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Abilene Library Consortium
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T. N. Carswell Collection
87
Abilene Photograph Collection
27
Sayles and Sayles Collection
10
Latimer Papers
6
Student Army Training Corps
4
Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection
3
K. K. Legett Collection
3
World War One Collection
3
San Simon Cattle and Canal Papers
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Map of California, Oregon, Texas and the Territories adjoining with Routes and c.
Topographic map of the Western United States and northern Mexico, showing Texas, California, Oregon, and Indian Territory. The map includes rivers, creeks, roads, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures.
Date:
1849
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon and Utah, and the chief part of New Mexico.
Atlas map of the newly formed state of California and the territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Oregon. The map includes boundary lines, major towns, early settlement roads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,969,600] (110 miles to the inch).
Date:
1850
Creator:
Thomas Cowperthwait & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Grant for Canals and Ditches]
Certificate from the General Land Office granting James H. Parramore the land rights to construct canals and ditches.
Date:
November 12, 1900
Creator:
General Land Office
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to A. W. McQueen, August 21, 1906]
Letter from Henry Sayles to A. W. McQueen discussing having sold land and timber from his family's properties and inquiring to know of any other land his father may have owned.
Date:
August 21, 1906
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postmarked envelope addressed to T. N. Carswell, Naval Training Station, Mare Island, California]
An envelope addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Yard Craft Supply Office, Naval Training Station, Mare Island, California. Return address from Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, postmarked AUSTIN, TEX. CAPITOL STA., AUG 23 1918.
Date:
August 23, 1918
Creator:
Texas. Office of the Governor.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 187]
Document outlining the trial of PFC Edwin E. Schonofsky on charges of desertion and theft, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date:
August 24, 1918
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders Number 192]
Document outlining the trial of Private William B. Grissom on charges of desertion and premeditated murder, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 195]
Document outlining the trial of First Lieutenant Henry E. Redmond on charges of absence from his post and for defrauding military exchanges on multiple occasions, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date:
September 6, 1918
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6]
Memorandum outlining S. A. T. C. Military Administration Districts, jurisdictions of the committees and department commanders, and the headquarters of department commanders.
Date:
September 21, 1918
Creator:
Briscoe, Chesleigh H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed From Alfred and Mary Fasshauer to Henry Sayles, Jr.]
Document certifying the sale of Lot 5 of the Alfred and Mary Fasshauer Subdivision of Survey No. 65, Blind Asylum Land in Taylor County, Texas. The deed describes the payment plan and the terms of the vendor's lien on the property.
Date:
January 14, 1926
Creator:
Fasshauer, Alfred & Fasshauer, Mary
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Alpha Adams to Henry Sayles, Jr., December 23, 1926]
Letter from Alpha Adams to Henry Sayles, Jr. informing Sayles that his note for $544.68, in favor of Mary Fasshauer, held by the Bank of A. Levy, Incorporated is due on January 14, 1927. The letter lists the principle, interest, and total due to the bank. There is a stamp on the letter reading, "Paid [..] 1927 Citizens National [..] of Abilene, [Texas]."
Date:
December 23, 1926
Creator:
Adams, Alpha
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Alpha Adams to Henry Sayles, Jr., January 12, 1927]
Letter from Alpha Adams to Henry Sayles, Jr. informing Sayles that his note for $480, in favor of Mary Fasshauer, held by the Bank of A. Levy, Incorporated is due on January 14, 1927. The letter lists the principle, interest, and total due to the bank. There is a stamp on the letter reading, "Paid [..] 1927 Citizens National Bank Abilene, Texas."
Date:
January 12, 1927
Creator:
Adams, Alpha
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Release of Vendor's Lien, Alfred Fasshauer et al. to Henry Sayles, Jr.]
Document which releases Henry Sayles' from the vendor's lien held by Alfred and Mary Fasshauer. The lien related to Lot 6 of the Alfred and May Fasshauer Subdivision of Survey 65, Blind Asylum land in Taylor County, Texas.
Date:
February 27, 1929
Creator:
Fasshauer, Alfred
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Morris to Perry Sayles, May 27, 1935]
Letter from Thomas Morris to Perry Sayles discussing money Sayles owes to Mrs. el Rey Sayles.
Date:
May 27, 1935
Creator:
Morris, Thomas
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Medical Care, July 1, 1935]
Invoice from Paul A. Bulpitt and Helen G. Bulpitt to Elrey Sayles for medical services rendered to Ruth Sayles.
Date:
[1935-07-01..]
Creator:
Bulpitt, Paul A. & Bulpitt, Helen G.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Glendale Adjustment Bureau Notice of Assignment]
Document stating that the debt [E]lrey Sayles owes to Paul A. Bullpitt M.D. has been assigned to The Glendale Adjustment Bureau, Expert Collection Service.
Date:
October 28, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Relating to Occidental Life Insurance Company's Assumption of Perry Sayles' Life Insurance Policy]
Documents discussing the Occidental Life Insurance Company's assuming of Perry Sayles' life insurance policy, which had originally been issued by the Union Mutual Life Company. The included documents are a letter, a booklet containing information on Occidental Life Insurance Company, the Certificate of Assumption of Sayles' policy by Occidental Life Insurance, a reinsurance agreement, the new premium rates, and a letter from the Insurance Commissioner of Iowa.
Date:
August 22, 1936
Creator:
Giannini, L. M.; Murphy, Ray & Giles, Robin J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Hewlett to T. N. Carswell - January 7, 1938]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Secretary-Manager, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, from John H. Hewlett, Colleen Moore's Doll House, Los Angeles, California, dated January 7, 1938. Hewlett confirms that they intend to exhibit the Colleen Moore Doll House sometime in Abilene that year.
Date:
January 7, 1938
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood) & Hewlett, John H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The American Pattern
An essay titled "The American Pattern," written by Elam J. Anderson, President of the University of Redlands in Redlands, California.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Anderson, Elam J.
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Benson to T. N. Carswell - December 9, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Ruth Benson, Secretary to the Bishop, The Methodist Church, Los Angeles, California, dated December 9, 1941. Benson acknowledges the receipt of the letter from Carswell during the absence of Bishop Baker assuring him that she will forward the letter to Baker.
Date:
December 9, 1941
Creator:
Benson, Ruth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Louise Jennings to T. N. Carswell - December 16, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Louise Jennings, Secretary to the President, The University of Redlands, Redlands, California, dated December 16, 1941. The letter reports that President Anderson requested that a copy of his address "The American Pattern" be sent in reply to the letter from Carswell requesting a definition of Americanism.
Date:
December 16, 1941
Creator:
Jennings, Louise
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[San Francisco Convention Pin, 1943.]
A convention pin from San Francisco, 1943.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Former Prison Terms - San Quentin - October 15, 1948]
A document containing an evaluation and assessment of an inmate from the Guidance Center, Northern Branch, San Quentin Prison, dated October 15, 1948. 6 pages.
Date:
October 15, 1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fee statement by Carswell Agency to Matson Navigation Company regarding Dr. & Mrs. Jesse Northcutt & Children]
A fee statement by The Carswell Agency to Matson Navigation Company, Los Angeles, California, dated June 30, 1949 regarding refundable commission to be applied to purchaser: Dr. & Mrs. Jesse Northcutt & Children, SS LURLINE, June 25.
Date:
June 30, 1949
Creator:
Carswell Agency
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History