Portrait of Louis Waller Smith wearing a suit and tie.

Overview of the north Texas region encompassing Collin, Denton, Fannin, and Grayson Counties for potential visitors, including information about the landscape and climate, the farming and ranching industries, notable persons and businesses, and other information about the area. A description appeared in The Sunday Gazetteer [Denison, TX, Dec. 19, 1886, p.3] which described it: "This book is a quarto volume handsomely gotten up in pamphlet form, and elaborately illustrated with wood engravings. It gives short biographical sketches of prominent men of North Texas, and also pen and pencil pictures of various stock farms, business houses and private residences of the cities and surrounding country of Denison, Sherman Gainesville, Denton, Honey Grove, McKinney, etc., as well as the more important ones of the Indian Nation." Another article that appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle on Feb. 19, 1927, section 9, p.1, hints to the provenance of the library's copy. It states that, the C. C. Bell household had a copy because "Bell is one of the land-owners who paid at the rate of about $30 per photo to be represented in the 40-page bulletin." The C. C. Bell homestead was, "east of what is now Bell Avenue...was later destroyed by fire." A …

Photograph of an older woman sitting down in a yard next to a baby in a stroller, with a house in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies it as "Mirtle and Linda, first grandchild."

Photograph of an older woman sitting on a blanket in a yard and holding a baby on her lap. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies them as "Mom and Linda."

Portrait of Verna C. Adams (later Mrs. Garrett), with short dark hair and wearing a dark dress with a lace collar.

Bulletin issued by the College of Industrial Arts: The Texas State College for Women in Denton, Texas. Contained in the bulletin are pictures of different buildings on campus, both interior and exterior, as well as student activities. The bulletin is stained at the top half throughout.

Transfer ticket for the Denton Traction Company, a system of streetcars. Instructions on the ticket say "Good only for continuous passage at transfer point - Northwest Corner of Public Square - on first connecting car after time and on date punched in margin."

Book about Denton County in Texas, including location, climate, soils, water, agriculture, industries, other resources, factories, and Denton city.

Commencement invitation for the 1936 graduating class of Denton High School which took place at the First Methodist Church at 8 p.m. The invitation is printed in black ink on white cardstock. The front is embossed and has gilded lettering.

Letter from Robert M. Dickson, Administrator of Flow Memorial Hospital, to employees of the hospital. In the letter, he introduces a new budget program called "Be Cents-ative," in which he encourages his employees to participate. A handwritten note on the back of the letter gives more details about the program.

Program from the annual banquet of the Ex-Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts in 1927. The classes being honored were 1907, 1917, and 1927. Included in the program is a menu and a sequence of events.

Payroll memo from W. R. Finch to employees at Flow Memorial Hospital giving information about the hospital's new payroll policies for the new year, including a schedule of pay periods and days.

Handwritten letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore, inquiring about her well-being and whether she had a safe and pleasant trip to Illinois, as well as a desire to meet her again in Indiana. The two would marry later that year. The lined paper is embossed in the far left top corner with a small crown and shield.

Book detailing the Greater Denton Arts Council activities, including a discussion about the construction of the J. N. Rayzor Center for the Performing Arts and The Visual Arts Center, a list of member organizations, and a call for donations for the construction of the Denton Arts Complex.

Portrait of Abe Smith and his wife Sue seated with two of their children, Lucille and Roy, standing between them. Four more of their children stand behind them: (left to right) Lester, Winnie, Graham, and Conn.

Portrait of an unknown family, with the mother seated next to one daughter, and a daughter and son standing behind them.

Portrait of Mary Myrtle Wright, wearing a white dinner gown trimmed with possibly chenille or lace. The sleeves of the dress have small puffs at the shoulders. She is standing with her left hand on her hip, wearing fingerless mitts.

Portrait of a woman with short dark hair wearing a lace dress. A handwritten note on the back of the photo offers more details about the woman: "The first Mrs. W. L. Foreman. W. L. Foreman and his three wives are buried in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery in Denton. Mr. Foreman at one time (before 1900) worked in the Garrison and Kimmins Drug Store."

Portrait of Henry B. Selby with a white beard and wearing a suit and Albert watch chain.

Photograph of Virginia Knox standing in a yard in front of a brick house.

Portrait of a young woman with dark hair wearing a white blouse.

Portrait of Nancy Jo Minnis wearing a blouse with a large dark bow in her hair.

Portrait of a two women wearing dresses with high collars. A handwritten note below the photo says "Loving by Sammie and Annie."

Portrait of Nancy Jo "Nannie Joe" Minnis as a young girl, wearing a white ruffled dress and sitting in a wicker chair. She was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Minnis, and died of pneumonia at the age of 15 in 1912.