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[Letter to Mrs. Chambers from Texas State Library]
Letter from Edwin Sue Goree, field worker of Texas State Library, to Mrs. W. B. Chambers, Chair of Library Club, Denton County Council, P.T.A., regarding the procurement of school books. Goree replied that the Texas State Library was not able to loan books or further assistance at present but suggested establishing a Denton county library.
Date:
September 14, 1934
Creator:
Goree, Edwin Sue
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from Denton County Public Schools]
Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from R. L. Proffer, Superintendent of Denton County Public Schools, and Pyrene Wilson, County-School Librarian, regarding the Denton County-School Library.
Date:
1935~
Creator:
Denton County Public Schools
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Record-Chronicle from Mrs. W. B. Chambers]
Letter to the Record-Chronicle newspaper in Denton, Texas from the Library Extension Committee of the Denton County Council of Parents and Teachers. The letter contains information about a traveling library that was created to provide books to rural schools.
Date:
May 15, 1935
Creator:
Denton County Council of P.T.A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Colonel John Singleton from L. W. Kemp]
L. W. Kemp wrote Colonel John V. Singleton in response to a complaint about an inscription on a historical marker in John Simpson Chisum's honor. The discrepancy concerns the actual date of Chisum's death.
Date:
October 10, 1938
Creator:
Kemp, L. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Will Williams regarding the Chisum Trail]
J. B. Cranfill writes Will Williams, President of the Denton Historical Society, in response to Mr. Williams's letter about whether the Texas cattle trail should be known as the Chisholm or Chisum Trail.
Date:
July 27, 1938
Creator:
J. B Cranfill, M.D. LL.D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Lota M. Spell]
Mrs. William Williams wrote Lota M. Spell of Austin, Texas concerning the installation of a historical marker at the site of John Simpson Chisum's home. John Chisum was a cattle king in Denton County in the mid-1800s.
Date:
1936-04-25~
Creator:
Williams, Mrs. William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mrs. William Williams concerning John Chisum]
Lota M. Spell of the Advisory Board of Texas Historians wrote Mrs. Will Williams concerning the installation of a historical marker at John Simpson Chisum's home in Denton County.
Date:
April 23, 1936
Creator:
Spell, Lota M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Denton County letterhead]
A Denton County letterhead is printed on a piece of stationary with various names and the dates of September 17, 1886-October 4, 1886. The letterhead includes a portrait of the Denton County Courthouse as well as a list of Denton County Commissioners.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Denton County Commissioners
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten and Walter Davis, October 10, 1943]
Two letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten and Walter Davis, both on October 10, 1943. In the first letter, he discusses asking servicemen for news about who is being drafted, and hopes that his son will not be called. In the second, he acknowledges receipt of the Davis' rent, and advises him not to send the Motens a turkey if it will be too much trouble.
Date:
October 10, 1943
Creator:
Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to L. T. Lambert, August 22, 1943]
Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to L. T. Lambert of Denton, on August 22, 1943, enclosing his dues. He mentions his son's induction into the army, and the reasons for cancelling his plans to visit Denton.
Date:
August 22, 1943
Creator:
Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, August 26, 1943]
Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis of Giddings, on August 26, 1943, discussing the renewal of Davis' lease, and renovations he was making to the property.
Date:
August 26, 1943
Creator:
Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his cousin Amanda, August 26, 1943]
Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his cousin Amanda, on August 26, 1943. He discusses the effect the war has had on both of them, and encloses medicine for an illness she has.
Date:
August 26, 1943
Creator:
Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. Owens, January 21, 1946]
Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. Owens of Smithville, on January 21, 1946, settling a debt for Moten's late mother.
Date:
January 21, 1946
Creator:
Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, December 24, 1945]
Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, on December 24, 1945, thanking him for a gift of pecans and a turkey, and hoping that Davis would plant a crop on his land the upcoming year.
Date:
December 24, 1945
Creator:
Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, July 26, 1946]
Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis of Giddings, on July 26, 1946, mentioning Dr. Moten's upcoming visit to Smithville. A second letter on the back of the first is addressed to Ike, and gives the same information as the first letter.
Date:
July 26, 1946
Creator:
Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Ike S. Moten, February 4 & 12, 1947]
Two letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Isaac "Ike" S. Moten in Giddings, on February 4 & 12, 1947. The first letter discusses a gift of meat and sausage sent to the Motens by Ike, and his recent illness. Dr. Moten asks him to get some supplies for his tenant. In the second letter, Dr. Moten offers to treat Ike's illness.
Date:
{1947-02-04,1947-02-12}
Creator:
Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pierce Isaac Moten to the Bastrop County District Clerk, February 1947]
Letter from Dr. Pierce Isaac Moten to the District Clerk of Bastrop County, in February of 1947, concerning some land owned by his mother, Carrie Moten.
Date:
February 1947
Creator:
Moten, Pierce Isaac
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Mr. Rinhart, May 15, 1946]
Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Mr. Rinehart of Giddings, on May 19, 1946, discussing the tenancy of Walter Davis in the house of Moten's late mother.
Date:
May 19, 1946
Creator:
Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Ike S. Moten and Rev. L. E. Goodlow, April 11, 1947]
Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten: the first to Reverend L. E. Goodlow, on April 11, 1947; and the second to Ike S. Moten. This is a carbon copy with a letter on each side. The first letter discusses building projects, Moten's tenant in Texas, and medicine sent to Ike Moten. The second letter tells Ike Moten how to take the medicine Dr. Moten sent him.
Date:
April 11, 1947
Creator:
Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History