Private Collection of T. B. Willis - 17 Matching Results

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[Dental License for Eldon Robert Woolsey]

Dental License from the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners for Eldon Robert Woolsey, DDS. He is buried at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery.

Date: July 10, 1937

Item Type: Text

[Letter from a soldier to his sister - March 10, 1918]

Letter from a soldier to his sister discussing his work as a guard, the lack of mattresses, and an athletic meet with some cowboys. The soldier was assigned to the military band but does not get paid well and wishes he was assigned to a permanent squadron.

Date: March 10, 1918

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Bart Moore to P. G. Rucker, May 10, 1884]

Letter from Bart Moore to P. G. Rucker requesting to know the amount of land taxes he owes. A letter head at the top left corner of the stationary reads, "From the office of Bart Moore, Grocer".

Date: May 10, 1884

Creator: Moore, Bart

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - December 10, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing his day and how he still has no news on his discharge. He tells Emma that he and a few others will speak to the captain if they do not hear anything soon. Hector tells Emma that he knocked off his job and went to a football game and that they will have a an event at their mess hall.

Date: December 10, 1918

Creator: Suyker, Hector

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 10, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing his busy day and the work of training new recruits he has a head of him. He is tired of idling around and wants to et to work on Kitchen duty. He lists what he had for supper and how he forgot to stamp a previous letter.

Date: November 10, 1918

Creator: Suyker, Hector

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 10, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 10, 1944. The mail slowed down recently, and Willis went to the EM Club because it is something to do. His outfit had fresh eggs for breakfast for the past few days. Willis had a letter from Joe, who is going to be in Waco soon, and Willis expresses his jealousy at Joe for getting to stay so close to home.

Date: July 10, 1944

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 10, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 10, 1944. He asks for more short bread, and tells his mother he will buy her a cameo from the market. The shops are required to lower their prices or the US army will make them off limits to their soldiers. Included in the envelope is a pass that gives permission for Todd Willis to be absent from his post from 1:00 to 4:30 to visit Casablanca.

Date: March 10, 1944

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 10, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 10, 1943. He details the Christmas letters and packages he has received and sent, and asks if his parents have heard from Wilbur Crawford.

Date: November 10, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 10, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on October 10, 1943. He asks where his cousin Jimmie Kendrick is going to be stationed, and relays information from letters he's received from friends in Texas.

Date: October 10, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., April 10, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr. on April 10, 1943. He asks after the farm and the fishing in Waco.

Date: April 10, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., December 10, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., on December 10, 1943. He wishes he could go fishing with Willis, Sr., comments on a story about a soldier from Waco in the newspaper, and asks to be sent a box of pecans.

Date: December 10, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Texas Department of Education to Joshua Calhoun Howell, April 10, 1889]

Letter from the Texas Department of Education to Joshua Calhoun Howell on April 10, 1889. The letter renews Howell's teaching certification. Included are the envelope the letter came in and a paper detailing rules for conducting the examination of candidates for teacher's certificates.

Date: April 10, 1889

Creator: Texas. State Department of Education.

Item Type: Letter

[Photograph of Construction on M. K. & T. Roundhouse]

Photograph of construction of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas roundhouse in Bellmead, Texas. The structure is in the beginning stages of construction with only the framework placed. In the foreground are multiple railroad cars.

Date: April 10, 1923

Creator: Farmer, Whayne H.

Item Type: Photograph

[Postcard of Texas Cotton Palace]

Postcard of the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas at night, the building outlined with small colored lights. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. Fred Setchell in Canaan, Maine, and says "Dear Ross. I am at McGregor visiting Tina. Yesterday we spent all day in Waco. Went out to Oakwood to visit the little grave. Twenty-five years this month. The afternoon at Cotton Palace. Such a crowd. Will return home tonight. With great deal of love to all. From Aunt Effa."

Date: November 10, 1911

Item Type: Postcard

[Receipt from D.W. Jones & Co.

Receipt from D.W. Jones & Co., dealers in furniture, carpets, and house furnishing goods, for the purchase of goods by Col. M. M. Hornsby.

Date: April 10, 1885

Item Type: Text

[Receipt from Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills]

Receipt for goods purchased by S.M. Roy & Co. in Hennings, Tennessee from Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills in Waco, Texas.

Date: April 10, 1900

Item Type: Text

[Tents and Barracks at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a dirt road at Camp MacArthur with a row of barracks on the right and a grouping of tents on the left and rows of telephone poles on both sides. A man is standing in front of a barrack on the right, another man is riding a tractor down the dirt road, and there is a small group of men on the left side and some trees in the background. Written on the front of the postcard is the text: "125-126. U. S. Inf'try Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas. F. Mann. © 10-11-17."

Date: December 10, 1917

Creator: Mann, Fred

Item Type: Postcard