[Cienega Ditch: Contract to Dig Ditch, 1916] (open access)

[Cienega Ditch: Contract to Dig Ditch, 1916]

Contract between the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, J. H. Lacy, and C.L. Simpson to hiring the two men to cut and dig a ditch along the Scinega [sic] Creek, specifying all special requirements, the time frame, additional time fro inclement weather, and the payment to be received.
Date: January 6, 1916
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Frances Hall]

Copy negative of a line drawing of the Mary Frances Hall at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. The drawing shows the three-story brick building from a three-quarter view, with students walking along the front walkway. Note at the bottom of the photograph reads, "New $40,000.00 Dormitory Building for Simmons College."
Date: 1916
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed, Transferring Land From Cunningham Land Company to Mac Sayles] (open access)

[Deed, Transferring Land From Cunningham Land Company to Mac Sayles]

Document certifying the transfer of land from the Cunningham Land Company to Mac Sayles.
Date: August 9, 1916
Creator: Ellis, B. L.; James, Henry & Sayles, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. C. Hemming to Henry Sayles, January 31, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from C. C. Hemming to Henry Sayles, January 31, 1916]

Letter from C. C. Hemming to Henry Sayles inquiring about past due unpaid taxes.
Date: January 31, 1916
Creator: Hemming, C. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hardin County Delinquent Tax Notice, 1916] (open access)

[Hardin County Delinquent Tax Notice, 1916]

Statement of taxes due from Kirby Lumber Co. in Hardin County, Texas, addressed to Sayles, Sayles, and Sayles.
Date: April 26, 1916
Creator: Parker, W. S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release of Vendor's Lien, John Sayles to Mac Sayles] (open access)

[Release of Vendor's Lien, John Sayles to Mac Sayles]

Document certifying the release of a vendor lien from John Sayles to Mac Sayles.
Date: March 4, 1916
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Transferring Property to Mac and Mamie Sayles] (open access)

[Memorandum Transferring Property to Mac and Mamie Sayles]

Memorandum certifying the transfer of lots 9 and 10 in block 9 of Highlands in Abilene, Texas from Perry Sayles to Mac and Mamie Sayles.
Date: December 30, 1916
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Corral, [Volume 9, Number 6,] March, 1916 (open access)

The Corral, [Volume 9, Number 6,] March, 1916

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: March 1916
Creator: Simmons College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Corral, [Volume 9, Number 7,] April, 1916 (open access)

The Corral, [Volume 9, Number 7,] April, 1916

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: April 1916
Creator: Simmons College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Corral, [Volume 9, Number 8,] May, 1916 (open access)

The Corral, [Volume 9, Number 8,] May, 1916

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: May 1916
Creator: Simmons College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Corral, Volume 10, Number 1, Fall, 1916 (open access)

The Corral, Volume 10, Number 1, Fall, 1916

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: 1916
Creator: Simmons College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Simmons College, 1916 (open access)

The Bronco, Yearbook of Simmons College, 1916

Yearbook for Simmons College in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1916
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mrs. Regina Smith to Truett Latimer, May 8, 1961]

Postcard from Mrs. Regina Smith to Truett Latimer stating that she is for better schools to raise funds. She also suggests a sales tax.
Date: May 8, 1916
Creator: Smith, Mrs. Regina
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Wheeler to J. H.. Parramore, January 13, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Wheeler to J. H.. Parramore, January 13, 1916]

Letter from J. J. Wheeler to James Harrison Parramore discussing signed contracts to begin work on repairing the Cienega ditch, how the cattle and mares are doing, water tanks and the lack of rain, and a bad season of the Spanish flu.
Date: January 13, 1916
Creator: Wheeler, J. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Katie Lee Gracey]

Portrait of Katie Lee Gracie, visible from the shoulders up, wearing a light-colored sweater with sequins and a corsage.
Date: [1916..1917]
Creator: Willis Art Gallery
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Farmers & Merchants National Bank Envelope] (open access)

[Farmers & Merchants National Bank Envelope]

Envelope addressed to Mr. K.K. Leggett, with a return address label that says "After five days return to Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Abliene, Texas."
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes relating to Henry Sayles' Estate] (open access)

[Notes relating to Henry Sayles' Estate]

Notes listing several details relating to Henry Sayles and Moe Sayles.
Date: 1916-06-22?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Chemistry Class]

Photograph of a chemistry class participating in the Sunrise Breakfast on July 22, 1916. Students, faculty and staff gather around a small campfire while several students hold long sticks over the flames of the fire, cooking strips of bacon.
Date: June 22, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Faculty Football Game]

Photograph of the faculty vs. trustees football game at Simmons College. They are shown standing around in a huddle, looking at the football on the ground.
Date: May 24, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man and Woman in Mountains; Four Men; Oscar Temple and Woman; Man and Woman]

Copy negative of four pictures from 1916 and/or 1917 pasted in a scrapbook. One is of a man and woman standing in front of a snowy wooded mountain with another person in the background. One is of four men in front of some woods. One is of Oscar Temple and a woman sitting in the grass in front of a tree with houses in the background. The other is of Oscar Temple and a woman standing in an open area with buildings in the background.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mary-Frances Hall]

Photograph of Mary-Frances Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The photo shows the building from the side.
Date: [1916..1978]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mary Frances Hall]

Photograph of Mary Frances Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The photo has been taken from beneath some trees of the front porch.
Date: [1916..1978]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mary Frances Hall]

Photograph of Mary Frances Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, showing the building from a distance. The building has been labeled in the bottom margin.
Date: [1916..1978]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mary-Frances Hall]

Photograph of Mary-Frances Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. A medallion at the top of the dormer dates the building as 1916.
Date: [1916..1978]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History