From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History - 13 Matching Results

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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~

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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

Partner: Denton Public Library

[Letter to Record-Chronicle from Mrs. W. B. Chambers]

Letter to the Record-Chronicle newspaper in Denton, Texas from the Library Extension Committee of the Denton County Council of Parents and Teachers. The letter contains information about a traveling library that was created to provide books to rural schools.

Date: May 15, 1935

Creator: Denton County Council of P.T.A.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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

Partner: Denton Public Library

[Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from Denton County Public Schools]

Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from R. L. Proffer, Superintendent of Denton County Public Schools, and Pyrene Wilson, County-School Librarian, regarding the Denton County-School Library.

Date: 1935~

Creator: Denton County Public Schools

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Denton Public Library

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

Partner: Denton Public Library

[Postcard to W. B. Chambers from U. W. Edwards]

Postcard to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from Mr. and Mrs. Edwards regarding the procurement of a case for the traveling library.

Date: October 31, 1935

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Denton Public Library

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

Partner: Denton Public Library

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

Partner: Denton Public Library

[Unidentified choir poses on stairs]

Members of the North Texas State University's A Capella Choir pose on the stairs of an unidentified building. The women are wearing dark dresses with white blouses. The men are standing behind the women on the stairs and are wearing dark-colored clothing. This same photograph appears on p.296 of the 1939 Yucca. Some of these same members appears in photos C-148 and C-172. People identified are: Cecelia Cunningham of Denton (1st row, 1st on right); Harry Wilson Black (5th row, 1st from left); … more

Date: 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Denton Public Library

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Lake Dallas, Denton County, Texas

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

[Letter to Lota M. Spell]

[Letter to Mrs. Chambers from Texas State Library]

[Letter to Mrs. William Williams concerning John Chisum]

[Letter to Record-Chronicle from Mrs. W. B. Chambers]

[Letter to Will Williams regarding the Chisum Trail]

[Letters to Mrs. W. B. Chambers from Denton County Public Schools]

Natives of the Confederate States of America

[Postcard to W. B. Chambers from U. W. Edwards]

Revised Charter of the City of Denton, Texas

Six pages from journal of Julia Williams, 1933

[Unidentified choir poses on stairs]