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The United States of America

Description: Map of the United States showing the boundaries fixed in 1782, five years before the ratification of the constitution, from a contemporary copy of Benjamin Franklin's red-line map identified in Spain by the Library of Congress at Washington. Includes three insets: Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Monsieur de Vergennes, Letter from El Conde de Aranda to El Conde de Floridablanca, and Nouvelle carte de la Baye d'Hudson (New Map of the Hudson Bay). Scale information indeterminable.
Date: 1938
Creator: Martin, Lawrence
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Pages about Viejo Pass

Description: Correspondence from Jack Shipman in 1937 that includes information about a monument in Viejo Pass and an account of the fight between the Cavalry with some Pueblo Indian scouts and the Apache Indians in that place in 1880.
Date: 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library

History of the Ferris Farm

Description: Typed history of the Ferris Farm, located six miles west of Alto, Texas, accompanied by a 7-page letter with additional details.
Date: {1936,1993-09-10}
Creator: Bertolinio, Mildred Nicar
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Stella Hill Memorial Library

[Letter to Johnie Louise Bruyere, June 18, 1932]

Description: Letter from a woman named Lucile to Johnie Louise Bruyere on June 18, 1932. It is written on stationery for Tom Padgitt Company, Inc. Lucile congratulates Bruyere on her grades, enclosing her report card. She goes on to discuss the fruit trees, and what she thinks she'll get her father for Father's Day.
Date: June 18, 1932
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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

[Note Offering Play Tickets]

Description: A note reminding the receiver that tickets to see Katharine Cornell in "Barretts of Wimpole Street" are selling rapidly, as well as where to buy them and how much they cost. The picture pasted on top of the note shows a street scene full of people dressed in period clothing, and a horse and carriage.
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Heart-Shaped Valentine]

Description: Heart-shaped red valentine with a drawing of a dog. It reads: "I'm hounding you my Valentine." The names of nine women are handwritten on the back, under the heading "Hostesses".
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Telegram from Lions International, Chicago, Illinois to T. N. Carswell - May 10, 1930]

Description: A postal telegraph sent to T. N. Carswell, Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Abilene, Texas, from Lions International, Chicago, Illinois, dated May 10, 1930. Lions International explains the effort of the Club to reach 100 percent on reports this month and a request for support from Carswell in getting reports from Albany, Aspermont, Cisco, Merkel, Roscoe and Winters.
Date: May 10, 1930
Creator: Lions International
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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