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[V-mail from Mary Bartol Smith to Xavier Martin Smith - November 16, 1943]

Description: Letter from Mary Bartol Smith to Lieutenant Commander Xavier Martin Smith. In this letter, Mrs. Smith reflects on missing her husband , and reminiscing about their sweet traditions of exchanging small gifts and greetings. She shares a quiet day with a nap, walking, and listening to favorite radio programs. Despite the gloomy weather, she finds warmth in the sun porch. Additionally, she has received a letter from Rosa asking about their partner and mentioning writing to C.J., who had given her … more
Date: November 17, 1943
Creator: Smith, Mary Bartol
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[V-mail from Mary Bartol Smith to Xavier Martin Smith - November 12, 1943]

Description: Letter from Mary Bartol Smith to Lieutenant Commander Xavier Martin Smith. In this letter, Mrs. Smith reflects on her feelings about her husband's recent trip to Navy No. 245 and describes the beautiful, tranquil scenery surrounding her. She also shares several details of their social calendar, including visits with friends and upcoming dinner plans, while expressing a desire for more rest and a slower pace. The letter concludes with her tentative plans for future trips, including a visit to Wa… more
Date: November 12, 1943
Creator: Smith, Mary Bartol
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[V-mail from Mary Bartol Smith to Xavier Martin Smith - November 6, 1943]

Description: Letter from Mary Bartol Smith to Lieutenant Commander Xavier Martin Smith. In this letter, Mrs. Smith expressing joy over his recent successful trip and the comfort that his letters bring her amid his long months of hard work. She continues this letter by teasing him about his compliments and reflects on the beauty treatments she and Virginia are doing while staying near the Navy base. Mrs. Smith also mentions some tension with a mutual acquaintance over sensitive news but emphasizes her care a… more
Date: November 10, 1943
Creator: Smith, Mary Bartol
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Clifton Long, May 13, 1980

Description: Interview with Clifton Long, a vice-president and general sales manager of Tex Tan Western Leather Company in Yoakum, Texas. The interview discusses his family background; the Depression in Yoakum; his experiences in the Army and as prisoner-of-war of the Germans during World War II; his employment as assistant personnel manager and salesman for Tex Tan; talks about the Tex Tan product line; the sale of the business to Charles Tandy and the company split; hiring sales personnel; the sales terri… more
Date: May 13, 1980
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Long, Clifton
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Sons of Hermann Flieder Lodge #117 Book]

Description: A book of a history, a list of officers, and current events for the Flieder Lodge #117 of the Sons of Hermann in Gruenau, Texas. The front cover contains a photograph of a dark purple lilac hanging from green leaves against a grey, wooden fence.
Date: 2012~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Sandy Gate Cemetery List of Occupants]

Description: A list of buried individuals at Sandy Gate Cemetery. The grey book contains some colored photographs of the tombstones of the corresponding obituaries on each page. The first page after the cover contains a history of the cemetery.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fisseler, Brenda Lincke
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Westhoff, Texas Postcard]

Description: Postcard of a painted lake scene from Westhoff, Texas. The lake is a light blue and reflects the orange sunset visible in the background. Green and orange trees surround the lake on all sides. A hill of green grass and red flowers sit in the foreground. Red text along the bottom of the postcard reads "Greetings from Westhoff, Texas." Handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard reads "Hi Kids- Made the trop in fine shape. Stopped both nights- got in Austin Monday noon. Forgot your hom… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Souvenir From Davy, Texas Postcard]

Description: Postcard of a seashell with text along it reading "Souvenir from Davy, Texas." The brown and white painting of a seashell sits on a green background, taking up most of the postcard. The stylized text is green, black, and brown.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Greetings From Bello, Texas Postcard]

Description: Postcard of a painting of a flower. The dark pink flower sits on a thorny, green stem. Large clusters of leaves sits along the flower stems. Red flower buds surround the main flower along the left side and the top of it. Green text in the bottom left corner of the photograph reads "Greetings from Bello, Tex." Handwritten correspondence is sat on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Painting Service Advertisement]

Description: Painted advertisement for a painting and paper hanging service in Nordheim, Texas. The advertisement depicts two people holding sticks who stands on the outside of a white fence, looking to a man in brown overalls holding a paintbrush covered in white paint. A dark paint bucket full of white paint with text reading "Carter White Lead" along it sits in the grass ahead of the painter. A sign is sat on the gate of the fence reading "Tommy White Experienced Painter." Text along the advertisement re… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Young Ladies of Yorktown Leap Year Ball 1912 Program]

Description: The program for the Young Ladies of Yorktown's leap year ball on February 22nd, 1912. The front cover depicts a portrait of George Washington with three flags, including the American flag, to the left of it and an eagle on the right of it. A painting of three men playing instruments on a battlefield is sat below the portrait of Washington. A red pencil is attached to the booklet. The program consists of a list of dances with handwritten text along the side of it.
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[1912 Yorktown Leap Year Ball Booklet]

Description: An empty booklet for the Young Ladies of Yorktown's Leap Year Ball on February 11nd, 1912. The front cover depicts a portrait of George Washington with three flags, including the American flag, to the left of it and an eagle on the right of it. A painting of three men playing instruments on a battlefield is sat below the portrait of Washington. Strings are attached to the left side of the booklet. The interior of the booklet is empty.
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[1912 Yorktown Return Ball Program]

Description: A program for a Yorktown Return Ball on April 17th, 1912. The booklet has curved edges and engraved flowers along the front cover of it. A pencil is attached to it by a green string. The program consists of a list of different dances with handwritten text alongside it. The last page of the program contains a list of organizational officers.
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Yorktown Leap-Year Dance Program Booklet]

Description: A program booklet for a leap year dance at Yorktown, Texas on January 1st, 1908. A small pencil is attached to the booklet by a string. The front cover of the program shows a woman with blonde hair and a yellow dress leaning against the frame design. The program contains a list of dances and handwritten text alongside them.
Date: 1907~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Yorktown 1912 Return Ball Program]

Description: A program for a Yorktown Return Ball on April 17th, 1912. The booklet has curved edges and engraved flowers along the front cover of it. A red pencil is attached to it by a green string. The program consists of a list of different dances with handwritten text alongside it. The last page of the program contains a list of organizational officers.
Date: 1912~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Leap-Year Dance Program]

Description: A program for a Leap Year dance in Yorktown, Texas on January 1st, 1908. The front cover depicts a woman in a yellow dress leaning against the frame design of the booklet. On page 4-5, a list of twelve dances sit on lines with handwritten text to the right of it.
Date: 1907
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Captain John York Postcard]

Description: Postcard of Captain John York, the founder of Yorktown. The photograph is fuzzy and depicts York turned to the right wearing a dark suit. York had dark, slicked back hair and a greying bear with no moustache. Text on the back of the postcard discusses his importance as the founder of Yorktown, Texas in 1848 and his and his son-in-law's deaths shortly after.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Greetings From Yorktown, Texas Postcard]

Description: Postcard of a painting of grapes and text reading "Greetings from Yorktown, Texas." The green grapes hang from a wooden branch with green leaves along it. A few of the grapes and the text are lined with a silver glitter. Handwritten correspondence is visible on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Main Street Bridge Postcard]

Description: Postcard of Yorktown, Texas' Main Street Bridge. The paved bridge is visible at the center of the photograph, lined with a white fence on either side. Dark trees are visible at the end of the bridge, surrounding a dark house visible to the left of the bridge. Power line poles sit to the left of the bridge. Handwritten text sits in the top left corner of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 28.980823 -97.504473
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Yorktown Churches Postcard for Koopmann]

Description: Postcard of a Lutheran church and a Presbyterian church at Yorktown, Texas. The Lutheran church is visible in the top photograph, its rounded, open tower sat at the front of the roof of it. Dark, arched windows sit along the sides of the buildings behind small trees. The Presbyterian church is visible in the bottom photograph, the building smaller than the Lutheran church and behind large, dark trees. A dark house is visible to the left of the building, also sat below a dark tree. Text on the b… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

[Yorktown, Texas Churches Postcard]

Description: Postcard of a Lutheran church and a Presbyterian church at Yorktown, Texas. The Lutheran church is visible in the top photograph, its rounded, open tower sat at the front of the roof of it. Dark, arched windows sit along the sides of the buildings behind small trees. The Presbyterian church is visible in the bottom photograph, the building smaller than the Lutheran church and behind large, dark trees. A dark house is visible to the left of the building, also sat below a dark tree. Text on the b… more
Date: 1911~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: See Bounding Coordinates
Partner: Private Collection of Brenda Lincke Fisseler

Oral History Interview with Philip Welhausen, May 14, 1980

Description: Interview with Philip Welhausen, the president of the Tex-Tan Western Leather Company in Yoakum, Texas. The interview discusses his father's development of the leather tanning business in Yoakum; their line of leather products; effects of the Depression and World War II on the business; the sale of business assets in 1956; the merger with Tandy Corporation; saddle promotions; their expansion into Canada and Mexico; his experiences with labor unions in Yoakum; his views on pay systems, motivatio… more
Date: May 14, 1980
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Welhausen, Philip
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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