[Statement from Arthur B. Berresford, M. D. addressed to T. N. Carswell and letter from Byrdie Carswell to T. N. Carswell] (open access)

[Statement from Arthur B. Berresford, M. D. addressed to T. N. Carswell and letter from Byrdie Carswell to T. N. Carswell]

A statement for professional services rendered to Peggy by Arthur B. Berresford, M. D., Ithaca, New York. Billed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, dated September 1, 1943. Handwritten note written to "Daddy" [T. N. Carswell] from "Mother" [Byrdie Carswell], dated Saturday night and continued on the reverse side of statement. She advises that she found this statement in the pile of letters to be answered and is forwarding it on to Carswell because the bill ought to be paid.
Date: September 1, 1943
Creator: Berresford, Arthur B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. A. Bledsoe to Theodore Roosevelt, November 19, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from T. A. Bledsoe to Theodore Roosevelt, November 19, 1898]

Letter from T. A. Bledsoe to Theodore Roosevelt congratulating Roosevelt on his election to Governor of New York and expressing gratitude for his contributions as a member of the Rough Riders Association. The letter is co-signed by secretary Bruce E. Oliver.
Date: November 19, 1898
Creator: Bledsoe, T. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Travel Agent Appointment Agreement between Byron Breen, Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. and T. N. Carswell, Carswell Agency] (open access)

[Travel Agent Appointment Agreement between Byron Breen, Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. and T. N. Carswell, Carswell Agency]

A travel agent appointment agreement between The Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc., 17 Battery Place, New York 4, N. Y., signed by Byron Breen and Carswell Agency, Abilene, Texas, signed by T. N. Carswell, dated November 15, 1949. Signed by J. B. Dalton, witness. The reverse side includes received stamp: ALCOA S. S. RECEIVED NOV 18 1949 Pass. Dept.
Date: November 15, 1949
Creator: Breen, Byron
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Franklin L. Burdette to T. N. Carswell - December 15, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Franklin L. Burdette to T. N. Carswell - December 15, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Committee on Americanism, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Franklin L. Burdette, Director of the Citizenship Course, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, dated December 15, 1941. Burdette conveys for President Daniel S. Robinson his appreciation for the letter from Carswell regarding the request for a definition of Americanism and advises of Robinson's request for Burdette to define it, therefore, the reason for the enclosed statement "Basic Ideals of Constitutional Democracy" as distributed by the National Foundation for Education in American Citizenship. He advises of a full-year course in American Government and Citizenship required of all sophomores attending Butler University.
Date: December 15, 1941
Creator: Burdette, Franklin L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret R. Burger to T. N. Carswell - January 16, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret R. Burger to T. N. Carswell - January 16, 1948]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Margaret R. Burger, General Secretary, The Alcoholic Foundation, General Headquarters - Alcoholics Anonymous, dated January 16, 1948. Burger expresses her appreciation for the interest shown by Carswell in Alcoholics Anonymous and explains the affiliation of Mr. Fort and Mr. Badger is by way of the Educational Committee sponsored by Yale University.
Date: January 16, 1948
Creator: Burger, Margaret R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department issued Change of Address postcard from 2nd. Lt. Ashley J. Carswell addressed to T. N. Carswell - October 21, 1944] (open access)

[War Department issued Change of Address postcard from 2nd. Lt. Ashley J. Carswell addressed to T. N. Carswell - October 21, 1944]

A Change of Address postcard, issued by the War Department, addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Lt. A. J. Carswell, N.Y., N. Y. The reverse side includes a Notice of Change of Address, dated October 21, 1944, regarding 2nd. Lt. Ashley J. Carswell in care of Postmaster, New York, N. Y.
Date: October 21, 1944
Creator: Carswell, Ashley
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Anne Carswell to T. N. Carswell - November 5, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Anne Carswell to T. N. Carswell - November 5, 1942]

A letter written to "Doll" [T. N. Carswell] from Peg [Peggy Anne Carswell], dated November 5, 1942. Peggy outlines her expenses and describes her job delivering dry cleaning while in school. She describes her job prospects for the summer.
Date: November 5, 1942
Creator: Carswell, Peggy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell]

A letter written to Daddy [T. N. Carswell] from Peg [Peggy Carswell]. She advises that Mother talked with the Dean, all is straightened out and they "were sorry". She advises of the change of her faculty advisor and that she will be taking different courses including Public Speaking.
Date: July 1944
Creator: Carswell, Peggy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell and Byrdie Carswell] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell and Byrdie Carswell]

A letter written to "Folks" [T. N. Carswell and Byrdie Carswell] from Peg [Peggy Carswell]. Peggy explans the circumstances leading to Cornell having placed her on probation noting that "It is the height of stupidity, ignorance, and pig-headedness to put me on pro for something I can't help, and especially when I have done all in my power to meet the damn requirement." She continues to discuss the probation status as an error and requests that they communicate with Dean R. P. Sibley.
Date: July 1944
Creator: Carswell, Peggy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell - July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell - July 14, 1944]

A letter written to Dad [T. N. Carswell] from "Baby Doll" [Peggy Carswell], Balch Hall, dated July 14, 1944. Peggy Carswell advises that she always has so much to say but never writes it down and expresses her regret that she is not able to talk to Carswell about everything such as the future, her idea of going to the Panama Canal Zone and her job for next year because he always listens to her and points out things that she has not yet thought of then discusses the matter "savily"comparing how she and her mother fight over unimportant things such as that she dropped, not failed, Shakespeare because she was taking 18 hours and needed to drop to 15 hours. She lists her responsibilities as Stage Manager of the Drama Club, requests that he not tell Mother about the job she will have at $10 a week for the summer and asks what he thinks about her working. She compliments Carswell's letters, specifically his command of language, and comments on the letter that he wrote to the President, agreeing with him regarding his opinion of a fourth term for Roosevelt. She writes that a fourth term "would be disasterous …
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: Carswell, Peggy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell - July 23, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell - July 23, 1943]

A letter written to Dad [T. N. Carswell] from "Baby Doll" [Peggy Carswell], dated July 23, 1943. Peggy expresses her appreciation for the telegram he sent for her twentieth birthday. She explains her non-involvement before in campus activities but that she is now "dreadfully" busy describing her school activities, roommate, friends and jobs. She confirms that she is meeting Mother at the train, tonight.
Date: July 23, 1943
Creator: Carswell, Peggy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell - May 15, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell - May 15, 1944]

A Western Union telegram sent to T. N. Carswell, Hilton Hotel El Paso, Texas from Peg, Ithaca, NY, dated 1944 MAY 15 am 1-20. Peggy Carswell requests that Carswell send money for sorority initiation fees and advises that Mother is safely off the train and will stay over in St. Louis if tired.
Date: May 15, 1944
Creator: Carswell, Peggy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Cornell University - September 10, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Cornell University - September 10, 1942]

A letter written to Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, from T. N. Carswell, dated September 10, 1942. Carswell advises that his daughter has enrolled at Cornell. He explains that his finances are modest but that his banker, Mr. Henry James, President of the F & M Bank, will attach a letter regarding his financial standing in Abilene and requests that Cornell send bills as they accrue.
Date: September 10, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Dean R. P. Sibley - July 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Dean R. P. Sibley - July 18, 1944]

A letter written to Dean R. P. Sibley, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York from T. N. Carswell, dated July 18, 1944. Carswell acknowledges his receipt of Sibley's letter addressed to Peggy A. Carswell having placed her on probation. He advises of the fact that Peggy, having entered Cornell as a Junior, could not therefore have fulfilled any requirements by the end of the sophomore year and because she is now a senior applying probation, literally, is impossible. He requests that his daughter's probation status be reconsidered advising of the timing of this action as unnecessarily disturbing and that he must depend on Sibley to explore the matter thoroughly and to reply.
Date: July 18, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Lord & Taylor, New York, New York - March 7, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Lord & Taylor, New York, New York - March 7, 1944]

A letter addressed to Lord & Taylor, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, from T. N. Carswell, dated March 7, 1944. Carswell references a letter received from Lord and Taylor's regarding the opening of a charge account for Peggy Ann Carswell. He approves of opening an account supplying references from Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas and Mr. R. H. Johnson of R. H. Johnson and Company, Brokers, on Wall Street.
Date: March 7, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - February 16, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - February 16, 1946]

A letter written to Mr. R. H. Johnson, New York 5, N. Y., from T. N. Carswell, dated February 16, 1946. Carswell informs Johnson that in addition to Income Tax service planning he plans to develop a Travel and Touring Service advising that he gave, as a reference, Johnson's name to Thos. Cook and Sons asking him to forgive his not having previously secured Johnson's permission. He advises that the City Commission seems to be rushing toward a substantial bond issue with opposition developing regarding the procedure.
Date: February 16, 1946
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - February 28, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - February 28, 1948]

A letter written to Rupert [R. H. Johnson], from T. N. Carswell, dated February 28, 1948. Carswell "appreciates" Johnson's optimistic outlook but notes Russia seems bent on bringing things to a head and debates the owning of stock versus money in the bank.
Date: February 28, 1948
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - January 20, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - January 20, 1949]

A letter written to Mr. R. H. Johnson, New York 5, N. Y., from T. N. Carswell, dated January 20, 1949. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the effort by Johnson in trying to make some money noting that maybe the next time will prove out a bit more favorable.
Date: January 20, 1949
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - January 27, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - January 27, 1948]

A letter written to Rupert Johnson, from T. N. Carswell, dated January 27, 1948. Carswell expresses his enjoyment of their short visit advising that he is writing to get Johnson's angle over his deal. He notes the market value on his holdings as having depreciated and asks if it would be wise to sell citing The Marshall Plan debate and worsening world conditions, a forecast of further market drops, as he sees it.
Date: January 27, 1948
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - July 6, 1938] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - July 6, 1938]

A letter written to Mr. R. H. Johnson, New York City, N. Y., from T. N. Carswell, Sec.-Mgr. [Abilene Chamber of Commerce], dated July 6, 1938. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the information Johnson supplied and advises him that Mr. Dillingham had put in a call to him. He confirms that the Brown Crumer Company was awarded the job at a fee approximating 1%.
Date: July 6, 1938
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - June 12, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - June 12, 1949]

A letter written to Rupert [Rupert Johnson,] from T. N. Carswell, dated June 12, 1949. Carswell advises that he did not look at the market business realistically confiding that he cannot see anything but another downward trend and gives a report on the local economy.
Date: June 12, 1949
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - June 22, 1938] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - June 22, 1938]

A letter written to Rupert H. Johnson, New York City, New York, from T. N. Carswell, Sec.-Mgr. [Abilene Chamber of Commerce], dated June 22, 1938. Carswell restates to Johnson, as per their telephone conversation, that he is enclosing a condensed financial statement of Abilene and, also, a newspaper account of a meeting the night before. Carswell advises of the approximate bond valuations, the option of a utilities rate increase and his assurance that if Johnson decides not to try for the refunding proposition that he will be glad to pay for his counsel and advice.
Date: June 22, 1938
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - June 23, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - June 23, 1949]

A letter written to Rupert Johnson, from T. N. Carswell, dated June 23, 1949. Carswell confirms that he thinks Puget Sound P & L should be held, as Johnson suggests.
Date: June 23, 1949
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History