[Canyon City, Texas class of 1903]

Photograph of the graduating class of 1903 of Canyon City High School. Shown are two men in suits and five women in white dresses, photographed before a studio backdrop, framed by potted plants. Each person is holding a rolled sheet. Photocopies from the commencement program are attached to the reverse of the photograph, listing the graduates.
Date: 1903
Creator: Lusby, Maidens Stennett
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Goodnight boys dormitory1905-06

Photograph of male students of Goodnight College in Goodnight, Texas in front of the boy's dormitory. Students of various ages stand in a loose row, with several seated on the ground in front and a small group further back, before an open door. Several others appear in the five windows of the building's second story. The dormitory is a two-story wood frame building built in an "L" shape. Two of the students, Earl Paine and Bill Hill, are identified on the image.
Date: 1905~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clarendon College X-Ray, Volume 4, Number 1, November 1906 (open access)

The Clarendon College X-Ray, Volume 4, Number 1, November 1906

November 1906 issue of the Clarendon College magazine, published by the Adkissonian, Panhandle, Sappho and Euterpean literary societies. Contains college and club news, personal items, humor and advertisements.
Date: November 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Goodnight College students]

Photograph of students posed in front of the Goodnight College girl's domritory. Students stand in a long line behind a picket fence, on the second floor balcony of the building behind them, and on the stairs leading to the balcony. Most of the students are women, and many of them are wearing mortarboards. The dormitory is a four-story wood frame building with dormer windows on the third floor and gables on the fourth. Five ladders lead from the second floor balcony to windows on the floor above. A smaller, one-story building is visible at the right rear.
Date: 1906~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canadian Academy commencement week (open access)

Canadian Academy commencement week

Schedule of events for commencement week at Canadian Academy, including sermons, debates, recitals, field events, receptions, and the commencement ceremony.
Date: 1907
Creator: Canadian Academy
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clarendon College building]

Photograph of the main building of Clarendon College in Clarendon, Texas. The three-story building is constructed of brick, with a shingled roof. On each side of the main part of the building are two square towers. The mansard roof of the main building includes dormer windows and at the top of the towers there are small gabled dormer openings. The tower closest to the viewer has round windows on the third floor and one of them appears to be open or missing. There are three children sitting on the ground in front of the building, and a girl is about to enter one of the doors. A water tower is visible behind the building. The image is misidentified as "Claude Courthouse." on the verso.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canadian College and graded schools, Canadian, Texas (open access)

Canadian College and graded schools, Canadian, Texas

Pamphlet containing general information on Canadian College and the curricula for school, which includes grammar school, high school, and two years of college. A calendar for the 1902-03 school year and lists of administration and faculty are included.
Date: 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Class of 1905

Photograph of five men and seven women who graduated from Canyon, Texas High School in 1905. The men are wearing dark suits and ties and the women are wearing white dresses. Three of the women are holding rolled diplomas. Students are identified on the back of the photograph: Bottom row: Aubrey ______, J. P. Hix. Middle row: Isabel Prichard, Loretta Wiggins, Minnie Willard, Annie Buie, Lola Word. Top row: Maud Brandon, Professor Ernsburger, Will Word, ________Wiggins, Roberta Wilson.
Date: 1905
Creator: Lusby, Maidens Stennett
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.F. Johnson and others to subscribers to the Canadian College, October 8, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from J.F. Johnson and others to subscribers to the Canadian College, October 8, 1900]

Letter requesting payment of subscriptions for the construction of the Canadian College building.
Date: October 8, 1900
Creator: Johnson, J. F.; Gerlach, George; Hoover, Harvey Edgar; Moody, Robert & Chambers, J. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fifth annual commencement, Canadian Academy (open access)

Fifth annual commencement, Canadian Academy

Program for commencement ceremony on May 14, 1909.
Date: 1909
Creator: Canadian Academy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inter-collegiate debate, Goodnight-Canadian (open access)

Inter-collegiate debate, Goodnight-Canadian

Program for a debate between students of Goodnight College and Canadian Academy, the event also including musical performances.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Love School, 1909

Photograph of students at Love School in rural Swisher County, Texas. Four rows of students are standing before the school building, with six students seated on the ground in front. One adult, probably a teacher, stands in the center of the group. The school is a wood frame building, with two open windows on the wall behind the students.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tascosa asleep among the hills

Photograph of the town Tascosa, Texas, with the school in the foreground. The school is a white frame building with a bell tower at the front. It is surrounded by a fence with a stile over the fence at the front of the school. Behind the school are three outbuildings: one larger building in the center and an outhouse on each side. Beyond the school, the Oldham County courthouse is visible, along with other buildings.
Date: 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Marshall to R.A. Terrill, September 8, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from John Marshall to R.A. Terrill, September 8, 1909]

Letter from Texas state representative John Marshall, member of the committee to locate the new West Texas State Normal College, to R.A. Terrill of Canyon City, responding to a letter of thanks for the decision to locate the college in Canyon City.
Date: September 8, 1909
Creator: Marshall, John Wesley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Channing school]

Photograph of schoolchildren in Channing, Texas, standing and kneeling before the open door of a brick building. A teacher stands at the rear of the group. A boy in the front row holds a slate upon which is written "Channing, Tx, Room II, 3-1-09."
Date: March 1, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
First annual commencement of the Canyon High School, Canyon, Texas, at the Methodist church, Monday night, May nineteenth, nineteen hundred two (open access)

First annual commencement of the Canyon High School, Canyon, Texas, at the Methodist church, Monday night, May nineteenth, nineteen hundred two

Program for commencement exercises for Canyon High School, which involved a single graduate, Vera Evans Odell.
Date: 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A.B. Davidson to R.A. Terrill, September 2, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from A.B. Davidson to R.A. Terrill, September 2, 1909]

Letter from Texas Lieutenant Governor A.B. Davidson, chairman of the committee to locate the new West Texas State Normal College, to R.A. Terrill of Canyon City, informing him of the decision to locate the college in Canyon City.
Date: September 2, 1909
Creator: Davidson, Asbury Bascom
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Circular of information issued by Hereford College for 1909-10 (open access)

Circular of information issued by Hereford College for 1909-10

Pamphlet that includes a description of Hereford College, a list of faculty, and the curriculum, illustrated with scenes of the school and the town and surrounding area.
Date: 1909?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue (open access)

Catalogue

Catalog containing a school calendar, rules and regulations, curriculum, administration, faculty and list of students for the primary college-level school.
Date: 1900
Creator: Clarendon College and University Training School
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Farwell School, 1907

Photograph of a group of schoolchildren posed in front of the Farwell Congregational Church in Farwell, Texas, which also served as a school, beginning in 1907. Children of various ages comprise the group, with the younger students standing and seated in front. The church is a stone building with a shingled roof and square bell tower. A house is visible in the background, with two adults standing on its porch.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Canyon High School 1907 graduating class]

Photograph of the 1907 class of Canyon High School, consisting of two men and four women The graduates are posed before a studio backdrop. The four women, all dressed in white, are seated in a row, each holding a rolled document tied with a ribbon. The two men are standing behind them and are dressed in suits and ties.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chemistry class at the Canadian Baptist Academy]

Photograph of six women and one man working in a chemistry lab at the Canadian Baptist Academy. The photograph includes the class instructor, Dr. T. L. Eyerly who stands at the far end of the table. The photograph was printed as a post card and has a note written on the back by Carrie Killebrew, a student in the class, to her cousin, Mrs. Myrtle May Wilson in Temple, Oklahoma.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Goodnight College Students]

Photograph of a group of Goodnight College students posed in a wooded area. About fifty young men and women are seated on the ground at the foot of a steep hill. All are formally dressed, the women in light-colored, long-sleeved dresses, the men in suits and ties.
Date: May 10, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Faculty of Goodnight College]

Photograph of a group of faculty of Goodnight College.
Date: 1901/1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History