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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 30, 1943. He laments missing the opening of fishing season for the first time in years, and asks his parents to send him film and a camera.
Date: April 30, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 30, 1944. He thanks them for boxes of food they sent him, and commends his outfit's EM Club, which he went to with his friend Wilbur Crawford recently. He mentions that it's getting warmer where he's stationed, and asks his parents to hold on to the catalogs he's been sending them.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 30, 1944. He summarizes a few letters he's received from friends, asks after what his parents have decided about selling their house, and mentions a camping trip he and Wilbur Crawford are planning to go on after the war is over.
Date: April 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 30, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 30, 1943. He has been very busy working, and discusses the weather in North Africa. He reminisces about the last time he was home exactly a year ago.
Date: November 30, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. T. Caldwell to John T. Willis, Sr., June 30, 1938] (open access)

[Letter from C. T. Caldwell to John T. Willis, Sr., June 30, 1938]

Letter from Rev. Dr. Charles T. Caldwell to John T. Willis, Sr. Caldwell begins by lamenting the year that has gone by since he retired as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Waco, and goes on to thank Willis for being a good friend. He expresses gratitude for Willis' cooperation in deciding important matters, and informs him of his appreciation for Willis and his family.
Date: June 30, 1938
Creator: Caldwell, Charles T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 30, 1944. A man from the Red Cross brought the soldiers donuts, and Willis says Wilbur Crawford may be down to see him soon.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 30, 1944. Willis mentions that the mail is getting through again, and regrets hearing that Waco has been so hot recently. He recalls that dove season opens on September 1st, and he wishes he could go. He also mentions that he's talked to a friend who recently got married, and Willis doesn't think his friend was in the right position to get married. He's gone swimming a lot recently, and he hasn't gotten to see Robert, Jr. yet.
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 30, 1944. He says that Wilbur Crawford is getting better, and you can't even tell that his leg was ever injured. He urges his mother to get well, saying that he hopes he will be home that year. He dwells on the weather for a while, and tells them not to send him his bathing suit as he already has one.
Date: May 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 30, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 30, 1943. He encloses some pictures, and asks them to send him print paper so he can send some different ones.
Date: November 30, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sanger Bros. to Mr. A.M. Monteith - September 30, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from Sanger Bros. to Mr. A.M. Monteith - September 30, 1896]

Letter written to Mr. A.M. Monteith in Belton, Texas from Sanger Bros. in Waco, Texas, concerning an issue with a Mr. Castles and ongoing correspondence with him.
Date: September 30, 1896
Creator: Sanger Bros.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia Brazelton to Dr. Todd Bradford Willis, December 20, 2016] (open access)

[Letter from Julia Brazelton to Dr. Todd Bradford Willis, December 20, 2016]

Letter from Julia Brazelton to Dr. Todd Bradford Willis, December 20, 2016. In the letter, Brazelton says it was nice seeing Dr. Willis during the Christmas holidays.
Date: December 30, 2016
Creator: Brazelton, Julia
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 30, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 30, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke regarding his telegrams to the local board and S.D. Leidesdorf. He will be doing manual labor again, and his pictures will be developed soon.
Date: November 30, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - July 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - July 30, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife telling her about how his mother is doing and briefly mentioning the President, and asking how the children are doing.
Date: July 30, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
System: The Portal to Texas History