[Seated Cistercian Monk Underlining Book Passages]

Photograph of a Cistercian monk seated at a table underlining passages in a book with a pen. The book is a thick text with three bookmarks sticking out from the pages. In front of the book is an open spiral-bound booklet. There are two file cabinets in the background. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note that reads "p82 #4."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building at Cistercian Prepatory School]

Photograph of a school building at the Cistercian Preparatory School in Irving, Texas. The building is on a hill and it has two stories. There are trees visible in the foreground. There is a handwritten note on the back that says "'64."
Date: 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Text for Texas Catholic and Handwritten Note to Father Damien] (open access)

[Text for Texas Catholic and Handwritten Note to Father Damien]

Accompanying text for the photograph of the group of people standing in front of a school building at the Cistercian Preparatory School. The text discusses when the new school building in the background of the photograph will be completed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Football Field]

Photograph of the football stadium at Cistercian College. The stands and trashcan are in the left of the image. In the background is a scoreboard and a large office building behind the scoreboard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cistercian Fathers of Dallas Begin New School for Boys. (open access)

Cistercian Fathers of Dallas Begin New School for Boys.

Text sent "The Texas Catholic" from the Cistercian Preparatory School. This text was written for inclusion in an upcoming edition. The text explains the structure, curriculum, and cost of the school.
Date: September 14, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of School Buildings]

Photograph of the front of Cistercian Preparatory School buildings. The shot was taken from an aerial perspective. A sports field is in the background. Behind the soccer field is a large empty field. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note that reads "building."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cistercian Highway Exit Sign]

Photograph of a highway exit sign that reads "Cistercian Road." There is a highway to the left of the sign and a city building in the background to the right. On the back of the photograph a handwritten "'91" is in the top right corner.
Date: 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Cistercian Abbey]

Photograph of the Cistercian Abbey from a hill side. To the left of the abbey is a sign that reads "Cistercian Abbey and School" and a row of school buses. In the background a sports field is visible. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note that describes the location of the abbey on the school grounds.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Cistercian Monks Conversing Outside School Building]

Photograph of two Cistercian monks conversing outside of a school building at the Cistercian Preparatory School. The monk on the left holds books and leans on a rail while the monk on the right holds notebooks and papers. In the background is a man with a backpack walking away from the monks. On the back of the photograph is a Taylor publishing Co. stamp that reads "pict no. 4, page no. 34."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping from The Texas Catholic on the Cistercian Preparatory School] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping from The Texas Catholic on the Cistercian Preparatory School]

Newspaper clippings about the expansion of the Cistercian Preparatory School grounds and the history of the Cistercian Preparatory School. The clippings also include back pages that have various articles on Catholic schools in Texas.
Date: April 29, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Cistercian Preparatory School]

Aerial photograph of the entire Cistercian Preparatory School campus. A highway runs to the left of the image. On the back of the photograph is a stamp from the Taylor Publishing Co. that lists the picture number as "1" and the page number as "114-115."
Date: 197X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Cistercian Preparatory School on Postcard]

Photograph of an aerial view of the Cistercian Preparatory School. In the foreground is a school building and parking lot. In the background is a sports field, a group of buildings, and a city visible in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Opening Ceremony at Cistercian Preparatory School]

Photograph of elementary-aged school boys seated in folding chairs. The photograph is taken from the side.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Construction Workers Laying Bricks]

Photograph of two construction workers on a platform laying brick on the side of a building. An aluminum ladder lays on the side of the building. In the foreground an arm of a crane extends to the platform. On the back of the photograph is a job sticker from the Taylor Publishing Company with the picture number listed as "2" and the page number listed as "76."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
City Directory of Mesquite, Texas (open access)

City Directory of Mesquite, Texas

City directory for the city of Mesquite listing residents, business firms, and the Dallas classifieds section.
Date: May 1, 1948
Creator: Mesquite Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Making Neighbors of the people of Dallas and Kaufman counties and the towns of Terrell, Forney, Mesquite and Dallas by the opening of the Texas Interurban Railway (open access)

Making Neighbors of the people of Dallas and Kaufman counties and the towns of Terrell, Forney, Mesquite and Dallas by the opening of the Texas Interurban Railway

Booklet containing information about the history of the Texas Interurban Railway and historical sketches of several Texas cities on the route: Dallas, Mesquite, Forney, and Terrell.
Date: 1925
Creator: Texas Interurban Railway
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our 30th Year (open access)

Our 30th Year

Booklet celebrating the 30th anniversary of a business owned by Frank W. Greenhaw and Art Greenhaw in Mesquite, Texas.
Date: 1973
Creator: Greenhaw, Frank W. & Greenhaw, Art
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed of Sale, May 1921] (open access)

[Deed of Sale, May 1921]

Warranty deed transferring land from W. W. Walker and his wife to N. A. Holley for the sum of 50 dollars.
Date: May 28, 1921
Creator: Walker, W. W. & Walker, Edna
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Issued to Frank Greenhaw] (open access)

[Certificate Issued to Frank Greenhaw]

Certificate from the State of Texas House of Representatives naming Frank Greenhaw as an honorary state representative.
Date: May 2, 1970
Creator: Hawn, Joe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sales Agreement, October 1945] (open access)

[Sales Agreement, October 1945]

Agreement for the sale of grocery fixtures and stock by A. J. and Raymond Holley to D. M. Forbess.
Date: October 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Armistice Day in Mesquite]

Photograph of school children saluting the American flag during an Armistice Day celebration in Mesquite, Texas.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Anson Holley #1]

Photograph of Anson Holley, partially visible from the waist up, wearing a World War I uniform.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: White Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mesquite School Class]

Photograph of students situated in front of the Mesquite school circa 1900-1910. Anson Holley is second from the left in the back row.
Date: [1900..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mesquite School Class]

Photograph of students situated in front of the Mesquite school circa 1900-1910.
Date: [1900..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History