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[Letter from R. H. Johnson to T. N. Carswell - May 12, 1938]

Description: A letter written to Mr. Thomas N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, from Rupert H. Johnson & Co., New York, dated May 12, 1938. Johnson acknowledges his receipt of a letter from Carswell which contained a signed Power of Attorney which has been solicited by the Committee in Reorganization proceedings of the Standard Commercial Tobacco Company. He advises that he will investigate the Committee to find if they are people of standing. Johnson assures Carswell that it is no … more
Date: May 12, 1938
Creator: Johnson, Rupert H.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - June 22, 1938]

Description: A letter written to Rupert H. Johnson, New York City, New York, from T. N. Carswell, Sec.-Mgr. [Abilene Chamber of Commerce], dated June 22, 1938. Carswell restates to Johnson, as per their telephone conversation, that he is enclosing a condensed financial statement of Abilene and, also, a newspaper account of a meeting the night before. Carswell advises of the approximate bond valuations, the option of a utilities rate increase and his assurance that if Johnson decides not to try for the ref… more
Date: June 22, 1938
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - July 6, 1938]

Description: A letter written to Mr. R. H. Johnson, New York City, N. Y., from T. N. Carswell, Sec.-Mgr. [Abilene Chamber of Commerce], dated July 6, 1938. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the information Johnson supplied and advises him that Mr. Dillingham had put in a call to him. He confirms that the Brown Crumer Company was awarded the job at a fee approximating 1%.
Date: July 6, 1938
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from A. D. Whiteside Concerning Financial Statements, January 2, 1935]

Description: Letter from A. D. Whiteside requesting financial statements from business partners as "[i]t is extremely important under existing conditions to expedite...the flow of merchandise and finance." Whiteside's company is "the largest agency in the world...acting between you and your sources of credit." Also included in the record is the envelope that the letter was delivered in.
Date: January 2, 1935
Creator: Whiteside, A. D.
Partner: City of Grapevine

[Copy of Deed of Exchange from Ira H. Evans to New York and Texas Land Company, Limited]

Description: Copy of a deed of exchange from Ira H. Evans to New York and Texas Land Company, Limited certifying the transfer of lands in Crockett, Hemphill, and Val Verde Counties, Texas. The document includes a list of the relevant properties and a note signed by a representative of the Southwest Abstract Company stating this is an accurate copy of the deed from Ira H. Evans to the New York and Texas Land Company Limited in the deed records of Val Verde County, Texas.
Date: November 14, 1939
Creator: Southwest Abstract Company
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Extracts from Osterhout Family Letters]

Description: The first extract is from Burgess Osterhout to May Patterson Frear Osterhout, referred to as Mrs. Paul Osterhout, discussing what he had found at the Osterhout library. He found their family coat of arms and promised to mail her a photo of it. The second letter fragment is from George E. Osterhout to May Patterson Frear Osterhout regarding a marker for Jeremiah Osterhout's wife, Juna Reno.
Date: January 24, 1931
Creator: Osterhout, Burgess & Osterhout, George E.
Partner: Austin College

Envelope for Butterick Pattern #4301

Description: Butterick pattern 4301 to make a day dress with front button closure, optional sleeve lengths, pleated skirt, and high or v-neckline, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1938/1940
Creator: Butterick Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Envelope for Butterick Pattern #3769

Description: Butterick pattern 3769 to make an evening dress with optional peplum, cap set-in sleeves, v-neckline, and cummerbund, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1935/1939
Creator: Butterick Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Envelope for New York Pattern Company #967

Description: New York Pattern Company pattern 967 to make a gored skirt with narrow waistband and blouse with front gathered closure and gathered short set-in sleeves, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1930/1939
Creator: New York Pattern Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and G. E. Meares and R. A. Ascher - May 1938-November 1939]

Description: Letter from Richard A. Ascher to Tex Bradford regarding a business transaction that is not fully described, but has cost Bradford money, and may also be related to Ascher's incarceration. Later correspondence verifies that Ascher was released from prison on Sept. 6, 1938. A handwritten note on the letter from the Parole Commission says, "Re = Stein Nozzles."
Date: 1938-05-09/1939-11-02
Creator: Ascher, Richard A. & Meares, George E.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Tommie Suits to Elmer Josephine Wheatly, July 24, 1937]

Description: Letter written to Elmer Josephine Bahl from Tommie Suits in New York City. Suits describes a letter that he received from Elmer's mother and mentions that "Johnnie Lou said she got her cat." Suits talks about dancing and his trip to Washington D.C. over July 31st to August 1st and 2nd: "I had planned on getting there early Saturday and staying until late Monday."
Date: July 24, 1937
Creator: Suits, Tommie
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Client Card: Dr. Arthur B. Cecil]

Description: Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Dr. Arthur B. Cecil, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: Dancer by Troubtezkoy.
Date: March 1935
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Partner: Amon Carter Museum

[Client Card: Potter Bentley Studios]

Description: Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Potter Bentley Studios, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This order includes two aviation trophies, which was shipped on August, 26, 1932.
Date: August 1932
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Partner: Amon Carter Museum

[Client Card: Mr. Bernard Bandler]

Description: Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Bernard Bandler, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: "Death Mask".
Date: June 1931
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Partner: Amon Carter Museum
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