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[Biography of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie] (open access)

[Biography of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie]

A brief typed biography of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie, highlighting her career as a music teacher at the McMurry College.
Date: October 13, 1965
Creator: McMurry University
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Office of the Dean, McMurry College, April 1, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from the Office of the Dean, McMurry College, April 1, 1963]

Faculty bulletin letter from the Office of the Dean of McMurry College, granting excused absence for the school's chanters (listed alphabetically and by gender) who were on tour April 1-5.
Date: April 1, 1963
Creator: Office of the Dean
System: The Portal to Texas History
James E. Thompson, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.A.C.S., L.L.D., First President of the Texas Surgical Society (open access)

James E. Thompson, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.A.C.S., L.L.D., First President of the Texas Surgical Society

Presidential address given by Walter B. King, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society in Waco, Texas. In the speech, King discusses James E. Thompson's life and accomplishments
Date: October 2, 1967
Creator: King, Walter B., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Presidential Address] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Presidential Address]

Presidential address given by Joe T. Gilbert before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Gilbert discusses medical advances during his time as a doctor.
Date: October 1966
Creator: Gilbert, Joe T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Presidential Address] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Presidential Address]

Presidential address given by W.S. Lorimer, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Lorimer discusses the conflict between older and younger doctors, as well as what they could learn from one another.
Date: September 29, 1969
Creator: Lorimer, W. S., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Origin and Development of the Texas Surgical Society (open access)

The Origin and Development of the Texas Surgical Society

Article describing the beginnings and history of the Texas Surgical Society, 1915-1960.
Date: 1960-23~
Creator: Crosthwait, R. Wilson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965 (open access)

Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965

Text of opening remarks for the October 1965 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. It includes a copy of the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman in which he compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015 (open access)

Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015

Copy of a manuscript for the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman before the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. In the speech, Sparkman compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: Sparkman, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Surgical Society, "The past, present, and future" (open access)

The Texas Surgical Society, "The past, present, and future"

Presidential address given by Dr. R. Wilson Crosthwait before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Dr. Crosthwait discusses the society's history, including the first meeting, and its growth over time.
Date: October 1960
Creator: Crosthwait, R. Wilson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015 (open access)

Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015

Handwritten draft of a manuscript for the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman before the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. In the speech, Sparkman compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: Sparkman, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Listing the Flight Personnel of Squadron 43] (open access)

[Document Listing the Flight Personnel of Squadron 43]

This document contains the names of the men of Squadron 43 of the Royal Air Force 1916-1919. This document is organized by columns: "name, rank, duty, nationality, year, ref. code, casualty, remarks."
Date: April 28, 1968
Creator: Wakeman, George G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official United States Savings Stamp Album (open access)

Official United States Savings Stamp Album

Official stamp album used for buying savings bonds, the cover has an illustration of a patriot holding a musket. This album is folded like a booklet with squares with prices in them, a large number of these boxes are covered by stamps that have been bought. There is an insert inside the album with more squares and stamps on them; each square has its own monetary value inside.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Election for Haslet, Texas] (open access)

[Notice of Election for Haslet, Texas]

Notice of Election for the city of Haslet, Texas, acknowledging the accuracy of an article published in Quad Town Community News: "a true and correct copy of said published notice."
Date: February 25, 1965
Creator: Sheppard, Wallace
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for J. T. Ringo for a Purchased Book, April 21, 1965] (open access)

[Receipt for J. T. Ringo for a Purchased Book, April 21, 1965]

Receipt for J. T. Ringo with the price of a book that he bought, from Joe Wallie Office Supply, Inc., written in the table.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Halsted Heritage (open access)

The Halsted Heritage

Presidential address given by J.W. Dockett before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Brindley discusses the life and accomplishments of Dr. William Stewart Halsted, former Professor of Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Medical School.
Date: October 6, 1963
Creator: Duckett, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monroe Dunaway Anderson: Benefactor of Medicine and Mankind (open access)

Monroe Dunaway Anderson: Benefactor of Medicine and Mankind

Presidential address given by James Greenwood, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Greenwood discusses Monroe Dunaway Anderson's life and accomplishments, as well as the work of the M.D. Anderson Foundation.
Date: October 5, 1964
Creator: Greenwood, James, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Surgeon (open access)

The Texas Surgeon

Presidential address given by G.V. Brindley, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Brindley discusses the issue of responsibility to the patient.
Date: September 17, 1962
Creator: Brindley, G. V., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History