Resource Type

[Valentine's Day Card] (open access)

[Valentine's Day Card]

Valentine's Day card, specifically for a sister, with a red rose on the front of it and a typed note inside. A handwritten note on the back of the card says, "Was just wishing I had Valentines to send and took a walk down the avenue and found these - I'm not going to try to live up to all this loving talk in these. I feel a lot of it though. Ruth is in bed today with cold. Hope she is better tomorrow for we are to have turkey dinner with them Monday night. Have had a hard time getting a visit with them. Am going to Mrs. Thurman's luncheon. Then I hope I'll get rounding up - Robert just called - Ruth has bronchitis - I'm afraid our turkey dinner is off - Love, Lucy.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[School Report Card and Class Roster] (open access)

[School Report Card and Class Roster]

School report card and class roster, including grades for arithmetic, reading, spelling, and writing. The students listed are Alice Hammer, Ella Hammer, Granville Twity, Roy Thompson, Melvin Tarver, Gay Tarver, Ora Parker, Flora Parker, Roy Parker, Elma Parker, Sam Crownover, Charlie Moore, Eva Moore, Willie Click, Lewis Click, Ralph Hollis, Floyd Clutter, Frank Click, Henry Apple, Frank Hollis, and Lillie Apple.
Date: [1900..1901]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note from Marguerite] (open access)

[Note from Marguerite]

Small card with a handwritten message: "Thinking of you, With love, Marguerite."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[W. J. Bartley Calling Card] (open access)

[W. J. Bartley Calling Card]

Small grey calling card with "W. J. Bartley" written in elaborate script.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Harvey House Historical Narrative] (open access)

[Harvey House Historical Narrative]

Narrative detailing the history of Harvey Houses, including the Temple Harvey House specifically, with an invitation and program attached for the "Hats On for the Harvey House" luncheon benefiting the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire filled out by Erna Koehn Johnson] (open access)

[Questionnaire filled out by Erna Koehn Johnson]

Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Erna Koehn Johnson with questions about her experiences working as a Harvey Girl in the Temple, Texas Harvey House.
Date: May 12, 1992
Creator: Latimer, Rosa Walston
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Anna A. Dixon] (open access)

[Obituary for Anna A. Dixon]

Obituary for Anna A. Dixon of Dickinson, Texas.
Date: December 19, 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Fe Dining Car Children's Menu] (open access)

[Santa Fe Dining Car Children's Menu]

Children's menu from a Santa Fe Railroad dining car, with the food choices for breakfast, luncheon, and supper surrounded with cartoons and nursery rhymes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Denton Traction Company transfer ticket] (open access)

[Denton Traction Company transfer ticket]

Transfer ticket for the Denton Traction Company, a system of streetcars. Instructions on the ticket say "Good only for continuous passage at transfer point - Northwest Corner of Public Square - on first connecting car after time and on date punched in margin."
Date: [..1918]
Creator: Denton Arts Council
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet for "Follow Thru" Motion Picture] (open access)

[Pamphlet for "Follow Thru" Motion Picture]

Pamphlet for a Paramount Picture musical called "Follow Thru," with Charles Rogers and Nancy Carroll, produced by Schwab and Mandel. On the back is an advertisement for The C. I. A. (College of Industrial Arts) Beauty Shop.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flow Memorial Hospital Employee Handbook] (open access)

[Flow Memorial Hospital Employee Handbook]

Handbook for Flow Memorial Hospital employees, including a foreword by Jerry M. Smith (Administrator) and containing information about the hospital's history and all policies relating to employees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[College of Industrial Arts Ex-Students' Association Banquet Program] (open access)

[College of Industrial Arts Ex-Students' Association Banquet Program]

Program from the annual banquet of the Ex-Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts in 1927. The classes being honored were 1907, 1917, and 1927. Included in the program is a menu and a sequence of events.
Date: June 4, 1927
Creator: Ex-Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Burch's Ju-cy Pig Restaurant Menu] (open access)

[Burch's Ju-cy Pig Restaurant Menu]

Menu from Burch's Ju-cy Pig Restaurant in Denton, Texas. On the front of the menu is a cartoon of people in bright clothing driving a red car down a road.
Date: June 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Danevang Telephone Company (open access)

Danevang Telephone Company

Document describing the telecommunications development in Danevang, Texas.
Date: 1969
Creator: Berndt, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Philharmonic Ticket (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Ticket

Ticket for an Abilene Philharmonic concert titled "Viennese Connection"on Saturday, January 27, 2001 at the Abilene Civic Center.
Date: January 2001
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interviews with Charles A. Schreiner, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Charles A. Schreiner, 1998

Interview with Charles A. Schreiner, III, a rancher and businessman from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes Schreiner's recollection of Kerr County history and his experiences as a rancher in Texas and Montana. A Schreiner family tree, photographs, and newspaper clippings relating to Schreiner are also included.
Date: February 18, 1998
Creator: Hedgpeth, Don; Stacy, William G. & Schreiner, Charles A., III
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Philharmonic Ticket 2 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Ticket 2

Ticket for an Abilene Philharmonic concert titled "Viennese Connection"on Saturday, January 27, 2001 at the Abilene Civic Center.
Date: January 2001
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Souvenir Program: Second District of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, 1903] (open access)

[Souvenir Program: Second District of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, 1903]

Souvenir program for a convention of the Second District of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, including a list of the district's cities, list of events for each session, and a list of the clubs belonging to the district.
Date: 1903
Creator: Texas Federation of Women's Clubs. Second District.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Brownie Investiture] (open access)

[Scrapbook Page: Brownie Investiture]

Scrapbook page with information about the investiture ceremony held by Brownie Girl Scout Troop #74 in Denton, Texas. It includes a small newspaper clipping and a handwritten note discribing the event above a photograph of the girls. In the image, the girls are wearing their uniforms and are seated in a semi-circle in a classroom. Large posters with the Girl Scout and Brownie symbols are behind them and chalkboards are visible on the walls. A handwritten note at the bottom of the page identifies the girls, left to right: Darby, Jamie, Joyce, Dorothy, Adele, Linda, Patty, Debbie, and Debra.
Date: 1958~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Denton County National Bank] (open access)

[Scrapbook Page: Denton County National Bank]

Scrapbook page containing the text of a newspaper article titled "The History of the Denton County National Bank" from Friday, March 9, 1962. The article discusses the history of Denton, Texas with a focus on the bank, which was founded in the 1890s.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Denton Churches] (open access)

[Scrapbook Page: Denton Churches]

Scrapbook page with several newspaper clippings about churches in Denton, Texas. At the top of the page, a diamond-shaped clipping has an image of a church building and says "Rally Day Sunday October 20" (left) next to an article about the construction of First Methodist Church and how they acquired the property for their location. In the center of the page, there is a photograph of two large buildings on a street, with the label "First Methodist Church." At the bottom of the page, there is a photograph of an L-shaped church building with the caption "The Asbury Methodist Church - 1919 North Elm St."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Denton Golden Anniversary Class] (open access)

[Scrapbook Page: Denton Golden Anniversary Class]

Scrapbook page containing a newspaper clipping that includes an image of the 1903 Denton High School Diploma and caption text below, which says: "DHS Golden Anniversary Class -- Graduates of Denton High School in 1903 received a diploma complete with a picture of the class. The diploma is the only one known which has a picture of the entire graduating class. Graduates are seated, left to right, Bessie Edwards (now of College Station), the late Silas Fry, Bessie Hogue (now of Dallas) and George Hopkins Sr., of Denton. Standing, left to right, the late W. H. Francis Gretna Cobbs (now Mrs. H. L. Davis of Midway, Ky.), the late Mat Davenport and the late Blanch Hoskins.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Play Day, 1960] (open access)

[Scrapbook Page: Play Day, 1960]

Scrapbook page containing four photographs of children participating in events during "Play Day" held at on the North Texas State College campus. The children are in a large grassy area and several buildings are visible in the background. In most of the images, children are standing in groups or lines for various activities; in the lower-right corner, the children are seated in the grass and several adults are standing on a raised tower in front of them. A handwritten note in the center of the page says, "Play Day - 1960 Denton, TX UNT Campus."
Date: 1960~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History