[Newspaper Clipping from The Texas Catholic on the Cistercian Preparatory School] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping from The Texas Catholic on the Cistercian Preparatory School]

Newspaper clippings about the expansion of the Cistercian Preparatory School grounds and the history of the Cistercian Preparatory School. The clippings also include back pages that have various articles on Catholic schools in Texas.
Date: April 29, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, April 5, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, April 5, 1865]

Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to his wife Celia Carroll discussing his visit to a penitentiary, and a march the Confederate Army is on.
Date: April 5, 1865
Creator: Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, April 17, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, April 17, 1864]

Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll discussing his regiment's exit from Camp Garland.
Date: April 17, 1864
Creator: Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, April 7, 1863] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, April 7, 1863]

Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll telling her that a man in his regiment is going home and that he promised to bring Carroll back clothes from Celia.
Date: April 7, 1863
Creator: Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Gazebo]

Photograph of a band performing inside a gazebo in downtown Mesquite, Texas.
Date: April 12, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Welcoming Buermeyer]

Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel James C. Metsala, right, welcoming Lieutenant Colonel David W. Buermeyer to Bergstrom Air Force Base after flying from South Carolina. The plane is visible in the background.
Date: April 1, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gonzales Reform. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1915 (open access)

Gonzales Reform. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Gonzales, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1915
Creator: Arno, Carl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gonzales Reform. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1916 (open access)

Gonzales Reform. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Gonzales, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1916
Creator: Arno, Carl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gonzales Reform. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1914 (open access)

Gonzales Reform. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Gonzales, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1914
Creator: Arno, Carl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Ben Barnes - April 28, 1972] (open access)

[Telegram from Ben Barnes - April 28, 1972]

Telegram from the Lieutenant Governor of Texas to the Board of Trustees at Western Texas College congratulating them on the dedication of the college.
Date: April 28, 1972
Creator: Barnes, Ben
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dinner Menu Card Signed by Richard Nixon] (open access)

[Dinner Menu Card Signed by Richard Nixon]

Card containing the dinner menu at The White House for Tuesday, April 25, 1972. There is a handwritten note on the back that says "Best wishes to Western Texas College - Snyder, Texas - [from] Richard Nixon. The White House, April 25, 1972."
Date: April 25, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Patrick Nicholson to Western Texas College - April 24, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Patrick Nicholson to Western Texas College - April 24, 1972]

Letter from Patrick Nicholson, the University of Houston Vice President of University Development, to the Western Texas College Dedication Committee, acknowledging their invitation and congratulating them on the dedication of the college.
Date: April 24, 1972
Creator: Nicholson, Patrick J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Wharton County Junior College - April 27, 1972] (open access)

[Telegram from Wharton County Junior College - April 27, 1972]

Telegram from Theodore Nicksick, Jr. to Robert Clinton, the president of Western Texas College congratulating him on the dedication of the college on behalf of the Wharton County Junior College trustees, faculty, staff, and students.
Date: April 27, 1972
Creator: Nicksick, Theodore, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bryce Jordan to Robert Clinton - April 13, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Bryce Jordan to Robert Clinton - April 13, 1972]

Letter from Bryce Jordan, the president of the University of Texas at Dallas, to the president of Western Texas College declining his invitation and congratulating him on the dedication of the college. The enclosure is not included.
Date: April 13, 1972
Creator: Jordan, Bryce
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Midwestern University - April 27, 1972] (open access)

[Telegram from Midwestern University - April 27, 1972]

Telegram from Midwestern University to the Board of Trustees at Western Texas College congratulating them on the dedication of the college.
Date: April 27, 1972
Creator: Midwestern University
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Texas A&M University - April 20, 1972] (open access)

[Telegram from Texas A&M University - April 20, 1972]

Telegram from Jack Williams, the president of Texas A&M University to Bob Clinton, the president of Western Texas College congratulating him on the dedication of the college.
Date: April 20, 1972
Creator: Texas A & M University System
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stephen Spurr to Robert Clinton - April 28, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Stephen Spurr to Robert Clinton - April 28, 1972]

Letter from Stephen Spurr, the president of the University of Texas at Austin, to the president of Western Texas College declining his invitation and congratulating him on the dedication of the college.
Date: April 28, 1972
Creator: Spurr, Stephen H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Tower, to Western Texas College - April 19, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from John Tower, to Western Texas College - April 19, 1972]

Letter from Texas Senator John Tower to Western Texas College declining their invitation and congratulating them on the dedication of the college.
Date: April 19, 1972
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Williams to Robert Clinton - April 13, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Williams to Robert Clinton - April 13, 1972]

Letter from Jack Williams, the president of the Texas A&M University, to the president of Western Texas College declining his invitation and congratulating him on the dedication of the college.
Date: April 13, 1972
Creator: Williams, Jack K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate from Tarleton State College] (open access)

[Certificate from Tarleton State College]

Certificate awarded to Western Texas College by Tarleton State College. It has a decorative gold border and the TSC seal above the text, which reads: "The Administration, The Faculty, and the Students of Tarleton State College extends congratulations and best wishes to the Board, Administration, Faculty and Students of Western Texas College on the occasion of the Dedication of Western Texas College on the twenty-eighth day of April 1972." It is signed by the TSC president, W. O. Trogdon.
Date: April 28, 1972
Creator: Tarleton State College
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert L. Clinton to George Mahon - April 21, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Robert L. Clinton to George Mahon - April 21, 1972]

Photocopy of a letter written by the president of Western Texas College to Congressional representative George Mahon discussing various information that Mahon can include in his speech at the college's dedication. There are also copies of the schedule of events and the program for the dedication ceremony.
Date: April 21, 1972
Creator: Clinton, Robert L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Omar Burleson to Robert Clinton - April 13, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Omar Burleson to Robert Clinton - April 13, 1972]

Letter from Texas Representative Omar Burleson to the president of Western Texas College declining the invitation and congratulating him on the dedication of the college.
Date: April 13, 1972
Creator: Burleson, Omar Truman, 1906-1991
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Registration Book for Western Texas College Events] (open access)

[Registration Book for Western Texas College Events]

Registration book signed by guests at events to celebrate the opening of Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas, including a reception on April 27, 1972 and a dedication ceremony on April 28th.
Date: 1972-04-27/1972-04-28
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by Thomas Hatfield for the Western Texas College Dedication] (open access)

[Speech by Thomas Hatfield for the Western Texas College Dedication]

Copy of the remarks made by Thomas M. Hatfield at the Western Texas College dedication ceremony. He talks briefly about colleges that he has visited and the steps leading to the creation of Western Texas College.
Date: April 28, 1972
Creator: Hatfield, Thomas M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History