T. B. Willis Collection - 13 Matching Results

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[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - November 9, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his encounter with Frank Thomas, who he had not seen in years.

Date: November 9, 1943

Creator: Smith, Merrill

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, May 9, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis on May 9, 1943. He wishes her a happy Mother's Day, asks if his father has gone fishing recently, discusses his dinner, and informs her that V-mail is delivered faster than air mail.

Date: May 9, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 9, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 9, 1943. He has received a package of V mail paper and a couple magazines, and he asks for more rolls of film. He also talks about race horses.

Date: August 9, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 9, 1943. He tells them about his baseball team, and complains that spam is all they have to eat overseas.

Date: June 9, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 9, 1944. Beaches are off limits to soldiers, and his battalion is trying to get an EM Club for the soldiers. The Waco newspapers Willis receives from his parents are passed around the troops and eventually make their way to the Red Cross.

Date: June 9, 1944

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 9, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 9, 1944. On his day off, Willis brought Wilbur Crawford to his camp, and they went to a U. S. O. show in the evening. Willis heard that his cousin Jimmie Kendrick landed in New Guinea.

Date: March 9, 1944

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., May 9, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis Sr. on May 9, 1943. He asks after the farm, and talks about the food the soldiers are served.

Date: May 9, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, June 9, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis on June 9, 1943. He details the improvements he and his tent mates have made to their tent, and promises to send her pictures now that the ban on sending them has been lifted.

Date: June 9, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Bell]

Photograph of a small bell mounted on a platform supported by tall logs., with trees in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, Polk County, Texas."

Date: June 9, 1949

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Charlie Martin Thompson Grave Marker]

Photograph of a grave marker in a graveyard. The grave marker says "(Chief Sunkee) Charlie Martin Thompson. Born 1860, Died Sept. 8, 1935. At Rest." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, Polk Co., Tex."

Date: June 9, 1949

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Grave Marker]

Photograph of a grave marker in a graveyard among other grave markers. There is no text on the marker. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, Polk Co., Texas."

Date: June 9, 1949

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Grave Marker]

Photograph of a grave marker for an unidentified person, with several other grave markers visible in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, Polk County, Texas."

Date: June 9, 1949

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of John Scott Grave Marker]

Photograph of a small wooden grave marker that says "John Scott, Born 1806, Died Feb. 3, 1913." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, Polk County, Texas."

Date: June 9, 1949

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

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[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - November 9, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, May 9, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 9, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1944]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 9, 1944]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., May 9, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, June 9, 1943]

[Photograph of Bell]

[Photograph of Charlie Martin Thompson Grave Marker]

[Photograph of Grave Marker]

[Photograph of Grave Marker]

[Photograph of John Scott Grave Marker]