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[Letter from 11th District Enginemen to 12th Enginemen, October 25, 1915]
Letter from 11th District Enginemen to 12th District Enginemen discussing the consolidation of the enginemen seniority to one district for all territory south of Hillsboro, Texas.
Date:
October 25, 1915
Creator:
11th District Enginemen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Directory: Austin Avenue Methodist Church
Book from a Methodist church in Waco that is a directory of members and businesses, encouraging the congregation to shop within its local community. The date "1910-1914", can be seen written in pencil on the the top right corner of the first page.
Date:
1910~/1914~
Creator:
Austin Avenue Methodist Church
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of Stanfield Lodge Number 217, A.F. and A.M.
History of the Stanfield Lodge, a masonic lodge in Denton, Texas, including the organization's funeral rites, participation in the laying of cornerstones, and a list of all previous members. The name, "Bailey A. Whiddon" is written in pen on the inside cover page.
Date:
May 1, 1919
Creator:
Bradley, S. M.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard and J. Carroll, February 18, 1916]
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard and J. Carroll requesting a list of the seniority rights of the engineers in the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts, which are about to be merged. The letter also requests information about what actions have been taken in regard to which engineers will be working in the merged district.
Date:
February 18, 1916
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard, September 15, 1917]
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard discussing the informality of the request for permission dates for consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth districts. It is mentioned that the consolidation has been discussed the management of the company, but no formal permission has been given. The consolidation was not approved by the General Committee of the Firemen's Organization until the last meeting in Dallas during spring of 1917.
Date:
September 15, 1917
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey, July 2, 1917]
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey discussing a lodge (Lodge No. 572) that no longer desires to consolidate the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts. It is stated that the lodge does not have the authority to reverse an action taken by a referendum vote, but also calls for a vote to be retaken within said lodge. The letter also suggests the preparation of a petition if the recipient wants the concerns of the lodge to be taken into consideration.
Date:
July 2, 1917
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey, July 16, 1917]
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey (c.c. to R. O. Calloway) acknowledging receipt of a letter from July 6, and reminding Ramey that the referendum vote taken by the twelfth seniority district was unanimous to not consolidate the eleventh and twelfth districts. The chairman states that the matter has been passed on to the General Grievance Committee.
Date:
July 16, 1917
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll, January 2, 1915]
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll discussing additional information regarding the consolidation of the 11th and 12th seniority districts and raised legality regarding the situation as a result of the delayed response from a President Carter and the Joint Protective Board.
Date:
January 2, 1915
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll, January 6, 1916]
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll discussing correspondence between the Chairman and President Carter regarding the consolidation of the seniority districts. The union is not in a position to consolidate districts until the Joint Protective Board is in session and willing to revise the schedule.
Date:
January 6, 1916
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll, November 25, 1915]
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll discussing acknowledgement of receipt of letters signed by firemen in the 12th and 11th seniority districts requesting that those districts be consolidated. The General Chairman requests to meet with both men to discuss the consolidation.
Date:
November 25, 1915
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Carter, January 3, 1916]
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Carter discussing prior meetings and arrangements of the consolidation of the 11th and 12th seniority districts through the Joint Protective Board. The author also asks if he has the authority to consolidate these districts based on votes of the district members.
Date:
January 3, 1916
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Carter, May 23, 1917]
Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Carter discussing the referendum vote taken by firemen in the eleventh and twelfth seniority district to unanimously consolidate the districts. These districts are to be consolidated in the new schedule in which a new seniority list will be made with respect to each individual's seniority in their respective districts prior to consolidation. The Districts will appear as District No. 11 in the new schedule.
Date:
May 23, 1917
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Carroll to M. O. Laisure, November 22, 1915]
Letter from J. Carroll to M. O. Laisure discussing the consolidation of the 11th and 12th seniority railway districts and other union members.
Date:
November 22, 1915
Creator:
Carroll, J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. S. Carter to M. O. Laisure, January 4, 1916]
Letter from W. S. Carter to M. O. Laisure discussing that Laisure's inquiry as to the authority to enable the 11th and 12th seniority districts to consolidate. Carter reiterates that Laisure does not have the permissions to authorize the consolidation, and to do so would call for objections from the company.
Date:
January 4, 1916
Creator:
Carter, W. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. S. Carter to M. O. Laisure, May 25, 1917]
Letter from W. S. Carter to M. O. Laisure confirming receipt of a letter regarding consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts. The letter also discusses schedule regulations that are to change when consolidation takes place.
Date:
May 25, 1917
Creator:
Carter, W. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010
Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, the descendant of a ranching family in Kimble County, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lutz discusses her ranching family, meeting her husband, Warren Wiggins, who was later killed in the Philippines during World War II, meeting her second husband who had been in Wiggins's company in the Philippines, and the Dodge dealership her second husband ran.
Date:
March 23, 1918
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Heffington, Susan Wiggins & Lutz, Courtney Sieker Wiggins
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. W. Curry to M. O. Laisure, November 22, 1915]
Letter from M. W. Curry to M. O. Laisure discussing the delivery of a list of firemen that signed to consolidate seniority rights in railway districts 11 and 12.
Date:
November 22, 1915
Creator:
Curry, M. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the City Federation of Women's Clubs
Bulletin from the year 2014 discussing the progress the Federation of Women's Clubs made the previous year on civic upgrades and cleanup within the town of Denton, Texas, and describing newly proposed projects for the federation to next undertake.
Date:
May 1914
Creator:
Denton City federation of Women's Clubs
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Curtis Butler Portrait]
Portrait of Curtis Butler wearing a dark suit and bow tie posing behind a chair in front of a painted backdrop.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Fey's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men from R. B. Spencer & Co.]
Photograph of 31 men from the R. B. Spencer & Co. posing, sitting and standing, in three rows in front of the porch of the Sam Sanger-R.B. Spencer home on Columbus Avenue; the men are wearing suits and ties and ribbons on their jackets.
Date:
1916~
Creator:
Gildersleeve
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. M. Hilliard to M. O. Laisure, September 12, 1917]
Letter from A. M. Hilliard to M. O. Laisure thanking Laisure for information.
Date:
September 12, 1917
Creator:
Hilliard, A. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Jesse Dew Agnew]
Photograph of Jessie Dew Agnew sitting in a chair in a white dress with a high collar and gloves.
Date:
1915~
Creator:
Hitchler, N. O.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook from Texas Presbyterian College for Girls]
Scrapbook that includes photographs of student life, signatures from classmates, and inserts from various classes and organizations at Texas Presbyterian College.
Date:
1914~
Creator:
Howell, Corrinne
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Academy of the Sacred Heart in Waco]
Postcard of a colorized photograph of Waco's Academy of the Sacred Heart, a large, two-story red brick building with two rows of windows, with a row of trees in front of it. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Academy of the Sacred Heart, Chartered 1875, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date:
September 27, 1911
Creator:
Isley, Eugene
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History