[Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles, August 1, 1932] (open access)

[Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles, August 1, 1932]

Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles discussing a property in Eastland, Texas that Sayles had sold to Mr. Quirl. Scott informs Sayles that the property would now be considered in foreclosure, and the Standard Savings and Loans Assn. would post the property for sale. He then asks Sayles if he would be interested in taking the property back under a refinanced loan.
Date: August 1, 1932
Creator: Scott, H. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles, August 5, 1932] (open access)

[Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles, August 5, 1932]

Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles discussing the deficiency judgement on the property Perry Sayles sold to Mr. Quirl. Scott recommends Sayles pursues payment from Quirl to secure payment from him.
Date: August 5, 1932
Creator: Scott, H. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to H. J. Scott, August 8, 1932] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to H. J. Scott, August 8, 1932]

Letter from Perry Sayles to H. J. Scott discussing the mortgage for a property purchased by "Mr. Quirl," which he seems to have defaulted on, from the letter writer in Eastland, Texas.
Date: August 8, 1932
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles, August 9, 1932] (open access)

[Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles, August 9, 1932]

Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles discussing Sayles' non-payment of one month's payment on a loan granted by the Standard Savings and Loans Association.
Date: August 9, 1932
Creator: Scott, H. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles, August 10, 1932] (open access)

[Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles, August 10, 1932]

Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles discussing the deeds of a property in Eastland, Texas that Perry Sayles sold to Joe Driskell. Scott is requesting the documentation of the deeds to see the exact details. There are handwritten addresses and dates on in the top left corner of the letter.
Date: August 10, 1932
Creator: Scott, H. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to H. J. Scott, August 12, 1932] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to H. J. Scott, August 12, 1932]

Letter from Perry Sayles, likely Perry Sayles, to H. J. Scott discussing the transferred deeds of a property in Eastland, Texas from Sayles, to Joe Driskell, to G. N. Quirl.
Date: August 12, 1932
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Comanche Country, 1875

Military map of the Indian Territory in the Great Plains, showing Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Kansas. The map includes military trails and posts (abandoned and occupied). State lines, towns, railroads, bodies of water, and areas of elevation are also included. Towns enclosed in brackets were established after 1875. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1933
Creator: Riney, W. A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Comanche Country and Adjacent Territory, 1840

Military map of the Comanche Indian Territory in the Great Plains, showing Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska. The map includes military trails and posts (abandoned and occupied). State lines, towns, bodies of water, and areas of elevation are also shown. Towns enclosed in brackets were established after 1840. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Comanche Country and Adjacent Territory, 1860

Military map of the Comanche Indian Territory in the Great Plains, showing Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, and Colorado. The map includes military trails and posts (abandoned and occupied). State lines, towns, bodies of water, and areas of elevation are also shown. Towns enclosed in brackets were established after 1860. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1933
Creator: Riney, W. A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Deed, Amos K. Bass to Perry Sayles] (open access)

[Mineral Deed, Amos K. Bass to Perry Sayles]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 3/512 interest in and to the oil, gas, and minerals in and under a tract of land in Eastland and Erath Counties, Texas from Amos K. Bass to Perry Sayles.
Date: August 12, 1933
Creator: Bass, Amos K.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Leldon Creger Report Card] (open access)

[Leldon Creger Report Card]

Report card from Norman City School District for Leldon Creger, signed by Mrs. Rosa Creger and Miss Violet Creger.
Date: 1934/1935
Creator: Norman City Schools
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Indian Territory]

Military map of the Indian Territory surrounding the U.S. Army post Camp Supply, showing rivers, creeks, roads, military trails, and areas of elevation, with relief shown in hachures. The map also includes notes on the landscape, such as the height of a ravine and the lack of grass in a particular area.
Date: 1934?
Creator: Ruffner, E. H. & Hunnius, Ado
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles, August 29, 1934] (open access)

[Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles, August 29, 1934]

Letter from H. J. Scott to Perry Sayles discussing relocation of the Standard Savings and Loan Association from Oklahoma to Texas. He informs Sayles payment on his loan are in arrears and asks what his financial situation is.
Date: August 29, 1934
Creator: Scott, H. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map showing Cattle Trails as used from 1866 to 1895

Map of the cattle trails throughout Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas, used to travel northward to markets and shipping points. The map also includes state boundaries, major towns, bodies of water, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: 1935
Creator: Loveless, A. C. & Potter, Jack
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Outline of Painting Notes by Minister Murray] (open access)

[Outline of Painting Notes by Minister Murray]

"Outline in brief of remarks made on the painting for the Adams Oklahoma Church of Christ" by Minister W.R. Murray of Liberal, Kansas (undated). Title on front reads, "Dedication of Adams Okla [Oklahoma] Picture." Notes in outline indicate painting theme of Jordan River. Symbols mentioned in outline include hills, cross of light, Jordan, light, trees, leaves, rocks and stones, birds. Painting possibly no. 124.
Date: [1935..1966]
Creator: Murray, W. R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Norman High School Yearbook, 1936] (open access)

[Norman High School Yearbook, 1936]

Norman High School yearbook from 1936 that belonged to Rosa Charlyne Creger. A handwritten list of the book's editors is written inside the front cover and several signatures from students and faculty are written inside the back cover and throughout the pages.
Date: 1936
Creator: Gable, Jack; Fulkerson, Grover; Scott, Rebekah; Holland, LeRoy; Shannon, Esther Beth; Johnson, Earl et al.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carky Sitting on Couch]

Photograph of a dog named Carky sitting next to a pillow on a couch on a porch. There is other furniture on the porch, and a house is visible in the background.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dog On Couch]

Photograph of a dog named Carky sitting on a couch on a porch. There is other furniture on the porch, and a house is visible in the background.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn]

Document related to cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, stating that the answers of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn were taken before a public notary in Garfield County, Oklahoma. The answers of E. Williams are included in this document.
Date: September 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for V. Robert Kerr, E. Williams, and C. C. Chinn] (open access)

[Subpoena for V. Robert Kerr, E. Williams, and C. C. Chinn]

Subpoena requiring V. Robert Kerr, E. Williams, and C. C. Chinn to appear in court to provide testimony in the cause, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: September 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn]

Document in the cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, containing E. Williams' and C. C. Chinn's answers to prepared questions by the plaintiff's and defendant's attorneys. The document is unsigned.
Date: October 11, 1938
Creator: Chinn, C. C. & Williams, E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Donald Prentice to Sayles & Sayles, February 18, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Donald Prentice to Sayles & Sayles, February 18, 1939]

Letter from Donald Prentice to Sayles & Sayles discussing a payment to Johnnie White for his expenses relating to the case, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: February 18, 1939
Creator: Prentice, Donald
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Paper Listing Payment to Sayles & Sayles, August 1, 1939] (open access)

[Paper Listing Payment to Sayles & Sayles, August 1, 1939]

Paper listing the payment from the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company to Sayles & Sayles in the amount $35.00 for examining the title, T-161-D and curative work on June 7.
Date: August 1, 1939
Creator: Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert S. Sprague to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Robert S. Sprague to Blanche Perry]

Letter plus envelope from Robert S. Sprague to Perry requesting a baptistry painting for the church in Lawton, Oklahoma. Mentions cost of Lawton church building.
Date: October 3, 1939
Creator: Sprague, Robert S.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History