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[Clipping: Women in the Wings] (open access)

[Clipping: Women in the Wings]

Clipping from Baylor Magazine discussing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the project of one WASP, Deanie Parrish, and her daughter, Nancy Parrish, to compile digital scrapbooks and oral histories from the WASP through the Wings Across America organization.
Date: October 2009
Creator: Baylor Magazine
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis] (open access)

[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis]

Certificate awarded to Hester Beck Willis for 25 years of membership in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. It reads: "Twenty-Five Years of Continuous Membership. This Certifies that Hester Beck Willis #012499 is a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, having been admitted to membership on January 11, 1984. In Witness Whereof the President General and Senior Members Committee Chair subscribe their names and have caused the seal of the Association to be hereunto affixed at Killeen, Texas this 16th day of May AD 2009."
Date: May 16, 2009
Creator: Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of James Davis House]

Photograph of the James F. Davis home in East Waco. It was built in the 1850s by James F. Davis (Oct. 21, 1823-Oct. 22, 1885), a pioneer attorney and judge in McLennan County. The historic house has been used as a rectory for the St. John the Baptist (St. John’s) Catholic Church at 1312 Dallas Street in East Waco. The house is made of pink sand brick. It features a window to the left, and a chimney above it on the roof.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of James Davis House]

Photograph of the James F. Davis home in East Waco. It was built in the 1850s by James F. Davis (Oct. 21, 1823-Oct. 22, 1885), a pioneer attorney and judge in McLennan County. The historic house has been used as a rectory for the St. John the Baptist (St. John’s) Catholic Church at 1312 Dallas Street in East Waco. The house is made of pink sand brick. The leaves of trees obscure much of the structure.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of James Davis House]

Photograph of the James F. Davis home in East Waco. It was built in the 1850s by James F. Davis (Oct. 21, 1823-Oct. 22, 1885), a pioneer attorney and judge in McLennan County. The historic house has been used as a rectory for the St. John the Baptist (St. John’s) Catholic Church at 1312 Dallas Street in East Waco. The house is made of pink sand brick. White columns support an overhang above the porch. Trees are all around the structure.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of James Davis House]

Photograph of the James F. Davis home in East Waco. It was built in the 1850s by James F. Davis (Oct. 21, 1823-Oct. 22, 1885), a pioneer attorney and judge in McLennan County. The historic house has been used as a rectory for the St. John the Baptist (St. John’s) Catholic Church at 1312 Dallas Street in East Waco. The house is made of pink sand brick. There are trees around the single-story building. White columns support an overhang above the porch. Trees are all around the structure.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of James Davis House]

Photograph of the James F. Davis home in East Waco. It was built in the 1850s by James F. Davis (Oct. 21, 1823-Oct. 22, 1885), a pioneer attorney and judge in McLennan County. The historic house has been used as a rectory for the St. John the Baptist (St. John’s) Catholic Church at 1312 Dallas Street in East Waco. The house is made of pink sand brick.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of James Davis House]

Photograph of the James F. Davis home in East Waco. It was built in the 1850s by James F. Davis (Oct. 21, 1823-Oct. 22, 1885), a pioneer attorney and judge in McLennan County. The historic house has been used as a rectory for the St. John the Baptist (St. John’s) Catholic Church at 1312 Dallas Street in East Waco. The house is made of pink sand brick. White columns support an overhang above the porch. Trees are all around the structure.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of James Davis House]

Photograph of the James F. Davis home in East Waco. It was built in the 1850s by James F. Davis (Oct. 21, 1823-Oct. 22, 1885), a pioneer attorney and judge in McLennan County. The historic house has been used as a rectory for the St. John the Baptist (St. John’s) Catholic Church at 1312 Dallas Street in East Waco. The house is made of pink sand brick. There are trees around the building.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of James Davis House]

Photograph of the James F. Davis home in East Waco. It was built in the 1850s by James F. Davis (Oct. 21, 1823-Oct. 22, 1885), a pioneer attorney and judge in McLennan County. The historic house has been used as a rectory for the St. John the Baptist (St. John’s) Catholic Church at 1312 Dallas Street in East Waco. The house is made of pink sand brick. Trees are all around the structure.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of R. L. Smith School]

Photograph of Melvin Dotson in an orange shirt standing next to R. L. Smith Elementary School on Turner Street in East Waco. It was named for Robert Lloyd Smith (Jan. 8, 1861-July 10, 1942), an African-American who served in the Texas Legislature. He is buried in East Waco-Greenwood Cemetery. The building was razed in 2013. A red tag has been placed on the building's doors.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of R. L. Smith School]

Photograph of R. L. Smith School. An exterior staircase leads to a set of double doors, which has a red sticker placed on them. Overgrown shrubbery is visible on either side of the image, and there is a broken window near the top. The R. L. Smith Elementary School on Turner Street in East Waco was named for Robert Lloyd Smith (Jan. 8, 1861-July 10, 1942), an African-American who served in the Texas Legislature. He is buried in East Waco-Greenwood Cemetery. The building was razed in 2013.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of R. L. Smith School]

Photograph of Melvin Dotson at R. L. Smith School. A red tag has been placed on the building's doors. The R. L. Smith Elementary School on Turner Street in East Waco was named for Robert Lloyd Smith (Jan. 8, 1861-July 10, 1942), an African-American who served in the Texas Legislature. He is buried in East Waco-Greenwood Cemetery. The building was razed in 2013.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of R. L. Smith School]

Photograph of R. L. Smith School. The building has broken windows, and the shrubs around the structure are overgrown. The R. L. Smith Elementary School on Turner Street in East Waco was named for Robert Lloyd Smith (Jan. 8, 1861-July 10, 1942), an African-American who served in the Texas Legislature. He is buried in East Waco-Greenwood Cemetery. The building was razed in 2013.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of R. L. Smith School]

Photograph of R. L. Smith School. The building has broken windows, and the path to the entrance is overgrown with grass. A red tag has been placed on the front doors. The R. L. Smith Elementary School on Turner Street in East Waco was named for Robert Lloyd Smith (Jan. 8, 1861-July 10, 1942), an African-American who served in the Texas Legislature. He is buried in East Waco-Greenwood Cemetery. The building was razed in 2013.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moody Independent School District: Technology Review, September 2008 (open access)

Moody Independent School District: Technology Review, September 2008

This report reviews the management and performance of the Moody Independent School District's (MISD) technology operations.
Date: August 8, 2008
Creator: SDSM, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter to J. L. Halbert - January 21, 1865] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter to J. L. Halbert - January 21, 1865]

Transcript of letter to J. L. Halbert, dated January 21, 1865, from an unnamed widow. The letter is a reply to Halbert, after he wrote to her about her deceased husband. In the letter she describes her feelings towards her husband and about his death in the war (Civil War).
Date: August 2008
Creator: Albritton, Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Technical College Waco Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2010 and 2011 (open access)

Texas State Technical College Waco Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2010 and 2011

Report submitted by Texas State Technical College Waco to the Texas 81st regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, and supporting documentation.
Date: August 13, 2008
Creator: Texas State Technical College Waco
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Archaeological Survey of Proposed Water Pipeline Route Improvements and Deep Well Location for the Cross Country Water Supply Corporation (open access)

An Archaeological Survey of Proposed Water Pipeline Route Improvements and Deep Well Location for the Cross Country Water Supply Corporation

Archaeological survey results of proposed water pipeline improvements for the Cross County Water Supply Corporation in McLennen and Bosque County, Texas.
Date: August 6, 2007
Creator: AR Consultants
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4039, Chapter 955 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4039, Chapter 955

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the appointment of magistrates in McLennan County.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4040, Chapter 956 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4040, Chapter 956

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the composition of the McLennan County Juvenile Board.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1976, Chapter 583 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1976, Chapter 583

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the composition of the McLennan County Juvenile Board.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1985, Chapter 1345 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1985, Chapter 1345

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the McLennan County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Bell County, Texas - Economic Places

Map for Bell County, Texas showing the boundaries of designated areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2002 and 2007 economic censuses.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History