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College Bulletin, Number 19, August, 1907

Description: According to the Announcement on page 2, "This issue of the Bulletin is intended to illustrate some of the practical features of the courses offered at the College of Industrial Arts." This bulletin includes photographs of students and campus buildings.
Date: August 1907
Creator: College of Industrial Arts
Partner: Texas Woman's University Libraries

College Bulletin, Number 28, December, 1909

Description: This bulletin includes calendars, lists of important people, and articles written about the school including articles published in the Fort Worth Star, Fort Worth Record, Denton Record and Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Kansas City Journal, and Clay's Review.
Date: December 1909
Creator: College of Industrial Arts
Partner: Texas Woman's University Libraries

[Girls Industrial College Diploma]

Description: Diploma certifying that Beulah Kincaid completed the Commercial Arts Course and graduated from the Girls Industrial College of Texas. Certificate is signed by the President of the Board of Regents and the President of the College.
Date: June 8, 1904
Partner: Texas Woman's University Libraries

[Obituary for William Crow Wright]

Description: This original newspaper clipping was pasted once pasted into a scrapbook. The obituary contains a summary of the life and death of W. C. Wright, an early settler in Denton, Texas. W. C. Wright died at the age of 70 after having lived under three flags, having served in the Texas Cavalry during the Civil War, and having served in a local militia. Wright became a wealthy farmer and trader and built and operated the Wright's Opera House. He was survived by his wife, Julia A. Gober Williams, and se… more
Date: May 24, 1906
Partner: Denton Public Library

Free on the Public Square Tonight

Description: Announcement of several events to take place on the public square in Denton, Texas. Mr. R. Taliaferro Jones provided moving picture entertainment. Other attractions included a "Bull Fight" moving picture, "The Pickpocket," and a band performance.
Date: 1904?
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Report Card: Annie Parks, 1899-1900]

Description: Report card documenting Annie Parks classes and grades during the session of 1899-1900. The report card contains a list of school board members, as well as the signatures of Annie's guardian and her teacher, Hattie Donnell.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Denton Public Schools
Partner: Denton Public Library

Girls College of Industrial Art, Denton, Tex.

Description: Postcard contains photograph of the Old Main Building at Girls College of Industrial Art, now known as Texas Woman's University, in Denton, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Miss Amy A. Allen in Manhattan, Kansas. Old Main was constructed in 1903 and was the first building on campus.
Date: 1907~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Alligator hunters in Cuba]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of five men holding their rifles. The men have respited from hunting alligators. They all have similar dress and are wearing similar service hats. The men are standing beside a lake. On the back of the postcard is written, "Hunting Alligators in Cuba. The micky looking guy on the left is G. I set the camery [sic] then got in place. And negro snapped it for me." The postcard does not appear to have been mailed. The person "G" refers to the George V. Huffmon, who was st… more
Date: 1907~
Partner: Denton Public Library
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