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[Booklet for The Queen's Ball]

Description: Booklet for the Queen's Ball, a celebration of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen of the Year at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. Included in the booklet is a portrait of Her Majesty Queen of the Year, a list of members of the royal court, a program of dances and songs, a list of duchesses for Texas, and committee members.
Date: November 9, 1916
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Booklet for The Queen's Ball]

Description: Booklet for the Queen's Ball, a celebration of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen of the Year at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. It was held at the Cotton Palace Coliseum. Included in the booklet is a list of members of the royal court, a program of dances and songs, and a list of duchesses for Texas.
Date: November 11, 1915
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Easter Greetings Card]

Description: Easter greetings card from Waco Furniture Co., showing an illustration of a rabbit holding a branch of pussy willow and carrying a basket full of colorful eggs on its back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Funeral Notice for Robert H. Thomason]

Description: Funeral notice for Robert H. Thomason, who died of "congestion of the brain" at 37 years old. The notice invites friends and acquaintances to his funeral and burial at Odd Fellow's Cemetery on South First Street in Waco, Texas.
Date: July 16, 1884
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Graduation Announcement for Waco High School]

Description: Graduation announcement for Waco High School's class of 1901, inviting Mrs. Lula Maskew and family to the commencement exercises. Included is a class roll.
Date: May 30, 1901
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[J.T. Sullivan & Co. Card]

Description: Card advertising "J.T. Sullivan & Co., Wholesale and Retail, boots and shoes, Corsicana & Waco, Texas." An illustration on the card shows a girl wearing a ruffled dress and hat, and holding a bouquet of flowers.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001

Description: Interview with Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, a former Rations Board worker during WWII, from Kerrville, Texas. Betty talks about her family's migration to the area, her work on the Rations board, life on a ranch, and her activity in the Kerr County Historical Commission and the Republican Party.
Date: August 31, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001

Description: Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, teacher and pianist from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Wilson talks about coming to Kerrville to teach at the "Kerrville Colored School," life for African-Americans in the area, the African-American community, and her personal life.
Date: January 16, 2001
Creator: Bacon, Dan; Bethel, Ann & Wilson, Itasco Sampson
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Laura M. Patton, February 1, 1998

Description: Interview with Laura M. Patton, whose father built the popular Arcadia Theatre, from Kerrville, Texas. Laura relates the history of the Arcadia Theatre, a well-known attraction in Kerrville, and describes some of the other local businesses and cultural phenomena in the area.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: O'Hara, Peggy & Patton, Laura M.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Program for Second Anniversary Ball of Waco Central Labor Council]

Description: Program for the Second Anniversary Ball of Waco Central Labor Council, a horseshoe and yellow flowers decorating the cover. Inside is a list of dances in order, and committee members are noted on the back cover.
Date: April 11, 1898
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from McLendon Hardware Co.]

Description: Receipt from McLendon Hardware Company in Waco, Texas, for the sale of goods to Rush Gardner & Bartlett Company in Marlin, Texas.
Date: June 28, 1928
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from R.T. Dennis & Co. Inc.]

Description: Receipt from R.T. Dennis & Co. Inc. Furniture and Carpets for the sale of goods to E.W. Whitfield.
Date: March 1, 1940
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills]

Description: Receipt for goods purchased by S.M. Roy & Co. in Hennings, Tennessee from Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills in Waco, Texas.
Date: April 10, 1900
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from Willis & Willis Physicians and Surgeons]

Description: Receipt from Willis & Willis physicians and surgeons for the medical services of a man whose name is illegible. The medical practice was owned by Dr. James Madison Willis and his son, Dr. Joe Selman Willis.
Date: October 20, 1874
Creator: Willis, James Madison
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

The Surgeon's Religion

Description: Address given by R.J. White before the Texas Surgical Society as its president, about the philosophical reasons why he and other members of the society may have chosen the profession of surgeon.
Date: October 2, 1950
Creator: White, R. J.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Texas Cotton Palace Men's Ticket]

Description: Men's ticket to the Texas Cotton Palace Exposition International in Waco, Texas. The ticket is for Mr. W. N. Orand, Jr. and is valid from October 20, 1923 until November 4, 1923. Text on the back of the ticket details several conditions.
Date: [1923-10-20..1923-11-04]
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 5, 1937]

Description: Minutes from the thirty-eighth semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Waco, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting.
Date: April 5, 1937
Creator: White, R. J.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 5, 1954]

Description: Minutes from the Spring 1954 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Waco, Texas. Included is a list of members and guests present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: April 5, 1954
Creator: Hartman, Albert W.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 8, 1918]

Description: Summary of the sixth semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, with details about what was discussed, important people present, and the literary program.
Date: April 8, 1918
Creator: Barnes, Frank
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 2, 1950]

Description: Minutes from the Fall 1950 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Waco, Texas. Included is a list of members and guests present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as secretary's and treasurer's reports.
Date: October 2, 1950
Creator: Blocker, T. G., Jr.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 7, 1957]

Description: Minutes from the Fall 1957 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Waco, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: October 7, 1957
Creator: Brindley, G. V., Jr.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT
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