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"In the Matter of Friendship" poem by Harry B. Hawes

Description: Print of a poem by Harry B. Hawes. Poem title: "In the Matter of Friendship." Printed on ivory colored paper in black ink. A facsimile of Hawe's signature is at the lower right of the printed poem. Hawes was a democrat from Missouri who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921-1926. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1926-1933.
Date: 1869/1947
Creator: Harry B. Hawes
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

My Roommates

Description: A five-stanza poem by Gertrude Osterhout titled "My Roommates." In each stanza, Gertrude wrote about each of her roommates at her boarding school.
Date: 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Partner: Austin College

[Poem, c.1899]

Description: Poem from the C. B. Moore Collection. The poem is about a cat. The writer describes their companion and how they feel when coming home to their feline friend.
Date: January 1899
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Poem and Notes by C. B. Moore, 1901]

Description: An envelope containing handwritten notes as well as a short poem by C. B. Moore. The envelope contains a label reading, "Moore jan01 Chambersville Tex".
Date: 1901
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mexican Border Poems]

Description: Text for three poems typed on Dallas Artillery Company letterhead, written by Sgt. Oliver Taft Hazelton during his service on the Mexican border (1914-1916). The poems relate to Hazelton's experiences during that time and include two titled poems and a song "to the tune of Steam Boat Bill."
Date: 1916~
Creator: Hazelton, Oliver Taft
Partner: Texas Military Forces Museum

The "D.T.'s"

Description: Poem titled The "D" T"'s" (sic) by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Don't Wait

Description: Poem titled "Don't Wait," by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

The Lure of the Tropics

Description: A poem, possibly by Marine George W. Stone, satirizing the experience of joining the Marine Corps and deploying to Central America.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Marine Corps

Description: Poem titled "Marine Corps" by George W. Stone, USMC, about defending the service from civilian derision.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

My Buddy

Description: A poem titled "My Buddy," by George W. Stone, USMC, about the loss of a comrade-in-arms.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Relief

Description: A poem titled "Relief" by George W. Stone, USMC, about a Marine being relieved from his post.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

The Suffering Jimmy Legs

Description: Poem titled "The Suffering Jimmy Legs," by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

They All Come Back

Description: Poem titled "They All Come Back" by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Treason

Description: A poem titled "Treason" by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date: 1927/1929~
Creator: Stone, George W.
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

La Inundacion de Houston en 1935

Description: Photograph of document, La Inundacioin de Houston en 1935, written by Jesus Golleges. This is a poem about the Great Houston Flood of 1935. Golleges was the father of Mario Golleges.
Date: 1935
Creator: Golleges, Jesus
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Poem: Abilene Texas...]

Description: Poem written about the city of Abilene, Texas published in The Southern Pharmaceutical Journal and Drug Price Review, with a portion of an article about frontier medicine printed on the other side.
Date: October 1936
Creator: Cousins, Walt
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

["A Medal, please, for a service man's wife"]

Description: Poem, written anonymously, entitled "A Medal, please, for a service man's wife". It tells of a returning soldier who wishes to give his wife a medal for enduring life without him.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Closing Lines from the Novel, "Eben Holden"

Description: Document with the closing lines from the book "Eben Holden" by Irving Bacheller, published in 1900. A handwritten note is at the bottom of the document with the words, "To Sam Rayburn, with deep affection--Gene Worley 10/17/49 Washington, D.C." Francis Eugene Worley was a democratic U.S. Representative from Texas who served in the House of Representatives from 1941 to 1950. Sam Rayburn "saw himself" in these closing lines from the book "Eben Holden." The text is black, printed on cream color… more
Date: 1941/1950
Creator: Bacheller, Irving
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

SNAFU

Description: Six stanza poem in rhymed verse, with four lines per stanza and eight lines on the third stanza, composed as lyrics to a song on the subject of the military's response to Pearl Harbor and lackluster conditions.
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

The Transports.

Description: Cinquain poem composed as lyrics to a song with the beginning stanza containing 8 lines, ending stanza containing 6 lines and the middle stanzas having 4 lines, each rhyming on the second, fourth and sixth line. The lyrics discuss conditions at war and the American's confidence in the fight against dictators.
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

The Battle of the Solomons.

Description: Lyrical quatrain poem that rhymes on the 2nd and 4th line of each stanza on the subject of the Battle of the Solomons from the American's perspective.
Date: August 7, 1942
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Draft Dodger

Description: Text of a poem that derides men who avoid going to war.
Date: 1943
Creator: The State Register
Partner: Pottsboro Public Library
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