[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, May 12, 1880]
Date: May 12, 1880
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Description: Letter from Paul Osterhout to his father, John Patterson Osterhout, discussing his time at school at Baylor College. Paul wrote that he and the other boys were writing speeches for an upcoming commencement ceremony and told his father that he would try to send a copy of his speech for John to look over. He let his father know he had received a package and along with other bits of news from around the school.
Contributing Partner: Austin College
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[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, May 22, 1881]
Date: May 22, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Description: Letter from Paul Osterhout to his father, John Patterson Osterhout, about upcoming events while he was at Baylor College. He wrote about how the boys would be giving speeches at commencement and he planned to praise one of the professors in his speech to increase his chances of winning a medal. Paul requested that his father send him money for new shoes to wear for his speech and listed out his upcoming expenses.
Contributing Partner: Austin College
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[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 18, 1881]
Date: April 18, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Description: 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.
Contributing Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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[Letter of Standing for Charles Kavanaugh from Providence Church, May 12, 1860]
Date: May 12, 1860
Creator: Providence Church
Description: Letter of standing for Charles Kavanaugh from Providence Church. The letter stated that Charles was a member in full standing of the church and was dismissed when joining another church of the same faith.
Contributing Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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Minutes of the Nineteenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1858
Date: 1858
Creator: Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Description: 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.
Contributing Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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Minutes of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1866
Date: 1866
Creator: Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Description: 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.
Contributing Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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Minutes of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1865
Date: 1865
Creator: Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Description: 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.
Contributing Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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My Roommates
Date: 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
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.
Contributing Partner: Austin College
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