North Texas State Normal College, Kendall-Bruce Literary Society, 1903 - 1904. Men in suits standing and sitting

This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a letter written by G. W. Duncan and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. Duncan details that he has deposited twenty-five dollars in the Collin County Bank for Moore and he is enclosing the receipt for the money. In the letter's closing, Duncan mentions that his family is well and he hopes that the letter finds Moore well too. He closes by stating that they may visit Moore in the summer. The letter is dated January 6, 1903 and was written in Princeton, TX.

A wedding announcement for the marriage of Mr. John E. Burrage, Jr., to Miss Mary Wilson. The wedding was to be held on Wednesday, December 23, 1903 in McKinney, Texas. After December 30, the newlywed couple would take up residence in Shreveport, Louisiana.

A wedding announcement for the marriage of Lula Vernon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Vernon, to Mr. Charles L. Watkins. The wedding was to be held on Tuesday, February 10, 1903, at four o'clock in Chambersville, Texas.

Envelope addressed to Mary Ann Moore, Chabersville, Texas. There are math calculations on both sides.

Letter discussing family, such as Belle who is 19 and married her "boy husband" the previous October. She tells of a concert at the literary school, the heavy rains, the status of their crops and livestock, and all about other family members.

Photograph of Menter Bradley Terrill, who was president of North Texas Normal College/North Texas State Normal College from 1894 to 1901. Terrill is shown bust-length, in a dark suit and tie. Photographic print mounted on card backing. Signed on front of mount "Davis". Applied to front of mount is a typed rectangular label: "Menter B. Terrill (1894-1901)". Handwritten notes on reverse: "Photograph taken in 1903, two years after Mr. Terrill was President of the Normal."; "M.B. Terrill as Pres of Denton Normal"; "2 2I 7 & 4 s-I Denton"; "SI 253-3", and with stamp of photographer: "P.G. Davis Pottstown, PA."

Photograph of part of the North Texas State Normal College campus, showing (right) the Frame Building and (left) The Normal Building, c. 1903, set among trees. Photographic image mounted on gray card backing. Handwritten caption on lower margin of photograph: "North Texas State Normal as it was in 1902-3". Handwritten notation on right margin of photograph: "College of Vera Churchill". Reverse with handwritten notes: "From Alice Potter, Jan. 10, 1903, To Vera Churchill, North Texas State Normal School, Denton, Texas" and "84.12.1". Considered the first permanent and the second buildings built on campus, the Normal Building was constructed in 1891, and was struck by lightning and destroyed in 1907. The Frame Building was constructed in 1901 to provide extra space for an auditorium and classes, and was torn down about 1904 to make way for what would become known as the Old Main Building. The buildings were located facing Hickory Street, east of Avenue B.

Photograph of the Junior Class, 1902-1903, North Texas State Normal College, on the steps of the Normal Building. The photograph shows 45 men and women on and in front of the main steps of the Normal Building, two men looking through a window, and one at far right at the back watching. Man standing on steps near center of photo, holding hat, may be J.S. Kendall, President. Some may be other instructors. Photographic print mounted on card support. Handwritten caption at bottom margin of photograph: "Junior Class 1902-3 N.T.S.N.C.", with a crossed-out notation along right margin. The Normal Building was the first permanent building on the NT campus, constructed in 1891 at the corner of Hickory and Avenue B, and in use until struck by lightning and burned down in 1907.

Photograph of the Normal Building from the south side. On the street in the foreground, an unidentified male is driving a small horse-drawn wagon, with a second, younger unidentified man is standing behind. On reverse of mount is extensive handwritten note with list of professors and courses: "Annie Webb Blanton Eng, Hauslein, Latin, Dr. Bruce, Geometry, Sanders, Penmanship, Match [Math], Borden, Physics, Mrs. Lewis Geography, Long, Biology, Physiology, Mrs. More, Algebra, & Composition, Mrs. Simpkins [Simkins] Art, Mrs. Emma Mitchell, A. History, J.S. Kendall President. Sessions 1901 & 1902 1902 & 1903 Hickory street."

Postcard with a portrait of Yellow Wolf, sent to Erwin E. Smith in Bonham, Texas.

Schedule of classes at North Texas State Normal College for the Summer semester providing a list of classes that will be offered by department, with times and locations. It also includes class indexes and other information about registration procedures, exams, tuition, and related topics.