[Portrait of Charley and Louesa Brown]

Portrait of Charley and Louesa Brown, Charley is seated in a chair and Louesa is wearing a long, dark dress. According to the note on the back of the photograph, Louesa is the aunt of Lou Hopkins Back.
Date: [1883..1900]
Creator: Webster, J. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class Prophecy for the 1907 Class of Texas Baptist University]

Class prophecy describing a person's eventful day dream that included a woman creating pictures in the room of different individuals; the pictures continue to appear and then disappear and showing different women in different locations. The last line of the piece comes after the person had awoken: "I was forced to turn from the glamers into the future and come back to the tasks of the present."
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation] (open access)

[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation]

Salutatory speech for a graduation ceremony at Texas Baptist University, providing inspiration to the students in attendance for the journey that is to come in the real world: "We stand upon the boundary line. We now must bid adieu to the school room, and turn our faces to the world,to shape our own destinies."
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Turney Driving an Automobile]

Photograph of Lee Turney driving an automobile, being apart of the Davis-Turney Auto Co., with S. G. Davis sitting in the front seat. Nelle Turney and Mrs. Wallace Marshall are both sitting in the back seat with a third unidentified woman.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three Men by the Davis-Turney Automobile Co. Building]

Photograph of the automobile sales team standing outside of the Davis-Turney Automobile Co. building in Dallas, Texas.
Date: September 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of King Family's Oak Cliff Home]

Photograph of a two-story, light-colored house with wood siding and many windows. A grassy lawn and some small bushes border the side of the house and front porch on the right side of the house. A handwritten note at the bottom of the photo indicate the photo was taken in 1917.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. A. Waight to A. P. Mills, September 3, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from J. A. Waight to A. P. Mills, September 3, 1918]

Letter from J. A. Waight to A. P. Mills discussing wages owed for time worked by Mills in January 1918.
Date: September 3, 1918
Creator: Waight, J. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a White Truck Co. Sales Meeting at the Adolphus Hotel]

Photograph of a White Truck Co. sales meeting taking place at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas. All of the men are sitting at a round table with a white table cloth; Lee Turney is seated third from the left, and according to the note on the back of the picture the manager of the company is J. D. Allen.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, November 16, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, November 16, 1922]

Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney discussing his travels, and some of his music students at a school called, The Cornish School. The Cornish School's stationary mark is at the top of the letter. The accompanying envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, and has a return address from The Cornish School.
Date: November 16, 1922
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, January 29, 1923] (open access)

[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, January 29, 1923]

Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney discussing some of their mutual acquaintances, a school called The Cornish,and some music pieces for Mrs. Turney to practice.
Date: January 29, 1923
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, September 23, 1923] (open access)

[Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, September 23, 1923]

Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney discussing a bad experience her husband had with a school, the weather in Dallas, Texas vs. Seattle, Washington, and how much she and her husband dislike Seattle.
Date: September 23, 1923
Creator: Potjes, Grmia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Turney with Mr. and Mrs. Henley Rood]

Photograph of Lee Turney standing with Mr. and Mrs. Henley Rood, all wearing heavy coats and clothes.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 22, 1925] (open access)

[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 22, 1925]

Letter from Edouard Potjes to his dear friends discussing his stay in Seattle, a trip he and his wife took to Belgium, a chronic illness, and the hotel where he is staying. The envelope is addressed to Mrs. L. F. Turney in Dallas, Texas, and is postmarked on April 23, 1926. The return address is for the Hotel Sorrento in Seattle, Washington.
Date: April 22, 1926
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to His Friends, May 23, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from Edouard Potjes to His Friends, May 23, 1927]

Letter from Edouard Potjes to his dear friends discussing accepting a position in Chicago and his desire to return to Dallas. The letter has an illustration of the Hotel Sorrento in Seattle, Washington at the top.
Date: March 23, 1927
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 10, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 10, 1927]

Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney discussing how much he likes Dallas, Texas, a pupil of his, and some mutual acquaintances. The envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, and postmarked on April 10, 1927.
Date: April 10, 1927
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Banquet in Honor of Leonora Corona, May 1, 1928] (open access)

[Program for Banquet in Honor of Leonora Corona, May 1, 1928]

Program for a banquet in honor of dramatic soprano singer Leonora Corona, at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, May 1, 1928.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Homecoming Concert of Leonora Corona, April 30, 1928] (open access)

[Program for Homecoming Concert of Leonora Corona, April 30, 1928]

Program for a homecoming concert by Leonora Corona at Dallas Fair Park Auditorium, Monday, on April 30, 1928.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mrs. Turney, January 24, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mrs. Turney, January 24, 1931]

Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mrs. Turney discussing Grmia's husband's recent death and his life.
Date: January 24, 1931
Creator: Potjes, Grmia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Robert Matlock to Edna Matlock, February 27, 1933]

Photograph of
Date: February 27, 1933
Creator: Matlock, Robert
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Robert Matlock to Edna Matlock, March 21, 1933]

Postcard from Robert Matlock to Edna Matlock saying that his attempt to come see her was thwarted due to his flare up of asthma, and that he got a dog.
Date: March 21, 1933
Creator: Matlock, Robert
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. F. M. Reeves to Edna Matlock] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. F. M. Reeves to Edna Matlock]

Letter from Mrs. F. M. Reeves to Edna Matlock discussing her recent health concerns and expressing a hope to see Edna soon. There are two small buttons and a stamp included with the letter.
Date: June 12, 1933
Creator: Reeves, Mrs. F. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Dallas Symphony Orchestra Concert, March 15, 1938] (open access)

[Program for Dallas Symphony Orchestra Concert, March 15, 1938]

Program for the Woman's Committee for The Dallas Symphony Orchestra directed by Jacques Singer at the Dallas Woman's Club on March 15, 1938.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lee Frith Turney's Birth Certificate] (open access)

[Lee Frith Turney's Birth Certificate]

Birth certificate of Lee Frith Turney that includes the names of his parents, his birth legitimacy, and location where he was born. The next two sections include affidavits saying the accuracy of the information, and that it has been accepted with the state registrar.
Date: January 22, 1942
Creator: Harwood, George W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J. M. and Louise Back's Children]

Photograph of J. M. and Louise Back's children sitting and standing around a couch. All together there are seven children, five sisters and two brothers.
Date: April 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History