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[Texas Prison System certificate of release - May 12, 1955] (open access)

[Texas Prison System certificate of release - May 12, 1955]

A certificate of release for Subject No. 130,969, with a release date of May 12, 1955, per J. C. Roberts, Chief, Bureau of Records and Identifications. Texas Prison System, O. B. ELLIS, General Manager, Huntsville, Texas.
Date: May 12, 1955
Creator: Roberts, J. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from parolee/inmate to T. N. Carswell - March 25, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from parolee/inmate to T. N. Carswell - March 25, 1954]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from parolee/inmate, Huntsville, Texas, dated March 25, 1954. Subject 108,345 expresses his appreciation for the encouraging letter from Carswell and describes the events of his transfer to Huntsville.
Date: March 25, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 11783-A: Copy of the Original Petition (open access)

Case No. 11783-A: Copy of the Original Petition

Document bringing suit by Henry Sayles, Jr. against L. M. Parks regarding fees owed by Parks to Sayles.
Date: November 14, 1934
Creator: Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 10,190-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition (open access)

Case No. 10,190-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition

Document bringing suit by Henry Sayles, Jr. against L. M. Parks regarding fees owed by Parks to Sayles.
Date: November 14, 1934
Creator: Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from French M. Robertson and H. H. Coffield to Truett Latimer, September 22, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from French M. Robertson and H. H. Coffield to Truett Latimer, September 22, 1954]

Letter from French M. Robertson and H. H. Coffield to Truett Latimer inviting him and his chosen guests to a prison rodeo and luncheon held at the Huntsville prison stadium.
Date: September 22, 1954
Creator: Robertson, French M. & Coffield, H. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to O. B. Ellis, February 26, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to O. B. Ellis, February 26, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to O. B. Ellis thanking him for a tour of the Texas Prison System and promising to push for prison related legislation to be passed through the Legislature.
Date: February 26, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Oliver Howard, February 7, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Oliver Howard, February 7, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Oliver Howard discussing plans to send him an up to date copy of House Bill 123, and his upcoming inspection trip Huntsville and Sugar Land penitentiaries.
Date: February 7, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Neveille H. Colson to Truett Latimer, September 28, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Neveille H. Colson to Truett Latimer, September 28, 1953]

Letter from Mrs. Neveille H. Colson to Truett Latimer reminding him of the time and date information for a luncheon in Huntsville.
Date: September 28, 1953
Creator: Colson, Mrs. Neveille H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer, February 10, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer, February 10, 1961]

Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer asking for help in getting medical attention for her son in prison. She attaches his admission summary from the Texas Department of Corrections, Huntsville, Texas.
Date: February 10, 1961
Creator: Woods, Ora
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe E. Kirk to Truett Latimer, September 13, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Joe E. Kirk to Truett Latimer, September 13, 1954]

Letter from Joe E. Kirk to Truett Latimer discussing a season pass he is sending to Truett to all athletic contests at Sam Houston State Teachers College.
Date: September 13, 1954
Creator: Kirk, Joe E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Admission Summary - Texas Prison System - October 7, 1954] (open access)

[Admission Summary - Texas Prison System - October 7, 1954]

An Admission Summary from the Texas Prison System (Huntsville, Texas). The subject was interviewed on October 7, 1954. The report summarizes facts regarding the parolee including employment as a waitress at the Windsor Coffee Shop in Abilene, Texas.
Date: October 7, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and envelope:  From parolee/inmate to T. N. Carswell - March, 7, 1954] (open access)

[Letter and envelope: From parolee/inmate to T. N. Carswell - March, 7, 1954]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from a parolee/inmate in Stillwater, Minnesota, dated March, 7, 1954. Subject 17671 [108,345] describes the unusual weather, the delay of his transfer and his receipt of a letter from Mr. Gordon Jaeck, Chairman of the Minnesota Parole Board. Subject confirms his understanding that Jaeck has no control over parole in Texas but was pleased that Jaeck "would if he could." Subject states that his main goal now is getting out of prison.
Date: March 7, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Cyrus Ray to Truett Latimer, January 15, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Cyrus Ray to Truett Latimer, January 15, 1957]

Letter from Mrs. Cyrus Ray to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer urging him on behalf of the XXI Club of Abilene, Texas, to support a bill maintaining and enlarging the Sam Houston Memorial Museum in Huntsville, Texas.
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Ray, Cyrus
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. D. Hanson to O. B. Ellis, February 23, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from M. D. Hanson to O. B. Ellis, February 23, 1961]

Letter from M. D. Hanson to O. B. Ellis discussing Willie McCowan, Jr.'s, an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections, medical history. After examining Mr. McCowan, Mr. Handon recommended that he be transferred to their Huntsville Unit for further examination.
Date: February 23, 1961
Creator: Hanson, M. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History