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Cover and front matter of Gaskell's Compendium of Forms, Social, Educational, Legal & Commercial (1882)
<p>The front cover, copyright information, dedication, and back cover of <em>Gaskell's Compendium of Forms, Social, Educational, Legal &</em> Commercial, published in St. Louis by R.S. Peale & Co. in 1882. <em> </em></p> -
Science Society
A page taken from the 1945 Sou'wester Yearbook showcasing the members and officers or the Southwestern Science Society. The page details requirements for membership, the society's purpose, and affiliated organizations. Note that some member pictures are marked with fraternity/sorority abbreviations. -
Grade report for SATC English courses, dated Oct. 1918
This is a typed page with a watermark 'Requisition Bond'. At the top of the page is 'SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY' and below that is 'Monthly Report Students' Army Training Corps' and then 'Reported by' with 'Albert S. Pegues' written in and then 'Term: Winter...Month of: October'. The page is divided into three columns, the first is 'Last name...Other names', the next is 'Course and Number', and the third is 'Numerical Grade'. The courses are English 53 and English 7. On the back of the page, 'Instructions' for the grade report are typed at the top of page.
Georgetown, TX -
Letter regarding students released from Naval active duty, dated Sept. 20, 1918
This is a typed letter with a letterhead of 'Eighth Naval District New Orleans, LA. Office of the Commandant'. It is addressed to 'Registrar, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas' and is signed by 'AK Barbee[,] Ensign, USNRF Aid to Commandant'. It is dated 'Sept. 20, 1918.' The body of the letter provides a list of men 'relieved from active duty and placed on the inactive list, in order that they might continue their course of study at Southwestern University'. Following the list is a request that the Office of the Commandant is sent 'the name of the course pursued by each of the above named men, also the length of the course, and their present year in course.'
New Orleans, LA -
Letter with enclosures from Alice M. Eanes to "Miss Lizzie," dated July 17, 1863
This letter from a former pupil has enclosures including postage stamps and two swatches of brown printed fabric. -
Les Oeuvres d’Ambroise... Les Moyens et Artifice d’Adiouster ce qui Default naturellement ou par Accident, Leaf
A single leaf from the book Les Oeuvres d’Ambroise... Les Moyens et Artifice d’Adiouster ce qui Default naturellement ou par Accident, or Of the Means to Repair Natural or Accidental Defects. -
Prescribed Diet
The diet prescription card has rows of printed food options that fall into several different categories such as soup, vegetables, bread, and beverages. Cody's dietitian ,Florence C. Harvey, checked off items that he/she believed Cody should consume. On the night of September 14, 1914, Harvey prescribed vegetable soup, pureed lima beans, and one slice of wheat toast for Cody to eat for dinner. -
[Weekly Bills]
Bills or receipts from C.C. Cody's stay at the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan that present the types of treatments available, prescribed to C.C. Cody himself, as well as the pricing of these services. The weekly bills were printed on long, thin sheets of paper. The artifacts resemble a modern day receipt in that they provide a list of services or products purchased by an individual as well as the price of that service or product. The bills were uniformly made and cover a range of services from general exams to kindergarten. The bills function as a way for the treasurer to keep track of the number of charges for each of Battle Creek’s customers. The services lifted on the bill are broken down into subsections: General Exam, Treatment of, Extra Bath Treatment, Treatment at Dr. Kellogg’s Office, Operations, Massage, Meals, Pharmacy, Sewing, Livery, and Books. Running vertically along the side of each bill there is a statement printed in capitalized red ink that reads, “BILLS PAYABLE WEEKLY (ON MONDAY) G.H. MURPHY, Treasurer”, along the opposite side of the bill reads, “PLEASE REPORT ERRORS TO CASHIER'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY”, and finally at the bottom of the bill there is a small saying in red, “All arrangements pertaining to prices, and business arrangements of any kind, can be made at the Business Office only”. The balances of the bills located in Special Collection for C.C. Cody range from $14 dollars to $61 dollars per stay depending on the number of treatments and examinations C.C. Cody wanted to receive. -
Examination of Urine
This urine examination card is an examination of Claude Carr Cody's urine sample including analysis of the various chemical and physical properties of urine. Dr. Mortensen, a doctor at Battle Creek Sanitarium, ordered the urine examination for C.C. Cody. The components of the urine are separated into two categories, physical and chemical. Physical properties include odor, color, and mass. Chemical properties include chemicals such as nitrogen, creatin and urea. The average measurements for male and female urine analysis measurements are also included in the card to provide insight on whether or not C.C. Cody's urine sample was considered normal. -
[Bill of sale for a slave boy named Owens]
Bill of sale for a boy around 16 years old named Owens, sold as a slave to Michael Reed by Mark, William, and Tilford Bean.