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[1931 Baylor University Basketball Team]

Description: Photograph of a Baylor University basketball team. The players are arranged in two rows on a set of bleachers, with a male at center holding a basketball painted with the year "1931" on it. The team's coach, Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow, is seated rightmost along the bottom row, wearing a dark-colored coat with two fountain pens in his pocket.
Date: 1931~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Bookmark for Good Will Week, 1933]

Description: An orange bookmark with green print. It reads: "I am Playing My Part In Good Will Week (2107). My name is: Johnie Louise Bruyere, Waco, Texas. Nov. 4, 1933. Welcome to Baylor's Homecoming." Bruyere's name, city, and date are handwritten.
Date: November 4, 1933
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Cast of "Bluebonnet Land" at Gurley School]

Description: Photograph of the cast of Bluebonnet Land, a Musical Pageant of Texas, given in honor of the seventh grade class of Gurley School on May 18, 1937. The children sit in a yard outside. Several of the children wear black face, and a girl in the middle of the back row holds a Texas flag.
Date: May 18, 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Dance Card]

Description: Small booklet with a drawing of a cracked bell on the front. When opened, it reveals a place to put a table number as well as a couple number. On the opposite page, there are eight blank spaces to write in the name of dance partners. A small string is attached to the upper left hand corner of the booklet, so that it can be worn on the wrist.
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[First Presbyterian Church in Waco]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 31.552061 -97.137263
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Heart-Shaped Valentine]

Description: Heart-shaped red valentine with a drawing of a dog. It reads: "I'm hounding you my Valentine." The names of nine women are handwritten on the back, under the heading "Hostesses".
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[John Todd Willis, Jr., for Texas Centennial]

Description: Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. stapled to a certificate given to him during the Texas Centennial. It certifies that he has taken the Junior Ranger Pledge: "Like a good ranger, I'll be brace, honest, obedient, and always keep my eyes open for danger."
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Johnie Louise Bruyere's Report Cards, 1931-1936]

Description: Thirteen report cards belonging to Johnie Louise Bruyere from Baylor University. They keep track of the classes she has taken, the number of days she was present and absent, her grade, whether she passed or not, and the number of chapel demerits she received during the semester.
Date: [1931-12-11..1938-08-19]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from C. T. Caldwell to John T. Willis, Sr., June 30, 1938]

Description: Letter from Rev. Dr. Charles T. Caldwell to John T. Willis, Sr. Caldwell begins by lamenting the year that has gone by since he retired as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Waco, and goes on to thank Willis for being a good friend. He expresses gratitude for Willis' cooperation in deciding important matters, and informs him of his appreciation for Willis and his family.
Date: June 30, 1938
Creator: Caldwell, Charles T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter to Johnie Louise Bruyere, June 18, 1932]

Description: Letter from a woman named Lucile to Johnie Louise Bruyere on June 18, 1932. It is written on stationery for Tom Padgitt Company, Inc. Lucile congratulates Bruyere on her grades, enclosing her report card. She goes on to discuss the fruit trees, and what she thinks she'll get her father for Father's Day.
Date: June 18, 1932
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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