[Letter from Nancy Harris to State Headquarters, Selective Service System, Texas - May 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Harris to State Headquarters, Selective Service System, Texas - May 19, 1944]

A letter from Nancy Harris, Clerk for the Matagora County Local Board #1 of the Selective Service System, dated May 19, 1944. Harris advises regarding a copy of a discharge order and asks Headquarters if the board has the authority to send registrant 2nd Lt. William Wellborn Stinnett in for induction or if they are to continue in his I-C classification.
Date: May 19, 1944
Creator: Harris, Nancy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 31, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 31, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, for work in District 7-B from October 18, 1944 through October 31, 1944. The reverse side includes remarks by T. N. Carswell.
Date: October 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - November, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - November, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, for work in District 7-B from November 1, 1944 through November 17, 1944. The reverse side includes a blank form.
Date: November 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - November 30, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - November 30, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, for work in District 7-B from November 18, 1944 through November 30, 1944 (2 pages).
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stone and Davis to Mrs. Thelma Harrington, August 12, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Stone and Davis to Mrs. Thelma Harrington, August 12, 1960]

Letter from Stone and Davis to Mrs. Thelma Harrington discussing the Gloria D. Hanson Vs. James Alvis Hanson case. They inform Mrs. Harrington that the case hearing is on the 2nd of September, 1960, and tells the related parties how to prepare for it.
Date: August 12, 1960
Creator: Stone and Davis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Neil Caldwell to O. P. Hardy, January 21, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Neil Caldwell to O. P. Hardy, January 21, 1960]

Letter from Neil Caldwell to O. P. Hardy discussing the Gloria D. Hanson vs. James Alvis Hanson case. He says Ray Mason, Mr. Hanson's lawyer, made a request for an investigation of both parties but had not gotten a response yet. He implores Judge Hardy to help expedite the process.
Date: January 21, 1960
Creator: Caldwell, Neil
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Decros Point Quandrangle: Texas

Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, showing boundaries, water bodies, roads, and landmarks, including Matagorda Bay, Intracoastal Waterway, Matagorda Peninsula, Decros Point, Matagorda Club Airport, Matagorda Club, and the Gulf of Mexico. Relief shown by contours and spot heights and includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1957
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Matagorda County

Blue line print of survey map of Matagorda County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:222,222] (5000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1920
Creator: Atlee, Tom & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brown Cedar Cut Quadrangle: Texas-Matagorda Co.

Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, showing Turkey Island, Intracoastal Waterway, Live Oak Bay, East Matagorda Bay, Brown Cedar Cut, Matagorda Peninsula, and the Gulf of Mexico, with relief shown by contours (interval 5 feet) and spot heights. The map includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1952
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cedar Lakes West Quadrangle: Texas

Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, showing Cedar lake, Cedar Creek, Cow Trap Lake, Dead Caney Lake, Intracoastal Waterway, Cedar Lakes, Choctow Lake, and the Gulf of Mexico, with relief shown by contours and spot heights. The map includes a key and road classification and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1953
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Port O'Connor Quadrangle: Texas

Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 5 feet) and spot heights and includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sargent quadrangle: Texas--Matagorda Co.

Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 5 feet) and spot heights and includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1953
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cedar Lane NE Quadrangle: Texas

Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, showing boundaries, water bodies, pipe lines, telephone lines, railroads, roads, and landmarks, including San Bernard River, Cedar Lake, Cedar Creek, Cocklebur Slough, and Clemens State Farm. Relief shown by contours (interval 5 feet) and spot heights, and includes key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1953
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Camp

Copy negative of two images of the Baptist Young People's Union camp; now known as Texas Baptist Encampment. The top image is of a building with people walking away and towards the building on dirt roads. Horses are also visible on the landscape as well as multiple bushes and trees. In the background there are houses and a lake or beach. The image below shows a series of tents and trees lined up in a row, there are people standing by the tents. Barrels are seen out through the pathway. There is writing on the bottom image that reads "BYPU Camp Life, Palacios"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People Swimming

Copy negative of two images. The top image is of a big group of people wearing bathing suits in the water at what seems to be a beach. In the background there is a dock. The image on the bottom is of a ship at sea, people are visible on the ship. There is writing on the image that reads "The Margaret of Palacios"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History