[Sutherlin Family Genealogy Charts] (open access)

[Sutherlin Family Genealogy Charts]

Genealogy charts for members of the Sutherlin family, including Edgar Brown Sutherlin, Ruby Maurine Sutherlin McElroy, Clyda Waneta Sutherlin Bowman, James Edgar Sutherlin, James Franklin Sutherlin, Clyda N. Sutherlin, and John Harvey Sutherlin. The charts include information concerning births, military service, marriages, and deaths.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of the Hart Drug Store]

Photograph of the interior of the Hart Drug Store in the Peter Stock Building in Port Arthur, Texas. Six men stand in the store: two behind the counter, one leaning against it, and three standing by the tables on the left side of the photo. E. B. Sutherlin stands second from the left.
Date: [1914..1915]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Self Winding Clock Company to Edgar B. Sutherlin, February 6, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from Self Winding Clock Company to Edgar B. Sutherlin, February 6, 1922]

Letter from Self Winding Clock Company to Edgar B. Sutherlin, on February 6, 1922, telling him how he can improve the illumination of the dials on the street clock he bought from them.
Date: February 6, 1922
Creator: Self Winding Clock Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate of James Edgar Sutherlin] (open access)

[Birth Certificate of James Edgar Sutherlin]

Birth certificate for James Edgar Sutherlin, born July 14, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas to Edith Wilson and Edgar Brown Sutherlin.
Date: July 14, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to her parents, April 12, 1926] (open access)

[Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to her parents, April 12, 1926]

Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to John and Sophia Wilson, on April 12, 1926. She is thankful they arrived home safely, and berates them for not asking for money when they nearly went broke.
Date: April 12, 1926
Creator: Sutherlin, Edith Hallie Wilson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E. B. Sutherlin Envelope] (open access)

[E. B. Sutherlin Envelope]

Envelope for E. B. Sutherlin's jewelry store, with notes written by him. The envelope reads: "Name: Mrs. O. R. Williams, 719 - Procter St. No.: 6-8-27. Charges $--. E. B. Sutherlin, Jewelry & Watchmaker, 436 Procter St., Port Arthur, Texas. Instructions: don't string too tight."
Date: June 8, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to her parents, August 24, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to her parents, August 24, 1927]

Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to John and Sophia Wilson, on August 24, 1927. She writes about her daughters, one of whom is entering college soon, and a boy who helps her husband at his shop.
Date: August 24, 1927
Creator: Sutherlin, Edith Hallie Wilson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sutherlin-McElroy-Bowman Family Thanksgiving]

Photograph of the Sutherlin, McElroy, and Bowman families on Thanksgiving 1935. In the front row, from left to right, are James Edgar Sutherlin; Theodore Edgar McElroy, Jr.; Gerald Edwin McElroy; and Barbara Jean McElroy. In the second row, from left to right, are Edgar Brown Sutherlin, Edith Hallie Wilson Sutherlin, Sophia Flint Wilson, Harriet Josephine Beauchamp McElroy, Walter Edwin McElroy, Waneta Sutherlin, Mable McElroy Duncan, and Lester Duncan. In the third row are Elma Wilson Ridpath; Wayne Ridpath; Walter William McElroy; Maurine Sutherlin McElroy; Theodore Edgar McElroy, Sr.; Bertis Paul McElroy; and Chesley Arthur Bowman. In the back row are Atha Talley McElroy, Dovert William McElroy, and John Harvey Sutherlin.
Date: November 28, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Faithful Clock Again Operating] (open access)

[Clipping: Faithful Clock Again Operating]

Article about the successful operation of an old clock. Edgar B. Sutherlin explains why the clock had ceased to function.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Note, April 17, 1937] (open access)

[Handwritten Note, April 17, 1937]

Handwritten note from April 17, 1937. It reads: "April 17, 1937. E. B. Suthelin requested permit to move large street clock from 436 to 424 Procter Street -. Permission denied."
Date: April 17, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Driver's License for Edith Wilson Sutherlin] (open access)

[Driver's License for Edith Wilson Sutherlin]

Driver's license for Edith Wilson Sutherlin, from the 1940s.
Date: June 14, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram by Waneta Sutherlin Bowman to her mother] (open access)

[Telegram by Waneta Sutherlin Bowman to her mother]

Telegram from Waneta Sutherlin Bowman to her mother informing her that James Sutherlin is going to be shipped to Quonset Point, Rhode Island and going to be stationed there for 4 months.
Date: [1943..1946]
Creator: Bowman, Waneta Sutherlin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Purchase Order] (open access)

[Purchase Order]

Purchase order for a street clock written to Sutherland Jewelry.
Date: December 18, 1952
Creator: Port Arthur (Tex.). Office of Purchasing Agent
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jewelers' Article, The Port Arthuran, April 1953] (open access)

[Jewelers' Article, The Port Arthuran, April 1953]

Article about jewelers in Port Arthur, Texas, including Sutherlin Jewelers.
Date: April 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Auction Announcement for Sutherlin Jewelers] (open access)

[Auction Announcement for Sutherlin Jewelers]

News clipping announcing an auction at Sutherlin Jewelers. It includes a small article on Edgar B. Sutherlin's retirement, and lays out all items that are for sale.
Date: February 25, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Good Business, Volume 64, Number 5, May 1954 (open access)

Good Business, Volume 64, Number 5, May 1954

Issue of the Good Business periodical, which includes an article about Edgar B. Sutherlin's jewelry store and his kindness to visiting seamen. A separate article has been pasted into the back of the periodical, announcing the retirement of Mr. Sutherlin due to his health.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Bernard, Clinton E. & Decker, James A.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
['Meester' Sutherland: Seaman's Samaritan] (open access)

['Meester' Sutherland: Seaman's Samaritan]

Copy of the article entitled "'Meester' Sutherland: Seaman's Samaritan" explaining how Edgar B. Sutherlin exchanged foreign money for American dollars for foreign seaman in Port Arthur.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Pruett, C. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Retirement Announcement] (open access)

[Retirement Announcement]

Advertisement announcing that Edgar B. Sutherlin is retiring, and that Southerlin Jewelers is closing. It reads: "Believe it or not... it's true - Two old men are going out of Business, John says, he will continue with his watchwork. "After 41 years in Port Arthur, I have been advised by the Doctors to rest, as I have had three strokes." Everything must be sold at 50% and All Music and Luggage at 25% and Less. Watches and Diamonds at Half Price! Even the fixtures are for sale as arranged ... Everything must go by March 31st, as I must give possession of this room by that date. E. B. Sutherlin. Southerlin Jewelers, 520 Procter. Dial 5-5221."
Date: February 16, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Social Security Board Postcard] (open access)

[Social Security Board Postcard]

Postcard requesting information from the Social Security Board, filled out by Edgar Brown Sutherlin.
Date: June 25, 1955
Creator: United States. Social Security Board.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Craig C. Watkins to Edgar B. Sutherlin, July 2, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from Craig C. Watkins to Edgar B. Sutherlin, July 2, 1958]

Letter from Craig C. Watkins of the Veterans Administration to Edgar B. Sutherlin, on July 2, 1958, acknowledging receipt of Sutherlin's application for compensation or pension, and informing him that it has been referred to the Veterans Benefit Office.
Date: July 2, 1958
Creator: Watkins, Craig C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[With Mother This Christmas] (open access)

[With Mother This Christmas]

Eulogy for Edgar Brown Sutherlin, expressing joy that this Christmas he will be with his mother, who had died when Sutherlin was three.
Date: 1960
Creator: McElroy, Theodore Edgar, Sr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: E. B. Sutherlin's Rites Are at 3] (open access)

[Clipping: E. B. Sutherlin's Rites Are at 3]

Article giving the time and place of the funeral services for Edgar Brown Sutherlin.
Date: December 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sutherlin Funeral Set Sunday at 3] (open access)

[Clipping: Sutherlin Funeral Set Sunday at 3]

Newspaper clipping announcing of the funeral of Edgar Brown Sutherlin, including address, officiator, pallbearers, and place of burial.
Date: December 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First Christian Church Bulletin: December 11, 1960] (open access)

[First Christian Church Bulletin: December 11, 1960]

Bulletin for the morning and evening church services at First Christian Church on December 11, 1960; it also lists announcements, including a memorial service for E. B. Sutherlin to be held at 3 PM.
Date: December 11, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History