[Letter from T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to John J. Herrera - 1949-05-14] (open access)

[Letter from T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to John J. Herrera - 1949-05-14]

Letter from Sheriff T. W. "Buckshot" Lane asking if John J. Herrera knows any good Latin doctors in Houston or San Antonio, as Lane has realized that there no Latin doctors in his county and many Spanish-speaking residents therefore did not seek medical help, as they did not speak English. The letter is typed on letterhead for The County of Wharton.
Date: May 14, 1949
Creator: Lane, T. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Release of Oil and Gas Lease (open access)

Release of Oil and Gas Lease

Release document of an oil and gas lease between the Roxana Petroleum Corporation and Carl Harton and his wife Christiane Harton. The document states that the petroleum company is relinquishing 70 acres of property in Wharton County, along with all rights, to the Hartons. Signatures were made on the bottom by the vice-president of the corporation and a notary. When closed, on the back, the top quarter of the document condenses the document into two lines of text that read, "Release of Oil and Gas Lease Roxana Petroleum Corporation To."
Date: February 14, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Certificate] (open access)

[Membership Certificate]

Certificate provided to O. W. Schaer by the Wharton County Electric Cooperative, Inc., to certify Schaer's membership in said organization. The bottom third of the document has an embossed seal and two signatures by the president and secretary of the organization, R. E. Meek and A. E. Wilbeck, respectively. On the back of the certificate, there are two paragraphs of printed text stating the conditions of membership.
Date: January 14, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Hulen Main Chapel

Copy negative of the Danevang Lutheran Church in Danevang, Texas. There is a road visible in the foreground, as well a tall flagpole with an American flag positioned in front of the chapel.
Date: December 14, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Editorial from the Wharton Spectator by Mary Lee Shannon] (open access)

[Editorial from the Wharton Spectator by Mary Lee Shannon]

Editorial article titled "Frankly speaking" written by the editor, Mary Lee Shannon, expressing her opinion on the "Mexican problem" in Wharton County.
Date: October 14, 1949
Creator: Shannon, Mary Lee
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Jesse E. Morris, Sr., August 14, 1998] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Jesse E. Morris, Sr., August 14, 1998]

Funeral program for Brother Jesse E. Morris, Sr., born May 8, 1924 and died August 9, 1998. The wake service was held August 14, 1998 at the Lewis Funeral Home. The going home service was August 15, 1998 at Shiloh Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Robins Estate in Boling, Texas.
Date: August 14, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding Celebration for Andrew and Emma Berndt]

Black and white photograph of a group portrait taken at a wedding celebration for Andrew Enemark Berndt and Emma Hansen Berndt, the groom and the bride respectively. The newlywed couple are standing on the left while their guests stand to the right and behind them; a few people are seated below the group.
Date: November 14, 1929
Creator: Newton, Carl D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History