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Abilene Library Consortium
161
Sayles and Sayles Collection
121
William J. Bryan Collection
9
Corral
8
Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection
8
K. K. Legett Collection
6
Hardin-Simmons Photograph Collection
2
San Simon Cattle and Canal Papers
2
Hardin-Simmons University Catalogs
1
Hardin-Simmons University Yearbooks
1
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[Blue Jay Journal of Art and Writing]
A Blue Jay Thesis Tablet containing drawings and writings by Roy Crane, including a full-page watercolor painting of North America. Several of the pages are missing small squares of paper.
Date:
1911/1916
Creator:
Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Simmons College, 1911
Yearbook for Simmons College in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cass Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Cass County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date:
1911
Creator:
Duke, James K.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1910-1911
Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Corral, Volume 4, Number 4, January, 1911
The Corral literary journal of Simmons College includes editorials and notes regarding societies and happenings within the school as well as original creative fiction, poetry, and jokes.
Date:
January 1911
Creator:
Simmons College
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hidalgo County
Blue line print of survey map of Hidalgo County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:355,555] (4000 varas to 3/8 of an inch).
Date:
1911
Creator:
McDonald, H. F. & Terrell, O. O.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Drawings]
Tablet with drawings of trains, maps, and ships and a few brief writings. The tablet has a picture of a small boy in a wooden barrel on the front.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kingfisher Theme Tablet Cover with Illustrations]
The cardboard cover of a Kingfisher Theme Tablet, with small drawings of a small man, a kingfisher bird, and other small birds.
Date:
[1911..1919]
Creator:
Crane, Roy, Jr.
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes]
Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes discussing legislation regarding the expansion of railroad companies in Texas and how a legislature, John Bryan might vote on it.
Date:
[1911..1914]
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Paper Discussing Railroad Subscription, January 1, 1911]
Paper labelled "R.R. Subscription" discussing a railroad expense fund to be managed by "Geo. L. Paxton." There is are handwritten comments on the paper; "Copy" at the top of the page and "Henry Sayles & Henry Sayles, Jr. $200."
Date:
January 1, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Choral Club]
Group photograph of the 1911 Simmons College Choral Club, showing thirteen female students dressed in white choir robes. Several women have been identified in blue ink.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plat of the Resurvey of the Clark Boundary Line Between Texas and New Mexico, One Hundred and Third Meridian West from Greenwich, from Mile Cor. No. 60 to Cor. No. 120 (Plate No. 2).
Map of the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico, as surveyed by the U.S. Boundary Commission from April 17 to July 18, 1911. The map also includes fences, roads, and houses. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:63,360] (1 miles to the inch).
Date:
1911
Creator:
Wetzel, William H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plat of the Resurvey of the Clark Boundary Line Between Texas and New Mexico, One Hundred and Third Meridian West from Greenwich, from Mile Cor. No. 120 to Mile Cor. No. 180 (Plate No. 3).
Map of the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico, as surveyed by the U.S. Boundary Commission from April 17 to July 18, 1911. The map also includes fences, roads, and houses along the boundary line. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:63,360] (1 miles to the inch).
Date:
1911
Creator:
Wetzel, William H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plat of the Resurvey of the Clark Boundary Line Between Texas and New Mexico, One Hundred and Third Meridian West from Greenwich, from the SE. Cor. of New Mexico to Mile Cor. No. 60 (Plate No 1).
Map of the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico, as surveyed by the U.S. Boundary Commission from April 17 to July 18, 1911. The map also includes fences, roads, and houses. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:63,360] (1 miles to the inch).
Date:
1911
Creator:
Wetzel, William H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plat of the Resurvey of the Clark Boundary Line Between Texas and New Mexico, Thirty Second Parallel of North Latitude, from the SE. Cor. of New Mexico to Mile Cor. No. 60 (Plate No. 7).
Map of the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico, as surveyed by the U.S. Boundary Commission from April 17 to September 26, 1911. Relief shown in hachures. The map of the map shows a note from Bil Allcorn, Commissioner of the General Land Office, from 1958. Scale [ca. 1:63,360] (1 miles to the inch).
Date:
1911
Creator:
Wetzel, William H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plats of the Resurvey of Clark's Texas-New Mexico Boundary Line by the U.S. Boundary Commission 1911.
Cover sheet for the plat maps of Clark's Texas-New Mexico boundary line, resurveyed by the the U.S. Boundary Commission. These maps were produced in hopes of ending the dispute over the boundary line between New Mexico and Texas.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Presidio Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Presidio County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, towns, and railroads. A group of three separate tracts are outlined in red pencil and labeled Gage, Bright, and Likes Bros. The back of the map has handwritten annotations of columns of numbers listed under the heading "1948 Rolls. FOWLKES BROS - continued." Scale [ca. 1:444,444] (10,000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date:
1911
Creator:
Clark, S. C. & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt Envelope]
Envelope with a handwritten note that says "Tax Receipts," and a printed return label: "After five days return to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Abilene, Texas."
Date:
1911~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles, January 4, 1911]
Letter from Henry Sayles discussing John Bryan and his opinions on railroads. Sayles discusses the Katy railroad and whether or not it will branch into Abilene as that was a main concern of prior correspondence. Sayles desires Abilene to be named as a point on the extension in a proposed consolidation bill.
Date:
January 4, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles. to Ed. S. Hughes, January 4, 1911]
Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes, discussing a bill to approve the Katy Railroad's expansion in Texas.
Date:
January 4, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to F. W. Hughes, January 4, 1911]
Letter from Henry Sayles to F. W. Hughes discussing the consolidation of the Texas Central and Katy railroads. He states few are willing to give consideration to the business of others or to the public. Sayles asks Hughes to take over the situation in Abilene with Trumbull.
Date:
January 4, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to F. W. Hughes, January 4, 1911]
Letter from Henry Sayles to F. W. Hughes asking him to pay his part of taxes, despite his indefinite absence from the ranch. Sayles expresses his worry about the railroad situation as he does not believe John Bryan will push for Abilene to be a point on the Cross Plains extension. Instead, he wishes for the Katy railroad itself to name Abilene as a point on the route.
Date:
January 4, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to W. D. Williams, January 6, 1911]
Letter to W. D. Williams, copied to Henry Sayles, discussing modifications to the I. G. and N. bill to make the bill more friendly to railroads in West Texas.
Date:
January 6, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. McAlpine to John Sayles, January 9, 1911]
Letter from M. McAlpine to John Sayles returning the Griffin papers and explaining what's been done by the party McAlpine is with.
Date:
January 9, 1911
Creator:
McAlpine, M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History