Date:
1910~
Creator:
Clarke and Courts, MFG.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bond Note for C. C. Cox from First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas, November 6, 1919]
A bond note worth $229.20 issued to C. C. Cox by the First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas.
Date:
November 6, 1919
Creator:
First National Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Commission to Managers of School Trustees Election (Blank)
A blank slip for commissioning school board election managers in Texas.
Date:
1919~
Creator:
Texas. State Board of Education.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract and Bond for Construction of Splendora School]
Contract between the trustees of Montgomery County School District 15 and Joel Gilmore, for Gilmore to construct a new school building in Splendora, and the related bond.
Date:
June 27, 1914
Creator:
Terry, J. T.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, September 1919]
Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by the Practical Drawing Company and the Texas State Board of Education.
Date:
October 19, 1919
Creator:
Practical Drawing Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Mortgage Filing from C. C. Cox to First National Bank, Cleveland, Texas]
Duplicate copy of a chattel mortgage filing from C. C. Cox in Montgomery County, Texas, to the First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas. The filing is signed by W. F. Griffin, Montgomery County clerk.
Date:
December 28, 1919
Creator:
First National Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cover of Texas State Department of Education Bulletin No. 98, March 1, 1919]
Cover of Bulletin 98 from Annie Webb Blanton, presenting the text of the State Free Text Book Law that was enacted on February 25, 1919. Included is an envelope from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox.
Date:
March 1, 1919
Creator:
Blanton, Annie Webb
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to F. E. Fritzsching, 1915]
Copy of a deed for land sold by C. C. Cox and his wife to F. E. Fritzsching on July 31st, 1915 in Splendora, Texas.
Date:
July 31, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Bessie S. Meredith to Bettie Mitchell, November 8, 1919]
Envelope from Bessie S. Meredith addressed to Bettie Mitchell of Splendora, Texas, postmarked for November 8, 1919.
Date:
November 8, 1919
Creator:
Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, November 17, 1917]
Envelope from Bessie S. Meredith addressed to C. C. Cox and postmarked for 2 PM on November 12, 1917.
Date:
November 12, 1917
Creator:
Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Jos. F. Meyer Company, April 30, 1917]
An envelope from the Jos F. Meyer automobile supply company of Houston, Texas, postmarked April 30, 1917.
Date:
April 30, 1917
Creator:
Joseph F. Meyer Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Jos. F. Meyer Company, June 1917]
An envelope from the Jos F. Meyer automobile supply company of Houston, Texas, postmarked in June 1917.
Date:
June 1917
Creator:
Joseph F. Meyer Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eucaline Cotton Picking Book
A notebook sponsored by the Eucaline Medicine Company, advertising their tonic for fever treatment and weight gain. Every other page includes a brief testimonial above a space for notetaking; the opposite pages each have tables for calculating weight gain. There are handwritten notes from C. C. Cox on work-related topics on the cover, back, and first few pages.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Eucaline Medicine Company
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Free Text Book Law
A printing of the Free Text Book Law, which was enacted by the Texas state legislature in February 1919. Included at the end is a list of books adopted by the Board of Education by subject. A small slip of paper is also included, defining the term "maximum attendance."
Date:
March 1919
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Haskell and Haskell Sweet Clover Seed Pamphlet]
A pamphlet from Haskell and Haskell advertising their sweet clover seed crop and explaining the benefits of its cultivation.
Date:
1916
Creator:
Haskell, W. R.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Houston Japanese Restaurant Postcard]
An unaddressed greeting card featuring a photograph of Tom Brown (Tsunekichi Okasaki)'s Japanese Restaurant in Houston, Texas.
Date:
1910~/1920~
Creator:
Union Label
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Instructions for Schools and Victory Savings Week, 1919]
A pamphlet from the War Savings Division of the Federal Reserve to American public schools with instructions for the celebration of Victory Savings Week, a national celebration and pledge drive for the first anniversary of World One One's end. Included are letters addressed to principals, teachers, and parents, specific instructions for schools on how to organize events and collect money pledges during the week, and lyrics for "thrift songs" to be sung. A return envelope and the sending envelope are included.
Date:
October 22, 1919
Creator:
Smith, Frank M.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, November 1919]
Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Ginn and Company, as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Ginn and Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919]
Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Practical Drawing Company, as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date:
October 10, 1919
Creator:
Practical Drawing Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919]
Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Practical Drawing Company, as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date:
October 20, 1919
Creator:
Practical Drawing Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History