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Abilene Library Consortium
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Sayles and Sayles Collection
51
Latimer Papers
16
K. K. Legett Collection
8
Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection
2
William J. Bryan Collection
2
Abilene Photograph Collection
1
Hardin-Simmons Photograph Collection
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Student Army Training Corps
1
World War One Collection
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McMurry Band Checking Into Hotel
Copy photograph of the McMurry Band checking into a hotel. In the photograph are four members of the band, all in uniform, and a woman dressed in black behind the hotel counter.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to H. A. Pender, E. F. Pittard, Dan Moody, Claude McAden, and Barney Carter - February 9, 1950]
Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to Mrs. Pender, Mrs. Pittard, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. McAden, and Mr. Carter concerning a photo he found while at his mother’s house in Abilene. He includes a limerick that he describes as “unfair to use.”
Date:
February 9, 1950
Creator:
Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Galveston County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:228,571] (6000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date:
1899
Creator:
Pressler, Chas. W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Luis Pass Quadrangle: Texas
Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, depicting the tip of Galveston Island from Bay Harbor to western end, San Luis Pass, eastern tip of San Luis Island, a small portion of West Bay, and part of the Gulf of Mexico. Relief shown by contours (interval 5 feet) and spot heights and includes a key and a road classification diagram. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1955
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Document Concerning Land]
Legal document regarding land deeds.
Date:
October 22, 1886
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Agreement Between W.G. Gray and H.R. Glasscock]
Legal agreement between W.G. Gray and H.R. Glasscock, concerning a land dispute.
Date:
December 8, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William B. Owens to Spoonts & Legett - September 3, 1886]
Letter written to Spoonts & Legett from William B. Owens concerning a legal issue.
Date:
September 3, 1886
Creator:
Owens, William P.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward H. Schwab - July 16, 1938]
Letter written by Edward H. Schwab, M.D. to certify that K.B. Legett is healthy and vaccinated. Included is an envelope with a printed return label: "Wagstaff, Harwell, Wagstaff & Douthit Attorneys at Law, Abilene, Texas."
Date:
July 16, 1938
Creator:
Schwab, Edward H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[K.K. Legett Commencement Address Notes]
Handwritten notes for a commencement address given by K.K. Legett.
Date:
1893
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A.G. Mills to D.G. Hill - November 23, 1887]
Letter written to D.G. Hill from A.G. Mills, regarding the deed of "Uncle Robert."
Date:
November 23, 1887
Creator:
Mills, A. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Harris to Spoonts and Legett - December 18, 1885]
Letter written to Spoonts and Legett from John W. Harris concerning a potential lawsuit.
Date:
December 18, 1885
Creator:
Harris, John W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[University of Texas School of Medicine Envelope]
Envelope with a printed return label that says, "After five days return to Department of Practice of Medicine, The University of Texas, School of Medicine, Galveston, Texas."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. C. Canty to William John Bryan, December 11, 1909]
Letter from J. C. Canty to William John Bryan discussing sending him and others fresh oyster to have at Christmas.
Date:
December 11, 1909
Creator:
Canty, J. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Guy M. Bryan to William John Bryan, March 4, 1905]
Letter from Guy M. Bryan to William John Bryan discussing his appreciation of Bryan's political stances on a particular bill amendment.
Date:
March 4, 1905
Creator:
Bryan, Guy M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mr. Sayles, August 17, 1909]
Letter to Mr. Sayles discussing the writer's travel plans, stating they are giving up their trip to New York and Boston and will leave for Galveston in a few days.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Expenses of W. K. McAlpine's Estate Billed by Rustin & Company, August 7, 1902]
List of expenses of W. K. McAlpine's estate billed by Rustin & Company. The listed expenses are from July and August, 1902.
Date:
August 7, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check Written to L. D. Clepper]
Galveston National Bank check made out to L. D. Clepper for $16.05 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The background of the check has a yellow seal in the center for the U.S. Internal Revenue and the text "Documentary Stamp" around the number 2 on either side of the seal. The back of the check is stamped with three stamps from the Galveston National Bank, the First National Bank, and Cle[..] House, and endorsed by L. D. Clepper and J. M. Callawary.
Date:
April 23, 1901
Creator:
McAlpine, W. K.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Company Taxes]
Handwritten list of taxes owed by several companies and partnerships in different counties, including Sayles and Hughes, and New Sayles. A note in the top right reads, "ask about other steer place" and a note on the back of the page reads, "Taxes and bills ch Hughes for his part".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Trueheart & Co. to W. K. McAlpine, October 17, 1893]
Letter from the H. M. Trueheart & Company sent to Col. William K. McAlpine informing him of property taxes still owed for the year of 1893. A purple stamp and handwritten note from the Trueheart Company at the bottom mark the bill as paid.
Date:
October 17, 1893
Creator:
H. M. Trueheart & Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement From the Galveston National Bank]
Bank statement from the Galveston National Bank stating that the balance as of June 9, 1901 was $512.34 and acknowledging receipt of cancelled checks nos. 915, 916, 917, and 918.
Date:
June 11, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lien Note of Henry Sayles]
Lien note stating the principal sums and amount of interest owed by Henry Sayles to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company and stating the vendor's liens of Henry Sayles Jr. and Mac Sayles that Henry Sayles is transfering to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company. The document is unsigned and not notarized.
Date:
March 24, 1913
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt for W. K. McAlpine, 1896]
Receipt for taxes paid by W. K. McAlpine to H. M. Trueheart and Co.
Date:
November 28, 1896
Creator:
H. M. Trueheart & Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Sayles Offering Lien Notes as Collateral Draft]
Documentation of Henry Sayles offering the two vendor's lien notes of Ed. S. Hughes as collateral to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company. The document is unsigned and not notarized.
Date:
March 24, 1913
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Taxes Paid to the City of Galveston, 1899]
Receipt for taxes paid to the City of Galveston by W. K. McAlpine for the year 1899. The receipt includes the assessed value of McAlpine's property in Galveston and a listing of taxes paid.
Date:
November 27, 1899
Creator:
Collins, Ira E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History