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[Letter from Sallie Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, May 17, 1859]

Description: Letter from Sallie Fentress to her brother David discussing news from Bolivar and it includes:town health update; news that she and Kate are not going to school; a discussion about the locusts she catches every morning; a dialogue about the weather; a discussion about David's baby and how the family wishes that David, Clara, and baby would visit; and a dialogue about handmade bonnets and clothing made by Maud, Sallie, and Kate for Clara and the baby. Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son Dav… more
Date: May 17, 1859
Creator: Fentress, Maud C. & Fentress, Sallie
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[Transcript of Letter from Sallie Fentress and Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, May 17, 1859]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Sallie Fentress to her brother David discussing news from Bolivar and it includes:town health update; news that she and Kate are not going to school; a discussion about the locusts she catches every morning; a dialogue about the weather; a discussion about David's baby and how the family wishes that David, Clara, and baby would visit; and a dialogue about handmade bonnets and clothing made by Maud, Sallie, and Kate for Clara and the baby. Letter from Maud C. Fentres… more
Date: May 17, 1859
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[Letter from Maud Fentress, October 10,1863]

Description: Letter Maud Fentress wrote to her family regarding the problems she experienced when trying to send letters. She discusses the cotton crop and what her expenses are. The difficulties in acquiring a horse are given. She discusses the risk of capture, pillaging, and warns not to wear uniforms if going on furlough. She gives updates on family and friends. She expresses her anxiety over the freed slaves. She also gives her opinion on books she has read.
Date: October 10, 1863
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
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[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, September 28, 1865]

Description: Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David discussing news from Bolivar, Tennessee and it includes: a discussion regarding finance; news concerning the financial situations of family; a dialogue regarding crops to be planted and animals to be raised; news about Frank becoming Chancery Clerk and his plans to study law; news about Kate and her portion of the family's land which will be farmed on a small scale between Frank, Maud, and Kate; financial advice from Maud and news about a real estat… more
Date: September 28, 1865
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
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Memories of Martha Elizabeth Gibson Anglin

Description: A transcript of a 1963 oral history with Martha Elizabeth Anglin (née Gibson), recalling her childhood in Alabama, her family's move to Texas in 1895, and her marriage and life on a farm in Commerce, Texas. Footnotes are provided to add context to the narrative.
Date: 1887/1963
Creator: Anglin, Michael W.; Anglin, Reba; Barnett, Robert & Barnett, Patricia
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[News Clip: Wood]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Lawrence D. Bell High School Blue Raider Band working to raise $4400 needed to accept an invitation to play at the Cotton Carnival in Memphis, Tennessee; the award-winning band, which played at Governor Connally's inauguration is currently chopping and selling wood to raise the needed funds.
Date: December 23, 1964
Duration: 2 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Wood]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Lawrence D. Bell High School Blue Raider Band working to raise $4400 needed to accept an invitation to play at the Cotton Carnival in Memphis, Tennessee; the award-winning band, which played at Governor Connally's inauguration is currently chopping and selling wood to raise the needed funds.
Date: December 23, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
captions transcript

[News Clip: Miss Maid]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Judy Hill, a sophomore speech major at TCU, winning the new Maid of Cotton in Memphis, Tennessee.
Date: December 30, 1964
Duration: 3 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Miss Maid]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Judy Hill, a sophomore speech major at TCU, winning the new Maid of Cotton in Memphis, Tennessee against 19 other contestants from 11 cotton-belt states.
Date: December 30, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
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