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[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper]

Description: Newspaper clipping containing several letters to the editor published in a Waco newspaper, starting with a poem from " Portfolio of a Deceased Confederate Soldier " and commentary providing insight on the soldier's life, family, property, and death. Other letters and articles discuss horse thieves that were shot, the Election Law that had recently been passed on the front, with text on the back describing recent events and anecdotes and bounties, with advertisements.
Date: August 1872
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Texas Department of Education to Joshua Calhoun Howell, April 10, 1889]

Description: Letter from the Texas Department of Education to Joshua Calhoun Howell on April 10, 1889. The letter renews Howell's teaching certification. Included are the envelope the letter came in and a paper detailing rules for conducting the examination of candidates for teacher's certificates.
Date: April 10, 1889
Creator: Texas. State Department of Education.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Scruggs Family Scrapbook]

Description: Photo album of descendants of James Robert Scruggs (1860-1937) and Mary "Molly" Thomas Brown Scruggs (1856-1933) of Baxter, Texas. The album includes photos of a parade at the University of Texas, Austin, The Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, and various scenes from the 1930s-1940s.
Date: 1924-01-11/1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Two Unknown Women]

Description: Photograph of two unknown women positioned with one woman standing and the other sitting down. The woman pictured standing up is wearing a light colored patterned dress with a dark colored coat over it. The woman pictured sitting down is wearing a light colored dress that has dark colored trim. Text on the back identifies H. B. Hillyer from Austin, Texas, as the photographer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Unknown Young Woman With Large Bow in Behind Hair]

Description: Photograph of an unknown woman positioned from the waist up. She is pictured in front of a light colored background wearing a high neck light colored dress. A circular pendent necklace is visible on her as well as a dark colored bow within her hair. Embossed text identifies Hill in Austin, Texas as the photographer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Floyd Wiley and Classmates]

Description: Photograph of Floyd Wiley and unknown classmates at Austin High School. Within the image Wiley and his classmates are dressed up in costumes and standing on a stage. Behind them is a painted background of an outdoor theme. In the foreground the empty seats of the theater are visible. Handwritten text on back identifies Wiley as the 8th person from the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Mattie Caldwell Taylor and Emma Caldwell Davis]

Description: Photograph of Mattie Caldwell Taylor (right) standing up and Emma Caldwell Davis (left) sitting down on swing. Both young girls are pictured in light colored dresses with small floral arrangements pinned to their collars. The girls are positioned with trees in background and grass underneath their feet. Text on the back identifies Geo. Schuwirth from Austin, Texas, as the photographer. Handwritten text on the back also identifies both Mattie (1878-1968) and Emma.
Date: unknown
Creator: Schuwirth, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Residence of Goodall Wooten]

Description: Postcard image of the residence of Goodall Wooten in Austin, Texas. Wooten's home is picture in a Neoclassical style with its all white coloring and Ionic style columns. Two sets of steps are visible on the house with the front entrance steps having bushes on either side. Other houses can be seen in the background of the image. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Dorothy.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of an Unknown Young Girl Frowning]

Description: Photograph of an unknown female child positioned from the waist up with her hands crossed in front of her. She is pictured in a dress that is light colored with some dark colored lining, and a lace collar. Text on the back identifies by H. R. Marks, from Austin, Texas, as the photographer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marks, H. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Texas School for the Deaf]

Description: Postcard image of the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, Texas. The multiple story building is pictured with the some of the exterior hidden by trees that are within the grassy lawn. The building spires are visible above the trees in the right side of the image. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Miss Mary Lea Powell in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Confederate Woman's Home]

Description: Postcard image of the Confederate Woman's Home in Austin, Texas. Within the image the stone structure has two sets of small stairs leading into an covered entrance to the home. Outside the home there is a lawn area with positioned on either side of the house. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mrs. M. T. (?) from San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Insane Asylum in Austin, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Insane Asylum in Austin, Texas, addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard in Waco, Texas. The front of the postcard features well-manicured grounds around a circular, artificial pond. Several buildings are visible in the distance. The text on the back of the postcard reads "I enjoyed you letter so much but have been too busy for letters lately. You ought to see how the Y.M.C.A. (of which I understand that you are a charter member) has grown. Alice accidentally landed in my class at the U… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[University Ave]

Description: Postcard image of University Avenue in Austin, Texas. In the center of the image a long gravel pathway leads to multiple large building structures. This walkway has trees lining either side and in the middle has planted areas of grass and flower bushes. In the background the focal point is a large building with 3 large spires spaced throughout. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. Will B Puckett of Waco, Texas.
Date: 1923
Creator: C. T. American Art
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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