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[Shannon and Company Business Card] (open access)

[Shannon and Company Business Card]

A business card from Shannon and Company, Real Estate, Loans and Investments in Houston, Texas.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Shannon and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Jos. F. Meyer Company, June 1917] (open access)

[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
[Requisition for Free Textbooks, Common School District 15, Montgomery County] (open access)

[Requisition for Free Textbooks, Common School District 15, Montgomery County]

Copy of a form for the requisition of free textbooks from the State Department of Education, filled out by P. R. Clarke and C. C. Cox for Gilmore School #3 in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The form includes the school's attendance by grade and a precise list of the book's requested.
Date: April 9, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to John Lovejoy, 1909] (open access)

[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to John Lovejoy, 1909]

Copy of a deed for land sold by C. C. Cox and his wife to John Lovejoy on January 30, 1909, in Splendora, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Richardson's House Paint Advertisement] (open access)

[Richardson's House Paint Advertisement]

An advertisement for Richardson's House Paint, directions for its application.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Inland White Lead Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Registered Post Office Department Envelope, June 7, 1897] (open access)

[Registered Post Office Department Envelope, June 7, 1897]

A registered envelope from the US Post Office Department, Postage Stamp Agency, addressed to the Splendora, Texas postmaster.
Date: June 7, 1897
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Trusteeship for C. C. Cox, September 12, 1895] (open access)

[Certificate of Trusteeship for C. C. Cox, September 12, 1895]

A "form P" document of Montgomery County, Texas, certifying C. C. Cox as school trustee for "the Cox community" (Cox's Switch, later changed to Splendora).
Date: September 12, 1895
Creator: Powell, B. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease: C. C. and Ruth Cox to Navarro Oil Company, February 15, 1934] (open access)

[Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease: C. C. and Ruth Cox to Navarro Oil Company, February 15, 1934]

An unsigned copy of a mineral rights lease between C. C. Cox and wife Ruth, and the Navarro Oil Company, including details of the plot leased and its conditions. Envelope is included.
Date: February 15, 1934
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne & Cox, Ruth
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rural School Supervisor's Report, Montgomery County District 15, February 1, 1922: Splendora] (open access)

[Rural School Supervisor's Report, Montgomery County District 15, February 1, 1922: Splendora]

Report from the Texas Rural School Supervisor Sally Attwell on the Splendora common school, stating that a personal visit was prevented by "impassable" roads and giving county superintendent P. R. Clarke's remarks on the school instead.
Date: February 1, 1922
Creator: Attwell, Sally
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Financial Statement, Montgomery County School District 15, July 1921] (open access)

[Financial Statement, Montgomery County School District 15, July 1921]

A financial statement for Montgomery County School District 15 by P. R. Clarke.
Date: July 1921
Creator: Clarke, P. R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox, October 30, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox, October 30, 1913]

Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox discussing finances. Envelope is included.
Date: October 30, 1913
Creator: Corbett, W. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[R. B. Hendrson and Company Business Card] (open access)

[R. B. Hendrson and Company Business Card]

A business card from R. B. Henderson & Company: Real Estate and Immigration Agents, in Houston, Texas. A short text advertises their land for sale next to a list of related railroads.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: R. B. Henderson and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Aid Equipment Bulletin (open access)

State Aid Equipment Bulletin

A pamphlet from the C. A. Bryant Company listing school supplies, such as chairs, desks, maps, and related items.
Date: October 10, 1919
Creator: C. A. Bryant Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note of Payment by Jim Burton] (open access)

[Note of Payment by Jim Burton]

A note from Jim Burton of Splendora, Texas, about a payment from C. C. Cox to L. Burrow.
Date: November 12, 1904
Creator: Burton, Jim
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inland White Lead Company Catalog: October 15, 1923 (open access)

Inland White Lead Company Catalog: October 15, 1923

Catalog from the Inland White Lead Company featuring their products for October 1923, including paints, varnishes, and related goods.
Date: October 15, 1923
Creator: Inland White Lead Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Montgomery County Tax Receipt, 1942] (open access)

[Montgomery County Tax Receipt, 1942]

1942 Montgomery County tax receipt for Ruth Cox showing a total paid of $7.35.
Date: January 16, 1943
Creator: Texas. Montgomery County.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Southern School-Book Depository to C. C. Cox, April 24, 1920] (open access)

[Envelope from Southern School-Book Depository to C. C. Cox, April 24, 1920]

An envelope from the Southern School-Book Depository, postmarked April 24, 1920, with handwriting from C. C. Cox on it.
Date: April 24, 1920
Creator: Southern School-Book Depository
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Loan for Splendora School, April 8, 1916] (open access)

[Loan for Splendora School, April 8, 1916]

A loan for $482 for the Splendora, Texas school's construction from the State Bank of Cleveland, Texas. Included is its containing envelope, addressed to C. C. Cox.
Date: April 8, 1916
Creator: State Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Richardson's House Paint Advertisement] (open access)

[Richardson's House Paint Advertisement]

A pamphlet advertising Richardson's House Paint, including samples of all offered colors.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Inland White Lead Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Commission to Managers of School Trustees Election (Blank) (open access)

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

[Clippings: Splendora Oil Lease]

Several newspaper clippings from stories on oil exploration, wells, and leases in Montgomery County, Texas, near Splendora in the 1930s.
Date: 1934-01-24/19XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Collection
System: The Portal to Texas History
[R. B. Mayes Business Card] (open access)

[R. B. Mayes Business Card]

Business card from R. B. Mayes, real estate agent and note broker from Velasco, Texas. On the back is a handwritten note: "Henry S. Seward, Baytown, Texas."
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Mayes, R. B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["$50 Reward" card] (open access)

["$50 Reward" card]

An illustrated card describing a $50 reward for a lost boy carrying "3 railway tunnels, an auger hole, and a monkey wrench" in a balloon. The illustration depicts the boy hanging from an umbrella, kicking off "the court house steeple."
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Case contents list from the Sourthern School-Book Depository to C. C. Cox, January 24, 1920] (open access)

[Case contents list from the Sourthern School-Book Depository to C. C. Cox, January 24, 1920]

A case contents list from the Southern School-Book Depository listing books in a shipment to C. C. Cox. The envelope is included.
Date: January 24, 1920
Creator: Southern School-Book Depository
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History