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New Hampshire

Map of New Hampshire and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing counties, towns, roads, water bodies, boundary lines, forts, and includes explanatory notes on certain geographic features. There is also an inset map in the upper-right corner titled "A General Map of the River St. Lawrence above Montreal to Lake Ontario with the Adjacent Country on the West from Albany & Lake Champlain," with major cities, lakes, rivers, and falls labeled. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:950,400] (approximately 15 miles to the inch).
Date: 1937
Creator: Blanchard, Joseph; Langdon, Samuel & Jefferys, Thomas
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. Wiley L. Caffey to Mr. O. K. Hobbs, March 8, 1937] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. Wiley L. Caffey to Mr. O. K. Hobbs, March 8, 1937]

Letter from Abilene, Texas City Attorney Mr. Wiley L. Caffey to Mr. O. K. Hobbs, city engineer of Abilene, discussing building ordinances and the Abilene City Commission's authority to change them. The letter is typewritten on stationary for the City of Abilene.
Date: March 8, 1937
Creator: Caffey, Wiley L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1937-1938] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1937-1938]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1937 to 1938 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. This pressbook starts with a membership certificate to the Art Unit. Clippings and other documents during this year include minutes and information on the organization of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum and a copy of the constitution for the Fine Arts Association, including the by-laws, and financial records from 1939 to 1956. A collection listing from 1937 to 1957 of the art works purchased or donated to the museum and the prices paid is also in the book. The book also contains draft history of the Fine Arts Museum from 1937 to 1957 and a membership list of the Fine Arts Association and its charter members.
Date: 1937/1938
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Delaware, at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, from a 1787 original in the Library of Congress at Washington.

Map of the Delmarva Peninsula and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing and identifying towns, counties, rivers, creeks, inlets, bays, lighthouses, sand bars, and capes. Scale [ca. 1:622,600] (10 miles to the inch).
Date: 1937
Creator: Churchman, John
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from O. R. Conaway, April 8, 1937] (open access)

[Telegram from O. R. Conaway, April 8, 1937]

Telegram sent to Truett Latimer from O. R. Conaway regarding support for House Bill 68.
Date: April 8, 1937
Creator: Conaway, O. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Jersey

Map of New Jersey and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing counties, towns, roads, mountain ranges, bays, rivers, creeks, inlets, and harbors, with explanatory notes on certain geographic features. Map includes an astronomical observations table in the lower-right corner. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (approximately 10 miles to the inch).
Date: 1937
Creator: Faden, William
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

South Carolina

Map of South Carolina at the time of the ratification of the Constitutions, showing counties, townships, towns, water bodies, forts, churches and chapels, houses, roads, swamps, and marshes. A table of the proprietors of land in South Carolina is included in the lower-left corner of the map. There is also an inset map of South Carolina in its entirety, with markings for geographic features as well as major roads, court houses, bridges, and iron works. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:823,680] (13 miles to the inch).
Date: 1937
Creator: Faden, William; Stuart, John & Drayton, John
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Virginia (western part, i.e., Kentucky)

Map of Virginia at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing counties, roads, paths, towns, forts, salt springs, mills, wigwams, and American-Indian claimed territory, with explanatory notes on road and river conditions. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (10 miles to the inch).
Date: 1937
Creator: Filsom, John; Pursell, Henry D. & Rook, T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: Kerrville Sheet

Topographic map of Kerrville, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, county lines, rivers, creeks, and mountains. Relief shown by contours (interval 50 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:125,000
Date: 1937
Creator: Gannett, Henry; Thompson, A. H. & Fitch, C. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1937 (open access)

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1937

Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1937
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1936-1937 (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1936-1937

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1937
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1937 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1937 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1937
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ex-Student News Letter, June 30, 1937 (open access)

The Ex-Student News Letter, June 30, 1937

The Hardin-Simmons alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date: June 1937
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. O. K. Hobbs to Mr. Wiley L. Caffey, March 6, 1937] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. O. K. Hobbs to Mr. Wiley L. Caffey, March 6, 1937]

Letter from Abilene City Engineer Mr. O. K. Hobbs to Abilene City Attorney Mr. Wiley L. Caffey, listing three questions about Abilene's city ordinances and the authority of the Abilene City Commission.
Date: March 6, 1937
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox, 1893-1975
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Virginia (eastern part, including West Virginia)

Reprint of Thomas Jefferson's map of Virgina, and parts of North Carolina and Pennsylvania, at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing counties, towns, forts, court houses, churches, water bodies, and other geographic features. The map includes two inset maps - a reduced reproduction of the Fry and Jefferson map (lower middle) to show highways and a map identifying Virginia within the large scope of the United States at the time (lower left). Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:1,457,280] (23 miles to the inch).
Date: 1937
Creator: Jefferson, Thomas; Fry, Joshua; Jefferson, Peter & Neele, S. J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of Assignment from William C. Lucas to The Benton Land Company] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of Assignment from William C. Lucas to The Benton Land Company]

Photostat copy of a document transferring land in Hemphill County from William C. Lucas to the Benton Land Company and describing the terms of a deed of trust for the same property to the Lyle Family Trust, Edward Gerard Lyle and Jeanetta W. Lyle.
Date: November 20, 1937
Creator: Lucas, William C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Georgia at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, from original maps in the Library of Congress at Washington.

Topographic map of Georgia and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing towns, counties, villages, roads, American-Indian territories, and bodies of water. There are also two inset maps in the upper-right and lower-left corner. The first inset - on the right - shows the settled portion of Georgia from a 1796 map, and the second inset - on the left - shows the southern boundary of Georgia in 1787. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760] (16 miles to the inch).
Date: 1937
Creator: Romans, B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Northeast Loving County Showing Lands of T.J. and Bennie Barnes

Survey map of the lands of T.J. and Bennie Barnes in Loving County, Texas, showing the locations of oil wells to be drilled on their property. At the bottom of the map, there is an inset map of the oil fields located in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Scale [ca. 1:31,680] (2 inches to the mile).
Date: September 1937
Creator: Stovall, John
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Connecticut

Reproduction of a map originally published in 1777 of Connecticut and the surrounding area, including parts of Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey. The map includes towns, counties, bodies of water, and other geological features, with relief shown pictorially. Scale 1:760,320
Date: 1937
Creator: U.S. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fishing Licence of Kade Legett] (open access)

[Fishing Licence of Kade Legett]

Fishing license issued to Kade Legett for Villa Acuña, Mexico.
Date: June 1, 1937
Creator: Vázquez, Tomás Galindo
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 15, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 9, 1937 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 15, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 9, 1937

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 9, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 16, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 16, 1937 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 16, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 16, 1937

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 17, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 30, 1937 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 17, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 30, 1937

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 30, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 18, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 6, 1937 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 18, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 6, 1937

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 6, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History