Grayson County, Fannin District

Blue line print of survey map of Grayson County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1885
Creator: Thielepape, George F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Forbis Family Portrait

Copy photograph of a portrait of the Forbus family. Luther and Nannie Forbus stand behind their two youngest children Mary Frances Forbis and Orval John Forbis, who stand and sit on stools. The children, a toddler and a baby, wear white dresses. Nannie Forbus also wears a white dress with a flower pinned to the front. Luther Forbus wears a three-piece suit. Behind them is a painted backdrop of curtains. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Luther & Nannie Forbus and daughters."
Date: 1895/1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family on Hillside; Men by Car in Country

Copy negative of two pictures. The top picture is of William Morris and the Morris family posing in a large field in Grayson County, Texas. The bottom picture is of Gazzie and Art Morris standing by the back of a car in front of a mountain near Albany, Texas.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. B. Tucker to T. N. Carswell - March 5, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from E. B. Tucker to T. N. Carswell - March 5, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from E. B. Tucker, President, Austin College, Sherman, Texas from, dated March 5, 1942. Tucker advises that there is no separate course, but the effects of alcoholism are included in regular courses.
Date: March 5, 1942
Creator: Tucker, E. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. P. Wooten to T. N. Carswell - October 3, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from E. P. Wooten to T. N. Carswell - October 3, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, 24th District United Texas Drys, from E. P. Wooten, Clerk, Grayson County Baptist Assn., Whitewright, Texas, dated October 3, 1942. Wooten replies to a letter from Carswell which was addressed to Rev. L. R. Lamb and assures Carswell that the Association is unalterably opposed to the liquor traffic.
Date: October 3, 1942
Creator: Wooten, E. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Ed. Kanode, February 6, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Ed. Kanode, February 6, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Ed. Kanode discussing his intentions to carefully consider his vote on Texas House Bill #5, regarding amending laws on optometry, and when the public hearing on the bill will be.
Date: February 6, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin Sisk to Truett Latimer, February 26. 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin Sisk to Truett Latimer, February 26. 1953]

Letter from Melvin Sisk to Truett Latimer discussing opposition from various parties toward House Bill 207.
Date: February 26, 1953
Creator: Sisk, Melvin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Melvin Sisk, March 26, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Melvin Sisk, March 26, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Melvin Sisk criticizing Sisk's reasons for opposing House Bill 207.
Date: March 26, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Hulon B. Brown, February 18, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Hulon B. Brown, February 18, 1954]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Hulon B. Brown discussing putting a stop to construction of hotel on Lake Texoma and worries about communism.
Date: February 18, 1954
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and attached letter:  From R. N. McMichael to Jack Ross - September 3, 1954] (open access)

[Letter and attached letter: From R. N. McMichael to Jack Ross - September 3, 1954]

A letter written to Mr. Jack Ross, Parole and Probation Compact Administrator, Austin, Texas from G. R. Klopfenstein, Chief (by R. N. McMichael, Placement Supervisor), Bureau of Probation and Parole, Columbus 15, Ohio, dated September 3, 1954. McMichael refers to the request of a pre-parole investigation advising that a health report of Subject 95040 OP has been attached. Postscript by McMichael advises that a detainer filed against this subject by the Sheriff of Grayson County, Texas has been withdrawn making subject eligible for regular parole release on November 3, 1954. Attached is a letter written to Mr. R. N. McMichael, Placement Supervisor, Ohio Penitentiary from Richard H. Brooks, M. D., Medical Director, James Hospital dated August 26, 1954. Brooks advises McMichael that the medical records of Inmate No. 95040 have been reviewed and has retained the "No Occupational Restrictions" classification given shortly after arrival at the penitentiary.
Date: September 3, 1954
Creator: McMichael, R. N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Letter from R. N. McMichael to Jack Ross - November 8, 1954]

A letter written to Jack Ross, Parole and Probation Compact Administrator, Austin, Texas from G. R. Klopfenstein, Chief (by R. N. McMichael, Placement Supervisor), Bureau of Probation and Parole, Columbus 15, Ohio, dated November 8, 1954. McMichael advises Ross of the enclosed, recent photograph, criminal record and fingerprints of Subject 95040 OP, recently approved for placement in Abilene,Texas. The enclosures include an Ohio State Penitentiary Institutional Processing Photograph of Inmate No. 95040, dated August 23, 1954; an Ohio Penitentiary, Columbus Ohio Inmate No. 95040. BERT 11 7M-6-54-OFF Form, dated September 15, 1953; the Criminal Record of Inmate No. 95040, dated March 24, 1952 - September 15, 1953. Compiled by: G. W. Norris, Superintendent, Identification Department, Ohio Penitentiary.
Date: November 8, 1954
Creator: McMichael, R. N.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred Conn, April 6, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Fred Conn, April 6, 1955]

Letter from Fred Conn discussing House Bill 685. He asks that the bill be supported.
Date: April 6, 1955
Creator: Conn, Fred
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Fitzpatrick to Truett Latimer, February 23, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from J. B. Fitzpatrick to Truett Latimer, February 23, 1959]

Letter from J. B. Fitzpatrick to Truett Latimer asking for his support of House Bill 237.
Date: February 23, 1959
Creator: Fitzpatrick, J. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. B. Fitzpatrick, March 5, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. B. Fitzpatrick, March 5, 1959]

Letter from Truett Latimer to J. B. Fitzpatrick discussing House Bill 237, a bill concerning a revision to Nursery Products
Date: March 5, 1959
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Latimer Bill Hearing Delayed] (open access)

[Clipping: Latimer Bill Hearing Delayed]

Newspaper clipping about the delay in the hearing of a bill by Truett Latimer that would prohibit people from taking intoxicants into all state parks.
Date: 1961?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: I Cover The Lake Front] (open access)

[Clipping: I Cover The Lake Front]

Newspaper clipping about the Latimer Bill and how it would affect the Eisenhower State Park Marina.
Date: April 27, 1961
Creator: Clift, John & Crenshaw, Jerry
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Clift to Truett Latimer, April 27, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from John Clift to Truett Latimer, April 27, 1961]

Letter from John Clift to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer discussing a ban on the public consumption of liquor in Texas state parks, arguing that the ban has severely affected state tourism and ought to be reconsidered.
Date: April 27, 1961
Creator: Clift, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building Exterior

Copy negative of Josh Dishman Cotton Gin. In the picture there is a big house with many windows and a barn attached to the side of the house. In the picture there are three people standing outside a door on a small deck. Also on the piture a wagon with a man on it is being pulled by two horses. Behind them is another barn type building attached to the house. On the picture there is writing that reads " Uncle John Dishman's gin, Collinsville, Texas (1895)"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Portrait

Copy negative of a portrait of the Buchanan family, with the parents sitting in chairs, three children sitting on hay bales, two children standing, and two babies in the parents' laps. Pictured are Robert Lee, George Young, Mary L. A., Henry William Andrew, Mary Prichard, Charlotte, Joseph C. Buchanan, and three others.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Portrait

Copy negative of a Curry family portrait with Oscar H. Curry, Arthur H. Curry, Mary S. Curry, William A. Curry, Lucretia Curry, and Mary Elizabeth Short Curry. The two parents are sitting, and the children are standing behind and between them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Reunion

Copy negative of John and Jennie Dishman with other family members at a family reunion. The group includes seven women, two men, one girl, one boy and a dog. All of the women except one are wearing light-colored dresses, the men are wearing suits and ties and the young boy is wearing a loose-fitting shirt. The group is seated on a porch and a stoop. A typed note beneath the photograph reads, "Uncle John & Aunt Jennie Dishman & family, about 1908 (Collinsville, Tex)".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

House Exterior With Family

Copy photograph of Jack and Tilda Perkins with their four daughters and their families. The family group is posed outside a two-storey house. There is a wooden fence on which many children are sitting. Above the photo is a typed note that says, "Uncle Jack and Aunt Tilda, with their four daughters and their families, Whitesboro, Texas, about 1885.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man and Woman at Cemetery

Copy negative of Nancy Boles and William Andrew Buchanan standing near a cemetery. Nancy is wearing a floral dress and hat and William is wearing dress pants and shirts with suspenders and is holding a hat in his right hand.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Baby

Copy photograph of a portrait of a child. The child is standing on a chair covered with a tapestry and holding a photograph, though the photograph is blurred.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History