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[1926 State Election Ballot]

Description: Official ballot containing a list of nominees for governor, attorney general, and state treasurer of Texas, with text above that says "Test: I am a Democrat and pledge myself to support the nominees of this primary."
Date: 1926
Partner: Southwestern University

[Admittance Ticket for David C. Dickson to Private Lectures and Examinations]

Description: Admittance ticket for David C. Dickson to Transylvania University Medical Department's Lectures on Anatomy and Chemistry. According to the card Dr. Bush is giving a lecture on Anatomy and Operations in Surgery, and Dr. Peter is giving one on Chemistry and Pharmacy.
Date: November 1836
Creator: Transylvania University
Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

[Advertisement for "The World's Finest" Saddle]

Description: Advertisement by The Heller Printing Co. encouraging businesses to print advertisements with the company by touting the success of the Myres Saddle Co. It includes an image of a $10,000 saddle made by S. D. Myres that was originally printed as the frontispiece of the Myres Saddle Co. catalog.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Heller Printin Co.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

All's Well (A Pillow Prayer)

Description: Hymnal created by Harriet McEwen Kimball entitled "All's Well (A Pillow Prayer)." This copy is typed on a piece of paper and cut out to a smaller rectangular shape.
Date: 1866
Creator: Kimball, Harriet McEwen
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Apothecary Table of Weights and Equivalents]

Description: Apothecary table of weights equating drams to other units of measurement such as an ounce, gram, teaspoon, etc. According to the table 8 drams equals 1 ounce, and 1 dram equals 1 teaspoon.
Date: unknown
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Award for Sam Myres from the U.S. War Department]

Description: Certificate for "distinguished service" awarded to Sam Myres by the U.S. War Department for his donations of saddles and other gear to the military during World War I. It includes two letters regarding the award, including a statement from the War Department Director of Purchase, Storage and Traffic citing the nomination for a certificate for recognition and a letter from the headquarters of the Southern Department awarding the certificate to Myres.
Date: 1919-12/1920-02
Creator: United States. War Department.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Bass Standard Treatment for Malaria

Description: Small sheet outlining the "Bass Standard Treatment for Malaria;" it covers steps one through 4 and tips to handle malaria in acute cases.
Date: 192X
Creator: Bonnet, Edith Marguerite
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

Bexar County Tuberculosis Association 1951-1952

Description: Document listing the officers and Board of Directors of the Bexar County Tuberculosis Association. According to the document Edith Bonnet is the president of the association.
Date: [1951..1952]
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Bill from W. R. Berry General Merchandise]

Description: Bill from the W. R. Berry General Merchandise to G. W. Vickery listing a number of purchases, their quantity, and how much they cost; the bottom of the bill has a note saying it was paid on April 13, 1921.
Date: April 9, 1921
Creator: W. R. Berry General Merchandise
Partner: Salado Public Library

[Bill of Sale from John D. Adkins to David C. Dickson]

Description: Deed of sale for a "negro girl" from John D. Adkins to David C. Dickson. This deed acknowledges the sale and Adkins states that she is "to be sound in body and mind and a slave for life."
Date: September 7, 1860
Creator: Adkins, John D.
Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

[Blank Waco Bridge Company Pass]

Description: Blank pass for the Waco Bridge Company, valid until December 31 of that year.
Date: 18uu
Creator: Waco Bridge Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Brochure for Recent Executive Board Actions]

Description: Brochure showing the "Recent Executive Board Actions," such as an orientation time change, revisions to the constitution and by-laws, and positions being attained/promotions. The back of the page shows an advertisement for Sommers Rexall Drug Stores.
Date: November 27, 1959
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Business Card for David Duclos]

Description: Business card for David C. Duclos, president of the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. The S. D. Myres Saddle Company logo is in the upper-left corner with Duclos' name below and the company address and telephone number in the lower-right corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Business Card for The Harry Lubbock Detective Agency]

Description: Business card for The Harry Lubbock Detective Agency with various contact information by phone and in person, with notes about the company's specializations. There is a handwritten note on the back wtih an address and phone number for Ray C. Moore.
Date: unknown
Creator: Harry Lubbock Detective Agency
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Card Featuring a Poem]

Description: Card printed with the text of a poem below an illustration of yellow and pink roses surrounded by a silver lace pattern, as well as silver trim around the edge of the card. Text: "When I was just a little lad a standing at your knee / Your tender face was always like / A lovely rose to me... / And though your loveliness may fade / And lose its color bright / You still are like a rose to me / Though now the rose is white".
Date: unknown
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings in Various Conditions

Description: Large chart detailing cerebrospinal fluid under various conditions, such as the color that the fluid would be in a person with a brain tumor compared to the color in a healthy person.
Date: unknown
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Certificat from the University of Louisville]

Description: Certificate issued to Dr. May Owen from the University of Louisville in Louisville, Texas, with the text: "In the Sesquicentennial Year of the Founding of Jefferson Seminary Greets May Owen and presents this Certificate in recognition of more than Twenty-five Years Of Service Given at Louisville, Kentucky in the year, one thousand, nine hundred and forty-eight." There is a university seal stamped in the lower-left corner.
Date: 1948
Creator: University of Louisville
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Certificate for Membership to the Sons of the Republic of Texas]

Description: Certificate acknowledging that Dr. Todd Bradford Willis is in good standing within the Sons of the Republic of Texas and signed by two officials of the organization. It includes a color illustration of the Texas flag near the top, black-and-white illustrations of The Alamo (left) and Goliad - La Bahia (right), and an illustration in red of the monument at San Jacinto at the bottom of the page, behind the text.
Date: April 30, 1982
Creator: Sons of the Republic of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Certificate for the World Medical Association]

Description: Certificate issued to Dr. May Owen from The World Medical Association, United States Committee, Inc. Text says, "This is to certify that May Owen, M. D. is a Member of the United States Committee devoted to the support of the scientific and educational objectives of The World Medical Association."
Date: 1961
Creator: World Medical Association
Partner: Texas Medical Association
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