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T. B. Willis Collection
94
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
23
Rescuing Texas History, 2016
9
Texas History Collection
7
Rescuing Texas History, 2017
5
Cotton Palace Collection
5
Beville Family Collection
4
Rescuing Texas History, 2022
2
Rescuing Texas History, 2013
1
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1
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[Boy Scout Card, 1966]
Boy Scout card awarded September 1966 registering Hester Beck Willis as a den mother of Pack 6 in Waco, Texas.
Date:
September 1966
Creator:
Boy Scouts of America
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Passenger's Check Ticket]
Passenger's Check for the Union Passenger Depot, from Galveston to Houston. It reads: "To identify accommodations purchased. The amount charged is The Pullman Company's rate and a surcharge of 50% of that amount required by and collected as agent for the Railroad Company, as shown on the ticket."
Date:
August 7, 1932
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lyrics to Baylor University Alma Mater and Other Songs]
Lyrics for Baylor University songs, including the Alma Mater, "Our Baylor", and "That Good Old Baylor Line."
Date:
1930~
Creator:
Clark, Hosea; Grove, Roxy & Markham, Enid Eastland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Place Card for Johnie Louise Bruyere]
Place card for Johnie Louise Bruyere. Her name has been written next to a drawing of a little girl wearing a green skirt with red trim, and red blouse with green trim, and a green hood.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the First Methodist Church of Lubbock's Service on June 19, 1932]
Program for the services at the First Methodist Church of Lubbock on June 19, 1932. The first page has a photo of the building, the name of the pastor, and the church directory. Inside is a program for the morning and evening services that day, as well as several notices for churchgoers. The back has advertisements.
Date:
June 19, 1932
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Place Card for Johnie Louise Bruyere]
A place card for Johnie Louise Bruyere for the breakfast-shower of Edna Earle. It is designed to stand up by itself, and has a drawing of a bride and groom above Bruyere's name.
Date:
May 30, 1936
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note Offering Play Tickets]
A note reminding the receiver that tickets to see Katharine Cornell in "Barretts of Wimpole Street" are selling rapidly, as well as where to buy them and how much they cost. The picture pasted on top of the note shows a street scene full of people dressed in period clothing, and a horse and carriage.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Robert Parker Willis to Mr. and Mrs. John T. Willis, Sr.]
Envelope from Robert Parker Willis to Mr. and Mrs. John T. Willis, Sr. in 1925.
Date:
1925
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stationery for Sanders-Willis Co.]
Stationery from the office of John Todd Willis, Jr. at Sanders-Willis Co. in Waco. Their phone number and P. O. box address are located in the upper right corner, and a map of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, labeled "The Great Southwest", graces the stationery.
Date:
1980~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thank You Card]
A thank you card with drawings of a book, a scroll, and orange flowers. It reads: "Thank you! My deepest thanks for remembering me/When I graduated/For choosing that gift, you are the one/To be congratulated."
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Presented to John T. Willis, Sr.]
Certificate given to John T. Willis, Sr. declaring that he has been a Master Mason for over fifty years. It reads: "To all Freemasons dispersed on the face of the Globe: This is to certify that our well-beloved Brother John Todd Willis has been a Master Mason for more than Fifty Years. As a visible token of their fraternal love and grateful appreciation, this certificate is presented to him by his brethren, the Masons of Texas, with the fervent hope that his years of service to the Craft will continue to increase. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed our seals in the City of Waco, this 4th day of March, A. D. 1968, A. L. 5968." It has been signed by Grand Master J. W. Chandler and Grand Secretary Harvey C. Byrd.
Date:
March 4, 1968
Creator:
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Notice for Thomas L. Willis]
Funeral notice for Thomas L. Willis, which reads: "Funeral Notice. The friends and acquaintances of the late DR. T. L. WILLIS are requested to attend his funeral from the family residence at 4 o'clock this evening, interrment [sic] at Odd Fellows' Cemetery. Services will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Chalk at the grave. Denton, Texas, Monday, April 1, 1889."
Date:
April 1, 1889
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Heart-Shaped Valentine]
Heart-shaped red valentine with a drawing of a dog. It reads: "I'm hounding you my Valentine." The names of nine women are handwritten on the back, under the heading "Hostesses".
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for a Baylor University Band Concert, April 8, 1932]
Program for a Baylor University Band Concert on April 8, 1932. It lists the conductor, the piano player, the baritone, and the songs played and their composers.
Date:
April 8, 1932
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr.'s Cub Scout Card]
Cub Scout card belonging to John Todd Willis, Jr. It registers him for the years 1933-1934.
Date:
1933/1934
Creator:
Boy Scouts of America
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr.'s Boy Scout Card, 1966]
Boy Scout card belonging to John Todd Willis, Jr. It registers him for the years 1965-1966, and places him as a committeeman of Troop 43 of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Waco, TX.
Date:
1965/1966
Creator:
Boy Scouts of America
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr., for Texas Centennial]
Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. stapled to a certificate given to him during the Texas Centennial. It certifies that he has taken the Junior Ranger Pledge: "Like a good ranger, I'll be brace, honest, obedient, and always keep my eyes open for danger."
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card Advertising Fruit of the Loom]
Card advertising Fruit of the Loom. It bears a painting of fruit, a peach in the middle with purple grapes to the right and green grapes to the right, and raspberries in the front.
Date:
November 15, 1917
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notepad Advertising Pepsodent Tooth Paste]
Notepad advertising Pepsodent Tooth Paste.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Reptile Garden in San Antonio, Texas]
A program for the Reptile Garden at Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas. The front has a drawing of a snake surrounded by cacti.
Date:
1930/1940
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note Belonging to Johnie Louise Bruyere]
Piece of paper that says "A coed is a girl who also goes to college."
Date:
May 11, 1935
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Notice for Jennie Beville]
Funeral notice for Jennie Beville. It reads: "Funeral Notice. DIED - Tuesday Morning at 12:30, February 7, 1893, Mrs. Jennie Beville, Wife of Dr. A. A. Beville. The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the family residence, to-day, [Tuesday] at 3 o'clock. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery [a part of First Street Cemetery], Rev. H. M. Whaling officiating."
Date:
February 1893
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card for Wolf Brand Chili]
Card for Wolf Brand Chili. It has a picture of a wolf in red, and reads: "Lyman's Pure Food Products Company, Corsicana, Texas. Mrs. J. A. Wilson, Waco, Texas."
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bookmark for Good Will Week, 1933]
An orange bookmark with green print. It reads: "I am Playing My Part In Good Will Week (2107). My name is: Johnie Louise Bruyere, Waco, Texas. Nov. 4, 1933. Welcome to Baylor's Homecoming." Bruyere's name, city, and date are handwritten.
Date:
November 4, 1933
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History