Ceremony to be Observed at Laying of the Corner Stone, Administration Building, Baylor Female College (open access)

Ceremony to be Observed at Laying of the Corner Stone, Administration Building, Baylor Female College

Pamphlet about the laying of the cornerstone of the administration building at Baylor Female College in Belton, Texas. It includes the program of events for the day, the text of the masonic ceremony, and images of the campus.
Date: April 1907
Creator: Baylor College (Belton, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baylor College Record, Volume 5, Number 3, December 1902 (open access)

Baylor College Record, Volume 5, Number 3, December 1902

Monthly publication of announcements and literary pieces about Baylor Female College in Belton, Texas. This issue includes: A Letter from Paris, France (continuation of a traveling account), Tributes to the Memory of Miss Gertrude Osterhout (an alumna and teacher at the school), and additional notes and announcements from the teachers, students, and campus societies.
Date: December 1902
Creator: Baylor College (Belton, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, January 7, 1901] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, January 7, 1901]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to the Osterhout Family. Paul sent a short letter to his family and informed them that his sister, Gertrude, was feeling better. Paul himself had something happen to his nose and was scheduled for an operation to get it fixed.
Date: January 7, 1901
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, January 5, 1901] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, January 5, 1901]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to the Osterhout Family. Paul sent a letter to his family and informed them that his sister, Gertrude, had been feeling ill. He detailed how they treated her and told their family that after treatment, she seemed to be feeling better.
Date: January 5, 1901
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George W. Tyler to Paul Osterhout, May 20, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from George W. Tyler to Paul Osterhout, May 20, 1905]

Letter from George W. Tyler to Paul Osterhout. Geo wrote to thank Paul profusely for a gift and to update him on his family. Ora, Paul's sister, had been reelected to her position by the Board of Trustees and a Mrs. Osterhout had a fracture and would need crutches. Geo also mentioned crop prospects and other small bits of news.
Date: May 20, 1905
Creator: Tyler, George W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 1, 1907]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. On the front is a photo of long wagon being drawn by several horses. Farther back on the road is another wagon. They are traveling through a grassland and in the corner of the photo are the words "Fourteen horse wool outfit." The letter on the back has minor news including an upcoming carnival and a recent death.
Date: August 1907
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, September 1, 1907]

Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has a picture of two buildings - one red and one yellow. The red building is three stories tall with a slanted roof. The yellow building is four stories tall and has a domed-shaped tower. There are a couple of trees in front of the yellow building and there is a black, ink smudge across the photo. At the bottom of the picture, J. H. asked whether Junia was back in Belton yet.
Date: September 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from R. P. B. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 14, 1907]

Postcard from R. P. B. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. Featured on the postcard is a photo of a grave for General Sam Houston. In front of the grave is a fence missing several posts. A tree is by the grave and behind it is another fence. In the background are other grave stones. On the bottom, R. P. B. asked if Junia was glad that a monument was going to be placed at the grave.
Date: August 14, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 14, 1907]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The photo depicts a rabbit sitting in the middle of a prairie and a tree off in the distance. On the side and bottom of the postcard, Rose wrote a brief recap of her day.
Date: August 14, 1907
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mrs. C. W. Metcalf to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 14, 1908]

Postcard from Mrs. C. W. Metcalf to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The photo on the card is of a young girl. She is standing with one arm behind her back and is wearing a white dress and matching hat. Around her waist is a dark belt and she has on stockings. On the front and back, Mrs. Metcalf wrote that the photo was of Sou and that she wanted to hear from Junia.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Metcalf, Mrs. C. W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, July 18, 1908]

Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has an illustration of a woman in a long-sleeved red dress, fur boa, and red hat. In her hand is an orange flag for the University of Texas. Below the drawing is a school cheer for the university. On the back, J. H. wrote that he heard Junia and her sister were moving to Chicago and that he wished them well.
Date: July 18, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 27, 1908]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has four photos. The first depicts two men on horses and one of the horses is at the start of a jump. In the second photo, there's one man on a horse galloping. The third has two men on horses and one of the men appears to be getting up to stand on his. In the corner, there's a small circular photo of a man on a horse as it is jumping. All of the scenes in the photos are in a prairie setting. On the bottom of the front and back, Rose wrote about school buildings that were being built, an upcoming fair, and other small bits of news.
Date: October 27, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout, December 3, 1908]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout. The photo on the card depicts a horse, a cow, and a man. The cow has a rope around one of its horns and the other end is tied to the saddle on the horse. The man is standing with one foot on the cow and both hands in the air. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a shirt over a white one, pants, and dark boots. The scene is in the middle of a prairie. On the bottom of the front and the back, Rose wrote bits of local news.
Date: December 3, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout, October 7, 1908]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout. The photo on the card depicts a horse, a cow, and a man. The cow has a rope around one of its horns and the other end is tied to the saddle on the horse. The man is standing with one foot on the cow and both hands in the air. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a shirt over a white one, pants, and dark boots. The scene is in the middle of a prairie. On the bottom of the front and the back, Rose wrote bits of local news.
Date: October 7, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from L. H. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 13, 1909]

Postcard from L. H. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The photo depicts a three-story furniture shop. On the edges of the building are trees. On the left side by the trees is a fence. A person is standing by the entrance and another is standing by a pile of wood. On the back, L. H. H. wrote about how beautiful the weather must be where Junia was and that the weather was terrible for him.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November, 1908]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. In the photo there are three houses. They are made of stone and wood with straw, slanting roofs. In the front of one of the houses is a pile of logs and clothes hanging up. In the middle of the picture appears to be a knocked off pot. At the bottom, the photo is labeled as "Mexican Home." On the bottom of the front and the back, Rose wrote about bits of local news.
Date: November 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 27, 1909]

Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. On the front are a printed border and a quote "What others say of me matters little, what I myself say and do matters much. - Elbert Hubbard." It is printed with some flourishes. On the back J. H. wrote wishing that Junia's art was going well and to send love to Junia's sister, Ora.
Date: January 27, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 25, 1909]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has three photos stacked vertically. The one on top has buildings in the plains and is a general view of Fort Concho. The second one is the officers' quarters and has a row of stone houses with a road out in front. All the houses have slanted roofs and chimneys. At the start of the road is a fence with an open gate. The bottom one is the soldiers' quarters and has a row of roofs held up by wooden columns, attached to a stone building. On the bottom of the front and the back, Rose wrote about a storm that had passed through her area.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 21, 1909]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has three photos stacked vertically. The one on top has buildings in the plains and is a general view of Fort Concho. The second one is the officers' quarters and has a row of stone houses with a road out in front. All the houses have slanted roofs and chimneys. At the start of the road is a fence with an open gate. The bottom one is the soldiers' quarters and has a row of roofs held up by wooden columns, attached to a stone building. On the back, Rose wrote about what she'd been up to and pieces of local news.
Date: April 21, 1909
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 2, 1909]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Osterhout discussing daily life and local news. The front of the postcard contains two photos labeled at the bottom as "West Texas Freight Trains, San Angelo, Texas." In the upper image, a line of cattle are roped together, leading a covered wagon; a man is standing behind them holding a whip. In the lower image, a series of covered wagons are being pulled by teams of horses. Text in the center of the image says "Copyright 1907 by Ragsdale" and there are handwritten notes below the image.
Date: August 2, 1909
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 13, 1909]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has a photograph of a court house in San Angelo with a smaller, older photograph of the building in the upper right corner. The newer building is made out of stone and has tall, arched windows. There is a clock tower in the middle of the building. There are trees around the base. The older version of the courthouse is a small, wooden building with one window in the front. On the front and back, Rose wrote about what she had been doing recently.
Date: August 13, 1909
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. T. Daniel to Ora Osterhout, December 11, 1904] (open access)

[Letter from W. T. Daniel to Ora Osterhout, December 11, 1904]

Letter from W. T. Daniel to Ora Osterhout regarding the deed to 320 acres of land in Comanche County that used to belong to her father, John P. Osterhout, and is now owned by another family.
Date: December 11, 1904
Creator: Daniel, W. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mrs. C. W. Metcalf to Ora Osterhout, April 14, 1908]

Postcard from Mrs. C. W. Metcalf to Miss Ora Osterhout in Belton, Texas. On the front is a photograph of Mrs. Metcalf's house in Holland, Texas. She says that they "have lots of chickens to fry" and invites Ora to come visit. On the back she says that she would like to hear from Ora. The house is a small wooden cabin with a front porch. There are three small children in the yard in front. The card is postmarked Holland, Texas.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Metcalf, Mrs. C. W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History