[Affidavit of Thomas Duncan] (open access)

[Affidavit of Thomas Duncan]

Affidavit sworn by Thomas Duncan to J.C. Caddel to claim payment from the estate of Michael Reed.
Date: June 24, 1861
Creator: Duncan, Thomas
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Article of Agreement Between John Droddy and John R. Cummings (open access)

Article of Agreement Between John Droddy and John R. Cummings

Article of agreement between John Droddy (also spelled as Drowdy) and John R. Cummings for a partnership to locate land.
Date: July 24, 1840
Creator: Droddy, John & Cummins, John R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Lizzie Johnson, dated December 24, 1868] (open access)

[Invitation to Lizzie Johnson, dated December 24, 1868]

Invitation to Lizzie Johnson to the Tournament Ball at Lockhart, Texas, dated December 24, 1864.
Date: December 24, 1868
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Edited Speech on Right to Work given to the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Convention General Assembly in Lubbock, Texas, September 24, 1965] (open access)

[John Tower Edited Speech on Right to Work given to the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Convention General Assembly in Lubbock, Texas, September 24, 1965]

Speech arguing in favor of retaining Section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act, which protects the right to work without joining a union, and opposing the labor bosses who want this law repealed.
Date: September 24, 1965
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Federal Housing Assistance Programs, March 24, 1969] (open access)

[John Tower Speech about Federal Housing Assistance Programs, March 24, 1969]

Speech; 1968 Housing Act; legislation; homeownership; ; lower-income families; Section 235 Program; FHA; Section 236 Rental Housing Program; mortgages.
Date: March 24, 1969
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Bethlehem Shipyard about National Energy Policy, Beaumont, TX, July 24, 1981] (open access)

[John Tower Speech at Bethlehem Shipyard about National Energy Policy, Beaumont, TX, July 24, 1981]

Speech; Petroleum needs for defense purposes; Nuclear power; Petroleum Information Corporation reports; Reagan Administration; End of oil price controls and regulatory apparatus.
Date: July 24, 1981
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Bethlehem Shipyard? about National Energy Policy, Beaumont, TX, July 24, 1981] (open access)

[John Tower Speech at Bethlehem Shipyard? about National Energy Policy, Beaumont, TX, July 24, 1981]

Speech; Federal regulation; Security; Energy independence; Windfall Profits Tax; Petroleum Information Corporation, Wildcats Wells; Reagan Administration; Oil price controls.
Date: July 24, 1981
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at President Nixon's Natl. Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, Apr. 24, 1972] (open access)

[John Tower Speech at President Nixon's Natl. Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, Apr. 24, 1972]

Speech; fire loses; cost of fire services; National Academy; management training for Chief Fire Officers; fire prevention programs.
Date: April 24, 1972
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on International Relations given to the Overseas Writers Club, November 24, 1980] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on International Relations given to the Overseas Writers Club, November 24, 1980]

Speech describing the goal of peaceful relations among an international community, outlining the interests of the United States of America in international relations, and suggesting that increased military power will help the United States to reach its goals in the international community in the midst of Soviet power.
Date: November 24, 1980
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Overseas Writers Club about United States and International Affairs, Nov. 24, 1980] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to Overseas Writers Club about United States and International Affairs, Nov. 24, 1980]

Speech; Promotion of western values; Defense of free-world interests; Military alliances; Strengthen military power; National defense; Secure access to resources and overseas markets; Peaceful development and independence of less-developed countries; Diplomacy; Nuclear strategy; President-elect Reagan; NATO; Warsaw Pact Forces.
Date: November 24, 1980
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to the Texas Cotton Association about Labor Legislation, Lubbock, TX, Mar. 24, 1972] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to the Texas Cotton Association about Labor Legislation, Lubbock, TX, Mar. 24, 1972]

Speech; Reform of labor laws; Pay Board, George Meany; Organized labor; Henneside Bill; Strike legislation; Transportation strikes; Labor Committee; Hartke Bill; Value added tax; Voluntary army.
Date: March 24, 1972
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. Tha[u]bol[u] to Heber Stone - July 24, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from C. Tha[u]bol[u] to Heber Stone - July 24, 1897]

Letter written to Senator Heber Stone. Asks for the present address of a fresco artist.
Date: July 24, 1897
Creator: Tha[u]bol[u], C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Horace Bishop to J. D. Giddings - October 24, 1877] (open access)

[Letter from Horace Bishop to J. D. Giddings - October 24, 1877]

Letter from Horace Bishop to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Discusses a tract of land Bishop has sold to pay for improvements to the univeristy, namely an enclosure and portico.
Date: October 24, 1877
Creator: Bishop, Horace
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. G. Connor to J. D. Giddings - April 24, 1871] (open access)

[Letter from W. G. Connor to J. D. Giddings - April 24, 1871]

Letter from W. G. Connor to J. D. Giddings. Connor explains that he has sent Bro. Mood with twelve dollars to give to Giddings, and since he has another subscriber, Connor asks Giddings to pay him back fifteen dollars for a three dollar credit. Connor also says that Giddings needs to pay Dr. F.O. Dannelly of Waxahachie five dollars for paying Giddings' subscription to the Southern Quarterly.
Date: April 24, 1871
Creator: Connor, W. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher from Mary Fisher] (open access)

[Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher from Mary Fisher]

Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher from his wife, Mary Fisher discussing family matters and health.
Date: January 24, 1880
Creator: Fisher, Mary, 1843-1912
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1908 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1908

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 24, 1908
Creator: Clark, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1908 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1908

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 1908
Creator: Clark, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1911 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1911

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 24, 1911
Creator: Sheffy, L. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1911 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1911

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 24, 1911
Creator: Huffor, Earl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1912 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1912

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: May 24, 1912
Creator: Huffor, Earl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1913 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1913

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 1913
Creator: Vinson, E. Curtis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1914 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1914

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 1914
Creator: Vinson, E. Curtis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 24, 1916 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 24, 1916

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 1916
Creator: Black, A. P., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 27, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 24, 1917 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 27, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 24, 1917

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Black, A. P., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History