Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.

List of cattle purchased from J. D. Parramore between 1901 and 1909 from both San Simon and Kings County Land by the American Live Stock and Loan Company.

This census and directory for Abilene, Texas includes listings for businesses and individuals living in the city of Abilene in 1901. It also includes information about the establishment of the city, advertisements for local businesses and information about local elections, government institutions, educational institutions, and local industries.

Blue line print of survey map of Fannin County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Hand drawn lines have been made on the published map in pencil. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).

A glass slide showing the steam ship SS Kronprinz Wilhelm flying the U.S. flag.

A glass slide showing a 1901 photograph showing a woman and children in front of a Swiss hamlet with snow-covered mountains in the background. On the reverse of the slide is a label with a handwritten note that reads "Swiss hamlet near eternal snows. Switzerland." The location is probably Saas-fee, the main village in the Saas Valley, in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On the frame of the slide is printed "Neg. No. 1800, copyrighted 1901 by Underwood & Underwood, New York City."

A glass slide showing the W. H. Cadets (most likely from Denver West High School, Disctict No. 2). The photograph was made in 1901 by L. C. McClure, a commercial and railroad Photographer from Denver, Colorado.

Blue line print of survey map of Hemphill County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (2000 varas to 3/8 of an inch).

Compilation of political and advertising cartoons, depicting caricatures of angels, African-Americans, and Nazis. The compilation also includes non-caricature sketches of men, women, automobiles, and a small, one-story house.

Blue line print of survey map of Montgomery County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes and hand drawn lines have been made on the published map to add railroad lines and roads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).

Copy negative of an ad in the Abilene Daily Reporter newspaper with a picture of Bert Earle, manager of the New Empire Summer Theatre. His name is printed below, and description is printed above.

A collection of political and social comics drawn in ink, with extra marks in pencil, including a drawing on the back of one of the illustrations

Copy negative of a newspaper ad in the Abilene Daily Reporter with a picture of actress Pauline Harice, coming to the Lyceum Theatre with "The Holy City."

Copy negative of an ad in the Abilene Daily Reporter newspaper featuring a group of dancers at the Lyceum Theatre.

Copy negative of an ad in the Abilene Daily Reporter newspaper featuring entertainers Gruber and Kew comng to the Majestic. There are two pictures of them and the headline is below. The picture on the left shows the two doing their act, and the picture on the right is a portrait of them.

Receipt for property taxes paid to Washington County by W. K. McAlpine for the year 1900. The receipt includes the assessed value of McAlpine's property and list of the taxes paid.

Letter from Harvey Edgar Hoover to William John Bryan congratulating him on securing a location for an asylum.

Galveston National Bank check made out to U. E. Austin or order, for $80.00 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The background of the check has a yellow seal in the center for the U.S. Internal Revenue and the text "Documentary Stamp" around the number 2 on either side of the seal. The back of the check is stamped "Paid Apr 22 1901" and endorsed by U. E. Austin.

Notarized copy of the will of John Sayles determining it to be the official last will that bestows his estate unto his wife, Mary E. Sayles.

Galveston National Bank check made out to L. D. Clepper for $16.05 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The background of the check has a yellow seal in the center for the U.S. Internal Revenue and the text "Documentary Stamp" around the number 2 on either side of the seal. The back of the check is stamped with three stamps from the Galveston National Bank, the First National Bank, and Cle[..] House, and endorsed by L. D. Clepper and J. M. Callawary.

Letter from Henry Sayles to W. T. Campbell discussing a disagreement with E. R. Spolts over a minor discrepancy in a deed to land belonging to Mary E. Sayles. The disagreement regarded the tax collector that signed the deed not having stated what county he worked for.

Galveston National Bank check made out to Sayles & McAlpine for $1,500.00 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The background of the check has a yellow seal in the center for the U.S. Internal Revenue and the text "Documentary Stamp" around the number 2 on either side of the seal. The back of the check is endorsed by Sayles & McAlpine and stamped by the First National Bank, The Galveston National Bank, the Fort Worth National Bank, and W. L. Moody & Co.

Contract between The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas and The Wichita Falls Railway Company amending and extending their original contract entered into on June 12, 1894. This agreement amends Article Five of the previous contract, which regards interstate freight traffic and interchanging freight in Wichita Falls.