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[Funeral Notice of Jim Goin]

Funeral memento for James William Goin (1897-1978). Services were held October 4, 1978 in Denton, Texas at the Schmitz-Floyd-Hamlet Chapel. Interment was at Belew Cemetery in Aubrey, Texas.

Date: October 4, 1978

Partner: Private Collection of Bouncer Goin

[Certificate of birth of Julia Ann Pratt]

certificate of birth of Julia Ann Pratt born January 5, 1895 in Denton TX. Father William Clark Pratt of Kentucky, (Clerk at County Clerk's Office) and Nannie Ann Jones, from Texas (housewife) (#2 of 4 documents that were bound together)

Date: January 5, 1895

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to L. T. Lambert, August 22, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to L. T. Lambert of Denton, on August 22, 1943, enclosing his dues. He mentions his son's induction into the army, and the reasons for cancelling his plans to visit Denton.

Date: August 22, 1943

Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.

Partner: Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum

[Denton County letterhead]

A Denton County letterhead is printed on a piece of stationary with various names and the dates of September 17, 1886-October 4, 1886. The letterhead includes a portrait of the Denton County Courthouse as well as a list of Denton County Commissioners.

Date: unknown

Creator: Denton County Commissioners

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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.

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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.

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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.

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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.

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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

Partner: Denton Public Library

[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

Partner: Denton Public Library

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, November 10, 1861]

Letter from Maud Fentress to her son, David Fentress describing packages of clothing and goods she has sent for him and others. She encourages him to purchase a horse, and urges him maintain a godly lifestyle.

Date: November 10, 1861

Creator: Fentress, Maud C.

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Ben Ledbetter to Linnet Moore, September 24, 1899]

Letter from Ben Ledbetter to Linnet Moore in which he says he enjoyed the Sunday he spent at her home. He wished he had received an answer to his previous letter. Then he announces that he will be near her on a business trip and would like to see her again.

Date: September 24, 1899

Creator: Ledbetter, Ben

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of letter from H. Austin to J. F. Perry, January 26, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. Austin to J. F. Perry regarding drafts.

Date: January 26, 1837

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Letter from Commissioner of Education to Barbara Fischer, February 9, 1996]

Letter from Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Moses to Strickland Middle School principal Barbara Fischer congratulating the school on being recognized as a Blue Ribbon School.

Date: February 9, 1996

Creator: Moses, Mike