Good Business, Volume 64, Number 5, May 1954 (open access)

Good Business, Volume 64, Number 5, May 1954

Issue of the Good Business periodical, which includes an article about Edgar B. Sutherlin's jewelry store and his kindness to visiting seamen. A separate article has been pasted into the back of the periodical, announcing the retirement of Mr. Sutherlin due to his health.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Bernard, Clinton E. & Decker, James A.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. James Franklin Sutherlin]

Photograph of Dr. James Franklin Sutherlin posing next to a fireplace. He is wearing a vest and a coat, and his right arm is resting on a decorated pillar or counter to his right.
Date: September 27, 1883
Creator: Cadwaller
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rudene Graham to Yvonne Sutherlin, July 15, 1985] (open access)

[Letter from Rudene Graham to Yvonne Sutherlin, July 15, 1985]

Letter from Rudene Graham to Yvonne Sutherlin, on July 15, 1985, discussing the research they have both been doing into their ancestors. Graham asks Sutherlin about a book she had heard of concerning the Sutherlin family.
Date: July 15, 1985
Creator: Graham, Rudene
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Highland Heights Highlights, Volume 18, Number 4, December 15, 1960 (open access)

Highland Heights Highlights, Volume 18, Number 4, December 15, 1960

Issue of the Highland Heights Highlights, a program for the Highland Heights Christian Church. It includes "With Mother This Christmas," a eulogy of Edgar Brown Sutherlin by Theodore McElroy, Sr.
Date: December 15, 1960
Creator: Highland Heights Christian Church
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Jacksonian Optical College to Edith Wilson Sutherlin, February 11, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from the Jacksonian Optical College to Edith Wilson Sutherlin, February 11, 1913]

Letter from the Jacksonian Optical College to Edith Wilson Sutherlin, on February 11, 1913, informing her that they believe her to have a clear understanding of optics, and reminding her of a diploma fee that must be paid before they can forward her diploma to her.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Jacksonian Optical College
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Jacksonian Optical College to Edith Wilson Sutherlin, October 25, 1912] (open access)

[Letter from the Jacksonian Optical College to Edith Wilson Sutherlin, October 25, 1912]

Letter from the Jacksonian Optical College to Edith Wilson Sutherlin, on October 25, 1912, informing her of her first exam scores.
Date: October 25, 1912
Creator: Jacksonian Optical College
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[With Mother This Christmas] (open access)

[With Mother This Christmas]

Eulogy for Edgar Brown Sutherlin, expressing joy that this Christmas he will be with his mother, who had died when Sutherlin was three.
Date: 1960
Creator: McElroy, Theodore Edgar, Sr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recruitment Card] (open access)

[Recruitment Card]

Recruitment card belonging to Edgar Brown Sutherlin. It reads: "U. S. Naval Recruiting Station, 1421 Masonic Temple, Chicago, Ill. No. 241. Name: Sutherlin, E. B. Rate: Landsman for Training. Date: APR 3 - 1902." Sutherlin signed the back of the card.
Date: April 3, 1902
Creator: Naval Regional Contracting Center (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Edith Wilson, Age 14]

Photograph of Edith Wilson at age 14. She wears a high-necked black and white dress with a choker, and her hair is pulled back.
Date: 1898
Creator: Nicholson's Sons
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sutherlin, Douglas County, Oregon]

Map of Sutherlin in Douglas County, Oregon, which labels road around the city. A legend near the bottom of the page gives markings for post offices, schools, railroad depots, and public buildings including city hall, court houses, armories, and libraries. Scale: 1:400.
Date: February 1963
Creator: Oregon. State Highway Department. Traffic Engineering Division.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Purchase Order] (open access)

[Purchase Order]

Purchase order for a street clock written to Sutherland Jewelry.
Date: December 18, 1952
Creator: Port Arthur (Tex.). Office of Purchasing Agent
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
['Meester' Sutherland: Seaman's Samaritan] (open access)

['Meester' Sutherland: Seaman's Samaritan]

Copy of the article entitled "'Meester' Sutherland: Seaman's Samaritan" explaining how Edgar B. Sutherlin exchanged foreign money for American dollars for foreign seaman in Port Arthur.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Pruett, C. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Plates renew memories of early PA, E.B. Sutherlin] (open access)

[Clipping: Plates renew memories of early PA, E.B. Sutherlin]

Newspaper article about plates presented to the Port Arthur Historical Museum by James E. Sutherlin, Maureen McElroy, and Waneta Bowman. The article goes on to talk about Edgar B. Sutherlin's practice of exchanging foreign money for American dollars for sailors who came in to Port Arthur, as well as his tendency to buy them meals. The clipping is mounted on a piece of blue paper and laminated.
Date: October 25, 1981
Creator: Reeburgh, Helen
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert L. Schaadt to Yvonne Sutherlin, January 2, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Robert L. Schaadt to Yvonne Sutherlin, January 2, 1986]

Letter from Robert L. Schaadt to Yvonne Sutherlin, on January 2, 1986, thanking her for her donation of her mother-in-law's diary. He expresses his delight at reading it, and asks if Sutherlin would like to donate anything else to the Sam Houston Regional Library & Research Center.
Date: January 2, 1986
Creator: Schaadt, Robert L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Self Winding Clock Company to Edgar B. Sutherlin, February 6, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from Self Winding Clock Company to Edgar B. Sutherlin, February 6, 1922]

Letter from Self Winding Clock Company to Edgar B. Sutherlin, on February 6, 1922, telling him how he can improve the illumination of the dials on the street clock he bought from them.
Date: February 6, 1922
Creator: Self Winding Clock Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edgar B. Sutherlin to Edith Wilson, March 3, 1902] (open access)

[Letter from Edgar B. Sutherlin to Edith Wilson, March 3, 1902]

Letter from Edgar B. Sutherlin to Edith Wilson, on March 3, 1902. He apologizes for taking so long to write back, and informs her that his father has died. He also mentions his plans to join the Navy.
Date: March 3, 1902
Creator: Sutherlin, Edgar Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to her parents, April 12, 1926] (open access)

[Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to her parents, April 12, 1926]

Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to John and Sophia Wilson, on April 12, 1926. She is thankful they arrived home safely, and berates them for not asking for money when they nearly went broke.
Date: April 12, 1926
Creator: Sutherlin, Edith Hallie Wilson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to her parents, August 24, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to her parents, August 24, 1927]

Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to John and Sophia Wilson, on August 24, 1927. She writes about her daughters, one of whom is entering college soon, and a boy who helps her husband at his shop.
Date: August 24, 1927
Creator: Sutherlin, Edith Hallie Wilson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Sutherlin to James and Yvonne Sutherlin, June 3, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Sutherlin to James and Yvonne Sutherlin, June 3, 1983]

Letter from Lee Sutherlin to James and Yvonne Sutherlin, on June 3, 1983, informing them that he will send them his brother's genealogy charts, barring unforeseen complications.
Date: June 3, 1983
Creator: Sutherlin, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Notes on Sutherlin History] (open access)

[Handwritten Notes on Sutherlin History]

Handwritten notes laying out important Sutherlin family dates to be filed with the First Christian Church history.
Date: 1980~
Creator: Sutherlin, Yvonne Aaron
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Yvonne Sutherlin to Lorna Lutes Sylvester, March 17, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from Yvonne Sutherlin to Lorna Lutes Sylvester, March 17, 1983]

Letter from Yvonne Sutherlin to Lorna Lutes Sylvester, on March 17, 1983, supplying information on the relatives they have in common. She encloses a copy of Edith Sutherlin's diary, and gives a small biography of her life.
Date: March 17, 1984
Creator: Sutherlin, Yvonne Aaron
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Yvonne Sutherlin to Rudene Graham, July 24, 1985] (open access)

[Letter from Yvonne Sutherlin to Rudene Graham, July 24, 1985]

Letter from Yvonne Sutherlin to Rudene Graham, on July 24, 1985, giving Graham background on the members of the family that may be related to her, as well as mentioning the books Sutherlin has found on her husband's family.
Date: July 24, 1985
Creator: Sutherlin, Yvonne Aaron
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Yvonne Sutherlin to Texas Secretary of State, June 11, 2000] (open access)

[Letter from Yvonne Sutherlin to Texas Secretary of State, June 11, 2000]

Letter from Yvonne Sutherlin to the Texas Secretary of State, on June 11, 2000, enclosing photocopies of share certificates taken out by E. B. Sutherlin, and asking for information on The Se-Cola Bottling Company.
Date: June 11, 2000
Creator: Sutherlin, Yvonne Aaron
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sutherlin Family Ancestor Charts] (open access)

[Sutherlin Family Ancestor Charts]

Ancestor chart showing the genealogy of James Edgar Sutherlin, going back to the 1700s.
Date: November 22, 1992
Creator: Sutherlin, Yvonne Aaron
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History