[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card] (open access)

[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card]

Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the Hella Temple in Dallas, Texas. The center of the card has a stamp with the Hella Temple seal, which has an image of a pyramid inside a circle.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card] (open access)

[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card]

Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the Hella Temple in Dallas, Texas. The center of the card has a stamp with the Hella Temple seal, which has an image of a pyramid inside a circle.
Date: June 24, 1918
Creator: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur A. Everts Co. to Miss Lorraine Conner, May 23, 1921] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur A. Everts Co. to Miss Lorraine Conner, May 23, 1921]

Letter from the Arthur A. Everts Co. jewelers to Miss Lorraine Conner, congratulating her on her coming graduation and stating they are enclosing a Scarab beetle bracelet from Egypt. Along with a small card about the bracelet's origin and meaning, the letter is enclosed in an envelope addressed to Miss Conner.
Date: May 23, 1921
Creator: Arthur A. Everts Co.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Texas News] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Texas News]

Newspaper clipping of a small collection of articles discussing news from around Texas. The items of interest include Dallas Public Library's collection of framed pictures; a television set stolen in Paris, Texas; the renaming of Air Freight, Inc., to Santa Fe Freight Co.; an army contract with Travos Inc. in Austin; and the Texas Medical Association's correction of claims by the California Medical Association that their President was the first woman to head a state medical society. On the back of the clipping are portions of comic strips.
Date: March 31, 1971
Creator: Athens Daily Review
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel, Spring 1965 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel, Spring 1965

Court transcription for a hearing in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby regarding a motion to exclude attorney Joe Tonahill from further proceedings. The hearing documents examination of witnesses -- including Ruby, his brother, and the judge from the original trial -- as well as statements by the attorneys.
Date: April 1965
Creator: Bailey, L. B., Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Hearing on Sanity Motion, March 1965 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Hearing on Sanity Motion, March 1965

Court transcription for a hearing in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby convened regarding a motion on Ruby's sanity, with references to a separate motion to admit out-of-state counsel.
Date: March 8, 1965
Creator: Bailey, L. B., Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 02, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1916 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 02, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1916

Semi-weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas published as the official organ of the Anti-Saloon League of Texas that includes news and information concerning the Prohibition movement in Texas along with advertising.
Date: June 1, 1916
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John O. Beaty to Miss Lorraine Conner, May 23, 1928] (open access)

[Letter from John O. Beaty to Miss Lorraine Conner, May 23, 1928]

Letter from John O. Beaty to Miss Lorraine Conner discussing Miss Conner's plans for the summer. Mr. Beaty recommends she request a Southern Methodist University summer session catalog from Dr. Nichols.
Date: May 23, 1928
Creator: Beaty, John O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause Number 39,613]. Amicus Curiae Brief for Jack Ruby (open access)

[Cause Number 39,613]. Amicus Curiae Brief for Jack Ruby

Legal brief compiled for Jack Ruby in preparation for hearings in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. It includes excerpts of transcripts and exhibits from Ruby's previous trial, with legal analysis, and citations for previous cases and Texas laws. Indexes to topical analysis, case authorities, statutes, and other authorities is at the start of the document.
Date: February 28, 1965
Creator: Belli, Melvin M., 1907-1996
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. M. Belli to Judge Brown, November 27, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from M. M. Belli to Judge Brown, November 27, 1964]

Photocopy of a letter from Melvin Belli (former attorney for Jack Ruby) to judge Joe Brown (who presided over Ruby's murder trial) warning the judge that Ruby needs psychiatric attention and asking Brown to consider using the court's authority to require an examination since Ruby's current defense attorneys will not do so. Belli also mentions that he has been given permission to file an amicus curiae brief for Ruby's appeal.
Date: November 27, 1964
Creator: Belli, Melvin M., 1907-1996
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pediatric Meeting in Dallas, Texas]

Photograph of doctors at a Pediatric meeting in Dallas, Texas. The group is arranged in approximately six rows, with the back few standing on the steps to the hotel The Stoneleigh; everyone is wearing formal attire.
Date: [1945..1950]
Creator: Bennett, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Man Leaning on a Tree Trunk]

Portrait of a man in dark clothing leaning on a tree trunk and holding his hat in his right hand.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blair, H. P. P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Group of Women and Two Men]

Photograph of a group of five women with hats and two men behind them. The text on the back reads: " Rebecca-...Fannie...Clay...Inez Caruth...Ruth Prather."
Date: unknown
Creator: C. Weichsel Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1944 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 3, 1944
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 1944 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 10, 1944
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, November 17, 1944 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, November 17, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 17, 1944
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1944 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 24, 1944
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1944 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 1944
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1944 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 8, 1944
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1944 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 15, 1944
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1944 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 1944 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 1944
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1945 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1945

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1945
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1945 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1945

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 12, 1945
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History