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T. B. Willis Collection
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World War Two Collection
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Rescuing Texas History, 2015
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Rescuing Texas History, 2016
10
World War One Collection
10
Rescuing Texas History, 2017
7
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
6
Rescuing Texas History, 2021
5
Rescuing Texas History, 2018
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Rescuing Texas History, 2019
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[Academy of the Sacred Heart in Waco]
Postcard of a colorized photograph of Waco's Academy of the Sacred Heart, a large, two-story red brick building with two rows of windows, with a row of trees in front of it. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Academy of the Sacred Heart, Chartered 1875, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date:
September 27, 1911
Creator:
Isley, Eugene
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Anthony Joseph Smith, Sr. at the Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. Cemetery]
Photograph of Anthony Joseph "Joe" Smith, Sr. standing at the Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. cemetery. He wears trousers with shirts tucked in, and is surrounded by foliage.
Date:
September 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[B. F. Hancock and Wife, Munger Farm]
Photographs of B. F. Hancock, the business manager of the Munger gin and farm, and his wife. They pose together several yards in front of a wooden chapel-like building, to which is attached a tall wooden tower capped with a belfry and a steeple. Open field surrounds the couple.
Date:
September 20, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy Scout Card, 1966]
Boy Scout card awarded September 1966 registering Hester Beck Willis as a den mother of Pack 6 in Waco, Texas.
Date:
September 1966
Creator:
Boy Scouts of America
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cottages at Scott & White Sanitarium]
Postcard of a color image of two cottages at the Scott & White Sanitarium, two two-story white buildings with columns in the front and balconies on the second floor, with a row of trees in front of them and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Cottages, Scott & White Sanitarium, Temple, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date:
September 24, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Faculty of Hillcrest Elementary School]
Photograph of the faculty of Hillcrest Elementary School in Waco, Texas. The three rows of faculty include eleven women and one man all wearing mix of light and dark color clothing. On the first row, far left, is Miss Lilla Mayes, next to her is Mrs. Evelyn Riola, fourth from the left is Mrs. Lillian Bailey, and on far right is Miss Marguerite Rast. On the top row is Adrian Gasperson, principal.
Date:
September 22, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Farmers Union Cotton Yard]
Photographs of a farmers' union cotton yard in Coolidge, Texas. On an wide, plain field are horse-drawn wagons full of cotton. In the far background are possibly piles or stacks of cotton bales.
Date:
September 1, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Presbyterian Church in Waco]
Postcard of a color image of Waco's First Presbyterian Church, a large brick and stone building with a tower in the front and stained glass windows; there are trees lining the street corner and two automobiles on the intersecting streets in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas." There are two handwritten notes on the back of the postcard.
Date:
September 6, 1934
Creator:
Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Margie Cooper Montgomery, September 12, 2020]
Funeral program for Margie Cooper Montgomery, born August 17, 1926 and died September 6, 2020. The funeral was held Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the cemetery, officiated by Kelvin Williams. Funeral arrangements were made through McDowell Funeral Homes and she was buried at Waco Memorial Park in Waco, Texas.
Date:
September 12, 2020
Creator:
Rodgers, Clifton D.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr. at Four Months Old]
Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. at four months old, lying down. He wears only a diaper, and his mouth is open.
Date:
September 1921
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kathrian Kopp Portrait]
Portrait of Kathrian Kopp, a small child wearing a dress, sweater, and pearl necklace, sitting on bench posing in front of a neutral background.
Date:
September 2, 1874
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Adam Smith to Margaret Smith - September 8, 1918]
Letter from Adam Oscar Smith to Margaret Elizabeth Smith in which Adam is asking Margaret how everyone is back home. He tells her he is doing well and hope they are all as well. He say he has not heard from their brother Mahlon since he left Texas and ask if she has heard from him.
Date:
September 8, 1918
Creator:
Smith, Adam Oscar
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 8, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing Colonel Kelly's son's victory in the North Africa campaign.
Date:
September 8, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 14, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the money he sent to her on the first.
Date:
September 14, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 23, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that his mother planned on visiting her and briefly mentioning her golf skills.
Date:
September 23, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 26, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about a dinner he cooked over a campfire, swimming, and Sharon.
Date:
September 26, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 28, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing what it is like for some soldiers to be deployed for months on end.
Date:
September 28, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edna Lillard to Joushua Lillard - September 17, 1918]
Letter from Edna Lillard to Joshua Lillard, her brother, discussing what Ripley, and William are doing, how Dick is living, and how many products they are selling a week. Edna wonders where she will go to school and informs Joshua about the rest of the family.
Date:
September 17, 1918
Creator:
Lillard, Edna
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hill Printing & Stationery Co. to Monteith Abstract Co. - September 21, 1916]
Letter written to Monteith Abstract Company in Belton, Texas from Hill Printing & Stationery Company in Waco, Texas, acknowledging the receipt of their order for 2 reams of paper and promising to complete the order quickly.
Date:
September 21, 1916
Creator:
Gordon, L. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 1, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on September 1, 1943. He laments missing the first day of dove season for the first time in ten years, and asks his father to shoot some birds for him. He relates a letter he received from Wilbur Crawford.
Date:
September 1, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 3, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on September 3, 1943. He comments on the invasion of Italy, and tells his parents what he wants for Christmas. He also mentions that he has lost a lot of weight since going overseas.
Date:
September 3, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 4, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on September 4, 1943. He discusses the movies he's seen, and summarizes a letter he received from a friend.
Date:
September 4, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 11, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on September 11, 1944. He has a three day vacation, but nowhere to go, as tourism into Rome is restricted, so he intends to sleep for most of his time off. Someone is printing pictures of him in Africa and Italy to send to his parents, and he asks them if they received the packages he sent.
Date:
September 11, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 12, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on September 12, 1944, detailing a day spent in town with Marvin White and Bob Smith, and asking for number 3 print paper so that he can get his pictures enlarged. He plans to send the small pictures he had printed home to his parents.
Date:
September 12, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History