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[Letterhead for Waco Electrical Supply Company]

Description: Sheet of blank letterhead for the Waco Electrical Supply Company, listing company officers at the top and other business information below the logo, which has a winged angel holding an object in the center. A light blue border runs around the outer edge of the stationery, with illustrations of various household goods including (clockwise) a lightbulb, shaded lamp, toothbrush, Hampton Beach vacuum, desk or stove, plugged-in clock, ornate chandelier, toaster, fan, desk lamp, tureen, and iron.
Date: unknown
Creator: Waco Electrical Supply Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Name Card for Mrs. R. R Beville]

Description: Card with the text "Mrs. R. R. Beville, Waco, Texas" printed to the right of an illustration above the text "Waco Commandery No. 10 K. T." The image is oval-shaped with a shining star at the top, above a fringed banner that has the text "in hoc signo vinces" with a skull-and-crossbonees and the freemasonry compass symbol; in the foreground of the image, there is a crown on laurel leaves with items leaning crosswise through the crown including a cross (left) and two decorative daggers (right).
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Announcement for "Recent Drawings" by Danny Williams, 2009]

Description: Announcement for "Recent Drawings" by Danny Williams, 2009. The announcement features a drawing by artist Danny Williams titled "Prunay-le-Temple" that he completed in 2006. It is powdered pigment, charcoal, conté, and ink on paper. The exhibit is: France & Elsewhere, Recent Drawings.
Date: October 2009
Creator: Williams, Danny
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[WWII American Red Cross certificate for Clara Evans Willis]

Description: WWII American Red Cross certificate for Clara Evans Willis in recognition of meritoriious personal service performed in behalf of the nation, her armed forces and suffering humanity in the Second World War. Chapter Chairman, Tom Conway. Issued April 22, 1946.
Date: April 22, 1946
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Business card for Todd Willis]

Description: Business card for Todd Willis at Sanders-Willis Co, Manufacturers Representative in Waco, Texas.
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Visa for R. E. Denison to Visit Mexico]

Description: Visa authorizing R. E. Denison of Texas to travel to Mexico for up to one year, starting May 1921. The front of the card has a partial photograph -- attached to the upper-left corner -- of Denison, wearing a suit and hat, standing in front of a large plant or tree. There is an official stamp from the consul general in Laredo, Texas on the front of the card.
Date: May 14, 1921
Creator: Mexico. Consul General.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

["Gone for the Wind" Ticket Stubs from the Orpheum Theatre]

Description: Ticket stubs for a Friday night showing of "Gone with the Wind" on February 16, 1940, the second night of its roadshow arrival at the Orpheum Theatre in Waco, Texas. The tickets are for "Mr. Wm. Hutto" in seats Q1-2, center. The tickets, $1.20 each, are pink and include mention of an orchestra.
Date: February 16, 1940
Creator: Orpheum Theatre
Location: 31.555852 -97.133099
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Winn Family Death and Marriage Scrapbook Page]

Description: Collection of clippings and notes on a single page that mark the deaths and marriage of members of the Winn family of Waco, Texas. Several family members are buried in the First Street Cemetery of Waco. This page was purchased at an estate sale in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1857-10-09/1870-11-30
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Flying Certificate for Ellen J. Pitts]

Description: Certificate stating that Ellen J. Pitts has completed 320 hours of a parachute training course. An illustration in blue ink of a plane can be seen printed behind the text.
Date: unknown
Creator: Army Flying School
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Troy High School Commencement Invitation]

Description: Invitation to the commencement ceremony of the graduating class of Troy High School in May of 1912.
Date: 1912
Creator: Troy High School
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Calling Card for S. P. Ross]

Description: Small calling card with the name "S. P. Ross" printed on it. This card was purchased at the estate sale of Mr. and Mrs. Peeler Williams, III of Waco. He was a descendant of Shapley Prince Ross.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Program for the Annual Masquerade Ball, April 19, 1895]

Description: Program for the Masquerade Ball put on by the Waco Fire Department. It was held in the Blue Room at City Hall. This program lists all the dances and music to be played as well as the committees.
Date: April 1895
Creator: Drake, J. M.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Memorial Card for Phil Bahl]

Description: Memorial card for John Phil Bahl, died January 22, 1918, at the age of 68. This card is black and has a short poem printed on the bottom half.
Date: January 1918
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Blank Waco Bridge Company Pass]

Description: Blank pass for the Waco Bridge Company, valid until December 31 of that year.
Date: 18uu
Creator: Waco Bridge Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Memorial Card for Myrtle Sherman Creed]

Description: Memorial card for Myrtle Sherman Creed (1881-1913). There is a portrait of Myrtle in the center of the card and a short poem printed on the bottom.
Date: 1913
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Memorial Card for Mrs. C. B. Chismore]

Description: Memorial card remembering Mrs. Caroline J. Chismore (1856-1907), wife of C. B. Chismore, of Austin, Texas. The card also has a lengthy poem printed on the bottom of the card.
Date: 1907
Creator: H. F. Wendell & Co.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Law license from the Law School of Cumberland University acknowledging that Thomas Middlebrook Willis (1859-1937) has fulfilled the requirements for the degree. T. M. Willis practiced law in Abilene, TX for many years.
Date: January 18, 1883
Creator: Law School of Cumberland University
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Certificate for Membership to the Sons of the Republic of Texas]

Description: Certificate acknowledging that Dr. Todd Bradford Willis is in good standing within the Sons of the Republic of Texas and signed by two officials of the organization. It includes a color illustration of the Texas flag near the top, black-and-white illustrations of The Alamo (left) and Goliad - La Bahia (right), and an illustration in red of the monument at San Jacinto at the bottom of the page, behind the text.
Date: April 30, 1982
Creator: Sons of the Republic of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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