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[Advertisement for The Re-Creation of Brian Kent and Related Titles] (open access)

[Advertisement for The Re-Creation of Brian Kent and Related Titles]

A pamphlet advertising Harold Bell Wright's new book The Re-Creation of Brian Kent and other Wright titles.
Date: 1919
Creator: The Book Supply Copmany
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Commission to Managers of School Trustees Election (Blank) (open access)

Commission to Managers of School Trustees Election (Blank)

A blank slip for commissioning school board election managers in Texas.
Date: 1919~
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eucaline Cotton Picking Book (open access)

Eucaline Cotton Picking Book

A notebook sponsored by the Eucaline Medicine Company, advertising their tonic for fever treatment and weight gain. Every other page includes a brief testimonial above a space for notetaking; the opposite pages each have tables for calculating weight gain. There are handwritten notes from C. C. Cox on work-related topics on the cover, back, and first few pages.
Date: 1919
Creator: Eucaline Medicine Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Special State Aid Libraries (open access)

Our Special State Aid Libraries

A pamphlet from the C. A. Bryant Company cataloging their library collections of books for public schools, organized by learning level.
Date: 1919~
Creator: C. A. Bryant Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Re-Creation of Brian Kent, Chapter One] (open access)

[The Re-Creation of Brian Kent, Chapter One]

A promotional pamphlet from the Book Supply Company featuring the first chapter of Harold Bell Wright's 1919 book The Re-Creation of Brian Kent.
Date: 1919
Creator: Wright, Harold Bell & Reynolds, Elsbery W.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Splendora School Census List: 1919] (open access)

[Splendora School Census List: 1919]

List of students enrolled at C. C. Cox's school in Splendora, Texas, including their birthdates and present ages.
Date: 1919
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bessie S. Meredit to C. C. Cox, February 20, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Bessie S. Meredit to C. C. Cox, February 20, 1919]

Letter from Bessie Meredith to C. C. Cox about payments to the Smith Heating company.
Date: February 20, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cover of Texas State Department of Education Bulletin No. 98, March 1, 1919] (open access)

[Cover of Texas State Department of Education Bulletin No. 98, March 1, 1919]

Cover of Bulletin 98 from Annie Webb Blanton, presenting the text of the State Free Text Book Law that was enacted on February 25, 1919. Included is an envelope from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox.
Date: March 1, 1919
Creator: Blanton, Annie Webb
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Free Text Book Law (open access)

Free Text Book Law

A printing of the Free Text Book Law, which was enacted by the Texas state legislature in February 1919. Included at the end is a list of books adopted by the Board of Education by subject. A small slip of paper is also included, defining the term "maximum attendance."
Date: March 1919
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Free Text Book Law (open access)

State Free Text Book Law

Bulletin re-printing the text of the State Free Text Book Law that was enacted by the Texas State Legislature on February 25, 1919, and a subsequent list of books adopted for use in public schools by the State Department of Education.
Date: March 1, 1919
Creator: Texas. State Department of Education.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. B. Henderson to C. C. Cox, March 12, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from F. B. Henderson to C. C. Cox, March 12, 1919]

Letter from F. B. Henderson to C. C. Cox discussing vouchers.
Date: March 12, 1919
Creator: Henderson, F. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Requisition for Free Textbooks, Common School District 15, Montgomery County] (open access)

[Requisition for Free Textbooks, Common School District 15, Montgomery County]

Copy of a form for the requisition of free textbooks from the State Department of Education, filled out by P. R. Clarke and C. C. Cox for Gilmore School #3 in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The form includes the school's attendance by grade and a precise list of the book's requested.
Date: April 9, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, May 13, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, May 13, 1919]

Letter from Bessie Meredith to C. C. Cox discussing his school district financials. The envelope is included.
Date: May 13, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, May 15, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, May 15, 1919]

Letter from Bessie Meredith to C. C. Cox discussing the issuance of bonds to their county. Envelope is included.
Date: May 15, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rules and Directions for the Care and Distribution of Free Text-Books (open access)

Rules and Directions for the Care and Distribution of Free Text-Books

A pamphlet outlining the rules and directions for Texas public schools and their use of textbooks, following the enactment of the State Free Text-Book Law.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Blanton, Annie Webb
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Annie Webb Blanton to C. C. Cox, July 9, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Annie Webb Blanton to C. C. Cox, July 9, 1919]

Letter from Texas state superintendent to C. C. Cox discussing his school's allotment of books by the state and its surrounding rules and stipulations. The envelope is included, on the reverse of which is some handwritten accounting.
Date: July 9, 1919
Creator: Blanton, Annie Webb
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Annie Webb Blanton to C. C. Cox, July 17, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Annie Webb Blanton to C. C. Cox, July 17, 1919]

Letter from Annie Webb Blanton to C. C. Cox regarding a shipment of books for his school and the related rules and stipulations. The envelope is included.
Date: July 17, 1919
Creator: Blanton, Annie Webb
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jessie Wise to C. C. Cox, August 4, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Jessie Wise to C. C. Cox, August 4, 1919]

Letter from Miss Jessie Wise to C. C. Cox applying for a teaching position at his school. The envelope is included.
Date: August 4, 1919
Creator: Wise, Jessie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher's Contract Between Ollie McShaw, Montgomery County District 15] (open access)

[Teacher's Contract Between Ollie McShaw, Montgomery County District 15]

Trustee copy of a teaching contract for Ollie McShaw with Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. Envelope is included.
Date: August 7, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S. & McShaw, Ollie
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920 (open access)

Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920

An application for state aid funding filled out by C. C. Cox for the Splendora school in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The application includes detailed information about the school's employees, students, grounds, sanitation, library, and other relevant information.
Date: August 18, 1919
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1919]

Letter from Bessie Meredith to C. C. Cox. The envelope is included, on the back of which is some handwritten accounting.
Date: August 29, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Waterfield to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Waterfield to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1919]

Letter from Charles Waterfield of the New York Herald to C. C. Cox discussing and upcoming order of and advertising for the September 7th issue, which would feature an article titled "Psychology of the Clashing of the Races."
Date: August 29, 1919
Creator: Waterfield, Charles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series] (open access)

[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series]

A set of mailers advertising the New American Readers series, which was adopted by Texas as an option for free supplementary reading in public schools. Envelope is included.
Date: September 1919
Creator: DeWitt, E. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program for Teachers' Institute: for Montgomery, Trinity, and Walker Counties (open access)

Program for Teachers' Institute: for Montgomery, Trinity, and Walker Counties

Program for a meeting of the Teachers' Institute in Huntsville, Texas, involving school teachers and leaders from Walker, Trinity, and Montgomery counties. Involved faculty and a program of events with locations are included.
Date: September 1919
Creator: Thomas, J. C.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History