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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 16, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 16, 1944, detailing his trip to Rome. He mentions seeing sights such as the Pantheon of Agrippa, the tomb of the unknown soldier, the Colosseum, the Basilica of St. Paul's, the Catacombs, and St. Peter's. He mentions that he didn't get to see the Pope because he goes to St. Peter's in the morning and Willis visited in the afternoon. He goes on to ask after a friend who quit A&M to transfer to Baylor Univer… more
Date: October 16, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 16, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 16, 1944. He took some of his friends to the club, and then went to someone's house and had sandwiches. His unit had to turn in some tents recently, including his, so now he's living in a different tent, but he likes the soldiers there.
Date: November 16, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 16, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 16, 1944. He went to visit Wilbur Crawford and brought him newspapers from Waco, and he and his friend Harmon Gilbreath ordered swim suits from the service so they can go swimming soon, since it's warming up.
Date: April 16, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard Series, Part 5: Appropriation]

Description: Postcard from Rose Collins to Harry Bahl with an illustration of a man holding the waist of a woman holding an umbrella. This card is the fifth card in a set of six and has the title "Appropriation" printed at the bottom. There is a note on the back of the card that reads: "Your better half is getting fat, but she will have to stay a couple of months to do her any good."
Date: July 16, 1910
Creator: Collins, Rose
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Semi-Photo Song Postcard, "Dreaming": Part 1]

Description: Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska with a photograph of a man and a woman walking alongside a small pond while holding each other's hands; there are music notes and lyrics printed below that read: "Dreaming, dreaming, while the stars are gleaming." There is also a note written in red ink on the reverse side of the card that reads: "Meeting at Fish Pond, notice our new...Watch this series for it speaks what is in my head."
Date: 1908-10-16?
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - December 16, 1918]

Description: Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing that there is still no news about his discharge. Hector mentions washing his clothing, the lack of work to do and the 3000 troops that have left his camp. His friend mac will be discharged direct by the Captain and Hector hopes if he goes to see him, he will also be dsicharged.
Date: December 16, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of the Sanger Avenue School]

Description: Postcard of the Sanger Avenue School in Waco, Texas. In the image students of the school are lined up in rows in front of the Sanger Avenue School building. The postcard is addressed to Beverly Lastinger from Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: September 16, 1907
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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