[Financial Ledger for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1954-1960] (open access)

[Financial Ledger for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1954-1960]

Ledger containing financial records for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society in Fort Worth, including deposits, collected dues, disbursements, and other financial transactions.
Date: 1954-01/1960-06
Creator: Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letterhead for Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society] (open access)

[Letterhead for Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society]

Blank sheet of stationery with letterhead for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society listing the names of the president and three vice presidents in the upper-left corner and the treasurer and secretary with address in the upper-right corner. The name of the organization is written in cursive at the top of the page with the text "We meet at the Hebrew Institute, 819 Taylor Street" above blank lines to add the date, pre-printed with "19__."
Date: 19XX
Creator: Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1915-1934] (open access)

[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1915-1934]

Ledger containing the minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society in Fort Worth, including proceedings of meetings, decisions and projects, and financial records.
Date: 1915-04-13/1934-02-06
Creator: Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1934-1949] (open access)

[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1934-1949]

Ledger containing the minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society in Fort Worth, including proceedings of meetings, decisions and projects, and financial records.
Date: 1934-07-11/1949-12
Creator: Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1950-1956] (open access)

[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1950-1956]

Ledger containing the minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society in Fort Worth, including proceedings of meetings, decisions and projects, and financial records.
Date: 1950-01-18/1956-01
Creator: Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Year Book 1929-1930 Alphin Charity and Art Club (open access)

Year Book 1929-1930 Alphin Charity and Art Club

Yearbook of the Alphin Art and Charity Club including brief information about the group, a list of activities from the club meetings, membership for club committees, and a member directory. There is a handwritten list of financial transactions after the last page for 1929 and a page inserted at the front lists phone numbers for the members of the Sick Committee.
Date: 1929~
Creator: Alphin Art and Charity Club
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for Bicentennial "Spiritual Awakenings" Events] (open access)

[Flyer for Bicentennial "Spiritual Awakenings" Events]

Flyer promoting "Spiritual Happenings" to celebrate the American bicentennial and promote Black culture. Two events are listed: a soul music festival in the Will Rogers Auditorium, and a spiritual jubilee in the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Date: Spring 1976
Creator: Black Citizens Concerned with the Bicentennial
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New 1957 Fort Worth Church Guide (open access)

The New 1957 Fort Worth Church Guide

Directory of Black churches in the Fort Worth area with photographs, addresses, congregation sizes, and short histories and descriptions. The churches are organized alphabetically, by denomination, with a table of contents on page 2.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Cook and Royal Advertising Agency
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Deliverer Life Insurance Company (open access)

Deliverer Life Insurance Company

Booklet providing information about the Deliverer Life Insurance Company, one of the first life insurance companies for Black people in Fort Worth. It includes background about the establishment of the company; a list of employees with portraits and information about affiliations and experience; and a table of insurance premiums sorted by age.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Deliverer Life Insurance Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Association of Women's Clubs Fiftieth Anniversary Observance (open access)

Fort Worth Association of Women's Clubs Fiftieth Anniversary Observance

Program for the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Fort Worth Association of Women's Clubs including a short history of the club, formed for regional African American women's clubs, and a short itinerary of events held for the celebration. Also featured are photographs of local clubs alongside felicitations and local advertisements.
Date: 1967
Creator: Fort Worth Association of Women's Clubs
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
I. M. Terrell High School All Student Class Reunion (open access)

I. M. Terrell High School All Student Class Reunion

Program for the I. M. Terrell High School All Student Class Reunion, held in the Hotel Americana in Fort Worth, Texas, from August 20 to August 22, 1982. It includes background information, a list of congratulatory letters from major politicians, an itinerary of events, a list of former students and faculty, advertisements, and photographs.
Date: August 1982
Creator: I.M. Terrell High School Reunion. Souvenir Book Committee.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Guinn Reflector, Yearbook of James E. Guinn Junior High School, 1944 (open access)

The Guinn Reflector, Yearbook of James E. Guinn Junior High School, 1944

Yearbook for James E. Guinn Junior High School in Fort Worth, Texas, including photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and local clubs.
Date: May 1944
Creator: James E. Guinn Junior High School
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Little Tommy Tucker School 10th Anniversary Booklet] (open access)

[Little Tommy Tucker School 10th Anniversary Booklet]

Photographic booklet for the tenth anniversary of the Little Tommy Tucker School in Fort Worth, Texas, including a list of faculty (named) and students (unnamed), photographs of events and classes, and local advertisements.
Date: 1970
Creator: Little Tommy Tucker School
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Two Unknown Children With a Chair]

Photograph of two unidentified children, one at left wearing a white gown and seated on a chair covered with a floral blanket, another standing at right wearing dark clothes and a bow tie with his hand resting on the chair's armrest.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mahanay Bros.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check to Turner and Dingee] (open access)

[Check to Turner and Dingee]

Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to Turner and Dingee for $25.10 and signed by William McDonald.
Date: March 2, 1942
Creator: McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check to Ure Drug Store] (open access)

[Check to Ure Drug Store]

Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to Ure Drug Store for $4.25 and signed by William McDonald for the purchase of cigars. McDonald was a cigar aficionado.
Date: June 5, 1944
Creator: McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Written to Southwestern Bell Telephone] (open access)

[Check Written to Southwestern Bell Telephone]

Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for $15.71 and signed by William McDonald.
Date: July 26, 1935
Creator: McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Woman]

Photograph of an unidentified woman in a simple black dress, facing forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reid
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Girl Sitting in a Chair]

Photograph of a girl in a white gown sitting in a chair. She has curly hair and faces forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rhine
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Woman]

Photograph of an unidentified woman in a dark-colored dress. She wears a necklace with long, oval beads, and faces forward.
Date: 1932?
Creator: Sanders
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Woman Gazing at a Flower]

Photograph of an unknown woman in profile, holding a flower raised in her left hand. She wears a dark-colored dress and gazes at the flower.
Date: 1932?
Creator: Sanders
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sephas Business School: 1965, Our Tenth Year (open access)

Sephas Business School: 1965, Our Tenth Year

Pamphlet providing information about Sephas Business School, a private school run by I. E. L. Sephas in Fort Worth. it includes a short history of the school, lists of graduates, students, and instructors, with local advertisements.
Date: 1965
Creator: Sephas Business School
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Two Unknown Women]

Photograph of two unidentified women standing side by side. They look forward and wear light-colored long-sleeved shirts. The woman at left wears a pendant around her neck.
Date: unknown
Creator: Simpson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sojourner Truth National Cultural Arts Festival] (open access)

[Flyer: Sojourner Truth National Cultural Arts Festival]

Flyer welcoming visitors to the Sojourner Truth National Cultural Arts Festival, held during September 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas, listing guest artists at the eventand contacts for further information.
Date: 1976
Creator: Sojourner Truth Players, Inc.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History