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Man standing in front of car

Photograph of a man wearing a necktie standing in front of a car in Glen Rose, Texas around July in 1938. The car has a North Texas State Technical College Eagles sticker attached to the windshield.

Date: 1938-07?

Item Type: Photograph

Miss Judie Martin

Photograph of Miss Judie Martin taken circa February 25th, 1936.

Date: 1936-02-25?

Item Type: Photograph

[Postcard to W. B. Chambers from U. W. Edwards]

Postcard to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from Mr. and Mrs. Edwards regarding the procurement of a case for the traveling library.

Date: October 31, 1935

Item Type: Postcard

[Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from Denton County Public Schools]

Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from R. L. Proffer, Superintendent of Denton County Public Schools, and Pyrene Wilson, County-School Librarian, regarding the Denton County-School Library.

Date: 1935~

Creator: Denton County Public Schools

Item Type: Letter

[Letter to Mrs. Chambers from Texas State Library]

Letter from Edwin Sue Goree, field worker of Texas State Library, to Mrs. W. B. Chambers, Chair of Library Club, Denton County Council, P.T.A., regarding the procurement of school books. Goree replied that the Texas State Library was not able to loan books or further assistance at present but suggested establishing a Denton county library.

Date: September 14, 1934

Creator: Goree, Edwin Sue

Item Type: Letter

[Letter to Record-Chronicle from Mrs. W. B. Chambers]

Letter to the Record-Chronicle newspaper in Denton, Texas from the Library Extension Committee of the Denton County Council of Parents and Teachers. The letter contains information about a traveling library that was created to provide books to rural schools.

Date: May 15, 1935

Creator: Denton County Council of P.T.A.

Item Type: Letter

Lake Dallas, Denton County, Texas

Postcard of simple map of Lake Dallas in Denton County, Texas. The map includes some roads around the lake.

Date: 1938~

Item Type: Postcard

Six pages from journal of Julia Williams, 1933

Entries from Julie Williams's journal date from June 4, 1933, to July 30, 1933. Some of the entries are written on stationary from the Williams Store in Denton, Texas.

Date: 1933-06-04~

Creator: Williams, Julia

Item Type: Text

Revised Charter of the City of Denton, Texas

Revised Charter of the City of Denton, Texas as adopted April 4, 1914 with amendments to August, 1934. The front cover contains an illustration of Denton city hall.

Date: June 1934

Creator: Gambill, R. B.

Item Type: Book

[Ada Francis Brake on tricycle]

Photograph of Ada Francis Brake, wearing a dress and bonnet, sitting in a tricycle. The front wheel of a vehicle is visible beside the child. A house with a porch is visible in the background. The names Ada Francis Break [sic], Miss Hallis and Aunt Retta are written on the reverse of the photograph. Based upon the names written on the back and the mountains in the background, we presume that the child is Ada Francis Brake who was born March 21, 1929 in El Paso, Texas to Eldon Nix Brake and Luci… more

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter to Colonel John Singleton from L. W. Kemp]

L. W. Kemp wrote Colonel John V. Singleton in response to a complaint about an inscription on a historical marker in John Simpson Chisum's honor. The discrepancy concerns the actual date of Chisum's death.

Date: October 10, 1938

Creator: Kemp, L. W.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter to Will Williams regarding the Chisum Trail]

J. B. Cranfill writes Will Williams, President of the Denton Historical Society, in response to Mr. Williams's letter about whether the Texas cattle trail should be known as the Chisholm or Chisum Trail.

Date: July 27, 1938

Creator: J. B Cranfill, M.D. LL.D.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter to Lota M. Spell]

Mrs. William Williams wrote Lota M. Spell of Austin, Texas concerning the installation of a historical marker at the site of John Simpson Chisum's home. John Chisum was a cattle king in Denton County in the mid-1800s.

Date: 1936-04-25~

Creator: Williams, Mrs. William

Item Type: Letter

[Letter to Mrs. William Williams concerning John Chisum]

Lota M. Spell of the Advisory Board of Texas Historians wrote Mrs. Will Williams concerning the installation of a historical marker at John Simpson Chisum's home in Denton County.

Date: April 23, 1936

Creator: Spell, Lota M.

Item Type: Letter

Natives of the Confederate States of America

Photograph of an organization known as "Natives of the Confederate States of America" of Denton, Texas in 1936. The men and women are posing outside and wearing suits and dresses. A caption identifying the members and organization is included.

Date: May 16, 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[Amelia Earhart and three unidentified women at TSCW]

Amelia Earhart Putnam and three unidentified women at TSCW in Denton, Texas. Ms Earhart is seated at the center, while one is seated at each side and one standing to her left. She was there to present a lecture to students, entitled "Aviation Adventures," Saturday night, Jan. 25, 1936, as part of that semester's drama series. [The Denton Lass-o, January 16, 1936]

Date: 1936-01-25~

Creator: Carruth Studio

Item Type: Photograph

[Amelia Earhart and two unidentified women at TSCW]

Photograph of Amelia Earhart and two unidentified women at Texas State College for Women, now known as Texas Woman's University. Ms. Earhart is in the middle. A large Western Union clock is hung on the wall in the background.

Date: 1936-01-25~

Creator: Carruth Studio

Item Type: Photograph

[Original F. M. Bralley Library of TSCW]

Photograph of F. M. Bralley Library of Texas State College for Women, now known as Texas Woman's University. The building was opened in 1927. A stream and bridge are visible in front of the library. The library has four columns with Ionian capitals and a bell tower on the roof.

Date: 1935~

Creator: Carruth Studio

Item Type: Photograph

F. M. Bralley Library (1935)

The F. M. Bralley Library of Texas State College for Women is visible in the background through trees. In the foreground, some women are sitting on benches beside a waterway.

Date: 1935~

Item Type: Photograph

[Members of the NTSU A Capella Choir]

Members of the North Texas State University's A Capella Choir stand on the stairs of an unidentified building. The men choir members are wearing dark-colored robes, and the women choir members are wearing dark-colored dresses with white blouses. This photo is almost identical to C-148, except for some repositioning of the members and their facial expressions.

Date: 1939

Item Type: Photograph

[NTSU A Capella Choir poses behind a pond with a fountain]

Members of the NTSU A Capella Choir stand behind a small pond with a fountain. The men choir members are wearing suits and ties. The women choir members are wearing white robes with black neckerchiefs. Some of these same people appear in the 1939 Yucca on page 49.

Date: 1939

Item Type: Photograph

[Members of the NTSU A Capella Choir]

Members of the North Texas State University A Capella Choir stand on the stairs of an unidentified building in a triangular formation. The women at the front are wearing white blouses and dark dresses. The men behind the women are wearing black robes. Some of these same people appear in the 1939 Yucca, the N.T.SU yearbook. People that have been identified are: Cecelia Cunningham of Denton (1st row, on the right); Harry Wilson Black of Honey Grove (last row, 1st from left); La Rue Cummins of C… more

Date: 1939

Item Type: Photograph

[Unidentified choir poses on stairs]

Members of the North Texas State University's A Capella Choir pose on the stairs of an unidentified building. The women are wearing dark dresses with white blouses. The men are standing behind the women on the stairs and are wearing dark-colored clothing. This same photograph appears on p.296 of the 1939 Yucca. Some of these same members appears in photos C-148 and C-172. People identified are: Cecelia Cunningham of Denton (1st row, 1st on right); Harry Wilson Black (5th row, 1st from left); … more

Date: 1939

Item Type: Photograph

[President W. J. McConnell sitting at a desk]

A man wearing a three-piece suit, tie, and glasses sits behind a desk. His left arm rests on a desk mat, and an ink well and pen are located on the right side of the desk mat. A ceramic frog sits near his elbow. McConnell was the president of North Texas State College from 1935-1951.

Date: 1935~

Item Type: Photograph

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Man standing in front of car

Miss Judie Martin

[Postcard to W. B. Chambers from U. W. Edwards]

[Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from Denton County Public Schools]

[Letter to Mrs. Chambers from Texas State Library]

[Letter to Record-Chronicle from Mrs. W. B. Chambers]

Lake Dallas, Denton County, Texas

Six pages from journal of Julia Williams, 1933

Revised Charter of the City of Denton, Texas

[Ada Francis Brake on tricycle]

[Letter to Colonel John Singleton from L. W. Kemp]

[Letter to Will Williams regarding the Chisum Trail]

[Letter to Lota M. Spell]

[Letter to Mrs. William Williams concerning John Chisum]

Natives of the Confederate States of America

[Amelia Earhart and three unidentified women at TSCW]

[Amelia Earhart and two unidentified women at TSCW]

[Original F. M. Bralley Library of TSCW]

F. M. Bralley Library (1935)

[Members of the NTSU A Capella Choir]

[NTSU A Capella Choir poses behind a pond with a fountain]

[Members of the NTSU A Capella Choir]

[Unidentified choir poses on stairs]

[President W. J. McConnell sitting at a desk]