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[Memorial Card for Phil Bahl] (open access)

[Memorial Card for Phil Bahl]

Memorial card for John Phil Bahl, died January 22, 1918, at the age of 68. This card is black and has a short poem printed on the bottom half.
Date: January 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Church in Winter, 1940]

Photograph of a church in La Porte, Texas taken in the winter and appears to empty and covered in snow. The text on the back reads: " La Porte Assembly of God ".
Date: January 1940
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis] (open access)

[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Law license from the Law School of Cumberland University acknowledging that Thomas Middlebrook Willis (1859-1937) has fulfilled the requirements for the degree. T. M. Willis practiced law in Abilene, TX for many years.
Date: January 18, 1883
Creator: Law School of Cumberland University
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grave Markers of Frances Willis Pierson]

Photograph of the grave marker of Frances Willis Pierson, located at the Baptist Rest Cemetery in Brundidge, Alabama. It reads: "Frances Willis, wife of T. J. Pierson, born May 1, 1817, died June 22, 1888."
Date: January 31, 2000
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Law License Belonging to Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Photograph of a law license belonging to Thomas Middlebrook Willis. It reads: "Law School of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: Know Ye, That we, the Professors of the Law School of Cumberland University, having examined Thos. M. Willis, touching his knowledge of the Law, and being satisfied with his attainments; and further, having before us the proofs required by Statue, that he is a man of good moral character and twenty-one years of age; Now, therefore, we, by the authority in us vested, do grant the said Thos. M. Willis, License to Practise Law in all the Courts of the State of Tennessee. Given under our hands, and the Soul of the University, at Lebanon, this 18th day of January 1883." Thomas Middlebrook Willis returned to Texas and opened his practice of law in Abilene, TX.
Date: January 18, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 28, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 28, 1943. He asks them to go visit a friend of his, and to buy him part of a war bond. He also tells them that he can't cash a check they sent him, so he is going to tear it up.
Date: January 28, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 14, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 14, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 14, 1943. It is a card which held pictures of Willis, according to his note on the front.
Date: January 14, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 19, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 19, 1943, asking them not to send any socks as he already has too many clothes. He sends his condolences upon the death of a Mrs. Naylor, and says he was sorry to hear about a friend losing his leg in an airplane crash.
Date: January 19, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 21, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 21, 1944. He received a letter from his uncle, and went to the Red Cross in town recently. He gives his opinion on weekly inspections.
Date: January 21, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 8, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 8, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 8, 1943. He met a sergeant from Wilbur Crawford's company, and gives the sergeant's opinion of Crawford.
Date: January 8, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 1, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 1, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 1, 1944. He thinks back about believing the war would be over soon when he joined the army, and hopes it will end this year. He also asks for more pecans.
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 18, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 18, 1944. He discusses letters he's received, and asks to be sent candy and pecans.
Date: January 18, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943]

Letter from Clara Willis to John C. Lattimore on January 6, 1943, lamenting the entrance of Lattimore and Clara Willis's son Todd into the army, and their subsequent departure from Waco. She goes on to mention the weather in Grand Rapids, where Lattimore is stationed, and discusses the weather in Waco. She mentions that her son is on leave in Richmond, Virginia, and expresses her pride in Lattimore's entrance into the army.
Date: January 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, Clara Evans
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 14, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 14, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 14, 1943. He mentions a friend who has gone AWOL, and who will lose his citizenship if he doesn't turn up in 2 days. He also details the war bonds he's taken out and how much money he's going to send home to put in the bank.
Date: January 14, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Matkin to Todd Bradford Willis, January 29, 1987] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond Matkin to Todd Bradford Willis, January 29, 1987]

Letter from Raymond Matkin to Todd Bradford Willis on January 29, 1987, informing him of his reappointment to the McLennan County Historical Commission, and supplying the date of the first meeting.
Date: January 29, 1987
Creator: Matkin, Raymond
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 2 and 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 2 and 6, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 2 and 6, 1943. He tells them about the work he is doing, and his hopes to go see a woman who used to be a secretary in Waco.
Date: 1943-01-02/1943-01-06
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 30, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 30, 1944. A man from the Red Cross brought the soldiers donuts, and Willis says Wilbur Crawford may be down to see him soon.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 19, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 19, 1944. He talks about his day in town where he saw a Red Cross show, and explains how he made himself a spring bed.
Date: January 19, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 3, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 3, 1944. He says he went into town and stopped by the Red Cross. He also received a letter from Wilbur Crawford, and asks for a box of shortbread cookies.
Date: January 3, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 3, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 3, 1945]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 3, 1945, apologizing for not writing sooner. He explains that they had to move the camp up, and that sometimes Italy can be pretty. They're camped near the mountains, and he's glad they aren't on them, because the snow must be cold. He confirms that he got the pictures they sent him, and hopes that everyone will be home for Christmas this year.
Date: January 3, 1945
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Farmers Union Warehouse]

Postcard of a man standing between stacks of cotton bales in a large barn, with the caption, "Rogers Tex. Farmers Union Warehouse." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas and says, "Hello. How are you this eve? I am down in the bottom cutting wood now. Got 8 more boys with me. We are having a good old time. Well how was preaching Sunday? Mattie & Leo. Kreuger were at our house Sunday. All went to Knob Creek to prayer meeting Sunday night. Bye bye. A."
Date: January 24, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from R.Y. Bandy] (open access)

[Receipt from R.Y. Bandy]

Receipt from R.Y. Bandy, manufacturer and jobber in saddles, harness and bridles, for the sale of goods to M.M. Hornsby.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A.H. Gans to Mr. Sutton - January 25, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from A.H. Gans to Mr. Sutton - January 25, 1922]

Letter written to Mr. Sutton of A.M. Montieth Abstract Co. in Belton, Texas from A.H. Gans from Standard Printing & Stationery Co. in Waco, Texas, informing him of a change in personnel.
Date: January 25, 1922
Creator: Gans, A. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Wirt A. Paddock]

Portrait of Wirt A. Paddock, a young man wearing a suit and polka dot tie. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Wirt A. Paddock, January 1889. Knox College, Class of '89. Fort Worth, Texas. Property of Alpha Xi of Beta Theta Pi."
Date: January 1889
Creator: Merritt
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History