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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

[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

[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

[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

[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

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

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

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

[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

[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

[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

[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

Miss Judie Martin

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

Date: 1936-02-25?

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

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Natives of the Confederate States of America

[Letter to Mrs. William Williams concerning John Chisum]

[Letter to Lota M. Spell]

[Letter to Will Williams regarding the Chisum Trail]

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

[Ada Francis Brake on tricycle]

Revised Charter of the City of Denton, Texas

Six pages from journal of Julia Williams, 1933

Lake Dallas, Denton County, Texas

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

[Letter to Mrs. Chambers from Texas State Library]

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

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

Miss Judie Martin

Man standing in front of car