Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about the continuous rain and work left to do.

Letter to Emma Riecke discussing the issues with discharge. Hector explains that there are issues with the possibility of his discharge and that he must send an application by the net day. He discusses trying qualification writing to get away from his other work. In the postscript Hector asks Emma to have his mother attend to a local board issue.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 2, 1944. He sends some pictures they wanted back, and says he and Harmon Gilbreath may go to the Red Cross and then go swimming in the evening when they have their half day off. He bought a bathing suit a few months ago from the army, but it hasn't arrived yet.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 2, 1943. He says no one is getting any mail from the U.S. at his camp, but their new mess hall is almost built, and he's glad they are showing movies closer by and more often.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 2 and 6, 1943. He tells them about the work he is doing, and his hopes to go see a woman who used to be a secretary in Waco.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on July 2, 1943. He tells them about getting his teeth filled at the dentist, and his determination to find and visit Wilbur Crawford.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 2, 1944. He is glad to hear that Wilbur Crawford is home, and explains that he didn't say anything because he wasn't sure when Crawford would arrive. His outfit started holding church services in the mess hall, and he plans on going often. He received a letter from Bertie, who is getting married soon, and one from Joe Lattimore, who promised to clean and oil Willis' shotgun and rifles.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 2, 1944. He asks his mother to write him so he knows she is doing well, and mentions plans to go swimming the next day. He explains how he and the men who live with him refloored their tent and put up mosquito netting and a screen door.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 2, 1944. Wilbur Crawford is walking with a cane, which Willis thinks he won't need in a week. He wants to know if the Crawfords found a house in Waco, and asks his parents to send him the clippings of Crawford in the paper.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 2, 1943. Willis is confused as to why his father is receiving more than one check from a month, and asks Willis, Sr. to check into it. He also has a friend who is going to write the government to see if something is going wrong.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on October 2, 1943. He informs them of a change in his address, and tells them he's heard that a friend has had a baby recently.

Letter from Rev. John R. Nelson, written during the Texas Missionary Conference of 1904. A sketch of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church appears at the top of the letter.

Letter from Ruth Evans to Clara Evans Willis on June 2, 1925. Ruth asks Clara to name the baby Nancy Ruth for herself and Clara's mother, Nancy Caroline Sleeper Evans.