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- Ceremony to be Observed at Laying of the Corner Stone, Administration Building, Baylor Female College
- Pamphlet about the laying of the cornerstone of the administration building at Baylor Female College in Belton, Texas. It includes the program of events for the day, the text of the masonic ceremony, and images of the campus.
- [Jefferson Medical College Class of 1887]
- Text requesting information about members of the Class of 1887 at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including the forty-eight names of the graduates.
- Baylor College Record, Volume 5, Number 3, December 1902
- Monthly publication of announcements and literary pieces about Baylor Female College in Belton, Texas. This issue includes: A Letter from Paris, France (continuation of a traveling account), Tributes to the Memory of Miss Gertrude Osterhout (an alumna and teacher at the school), and additional notes and announcements from the teachers, students, and campus societies.
- [Bellville Town Meeting Minutes, January 18, 1858]
- Minutes of the Bellville, Texas Town Meeting on January 18, 1858, which was called in memory of the recently deceased Thomas Bell, "the father of Bellville," who arrived in Texas in 1822 and settled in Austin's Colony and served under Ben Milam during the Texas Revolution.
- [Invitation to the Inauguration of James Ferguson, Governor of Texas]
- Invitation to a reception and ball in honor of James E. Ferguson inauguration as governor at Austin, Texas. The inside of the invitation includes a list of those serving on the executive committee.
- [Announcement Card for the Reception and Ball in Honor of Governor James E. Ferguson, January 19, 1915]
- Card announcing the Reception and Ball being held in honor of James E. Ferguson, governor of Texas, on January 19, 1915. This card was sent to Mr. E. P. Wilmot.
- [Newspaper Clipping: Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hamilton, April 15, 1910]
- Newspaper clipping titled "Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hamilton: Items from the Herald of April 15, 1885," which provides a list of the County officials at the time and events that happened on that date. It appeared in The Hamilton Herald on April 15, 1910.
- ["Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hamilton" Newspaper Clipping, May 20, 1910]
- Newspaper clipping titled "Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hamilton: Items from the Herald of May 20, 1885" which provides a list of events from that date. It appeared in The Hamilton Herald on May 20, 1910.
- [Class of 1895 List]
- List of the names and addresses of the members of the Class of 1895 of an unknown school. The twenty-five names are split into two groups, Literary and Fine Arts. On of the students is Junia Osterhout. It is not clear when this list was created, as many of the ladies seem to be married, and one of them is deceased.
- Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Baptist State Convention of Texas, 1865
- Minutes of the annual session of the Baptist State Convention in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session; reports from the secretaries, committees, trustees, and board of directors as well as reports on Baptist churches and education in Texas; and the Constitution of the Baptist State Convention, of Texas.
- Minutes of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1883
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- Marching On: The Conquest Campaign of Texas Baptists
- Text discussing the progress of the "Conquest Campaign" started to raise money to offset the debts of the missionary, educational, and benevolent work of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. It includes an overview of the financial crisis of the organization and statements regarding the work of Baptists in Texas including Baptist universities and other schools, hospitals, foreign missions, and other aspects of the campaign.
- Christian Union; A Sermon delivered before Union Baptist Association, October 2, 1857, by Horace Clark.
- Text of a sermon given by Horace Clark about Christian Union, discussing his understanding of the need for Christian denominations to create a unified Church, based on various scriptural references.
- Minutes of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Session of the Salado Baptist Association, 1899
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Salado Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- Bible Assucrance; or a reply to Dr. B. H. Carroll's Tract on Assurance: being a candid examination and thorough refutation of his historical and scriptural arguments against Bible assurance.
- Pamphlet by Pastor E. R. Carswell refuting a similar tract written by B. H. (Benajah Harvey) Carroll about "Assurance," a religious concept about the salvation of believers. Carswell breaks down Carroll's arguments by analyzing the historic documents which Carroll references and then comparing scriptural text to Carroll's interpretation with his own commentary.
- Directory of the Texas Baptist General Convention, 1886
- Directory of attendees at the Texas Baptist General Convention including names and hometowns; also contains advertisements.
- Nineteenth Annual Report of the Mission Board of the Baptist General Association of Texas, 1886
- Annual report of the Baptist General Association of Texas Mission Board, containing an account of work done throughout the year (missionaries employed, sermons preached, miles traveled, work that had been done, etc.) and accounting summaries. This report, presented to the Baptist General Convention of Texas was the last annual report due to lack of monetary and staff resources.
- Minutes of the Leon River Baptist Association, 1871
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Leon River Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- Minutes of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1866
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- Minutes of the Seventeenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1856
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- Minutes of the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1869
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1857
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- Minutes of the Nineteenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1858
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- Minutes of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1864
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- Minutes of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1865
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- Minutes of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1859
- Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
- [Bouldin Family Scrapbook]
- The first half of the scrapbook is composed of newspaper articles that have been pasted onto the pages and some that were inserted in between the book's pages. The articles are from Confederate states and contain news, poems, and stories centered around the Civil War and the time after. The second half of the book served as a ledger for the family to keep track of their expenses.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 3, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul wrote about his experience living away from home in Independence, Texas as a student. He informed his father of the expenses of living in this city and that he intended to make his money stretch until June. He asked his father for news of what is going on at home and wondered whether the railroad had been causing problems for his father's cattle and sheep.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, March 6, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul wrote about his time in school in Independence, Texas and the studies him and the other boys were engaged in. He told his father of how boring he found the city and that there were very few recreational activities available to them.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, February 17, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. He wrote of his studies at Baylor and night lectures he had been attending. He requested money from his father to purchase a new suit since he was low on funds and mentioned trains that were frequenting his father's area. Paul also asked for information regarding the family's animals because his father had purchased a new cow and the sheep would be sheared soon.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, February 23, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout from John Patterson Osterhout. Paul updated his father on how he was doing in his studies and had nothing out of the usual to tell him. He mentioned letters and money her received from other family members.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 18, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to his mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout. Paul wrote his mother to let her know of clothes he had bought and ones he would need sent to him by her. He told her of events going on in town, the local church, about money he has had to borrow, and his roommates that have the measles.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, May 6, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul wrote his father to inform him that Paul had been selected to write and present a speech for school. In addition to this, he told his father about the state of his personal finances and other small events that happened in the city.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, September 2, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to Ora Osterhout. Paul wrote his friend after receiving two letters from Ora. Paul informed him of the trains he had seen going by that day as he waits to go home and asked for information regarding mutual friends. He went on to write about miscellaneous bits of news he has read and other things he has seen at that station. Pages are labeled out of order.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, September 19, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to the Osterhout family. Paul wrote his family to update them on his life. He mentioned his financial difficulties, his need for winter clothes, a David Osterhout he heard of, and other small bits of news.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, September 26, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. He wrote to update his father about what had been happening. He mentioned a woman named Gertie, several of accidents involving trains, and his financial situation. He detailed the money he made working and what his expenses were for the month. The pages are numbered out of order.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 9, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to his parents, John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote about a ride atop a train's caboose he took, change in employment at the train station, and requested his parents send him his winter coat.
- [Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, October 19, 1881]
- Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her son, Paul Osterhout. She wrote to inform him that she would be sending him his winter coat and that she was unsure what Paul's father's plans were for when Paul would be attending his next session of school. She also requested that if Paul got sick, he return home.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, October 23, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout family. Paul wrote his family to inform them that he received the coat they sent and to tell them about his job at the train station. He included information about an assault that happened at the station and a lantern he stole to use on the way home.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 16, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to his parents, John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote to inform them that he planned to visit for a few weeks during the holidays and that he wanted his parents to get him new clothes during that time. In his letter, he detailed an accident between a train and the convict train in which a few convicts tried to make an escape.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 29, 1881]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to his parents, John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout. Paul wrote his parents to update them on what he was doing at work, what his travel plans for the following month would be, and how homesick he has been feeling.
- [Letter from Paul Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, August 21, 1882]
- Letter from Paul Osterhout to his sister, Gertrude Osterhout, about the new town he had settled into. He mentioned the dominant religion in the area was Methodist, that both blacks and whites lived there, and the locals cannot ride their buggies much due to the sand.
- [Telegraph Message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout, April 16, 1884]
- Telegraph message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout. It reads: "If [s]plint ordered / not on the way yet / why."
- [Telegraph Message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout, December 2, 1884]
- Telegraph message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout. Talley sent a short message to find out whether or not Paul received a letter Talley sent in March.
- [Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, November 20, 1883]
- Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. Ora wrote Paul to update him on what has been going on at home since Paul's mother was unable to. She focused on small events involving family and friends and asked how Paul was doing in the cold climate of his new town.
- [Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, January 6, 1886]
- Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. Gertrude wrote to inform Paul about wedding preparations their family was helping to make. She also wrote that their father sold the stocks to a business he was involved in and might start up a small one of his own.
- [Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, February 11, 1886]
- Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. She wrote to inform Paul that their mother had been sick in bed, but was starting to feel better. At the end of the letter, she included a message from Gertrude asking if Paul would fix Gertrude's watch again.
- [Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, February 28, 1886]
- Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. He wrote his brother to update him on the affairs of their family. He informed Paul that their mother had recovered from being sick, a mutual acquaintance wants to go into the book business, a troupe that came through and performed, and other small events around the farm.
- [Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, March 5, 1886]
- Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. Ora wrote to update Paul on what was happening at home. She informed him of the weather, her school work, and a change in attitude their brother has undergone after getting married.
- [Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, March 30, 1886]
- Letter from Ora Osterhout from Paul Osterhout. She wrote to tell Paul what had been happened at home. She included information about the weather and what family members had been doing such as how their father tried to fix their water pump and wanted to purchase more cows.