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[Short History of Cooke County Library]
Document of a brief history of Cooke County Library, including information and statistics beginning from the early 1900s. It discusses the need for a new library which would be built in 1963.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document of Payment Obligations]
Two documents with statements for payment obligations to purchase a lot to build Carnegie Library, and a list of handwritten signatures and payment amounts.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Concerning Library Consolidation]
Contract between the City of Gainesville and Cooke County concerning the consolidation of the city library and the county library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooke County Library, Gainesville, Texas: Library Floor Plan
Floor plan of the Cooke County Library in Gainesville, Texas. Furniture is noted on the layout with a handwritten list of furniture included in the lower-left corner. Handwritten sketches are added around the edges of the floor plan and on the back of the map. Scale 1:96.
Date:
November 9, 1962
Creator:
Remington Rand, Inc. Library Bureau Division.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Technical Drawing of Card Catalogs]
Technical drawing proposing additional card catalogs in the Cooke County Library. The plan shows the dimensions of the catalog cabinets and also has an inset sketch (in the upper-left corner) of the cabinets' relationship to the surrounding shelving as viewed from above. Scale 1:24.
Date:
May 5, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Registration Card for Cooke County Library]
Registration card for Avinelle Davis, a patron of Cooke County Library. The card features the patron's name, address, occupation, and reference (Nellie E. Davis). It is one of the first registration cards for the library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Monthly Review of Reviews Receipt]
Receipt for a transaction with The American Monthly Review of Reviews and Cooke County Library. The receipt includes the date and payment information. The back of the receipt features stamps and the addressee, Miss Lillian Gunter.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Open House Invitation to New Cooke County Library]
Invitation to the open house of the new Cooke County Library on 112 W. Main in Gainesville, Texas. The invitation features advertisements for General Electric air conditioning by H & H Sales and Ready-Mix Concrete.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drawing of Cooke County Library]
Ink drawing of the front of Cooke County Library. The front of the building says "Cooke County Library." There is a tree in front of the building. Text above the building says "November, 1965."
Date:
November 1965
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Shipping Receipt from Wells Fargo and Company Express]
Shipping receipt from Wells Fargo and Company Express. The receipt includes shipping information along with terms and conditions.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wells Fargo and Company Express
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Miss Lillian Gunter]
Letter to Miss Lillian Gunter from John S. Hardy. The letter discusses Miss Lillian Gunter being the first woman to purchase a poll tax in Cooke County, and women's suffrage.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hardy, John S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Miss Lillian Gunter]
Portrait of a woman identified as Miss Lillian Gunter. She is wearing a light-colored shirt with a blue tie and glasses. The background of the photograph appears to be tinted.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Gainesville Library]
Photograph of a plain, brick building identified as Gainesville Public Library. The street sign on the corner has the names "Main St." and "Denton St." There are several trees outside of the building. Text on the back of the photograph says, "Gainesville First Library Building opened in 1914 - photo presented by Mr. Andrew Carnegie."
Date:
1914~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lillian Gunter's Steno Book]
Notebook filled with notes written by Miss Lillian Gunter. The text appears to include speeches, mathematical notation, and other notes. Accompanying information suggests that some of the information may be related to the Cooke County Library bookmobile, and some speeches also seem to refer to World War I and city preparations.
Date:
1903/1963?
Creator:
Gunter, Lillian
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 196, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1905
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 2, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 236, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 19, 1905
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 19, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1906
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 11, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 58, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1906
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 24, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. [47], Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 1, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 13, 1906
Weekly newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 13, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 197, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1905
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 3, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 213, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 22, 1905
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 22, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 185, Ed. 1 Friday, October 20, 1905
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 20, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 1906
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 16, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History