College Bulletin, Number 19, August, 1907 (open access)

College Bulletin, Number 19, August, 1907

According to the Announcement on page 2, "This issue of the Bulletin is intended to illustrate some of the practical features of the courses offered at the College of Industrial Arts." This bulletin includes photographs of students and campus buildings.
Date: August 1907
Creator: College of Industrial Arts
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
College Bulletin, Number 28, December, 1909 (open access)

College Bulletin, Number 28, December, 1909

This bulletin includes calendars, lists of important people, and articles written about the school including articles published in the Fort Worth Star, Fort Worth Record, Denton Record and Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Kansas City Journal, and Clay's Review.
Date: December 1909
Creator: College of Industrial Arts
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Girls Industrial College Bulletins.  Bulletin Number 01, February 20, 1903 (open access)

Girls Industrial College Bulletins. Bulletin Number 01, February 20, 1903

This gives a basic overview of important information about the college as well as important people and dates associated with it as an introduction for the opening of the school.
Date: February 1903
Creator: Girls Industrial College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plat Drawing]

Plat blueprint showing a river, ditches, and various orchards with boundary lines. Scale is 1:1200.
Date: June 8, 1900
Creator: Reed, W. M.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Girls Industrial College Diploma] (open access)

[Girls Industrial College Diploma]

Diploma certifying that Beulah Kincaid completed the Commercial Arts Course and graduated from the Girls Industrial College of Texas. Certificate is signed by the President of the Board of Regents and the President of the College.
Date: June 8, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Western Presbyter] (open access)

[The Western Presbyter]

The Western Presbyter, a weekly publication from Cumberland Presbyterian, contains information about the state of the church.
Date: January 14, 1904
Creator: Russell, Charles C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Western Presbyter] (open access)

[The Western Presbyter]

The Western Presbyter, a weekly publication from Cumberland Presbyterian, contains information about the state of the church.
Date: February 5, 1904
Creator: Russell, Charles C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Western Presbyter] (open access)

[The Western Presbyter]

The Western Presbyter, a weekly publication from Cumberland Presbyterian, contains information about the state of the church.
Date: February 11, 1904
Creator: Russell, Charles C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Western Presbyter] (open access)

[The Western Presbyter]

The Western Presbyter, a weekly publication from Cumberland Presbyterian, contains information about the state of the church.
Date: February 18, 1904
Creator: Russell, Charles C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Commencement: Virginia Military Institute. Corps of Cadet, 1908] (open access)

[Commencement: Virginia Military Institute. Corps of Cadet, 1908]

The booklet contains information about the commencement week in June, 1908 for the Virginia Military Institute. The booklet also includes a program of exercises and lists of officers and patrons.
Date: 1908
Creator: Virginia Military Institute
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping" John B. Denton College] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping" John B. Denton College]

Newspaper clipping contains information about students of John B. Denton College and the construction of the college building. This clipping is the only known surviving piece of the September 26 issue of 1901.
Date: September 26, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Commencement Exercises John B. Denton College (open access)

Commencement Exercises John B. Denton College

John B. Denton College hosted commencement exercises on June 12, 1902, at Wright's Opera House. This programme contains a list of graduates and an order of services.
Date: June 12, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: John B. Denton College] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: John B. Denton College]

Newspaper clipping contains information about the creation of John B. Denton College in Denton, Texas. O. M. Thurman was the first president of the college.
Date: June 23, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for William Crow Wright] (open access)

[Obituary for William Crow Wright]

This original newspaper clipping was pasted once pasted into a scrapbook. The obituary contains a summary of the life and death of W. C. Wright, an early settler in Denton, Texas. W. C. Wright died at the age of 70 after having lived under three flags, having served in the Texas Cavalry during the Civil War, and having served in a local militia. Wright became a wealthy farmer and trader and built and operated the Wright's Opera House. He was survived by his wife, Julia A. Gober Williams, and seven children including Mrs. Effie Fay Branche Wright Williams. William Crow Wright died May 16, 1906.
Date: May 24, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton High School Twentieth Annual Commencement Program 1905 (open access)

Denton High School Twentieth Annual Commencement Program 1905

The twentieth annual commencement of Denton High School was held at Wright's Opera House on May 22, 1905. The program also contains information about the baccalaureate service, the names of the graduates, an order of services, and a list of faculty and board of trustees.
Date: 1905~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Free on the Public Square Tonight (open access)

Free on the Public Square Tonight

Announcement of several events to take place on the public square in Denton, Texas. Mr. R. Taliaferro Jones provided moving picture entertainment. Other attractions included a "Bull Fight" moving picture, "The Pickpocket," and a band performance.
Date: 1904?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report Card: Annie Parks, 1899-1900] (open access)

[Report Card: Annie Parks, 1899-1900]

Report card documenting Annie Parks classes and grades during the session of 1899-1900. The report card contains a list of school board members, as well as the signatures of Annie's guardian and her teacher, Hattie Donnell.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Denton Public Schools
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School (open access)

Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School

Program for the Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School at Wright's Opera House on Friday, May 18, 1900 contains an order of services, and a list of the Board of Trustees.
Date: 1900-05-18~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Texas State Normal School, Denton, Tex.

Postcard contains photograph of several buildings at the North Texas State Normal College, now known as the University of North Texas, in Denton.
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Christian College, Denton, Tex.

Postcard contains a photograph of the Southwestern Christian College in Denton, Texas.
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girls' College of Industrial Arts, Denton, Texas.

Postcard contains a photograph of the Old Main Building at Girls' College of Industrial Arts, now known as Texas Woman's University, in Denton, Texas.
Date: 1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girls College of Industrial Art, Denton, Tex.

Postcard contains photograph of the Old Main Building at Girls College of Industrial Art, now known as Texas Woman's University, in Denton, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Miss Amy A. Allen in Manhattan, Kansas. Old Main was constructed in 1903 and was the first building on campus.
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit for Garnishment after Judgement] (open access)

[Affidavit for Garnishment after Judgement]

Affidavit includes blanks for the prosecutor and defendant of the trial, the date of the trial, and the stipulations of the judgment.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alligator hunters in Cuba]

Postcard with a photograph of five men holding their rifles. The men have respited from hunting alligators. They all have similar dress and are wearing similar service hats. The men are standing beside a lake. On the back of the postcard is written, "Hunting Alligators in Cuba. The micky looking guy on the left is G. I set the camery [sic] then got in place. And negro snapped it for me." The postcard does not appear to have been mailed. The person "G" refers to the George V. Huffmon, who was stationed in the military in Cuba. He was also the sender of the postcard. The rest of the men remain unidentified. Huffmon enlisted in the Army in 1906 and was stationed in Cuba, during the Second Occupation of Cuba which lasted from September 1906 to February 1909.
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History