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[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 3, 1881]

Description: Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul wrote about his experience living away from home in Independence, Texas as a student. He informed his father of the expenses of living in this city and that he intended to make his money stretch until June. He asked his father for news of what is going on at home and wondered whether the railroad had been causing problems for his father's cattle and sheep.
Date: April 3, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout, December 3, 1908]

Description: Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout. The photo on the card depicts a horse, a cow, and a man. The cow has a rope around one of its horns and the other end is tied to the saddle on the horse. The man is standing with one foot on the cow and both hands in the air. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a shirt over a white one, pants, and dark boots. The scene is in the middle of a prairie. On the bottom of the front and the back, Rose wrote bits of local news.
Date: December 3, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 23, Number 6, September 3, 1971

Description: Newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the High Holy Day services, including the origins of Rosh Hashanah, descriptions of the services, and announces the Rauch Memorial Lectures at the end of September.
Date: September 3, 1971
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 23, Number 7, March 3, 1970

Description: Newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the Purim Carnival and the upcoming Akiba Institute lectures.
Date: March 3, 1970
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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