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[Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel Bartley - March 23, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel Bartley - March 23, 1960]

Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel (Meddie) Bartley, dated March 23, 1960, in which she writes about her disappointment with her grades and her upcoming participation in the Cherry Blossom Parade. It includes an envelope, postmarked March 24, 1960.
Date: March 23, 1960
Creator: Bartley, Jane
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gift Card to Sam Rayburn (open access)

Gift Card to Sam Rayburn

Printed gift card. The black text is printed on a thick piece of cardstock. The text of the gift card reads: "TO HON. SAM RAYBURN, THE COAST GUARD BILL WAS THE 'BREAK 'O DAY' FOR THE PATROLMENT OF THE U.S. LIFE SAVING SERVICE WITH THEIR GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR EFFORTS ON THEIR BEHALF"
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech by Judge Learned Hand "Spirit of Liberty" (open access)

Speech by Judge Learned Hand "Spirit of Liberty"

Document with the most famous lines from Judge Learned Hand's speech from the "I Am An American Day" event which was held in New York City's Central Park on May 21, 1944. Hand spoke about the spirit of liberty and how it is found in our hearts, not in a physical location or within any documents. He became very well known for this speech and specifically this passage. The text is printed in black ink on cream colored paper. The text is framed by a thin, black decorative border.
Date: 1944/1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Honorary Membership in the Young Democratic Club of Nueces County, Texas (open access)

Certificate of Honorary Membership in the Young Democratic Club of Nueces County, Texas

Certificate given to Sam Rayburn by the Young Democratic Club of Nueces County, Texas. Mr. Rayburn was given an honorary membership in the club on November 19, 1949. The document is printed on standard size ivory paper. The text of the certificate reads: "CERTIFICATE OF HONORARY MEMBERSHIP IN THE YOUNG DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT SAM RAYBURN IS HELD IN SUCH HIGH ESTEEM BY THE MEMBER- SHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION THAT IT HAS ELECTED TO CONFER UPON HIM THE FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF HONORARY MEMBERSHIP IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION HAS HERETO AFFIXED HIS OF- FICIAL SIGNATURE THIS 19th DAY OF NOVEMBER 1949. LESLIE CHAPMAN (?) (signature) PRESIDENT"
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1059 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1059

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The salary of the court reporter of the 6th Judicial District comprised of Fannin and Lamar Counties.
Date: May 16, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7116 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7116

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Is Fannin County authorized to pay claim for expenses incurred by county attorney in engaging court reporter to transcribe testimony given in a felony trial for use in another criminal trial?
Date: March 29, 1946
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5746 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5746

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Salaries of county officials of Fannin County.
Date: 1944
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-12 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-12

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Is Fannin County liable to Fannin County Levee Improvement District No. 1 for taxes which accrued on county land after acquisition and use by the county as a poor farm?
Date: January 24, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-96 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-96

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not there is a vacancy in the office of Justice of the Peace of Precinct 2, Fannin County, under the facts submitted.
Date: March 20, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Rayburn to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thompson, November 9, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Rayburn to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thompson, November 9, 1955]

Thank you note from Sam Rayburn to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thompson thanking them for their "contribution to the Sam Rayburn Library."
Date: November 9, 1955
Creator: Rayburn, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to the Sam Rayburn Library Dedication] (open access)

[Invitation to the Sam Rayburn Library Dedication]

Invitation sent from the trustees of the Sam Rayburn Foundation inviting an individual to the dedication of the Sam Rayburn Library in Bonham, Texas on October 9, 1957.
Date: October 9, 1957
Creator: Sam Rayburn Foundation
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Women Physicians (open access)

Texas Women Physicians

Computer printout of page 52 of a list of Texas Women Physicians, in alphabetical order, including: Minnie Carrie O'Brien, Florence Mae, Olmsted, May Owen, Minnie Ola Parrish, and Elizabeth Agnes Paterson. Includes information about the physicians' birth, death, education, and place of practice, as well as citations of the references from which the info was taken.
Date: September 9, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Distances Between McKinney, Texas and Nashville, Tennesee] (open access)

[Distances Between McKinney, Texas and Nashville, Tennesee]

Handwritten list of distances between McKinney in Collin County, Texas and Nashville, Tennesee. The list details each stopping point with the distance to the city from the previous stop. The total number of miles (710) is given at the end of the list.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willie Walker's trip to Bonham on July 17, 2003 (open access)

Willie Walker's trip to Bonham on July 17, 2003

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
Date: July 13, 2003
Creator: Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
October 14, 2003 trip to VA Hospital in Bonham, Texas (open access)

October 14, 2003 trip to VA Hospital in Bonham, Texas

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
Date: October 14, 2003
Creator: Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ambassador Fletcher Warren, Denton, McKinney, & Plano Chapters Patriots Day Visit to the Bonham VA Hospital: April 20, 2011 (open access)

Ambassador Fletcher Warren, Denton, McKinney, & Plano Chapters Patriots Day Visit to the Bonham VA Hospital: April 20, 2011

Document containing photographs from a visit to the Bonham VA Hospital by TXSSAR members on April 20, 2011. The document also includes a letter from Dan Reed to "Compatriots and Ann" summarizing the visit, and a letter from VA Hospital staff member Connie Peters thanking the TXSSAR.
Date: April 20, 2011
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
[4th of July cookout at Bonham Veterans Hospital: June 25, 2019] (open access)

[4th of July cookout at Bonham Veterans Hospital: June 25, 2019]

Document containing two photographs from a 4th of July event at the Veterans Hospital in Bonham, Texas on June 25, 2019. David Kinsey, Donald Babbs, and John Greer are identified in the caption.
Date: June 25, 2019
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
Restoration and Renovation at the Sam Rayburn House Museum (open access)

Restoration and Renovation at the Sam Rayburn House Museum

Blog post about renovations to the Sam Rayburn House Museum in Bonham, Texas.
Date: May 6, 2011
Creator: Ruppert, Anne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans Day in North Texas, 11-11-11 (open access)

Veterans Day in North Texas, 11-11-11

Document containing presentation slides about Veterans Day events held by the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) in 2011.
Date: November 2011
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Veterans Day Observance (open access)

Regional Veterans Day Observance

Document containing photographs and event information for the Regional Veterans Day Observance on November 8, 2011. Attachments include an event pamphlet, photographs of TXSSAR members and other members of the audience in attendance, and a flyer titled, "TXSSAR at the Bonham VA Hospital."
Date: November 8, 2011
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seminal Star of the Solo Guitar (open access)

Seminal Star of the Solo Guitar

Draft of an article published in the April 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine about Charlie Christian, a Texas-born guitarist popular during the Big Band era of the 1930s.
Date: 2004-03~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mr. Sam's Cadillac: Restoration at Sam Rayburn House Museum honors one of the 20th century's most influential Texas politicians. (open access)

Mr. Sam's Cadillac: Restoration at Sam Rayburn House Museum honors one of the 20th century's most influential Texas politicians.

Text for an article published in the June 2012 issue of Texas Highways magazine about Sam Rayburn's Cadillac at the Sam Rayburn House Museum in Bonham, Texas.
Date: May 12, 2012
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Odie Mitchell, October 18,1993

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Odie Mitchell concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Mitchell worked at camps in Flagstaff, Arizona and Kingman, Arizona.
Date: October 18, 1993
Creator: Early, Brice & Mitchell, Odie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Thurman H. Hooper, February 24, 1993

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Thurman Hooper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Hooper worked at camps in Peaceful Valley, Colorado (Company 894); Bonham, Texas (Company 894); Durango, Colorado; Alamosa, Colorado; Jasper, Texas (Company 1820); and Bowie, Arizona. Includes Appendix.
Date: February 24, 1993
Creator: Wilson, David & Hooper, Thurman H.
System: The UNT Digital Library