Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 10, 1938] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 10, 1938]

Minutes from the forty-first semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting.
Date: October 10, 1938
Creator: White, R. J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 16, 1916] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 16, 1916]

Summary of the third semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, with details about what was discussed, important people present, and the literary program.
Date: October 16, 1916
Creator: Thorning, W. Burton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 6, 1941] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 6, 1941]

Minutes from the Fall 1941 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting.
Date: October 6, 1941
Creator: Stuck, Walter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 24, 1932] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 24, 1932]

Minutes from the twenty-ninth semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's note.
Date: October 24, 1932
Creator: Weaver, Samuel D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 7, 1935] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 7, 1935]

Minutes from the thirty-fifth semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting.
Date: October 7, 1935
Creator: White, R. J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965 (open access)

Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965

Text of opening remarks for the October 1965 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. It includes a copy of the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman in which he compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 6, 1947] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 6, 1947]

Minutes from the Fall 1947 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a memorial for Albert O. Singleton and a treasurers report.
Date: October 6, 1947
Creator: Blocker, T. G., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 5, 1958] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 5, 1958]

Minutes from the Fall 1958 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: October 5, 1958
Creator: Brindley, G. V., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015 (open access)

Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015

Copy of a manuscript for the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman before the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. In the speech, Sparkman compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: Sparkman, Robert S.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 13, 1924] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 13, 1924]

Summary of the seventeenth semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, with details about what was discussed, important people present, and the literary program, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: October 13, 1924
Creator: Kirkham, H. L. D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: Ocotber 3, 1944] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: Ocotber 3, 1944]

Minutes from the Fall 1944 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a treasurer's report.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: Stuck, Walter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Membership Certificate for the Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No.1]

Membership certificate to Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1 presented to James Moreau Brown. The certificate, in reference to his membership, reads: "James M. Brown was elected a member of Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1."
Date: October 3, 1843
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter Gresham to Miss Lorraine, October 23, 1915] (open access)

[Letter from Walter Gresham to Miss Lorraine, October 23, 1915]

Letter from Walter Gresham, Sr. to Miss Lorraine concerning the prospective marriage of her and Thomas Dew Gresham. Walter discusses his hope that they do go through with the marriage and tells her that she "will find [Thomas] ambitious, honorable, energetic and domestic in his tastes and habits." He repeatedly expresses his admiration for her and the future for her and his son.
Date: October 23, 1915
Creator: Gresham, Walter, Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History