[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from A.J. Hamilton] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from A.J. Hamilton]

A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from A.J. Hamilton regarding a newspaper’s allegedly erroneous reporting of statements made by Pease. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: November 18, 1854
Creator: Hamilton, Andrew Jackson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from R.L. Waddill] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from R.L. Waddill]

A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from R.L. Waddill regarding murder indictments for several men not in custody—he suggests that a reward should be offered for the men—and accompanying indictments.
Date: 1855-11-15/1856-01-04
Creator: Waddill, R.D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Juliet Niles] (open access)

[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Juliet Niles]

A letter to Juliet Niles from her sister Lucadia Pease, who says that the family has (at least temporarily) decided to call their home "Wood Lawn." Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: November 9, 1860
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pecan Street Looking East from Oliphant's Photo Gallery

Photograph of East Pecan Street (now 6th street) with William Oliphant (who had a jewelry store on Pecan Street in 1852) on a horse. The child next to the horse is Will Carter. A building in the background is visible and has "Missouri House" painted on the side. It was the residence of Michael Ziller. A sign also hangs from the second floor balcony of the house reading "Austin Hotel." Also visible in the background is England & Hannig Cabinet Makers.
Date: November 1866
Creator: Oliphant, W.J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The eleventh in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: November 11, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Julia Maria Pease, his daughter] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Julia Maria Pease, his daughter]

A letter from E.M. Pease to his daughter Julia Maria Pease—among other things, he discusses “the extravagance in dress that now prevails.” Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: November 17, 1872
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Burning Capitol

View of the Capitol as it burns looking north from the corner of 11th and Congress.
Date: November 9, 1881
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of the Jacob Bickler, Jr.]

Photograph of Jacob Bickler, Jr., who is sitting and wearing a shirt. German clippings are on the back of the mount.
Date: November 16, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

East Austin School Children

Photograph of East Austin school children in the lower 4th grade. The names of everyone in the photograph are listed on the back. Miss Mary Johnson is the teacher. The photograph is cabinet card format.
Date: November 30, 1894
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Henry Ladd from S.W. Doom] (open access)

[Correspondence to Henry Ladd from S.W. Doom]

A letter to Henry Ladd from attorney D.W. Doom regarding “the case of Elisabet Ney against yourself and Mosle.”
Date: November 8, 1899
Creator: Doom, D.W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sewanee vs. [University of] Texas, 1899

Photograph of Texas vs. Sewanee. Bleachers seat from 150 to 300. Clark Field. Spectators (almost entirely men) crowd the bleachers and the sidelines on both sides of the field. The University of Texas began its football program in 1893 managed by Albert Lefevra, playing two games in the fall and two in the spring. The following year, the team hired its first official head coach, R.D. Wentworth.
Date: November 9, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Elisabet Ney] (open access)

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Elisabet Ney]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Elisabet Ney, who discusses her lawsuit against Henry Ladd. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: November 16, 1903
Creator: Ney, Elisabet
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Capt. Drannon -- Chief of Scouts

Photograph of Capt. Drannon, Chief of Scouts, at age 80 in Clarendon, Texas. A farmhouse is visible in the background.
Date: November 25, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Phoebe (open access)

Phoebe

Short story set in New Orleans.
Date: November 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Enchanted Profile (open access)

The Enchanted Profile

A short story about a wealthy woman and a young typist.
Date: November 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Quest of Soapy (open access)

The Quest of Soapy

"This is one of the best and most characteristic of the sketches of lower New York life by O. Henry...The story under another title--"The Cop and the Anthem"--appears in the collection of O. Henry's stories, "The Four Million."
Date: November 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Municipal Report (open access)

A Municipal Report

Short story set in Nashville, Tennessee.
Date: November 1909
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Another Glimpse (open access)

Another Glimpse

Excerpt from an issue of "The Bookman" magazine including the cover, table of contents and a note from the editor about the reception of Arthur W. Page's "Little Pictures of O. Henry" series. Includes a letter to the editor written by Robert H. Davis about the author's first impressions of O. Henry. Illustrated by a self-portrait of O. Henry.
Date: November 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas vs. Notre Dame football game]

Paul Simmonds being tackled in a 7-30 loss to Notre Dame on Thanksgiving Day, 1913.
Date: November 27, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report on the Dam and Water Power Development at Austin, Texas (open access)

Report on the Dam and Water Power Development at Austin, Texas

Report about the reconstruction of the Austin Dam including appendices of statistics, graphs, and a bibliography, as well as the letter of transmittal and relevant city resolution.
Date: November 1917
Creator: Mead, Daniel W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Armistice Day Parade Float]

Photograph of five individuals standing and one individual sitting on a parade float. One of them is barbecuing, three are dressed as soldiers with a gun, one is dressed as a nurse, and one is dressed as if he was injured. The text on the back of the photo reads, "Aug. 12, 1983 Ralph A. Bickler files probably Armistice Day Parade Nov. 11, 1918 (Ralph is not on float. Mrs. R.A.B.".
Date: November 11, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Armistice parade down Congress from Capitol

People lining Congress Avenue watching a parade of military personnel pass on their way from the Capitol.
Date: November 11, 1918
Creator: Jordan Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Armistice Parade up Congress

People lining Congress Avenue watching a parade of military personnel pass on their way toward the Capitol.
Date: November 11, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Armistice Parade up Congress to Capitol

People lining Congress Avenue watching a parade of military personnel pass on their way toward the Capitol.
Date: November 11, 1918
Creator: Jordan Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History