Walker Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Walker 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: 1903
Creator: Sweeney, Frank R.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for Thos. N. Carswell - June 4, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for Thos. N. Carswell - June 4, 1943]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, C. A. S., dated June 4, 1943, for special work from April 17, 1943 through June 4, 1943, Four pages.
Date: June 4, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Prison System certificate of release - May 12, 1955] (open access)

[Texas Prison System certificate of release - May 12, 1955]

A certificate of release for Subject No. 130,969, with a release date of May 12, 1955, per J. C. Roberts, Chief, Bureau of Records and Identifications. Texas Prison System, O. B. ELLIS, General Manager, Huntsville, Texas.
Date: May 12, 1955
Creator: Roberts, J. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Release issued by The Texas Prison System - January 7, 1952] (open access)

[Certificate of Release issued by The Texas Prison System - January 7, 1952]

A certificate of release issued by the Texas Prison System, O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Huntsville, Texas. The certificate grants a 90-day emergency reprieve and is dated January 7, 1952 Per J. M. Metts, Chief for J. C. Roberts, Chief.
Date: January 7, 1952
Creator: Metts, J. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from parolee/inmate to T. N. Carswell - March 25, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from parolee/inmate to T. N. Carswell - March 25, 1954]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from parolee/inmate, Huntsville, Texas, dated March 25, 1954. Subject 108,345 expresses his appreciation for the encouraging letter from Carswell and describes the events of his transfer to Huntsville.
Date: March 25, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 11783-A: Copy of the Original Petition (open access)

Case No. 11783-A: Copy of the Original Petition

Document bringing suit by Henry Sayles, Jr. against L. M. Parks regarding fees owed by Parks to Sayles.
Date: November 14, 1934
Creator: Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 10,190-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition (open access)

Case No. 10,190-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition

Document bringing suit by Henry Sayles, Jr. against L. M. Parks regarding fees owed by Parks to Sayles.
Date: November 14, 1934
Creator: Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from French M. Robertson and H. H. Coffield to Truett Latimer, September 22, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from French M. Robertson and H. H. Coffield to Truett Latimer, September 22, 1954]

Letter from French M. Robertson and H. H. Coffield to Truett Latimer inviting him and his chosen guests to a prison rodeo and luncheon held at the Huntsville prison stadium.
Date: September 22, 1954
Creator: Robertson, French M. & Coffield, H. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from O. B. Ellis to Truett Latimer, February 4, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from O. B. Ellis to Truett Latimer, February 4, 1953]

Letter from O. B. Ellis to Truett Latimer discussing a visit of the Penitentiaries Committee to several Texas prison to observe what has been done with state funding.
Date: February 4, 1953
Creator: Ellis, O. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to O. B. Ellis, February 26, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to O. B. Ellis, February 26, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to O. B. Ellis thanking him for a tour of the Texas Prison System and promising to push for prison related legislation to be passed through the Legislature.
Date: February 26, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Etheredge to Truett Latimer, March 20, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Etheredge to Truett Latimer, March 20, 1953]

Letter from John W. Etheredge to Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 24 to stop the use of netting in the Laguna Madre.
Date: March 20, 1953
Creator: Etheredge, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Oliver Howard, February 7, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Oliver Howard, February 7, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Oliver Howard discussing plans to send him an up to date copy of House Bill 123, and his upcoming inspection trip Huntsville and Sugar Land penitentiaries.
Date: February 7, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from O. B. Ellis to Huntsville Prison Personnel, February 2, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from O. B. Ellis to Huntsville Prison Personnel, February 2, 1953]

Letter from O. B. Ellis to all wardens and personnel of the Huntsville, Texas Prison System discussing the groups of committee representatives and senators scheduled to visit the facilities. Truett Latimer is listed among the Penitentiaries Committee of The House, the first group scheduled to visit.
Date: February 2, 1953
Creator: Ellis, O. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Neveille H. Colson to Truett Latimer, September 28, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Neveille H. Colson to Truett Latimer, September 28, 1953]

Letter from Mrs. Neveille H. Colson to Truett Latimer reminding him of the time and date information for a luncheon in Huntsville.
Date: September 28, 1953
Creator: Colson, Mrs. Neveille H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Women on Porch]

Photograph of three women, including Lula McGlathery and Orlena Mae Mills, sitting on the front porch of a light-colored single-story house with a wooden fence and several plants growing on the lawn in the foreground and trees in the background. There is handwritten note on the front of photograph that reads: "Aunt Lula Home in Dodge Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1853 (open access)

The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1853

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1853 (open access)

The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1853

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1864 (open access)

The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1864

Daily newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 22, 1853 (open access)

The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 22, 1853

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 22, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 15, 1853 (open access)

The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 15, 1853

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 15, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. FIFTY-FIRST YEAR, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1901 (open access)

The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. FIFTY-FIRST YEAR, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1901

Daily newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 5, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 24, 1858 (open access)

The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 24, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 24, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 12, 1853 (open access)

The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 12, 1853

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 12, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 19, 1853 (open access)

The Huntsville Item. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 19, 1853

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 19, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History