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[George Marshall's Sympathy Card]

Description: A letter from General George C. Marshall, the United States Army Chief of Staff, expressing his condolences for the death of an unidentified soldier. The text reads: "General Marshall extends his deep sympathy in your bereavement. Your son fought valiantly in a supreme hour of his country's need. His memory will live in the grateful heart of our nation."
Date: 1945
Creator: Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Ladies Cemetery Society Minutes]

Description: Handwritten minutes for the Ladies Cemetery Society commenting on the death of Private Harold Gilbert, the son of the society's recording secretary, Rose Gilbert. The text notes: “The absence of the secretary ...who had the misfortune of losing her son, Harold, Dec. 25, 1944, in the European Theater of the war, made the meeting a sad one; each and every one of the members present were in tears.” On the second page of the minutes, the group’s long-time president Mrs. Becky Goldstein recalls ho… more
Date: January 16, 1945
Creator: Mehl, Mrs. I. N.
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - November 29, 1944]

Description: An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, 1944-45 for work in Tarrant County for the dates of November 29, 1944 through January 11, 1945. The itinerary was approved by L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C., Chief, Field Division.
Date: November 29, 1944
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Byrd Photo Service business card]

Description: Business card for the Byrd Photo Service for Byrd Williams. Located at 3862 S. Pecan St. Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: [1950..]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sample Jewish Marriage Certificate]

Description: Sample marriage certificate (called a Ketubah) presented to couples married at the Congregation Ahavath Sholom in Fort Worth, Texas as of 1990. The certificate includes three panels. On the far left, text primarily in English describes the vows of marriage. In the center, the main text of the certificate is in Hebrew with blanks for specific information; the text is surrounded by illustrations of plants and crops. On the far right there are lines for names and signatures of participants and … more
Date: 1990
Creator: Rabbinical Assembly
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Ahavath Sholom Minutes]

Description: Handwritten list of the thirty one members of the Ahavath Sholom Congregation in 1895 in Fort Worth, Texas. The front of the document lists the members of the congregation, and the back of the document lists the officers. When the list was created, Ahavath Sholom was the only synagogue in Fort Worth.
Date: October 6, 1895
Creator: Levenson, Ben
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Yiddish Minutes]

Description: Handwritten minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Congregation in Fort Worth, Texas. The minutes are written in Yiddish, the native tongue of the members. The minutes discuss a legal dispute with a "chazzan," or a prayer leader who sued the congregation.
Date: October 6, 1895
Creator: Levenson, Ben
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Yiddish Minutes]

Description: Handwritten minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Congregation in Fort Worth, Texas. The minutes are written in Yiddish, the native tongue of the members. The document discusses the Sabbath morning services for the congregation.
Date: January 12, 1896
Creator: Levenson, Ben
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Hebrew Institute Building Fund Committee]

Description: Letterhead stationary for the Hebrew Institute Building Fund Committee outlining all the donors for the institute and their monetary contributions. The building, designed by the architectural firm of Field and Clarkson, was constructed between April and August of 1914 in the 800 block of Taylor Street in Fort Worth, Texas at a cost of $14,668. The top left corner of the document shows an architectural drawing of the building.
Date: 1913~
Creator: Hebrew Institute. Board.
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Byrd Photo Service letterhead]

Description: Blank letterhead for Byrd Photo Service, photography service owned by Byrd Williams III. The letterhead has the black bird logo for the Byrd family. Their studio was located at 3862 South Pecan, Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: [1950..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Order of Fifinella Award #3

Description: Description of the Order of Fifinella Award, a statuette of the WASP mascot, also known as "Fifi." The description includes details about the history of the mascot, how the statuette is made, the name of the artist, and three photographs of the award.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Confirmation Certificate, 1989]

Description: Confirmation Certificate to Mark Weiner. (Torah Quotation in left hand corner) "Ye shall be holy for I the Lord your God am Holy" - Lev.19:2 (Corresponding text in Hebrew in opposite corner) "CONFIRMATION CERTIFICATE THIS IS TO RECORD THAT Mark Weiner WAS CONFIRMED IN THE FAITH OF ISRAEL ON June 2 1989 29 Iyar 5749 IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CONGREGATION Beth-El Fort Worth, Texas" Signature 1 Signature 2 Signature 3 (Torah quotation on bottom) "All that the Lord hath spo… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Confirmation Announcement, 1989]

Description: Announcement of the Confirmation Class of 1989 "Beth-El Congregation Confirmation Class 1989 Philip Bronstein Brian Roper Andrew Bzostek Jessica Ross Tyler Cohen Hamilton Schwartz Jacqueline Miller Michelle Stein Sara Beth Oderberg Mark Weiner invite you to join them for the Confirmation Service on Friday, June 2, 1989 eight o'clock in the evening in the Sanctuary at Temple Beth-El Galveston and Broadway A … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

Confirmation Program, Beth-El Congregation Fort Worth, 1933

Description: Confirmation Program, Beth-El Congregation, Fort Worth, including the declarations of the Rabbi and the Unison Readings of the congregation during the Shabuoth and Confirmation service of 1933, during which students graduating from the religious school are confirmed. The list of confirmands is on the 4th page.
Date: 1933
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

Confirmation Bible of Rose Levenson, Beth-El Congregation

Description: Confirmation Bible, Beth-El Congregation. Presented to Rose Levenson for Confirmation on Shevuoth, May 26, 1909 at Fort Worth, Texas by Rabbi George Zepin. Title page and inscription of the bible states that this volume contains "the Twenty-Four Books of the Holy Scriptures, carefully translated according to the Massoretic text, after the best Jewish authority by Isaac Lesser."
Date: May 26, 1909
Creator: Rabbi George Zepin
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

Program from Confirmation Service of Congregation Beth-El

Description: Program from the Confirmation Service of Congregation Beth-El in Fort Worth, Texas on June 9, 1905. It contains the names of the confirmation students, and the order of the program.
Date: June 1905
Creator: Congregation Beth-El
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Red Cross War Fund Check]

Description: Image of a $112,000.00 check given to the Red Cross War Fund by Convair and the Convair employees themselves.
Date: unknown
Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Minutes, third meeting of Beth-El Congregation, October 5, 1902]

Description: Minutes from the third meeting of Beth-El Congregation, Oct. 5, 1902, handwritten in pencil on the back of a courthouse circular. The reverse side of the minutes is a Courthouse Circular, dated Oct. 3, 1902.
Date: October 5, 1902
Creator: Carb, Isidore, congregation secretary
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

Tarrant County Clerk's Daily Report for Oct. 3 and Oct. 4, 1902

Description: Daily Report of the Tarrant County Clerk's office on October 3-4, 1902. Included are lists of deeds granted, deeds of trust, chattel cottages, and proceedings in the district and justice courts. "Claude Butler, proprietor" is printed at the top of the document. On the reverse side are handwritten minutes from Beth-El Congregation's third organizing meeting.
Date: October 4, 1902
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Notes Discussing Long Distance Operator]

Description: Paper with notes regarding long distance calling to Fort Worth and listing the names, Fielding, Scarborough, and Kincaid.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Cover Sheet for 6 P.M. Sports News, March 20, 1969]

Description: Cover sheet for WBAP-TV/NBC station news with text: "6 Sports, 3-20-69, JS."
Date: March 20, 1969, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[WASP Entry Requirements]

Description: Document discussing the requirements, courses, and amount of pay for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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