Schott School Supply Company Catalog (open access)

Schott School Supply Company Catalog

An undated catalog from the Schott School Supply Company, advertising various school supplies and related equipment.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Schott School Supply Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the Practical Drawing Company to C. C. Cox, September 24, 1919]

A postcard from the Practical Drawing Company regarding an order for them to supply C. C. Cox's school in Splendora, Texas with textbooks.
Date: September 24, 1919
Creator: Practical Drawing Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Southern School-Book Depository to C. C. Cox, April 24, 1920] (open access)

[Envelope from Southern School-Book Depository to C. C. Cox, April 24, 1920]

An envelope from the Southern School-Book Depository, postmarked April 24, 1920, with handwriting from C. C. Cox on it.
Date: April 24, 1920
Creator: Southern School-Book Depository
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, September 1919] (open access)

[Copy of Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, September 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by the Practical Drawing Company and the Texas State Board of Education.
Date: October 19, 1919
Creator: Practical Drawing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Practical Drawing Company, as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: October 10, 1919
Creator: Practical Drawing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Libraries for State-Aid Schools and Accredited Schools (open access)

Libraries for State-Aid Schools and Accredited Schools

A pamphlet listing the Southern School-Book Depository's three library sets of textbooks for use in Texas public schools.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Southern School-Book Depository
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, November 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, November 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Ginn and Company, as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Ginn and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order form for book covers from the University Publishing Company, Blank #1] (open access)

[Order form for book covers from the University Publishing Company, Blank #1]

An order form for Reynolds sanitary book covers to supply public school students in Texas.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: University Publishing Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway Ticket: Garland to Dallas] (open access)

[Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway Ticket: Garland to Dallas]

A stamped ticket of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe for a ride from Garland to Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1890~/1920~
Creator: Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series] (open access)

[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series]

A set of mailers advertising the New American Readers series, which was adopted by Texas as an option for free supplementary reading in public schools. Envelope is included.
Date: September 1919
Creator: DeWitt, E. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Southern School-Book Depository Advertisement for Hairnets] (open access)

[Southern School-Book Depository Advertisement for Hairnets]

An advertisement from the Southern School-Book Depository for a set of hairnets, and the inclusion of a set of world maps with every purchase of two cases.
Date: 1921~
Creator: Southern School-Book Depository
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Practical Drawing Company, as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: October 20, 1919
Creator: Practical Drawing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Book Order Invoice for C. C. Cox, February 5, 1920] (open access)

[Book Order Invoice for C. C. Cox, February 5, 1920]

An invoice for school books and notice slip from the Texas School Book Depository to C. C. Cox, who signed it. Envelope is included.
Date: February 5, 1920
Creator: Texas School-Book Depository
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, September 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, September 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Ginn and Company as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: September 23, 1919
Creator: Ginn and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Emgee Sales Company Catalog] (open access)

[Emgee Sales Company Catalog]

A mailed catalog from the Emgee Sales Company, featuring sets of various products for buyers to resell, including jewelry, pistols, deluxe cigarette cases and cigar holders, and gold coins. A return envelope and the sending envelope are included.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Emgee Sales Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Practical Drawing Company, as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: October 20, 1919
Creator: Practical Drawing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six 2-cent Stamps]

Six 2-cent stamps on a scrap of paper, with three Dallas, Texas postmarks on it.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eucaline Cotton Picking Book (open access)

Eucaline Cotton Picking Book

A notebook sponsored by the Eucaline Medicine Company, advertising their tonic for fever treatment and weight gain. Every other page includes a brief testimonial above a space for notetaking; the opposite pages each have tables for calculating weight gain. There are handwritten notes from C. C. Cox on work-related topics on the cover, back, and first few pages.
Date: 1919
Creator: Eucaline Medicine Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Instructions for Schools and Victory Savings Week, 1919] (open access)

[Instructions for Schools and Victory Savings Week, 1919]

A pamphlet from the War Savings Division of the Federal Reserve to American public schools with instructions for the celebration of Victory Savings Week, a national celebration and pledge drive for the first anniversary of World One One's end. Included are letters addressed to principals, teachers, and parents, specific instructions for schools on how to organize events and collect money pledges during the week, and lyrics for "thrift songs" to be sung. A return envelope and the sending envelope are included.
Date: October 22, 1919
Creator: Smith, Frank M.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Southern School-Book Depository]

An unused return postcard from an advertisement for maps and hairnets of the Southern School-Book Depository.
Date: 1921~
Creator: Southern School-Book Depository
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Healing Mission List: 1929] (open access)

[Healing Mission List: 1929]

Type-written and handwritten list of names with the heading "Healing Mission List." Several typed names are stricken in pencil.
Date: May 22, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rector of Trinity Church in Arkensas, July 4, 1888] (open access)

[Letter from Rector of Trinity Church in Arkensas, July 4, 1888]

Handwritten letter from the rector of Trinity Church in Van Buren, Arkensas to the reverend at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas, regarding a parishioner (Mrs. Holmes) who travels to Dallas on business, and asking that she be received at the church there when she is in town.
Date: July 4, 1888
Creator: Guirny, LeGrand P. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
St. Mary's College: Chapel Services (open access)

St. Mary's College: Chapel Services

Pamphlet documenting the order of services at the St. Mary's College chapel, including text of prayers and liturgy.
Date: [1918..1930]
Creator: St. Mary's College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parish Register: 1934-1946] (open access)

[Parish Register: 1934-1946]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for communicants and confirmands at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Alphabetical index to names starts on page 2.
Date: 1934/1946
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History