Ceremony to be Observed at Laying of the Corner Stone, Administration Building, Baylor Female College (open access)

Ceremony to be Observed at Laying of the Corner Stone, Administration Building, Baylor Female College

Pamphlet about the laying of the cornerstone of the administration building at Baylor Female College in Belton, Texas. It includes the program of events for the day, the text of the masonic ceremony, and images of the campus.
Date: April 1907
Creator: Baylor College (Belton, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hamilton, April 15, 1910] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hamilton, April 15, 1910]

Newspaper clipping titled "Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hamilton: Items from the Herald of April 15, 1885," which provides a list of the County officials at the time and events that happened on that date. It appeared in The Hamilton Herald on April 15, 1910.
Date: April 15, 1910
Creator: The Hamilton Herald
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1983 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1983

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, April 1, 1985 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, April 1, 1985

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. [1], Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1976 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. [1], Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1976

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. [4], Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1977 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. [4], Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1977

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1978 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1978

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1980 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1980

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1982 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1982

Bilingual semi-monthly newspaper from Stafford, Texas, published for the Houston area Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 1984 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 1984

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 1979 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 1979

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 3, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 3, 1881]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul wrote about his experience living away from home in Independence, Texas as a student. He informed his father of the expenses of living in this city and that he intended to make his money stretch until June. He asked his father for news of what is going on at home and wondered whether the railroad had been causing problems for his father's cattle and sheep.
Date: April 3, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 18, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 18, 1881]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout. Paul wrote his mother to let her know of clothes he had bought and ones he would need sent to him by her. He told her of events going on in town, the local church, about money he has had to borrow, and his roommates that have the measles.
Date: April 18, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph Message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout, April 16, 1884] (open access)

[Telegraph Message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout, April 16, 1884]

Telegraph message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout. It reads: "If [s]plint ordered / not on the way yet / why."
Date: April 16, 1884
Creator: Talley, R. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, April 13, 1886] (open access)

[Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, April 13, 1886]

Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. John, signed as Jerry, sent his brother a money order from him and Gertrude to help Paul.
Date: April 13, 1886
Creator: Osterhout, John Jeremiah
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul and May Patterson Frear Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 4, 1930] (open access)

[Letter from Paul and May Patterson Frear Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 4, 1930]

Letter from Paul and May Patterson Frear Osterhout to their sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout. The first part of the letter was written by May and she wished Junia well on her upcoming birthday and updated Junia on what had been happening. She let Junia know that Paul was feeling better, plans to create a bond for improvements, and other small pieces of news. The last page has a typed portion by Paul. He wished his sister well on her birthday and said how thankful he was to have her in his life.
Date: April 4, 1930
Creator: Osterhout, Paul & Osterhout, May
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for Martha Stephenson from Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, April, 1849] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for Martha Stephenson from Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, April, 1849]

Letter of standing for Martha Stephenson from Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. The letter stated that Martha was in full standing at their church and was dismissed when she joined another church of the same faith.
Date: April 1849
Creator: Mount Gilead Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church, April, 1857] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church, April, 1857]

Letter of standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church. The letter stated that John was a full membership of the church and was dismissed when he joined another church of the same faith.
Date: April 1857
Creator: Carrollton Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 8, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 8, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to update her mother about her life at school. She lamented the fact that she had been receiving no letters from home lately, but thanked her mother for sending the clothes she had requested. She requested money to be sent to her and that her mother and other family members write soon.
Date: April 8, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 14, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 14, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote to update her father on her life at school. She heard that he had been asked to deliver a commencement address at Baylor and mentioned some about her studies. She informed him that her brother, Paul, did not take much interest in attending church services.
Date: April 14, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 14, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 14, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to update her sisters about her life at school. She included small bits of news regarding her studies and plans to go on a picnic. She asked about the family orchards and requested that her sisters send her a box of the fruit.
Date: April 14, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 21, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 21, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote to update her father on how she was doing at school. Gertrude mentioned her report that would be going home and the shift in weather that caused a picnic to be postponed. At her college, the women saw the flags hoisted over the men's school and decided to have one of their own for their building.
Date: April 21, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 29, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 29, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to update her mother about her life at Baylor University. Gertrude mentioned letters she and her brother received, dew berries she had picked with friends, and thanked her mother for working on a dress for her.
Date: April 29, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 6, 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 6, 1883]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote her mother to update her on her life at school. She detailed examinations she had and the praise she had received for one of her papers. Gertrude mentioned visiting lecturers, letters she owed family members, and other bits of news. At the end of the letter, she has a list of items she requested her mother to send.
Date: April 6, 1883
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History