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[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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: City of Grapevine

Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998

Description: Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.
Date: March 9, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Description: Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999

Description: Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, vice-chair of the Kerr County Historical Commission from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Snodgrass talks about growing up on a primitive ranch, struggling to survive during the Depression, meeting and marrying her husband, their family, their involvement with music, and her efforts to preserve the history of Kerr County. She also briefly discusses the honors and awards her volunteer work has earned her. Pages 2-13 include a written statement by Miles Abernathy… more
Date: September 25, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Letter from Zack Mosley to Major Phillips, August 29, 1967]

Description: Handwritten letter from cartoonist Zack Mosley to Major Phillips, responding to a letter he received from the major. He writes that he has enclosed a drawing of his cartoon, Smilin' Jack. At the top of the letter is a stylized letterhead with Smilin' Jack's head and Mr. Mosley's signature. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address. The letterhead on the front is clearly visible from the back of the letter.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Mosley, Zack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Letter from Walter Cronkite to the men of the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School, September 30, 1966]

Description: Letter from Walter Cronkite, from CBS News, to the men of the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School commending them for their work. He briefly touches on the war in Vietnam. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: September 30, 1966
Creator: Cronkite, Walter
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 6, 1917]

Description: A letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home describing his trip through New York City, New York in 1917. Clay tells about his going to plays and staying in different places, all while having virtually no money. This also contains the envelope in which the letter was delivered in.
Date: August 6, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, Fall 1917]

Description: A letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother and family back home regarding his financial situation while in New York City, New York. Clay had to spend a lot of money on equipment that his lieutenant told him he must buy, later Clay spends a few pages asking his mother to be proud of him for going off to fight for a good cause.
Date: Winter 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Letter from Mrs. Sophie Gabrick to Captain Charles R. Griggs, May 17, 1945]

Description: Letter from Mrs. Sophie Gabrick - written by Mrs. C. R. Carlson - to Captain Charles R. Griggs thanking him for his letter regarding her son's death. She thanks Griggs and the other men and women for their service and hopes that the war will be over soon. Included, also, is the envelope the letter was delivered in.
Date: May 17, 1945
Creator: Gabrick, Sophie & Carlson, Mrs. C. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from C. K. Griggs to Charles R. Griggs, March 27, 1945]

Description: Letter from C. K. Griggs to his son Charles R. Griggs concerning daily life back home; the letter actually is written by Charles' mother as she says "Daddy and I were hot and hostess at the USO for Sunday night." Later she discusses the new lace cloth being made and saying that cloth at home runs "from 10 cents to 25 cents per yard."
Date: March 27, 1945
Creator: Griggs, C. K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Lt. Col. O. W. Hartwell to Captain Charles R. Griggs, March 31, 1945]

Description: Letter from Lieutenant Colonel O. W. Hartwell to Captain Charles R. Griggs discussing different battalions and regiments; Hartwell has had his battalion for a while and had recently been pulled out of the line. Hartwell also says he has seen only "one of the old gang" in Chris Daley; there is also indecision on who will go to Rucker and "who would go on the list."
Date: March 31, 1945
Creator: Hartwell, Lt. Col. O. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from C. K. Griggs to his Son Charles R. Griggs, April 8, 1945]

Description: Letter from C. K. Griggs to his son Captain Charles R. Griggs telling him that they are not worrying too strongly about him while he is away; his parents did not want to think they did not care about him. C. K. Griggs describes what is going at home, "Otto Carter is home from the Pacific, he and Lillain Pratt are to be married soon."
Date: April 8, 1945
Creator: Griggs, C. K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Report from the USO Concerning Operations from 1941 to 1948]

Description: Report created by the United Service Organizations, Inc. discussing operations and financial dealings from February 4th, 1941 to January 9th, 1948. The first page of the report is a letter written by the president, Lindsley F. kimball summarizing the organization's work over those seven years. The rest of the report contains graphs and charts, photographs, and maps showing the extent of the USO's work they accomplished.
Date: January 1948
Creator: United Service Organizations (U. S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[USO Financial Statement, 1947]

Description: Financial statement prepared by the United Service Organizations, Inc., according to the title this statement covers their financials as of December 31, 1947 and discusses their termination costs in 1948. The report covers numerous categories: 1947 Budget and Campaign Goal, Funds Available During 1947, USO Terminal Costs During 1948, Final Reserve, Commitments Beyond December 31, 1947, Financial Position December 1, 1947, and Military Operations Financed by USO in 1948 and Delegated to Member … more
Date: [1947..1948]
Creator: United Service Organizations, Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Mrs. Sophie Gabrick to the Commanding Officer of Company B]

Description: Letter from Mrs. Sophie Gabrick to the commanding officer of Company B - 49th Armored Infantry Battalion written by Mrs. C. R. Carlson. The letter mostly concerns the status of Gabrick's son, Victor R. Gabrink, also the brother of Carlson; the letter asks for word to be given to them "at your earliest possible moment."
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Gabrick, Sophie & Carlson, Mrs. C. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Griggs to Captain Charles R. Griggs, April 7, 1945]

Description: Letter from Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Griggs to their son Captain Charles R. Griggs discussing the house work that they have done recently including replacing fence posts, and wondering if they should get a barbecue pit. They also tell Charles that they do not worry about him as they "had the assurance of God [that he] would take care of you."
Date: April 7, 1945
Creator: Griggs, Mrs. C. K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Mrs. C. K. Griggs to Captain Charles R. Griggs, March 28, 1945]

Description: Letter from the parents of Captain Charles R. Griggs concerning their recent efforts in spring cleaning their home: "I started spring house cleaning, the xxxx living room and [dining] room have been finished." Mrs. Griggs also would like her china from France but "it was bought when sets of six were made, now I need eight."
Date: March 28, 1945
Creator: Griggs, Mrs. C. K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Mrs. C. K. Griggs to his Son Charles R. Griggs, April 19, 1945]

Description: Letter from Mrs. C. K. Griggs to Gharles R. Griggs regarding daily life back home in Sweetwater, Texas; Mrs. Griggs tells that "190 Sweetwater people donated blood." She mentions the marriage between Otto Carter and Lillian Pratt, as well as her and Mr. C. K. Griggs' attempts at getting the yard in better shape.
Date: April 19, 1945
Creator: Griggs, Mrs. C. K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Drafted! For Peacetime Service To our Defense Forces

Description: Pamphlet by the United Service Organizations, Inc. saying it "has been called back to active service." The rest of the document discusses their background, the request made to reorganize, their plan, how much money they have, what the job is they need to perform, and their budget status. The names of the members of the USO Reorganization Committee are listed on the back page, with the name of the president, Lindsley F. Kimball, printed at the bottom.
Date: [1948,1949]
Creator: United Service Organizations (U. S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum
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