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[Portrait of Rev. James D. Shaw]

Description: Portrait of Rev. Dr. James D. Shaw, senior pastor of the Fifth Street Methodist Church of Waco, Texas. Rev. Dr. Shaw (1841-1926) later left the ordained ministry in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and became a "free thinker." He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas, where a VA grave marker was later placed on his grave. He is visible from the chest-up and wears a dark-colored three-piece suit and a bow tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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

[Photograph of Two Men in a Church]

Description: Photograph of a man who appears to be a pastor with an African-American man to the left. Above them is a banner that reads: " EVERY MEMBER A WORKER ". Text on the back reads: " 18th Pine Assembly...18th & Pine Assembly of God, Waco ".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from C. T. Caldwell to John T. Willis, Sr., June 30, 1938]

Description: Letter from Rev. Dr. Charles T. Caldwell to John T. Willis, Sr. Caldwell begins by lamenting the year that has gone by since he retired as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Waco, and goes on to thank Willis for being a good friend. He expresses gratitude for Willis' cooperation in deciding important matters, and informs him of his appreciation for Willis and his family.
Date: June 30, 1938
Creator: Caldwell, Charles T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Rev. Charles T. Caldwell]

Description: Photograph of Rev. Charles T. Caldwell, minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco. Rev. Caldwell is pictured standing outside of the home that is used by the minister of the church otherwise called the Manse. The reverend is wearing a dark color suit and is holding his hat in one of his hands.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: First Presbyterian Church of Waco

[Photograph of Rev. Father Peter James Clancy and Group of Students]

Description: Photograph of Rev. Father Peter James Clancy (1869-1923), a priest of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Waco, and a group of students. The young boys are dressed in dark clothing and standing in the front while the girls are dressed in light clothing with veils towards the back. It is probably a photograph of a Confirmation Class.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spielman, H. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Rev. Father Peter James Clancy and Group of Students #2]

Description: Photograph of Rev. Father Peter James Clancy (1869-1923), a priest of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Waco, and a group of students. The young boys are dressed in dark clothing and standing in the front while the girls are dressed in light clothing with veils towards the back. It is probably a photograph of a Confirmation Class.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spielman, H. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of the Interior of the First Manse of the First Presbteryian Church of Waco]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the first Manse, home of the minister, of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco. Dark wooden furniture and framed portraits line the walls of the room. In the center of the room there is a wooden desk with one lamp, books and papers on top.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Gildersleeve, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: First Presbyterian Church of Waco

[Bishop W. McFerrin Stowe and his Cabinet]

Description: Photograph of Bishop W. McFerrin Stowe (center, wearing a stole) and his cabinet meeting at the Austin Avenue United Methodist Church in Waco. Reverend Henry Fred Meier, Jr., a former senior minister of the Austin Avenue Church, is on the far left of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Rev. Coleman]

Description: Photograph of Reverend J. A. Coleman sitting and staring pensively toward the ground with his hands loosely clasped. He wears a suit and tie. Text written in the folder that holds the item titles the photo "Before he met his bride."
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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