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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

[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 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 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 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

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

[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

[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

Aerial View of the Acme Brick Company

Aerial view of the Acme Brick Plant, located south of Denton.

Date: 1935~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 33.186485 -97.133650

Ann Sheridan Publicity Photo

Publicity photo of Ann Sheridan. Written in green ink in bottom left corner is, "To Bob-! You're darn "tootin" 2 know you bud! Best of luck, will see you some day- As Ever Loudy 1936"

Date: 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[Dr. L. A. Sharp poses sitting at a desk with a candlestick rotary-dial telephone]

Dr. L. A. Sharp poses behind a desk with a candlestick rotary-dial telephone in his hand. There are several bookcases filled with bound volumes with similar titles behind him. He is wearing a suit and tie. Dr. Sharp was Chairman of the Graduate Council of N.T.S.C., now known as University of North Texas, from its inception in 1935 until his death in 1944, and before that had been on the faculty since 1925.

Date: 1939~

Item Type: Photograph

[Dr. L. A. Sharp poses sitting at a desk with a candlestick rotary-dial telephone]

Dr. L. A. Sharp poses with a pen in his hand behind a desk and in front of several bookshelves filled with bound volumes. A candlestick rotary-dial phone rests on the desk beside him, along with what appears to be a desk calendar and metal letter opener. Dr. Sharp was Chairman of the Graduate Council of N.T.S.C., now known as University of North Texas, from its inception in 1935 until his death in 1944, and before that had been on the faculty since 1925.

Date: 1939~

Item Type: Photograph

Eagle Park Bleachers at the North Texas State College

View of the field bleachers at Eagle Park at North Texas State College. Trees dot the foreground and tall, electric lights line the edges of the playing area. The field was constructed in 1913, and in 1927 steel stands were constructed to seat 2,200 on the west side of the field. The football field was part of "Eagle Park."

Date: 1935~

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

Front of Marquis Hall with Two Superimposed Portraits

Exterior view of the front of Marquis Hall on the North Texas State College Campus. Collaged onto the photograph in the upper right and bottom left corners are portraits of President W. J. McConnell and former president, R. L. Marquis.

Date: 1935~

Item Type: Photograph

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

Library at North Texas State College

External view of the front of the library at North Texas State College. There are seven black automobiles visible parked in front of the library.

Date: 1935~

Item Type: Photograph

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

[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

[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

Miss Judie Martin

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

Date: 1936-02-25?

Item Type: Photograph

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

[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

Old Timers Celebrate Fritz's Birthday

The caption reads: Old Timers Celebrate Fritz's Birthday. These 14 old timers of Denton were photographed at a party celebrating Dr. E. W. Fritz's 84th birthday. They are, back row, left to right, Noah Batis, farmer; Mrs. J. W. Underwood; Mrs. F. E. Piner, wife of an early judge; Mrs. Ida Williams, whose husband was an early photographer; Mrrs. A. J. Kittrell, wife of an early cattleman; Mrs. J. S. Chapman, wife of a mining operator; Mrs. T. A. Robinson, wife of a cotton buyer, and Mrs. Cora El… more

Date: May 23, 1930

Item Type: Photograph

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Revised Charter of the City of Denton, Texas

[Letter to Mrs. Chambers from Texas State Library]

[Letter to Will Williams regarding the Chisum Trail]

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

[Letter to Mrs. William Williams concerning John Chisum]

Six pages from journal of Julia Williams, 1933

[Letter to Lota M. Spell]

[Ada Francis Brake on tricycle]

Aerial View of the Acme Brick Company

Ann Sheridan Publicity Photo

[Dr. L. A. Sharp poses sitting at a desk with a candlestick rotary-dial telephone]

[Dr. L. A. Sharp poses sitting at a desk with a candlestick rotary-dial telephone]

Eagle Park Bleachers at the North Texas State College

F. M. Bralley Library (1935)

Front of Marquis Hall with Two Superimposed Portraits

Lake Dallas, Denton County, Texas

Library at North Texas State College

Man standing in front of car

[Members of the NTSU A Capella Choir]

[Members of the NTSU A Capella Choir]

Miss Judie Martin

Natives of the Confederate States of America

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

Old Timers Celebrate Fritz's Birthday