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This is a ledger from a general store located in Decatur, Texas, dating from March 1878 until August 1878.

Scope and Contents Note The George Duane Kellam Papers consist of 10 boxes, or 6.5 linear feet, and 5 reels of 16mm film, from 1937-2002. The collection is divided into five series: Series I: Professional Papers. Contains photographs, appointment books, and other materials relating to Kellam’s career at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Series II: Personal Papers. Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other materials relating to Kellam’s involvement with...

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The collection consists of materials documenting the entrepreneurial endeavors of the Puente-Brancato family in the wine industry 1994-2008. Included in the collection are newspaper clippings; journal articles; press releases; journals; and newsletters.

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This collection consists of a legal record book of the attorney, G. M. C. Davis from Sherman, Texas in Grayson County. The first few pages of the book is pasted over with newspaper clippings of poems. The miscellaneous consists of materials found inside the book. The majority of the book concerns the Dick Edwards murder case in Denison, Texas.

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This collection consists of materials relating to the families of Walter C. Goldsworthy and Anna Katherine (Johnson) Goldsworthy. The extent of the collection is 1 box and 1 custom oversized enclosure (.5 linear feet).

Scope and Contents Note The Gordon Trice collection consists of color and black and white photographs. The subjects of the black and white photographs are award-winning authors and illustrators who are affiliated with the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature. The Lincoln Memorial photographs are in color. The portraits are undated, and the Lincoln Memorial photographs were taken in 2009. The collection is arranged in two series, Authors and Illustrators and ...

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This collection consists of materials relating to the Gose family and research for The Gose book : the descendants of Stephen Mathus and Mary Frances Gerking Gose, Decatur, Wise County, Texas by Thelma Pearl Chitwood Yost.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of a scrapbook, a placard commemorating the 25 year celebration of Congressman and US House Speaker Jim Wright, postcards, photographs, and a research paper. The scrapbook is titled Snaps and Scraps, with notations of “Gracie Scrapbook, 1961-64, TCU-ZETA” handwritten on the cover. It contains newspaper clippings, greeting cards and invitations, postcards and memorabilia from travel; and programs from musicals, concerts, and other events. The contents of the scrapbook...

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This collection consists of 11 books from the series, The Great War in Pictures. The books contain pictures of World War I with captions in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. The materials are dated 1915 and measure .2 linear feet (1 box).

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The collection consists of issues of the Greater Meadowbrook News from 2003-2005 and measures .6 linear feet (2 boxes).

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This collection consists of programs from Greenwall's Opera House. The extent of the collection is 2 boxes (1 linear foot).

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The Gruen Plan collection consists of one box of materials. Included in the collection are architectural drawings, journal and newspaper articles, reports, photographs, press releases and budget proposals. Comprehensive dates for the collection are 1955-1956.

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This is a photo album of unknown origin. It consists primarily of photographs taken on Guam probably in 1945.

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This collection consists of two diaries of H. C. Medford. The diaries cover the period between January 19-February 15, and March 10-April 14, 1864. Besides the diaries of H. C. Medford, the materials include items relating to the transcription of the diaries by Rebecca W. Smith and Marion Mullins. The diaries were published in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 34, Number 2, p. 106-140 and Number 3, p. 203-230.

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This collection consists of materials on the Hamlett Family collected by Marie Hamlett. The families include Barrett, Beasley, Ellis, McDaniel, Mixon, Tate, Thompson, Warner, and Weir. The extent of the collection is 2 boxes (1 linear foot).

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This collection consists of copies of the neighborhood supplement, Handley Herald.

Scope and Contents The information in the Handley High School Yearbook and Class of 1959 Preservation Project was compiled by David Eugene McConnell (class of 1959). The collection includes two Handley High School yearbooks, a Handley High School Class of 1959 Reunion binder, four binders of scanned and printed Handley High School Yearbooks, and an external hard drive and compact discs that contain the contents of the binders. The materials date from 1925-2009 and measure 1.63 linear feet (5 binders, 2 books,...

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The collection consists of a single account book of a Fort Worth hardware store. The extent of the collecition is 1 box (.25 linear feet).

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This collection consists of materials relating to the Hardy Family. The majority were descended from Thomas Hardy. Most of the items relate to submissions to Frederick A. Virkus' The Compendium of American Genealogy. The extent of the collection is 1 box (.5 linear feet).

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This collection contains photographs relating to Harley Luker and his family.

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The collection consists of a personal history portfolio. The portfolio contains reproductions of photographs, outlines, biographies, certificates, letters, clippings, and campaign materials.

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This collection consists of the high school records of Hazel Davis. The Fort Worth High School annual has her graduation invitation and a copy of a grade report attached to the annual.

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The Peace Collection consists of 10 linear feet or 27 boxes of materials including two oversized items too large to fit in boxes. The Collection includes manuscript materials; photographs; sheet music; books; yearbooks; awards; plaques; memorabilia; and oversize materials. Comprehensive dates for the collection are 1887-2009 with the bulk of the materials dating 1974-2007.

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The Hazel Vaughn Leigh Papers consists of Leigh’s family history; the history of the Fort Worth Boy’s Club; records of the Fort Worth Boy’s Club Council, Fort Worth Boy’s Club Endowment Fund records and Fort Worth Boys’ Clubs of America; fiscal and membership records; scrapbooks; photographs; memorabilia; and architectural drawings.

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This collection consists primarily of the correspondence of John and Nancy Heaton. The extent of the collection is 1 box (.5 linear feet).

Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials relating primarily to the families of Lillian Quinn Highnote and her cousin Elva B. Colglazier. Abby Moran, a professional genealogist, was hired by Mrs. Highnote to help her get accepted into the Daughters of the American Revolution. The families mentioned include Colglazier, Hart, Low, Quin(n), Carey, Statham, Highnote, Mallett, Collier, Lacy, Davis, Collins, Law, Jeter, Heston, Chapman, Palmet, Sader, Olden, Giles, Hutchinson, West, Pottinger,...

Scope and Description The Hispanic Women’s Network Collection consists of 20 boxes or 6.5 linear feet of materials. The collection includes organizational proceedings, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and awards. When possible materials were left in the order received to preserve the provenance of the collection. The collection is arranged in five series: Organizational Proceedings; Photographs; Scrapbooks; Awards/Plaques; and Oversize. The materials within each series are in order chronologically by...

Scope and Contents The collection is arranged in three series, National and International Papers, Texas Newspapers, and Oversize. The first series, National and International Newsp apers (1825 – 1960), contains single issues of several...

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The Fort Worth Historic Photograph Collection contains over 2,500 images of early Fort Worth. The majority of the photographs were taken during the late-1800s and early to mid-1900s. The collection features a wide array of subjects including street scenes, people, parades, houses, schools, churches, businesses, and parks. Many of the photographs have been digitized. Please see "External Documents" for availability.

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This collection consists of materials relating to the Hodges Family. The extent of the collection is 1 box (.5 linear feet).