Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920 (open access)

Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920

An application for state aid funding filled out by C. C. Cox for the Splendora school in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The application includes detailed information about the school's employees, students, grounds, sanitation, library, and other relevant information.
Date: August 18, 1919
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1919]

Letter from Bessie Meredith to C. C. Cox. The envelope is included, on the back of which is some handwritten accounting.
Date: August 29, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Waterfield to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Waterfield to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1919]

Letter from Charles Waterfield of the New York Herald to C. C. Cox discussing and upcoming order of and advertising for the September 7th issue, which would feature an article titled "Psychology of the Clashing of the Races."
Date: August 29, 1919
Creator: Waterfield, Charles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. W. Reynolds to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from E. W. Reynolds to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1918]

Mass letter from E. W. Reynolds of the Book Supply Company to school principals, in this case to C. C. Cox, advertising "The Re-Creation of Brian Kent" by Harold Bell Wright. The envelope is included.
Date: August 23, 1918
Creator: Reynolds, Elsbery W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox, August 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox, August 15, 1944]

Letter from superintendent J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox discussing financial difficulties. The envelope is included.
Date: August 15, 1914
Creator: Terry, J. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jessie Wise to C. C. Cox, August 4, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Jessie Wise to C. C. Cox, August 4, 1919]

Letter from Miss Jessie Wise to C. C. Cox applying for a teaching position at his school. The envelope is included.
Date: August 4, 1919
Creator: Wise, Jessie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, August 15, 1910] (open access)

[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, August 15, 1910]

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox asking about recent events in Splendora. Envelope is included.
Date: August 15, 1910
Creator: Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox, August 27, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox, August 27, 1913]

Letter from W. C. Corbett of the Union Land Company to C. C. Cox requesting an overdue payment. The envelope is included, on which is much handwritten arithmetic by Cox.
Date: August 27, 1913
Creator: Corbett, W. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital, San Antonio, Texas]

Postcard of Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The image is an illustration of four-story building from the left side, including the lawn and drive up to the building. There are several nurses wearing full length dresses and aprons on the lawn. The back of the postcard includes the printed text, "P. and S. Hospital is a private hospital erected by a number of the very best doctors in the city." and handwritten correspondence. The correspondence is addressed to Mr. [and Mrs.?] Berry, and reads, "Dear [...] [Fanny] and Mildred will be there next Sunday morning if nothing [...]."
Date: August 14, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Earl Wharton to J. T. Terry, August 8, 1914] (open access)

[Postcard from Earl Wharton to J. T. Terry, August 8, 1914]

Official postcard from Earl Wharton of the US District Court, South Texas, to J. T. Terry informing him that a company he credited has been declared bankrupt.
Date: August 8, 1914
Creator: Wharton, Earl
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sulphur Falls]

Postcard of Suphur Falls in Glen Rose, Texas. The image is a photograph of four people in a pool surrounded by a fence. There is a building in the background on the left side of the image. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mrs. [C.]M. Backloupe" and speaks about future travel plans and the mosquitos in the area.
Date: August 16, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher's Contract Between Ollie McShaw, Montgomery County District 15] (open access)

[Teacher's Contract Between Ollie McShaw, Montgomery County District 15]

Trustee copy of a teaching contract for Ollie McShaw with Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. Envelope is included.
Date: August 7, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S. & McShaw, Ollie
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Torbett Sanatorium and Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse]

Postcard of the Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse, Torbett Sanatorium, and Hot Well Pavilion in Marlin Texas. The illustration depicts two or three red brick buildings on the left side and center back of the image and a smaller tan building in the right foreground. The text, "Torbett Sanatorium, Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse, Hot Well Pavilion, Marlin, Texas" is printed in red across the top of the postcard. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mrs. E.P. Winters."
Date: August 29, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History