Letter from Thomas Falconer to John David Falconer, dated Dec. 5, 1841, but the December is probably a mistake for January since Falconer was captive in Mexico in December 1941. The letter chronicles Falconer's trip by steamboat down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Louisville, KY, to New Orleans, LA. There is a small sketch of the steamer, the William French. The letter gives details of the price of passage; accommodations and food; how the steamer is different from "ours"; the stokers (slaves) who "make a most infernal singing"; fellow passengers; Americans for whom "the making of money is their chief pursuit from the time they can talk until they die"; and various towns and cities along the way. From New Orleans, Falconer went to Texas where he was caught up in the Texan Santa Fe Expedition. This letter has a modern handwritten transcription available via the Portal to Texas History.
This invitation, issued by the "American Party" of Austin, is elaborately embossed with a floral motif. It reads in part, "The invitations are not confined to the members of any Party, but most liberally extended to all. We repudiate party proscription in our social relations." The invitation is accompanied by the bright purple envelope in which it arrived.
Certificate issued by the Adjutant General's office and signed by both the Adjutant General and the Assistant Secretary of War (P.G. Harris and J.M. Wainright). There is an eagle insignia at the top of the page. The certificate recognizes Southwestern University’s contributions during World War I by way of its operation of the Students Army Training Corps. There is a seal embossed on the paper. On the back of the certificate, part of the title and the embossed seal are visible. Written across the page is what appears to be a name but is only semi-legible.
District of Colombia
Announcement for Texas University and solicitation for donations from “friends of the Church,” promises engraved portraits of Methodist Bishops in exchange for a monetary donation of one or five dollars.
Manilla colored pages. The first one is headed with the title "Williamson County Science Building" and pages are numbered in bold larger texts– upper right hand corner on the first one and upper left hand corner on the second. The bulk of text occupying these pages are apparently transcribed using a typewriter.
... incomplete... Southwestern University Minutes and Reports
SU Boards
From 1913-1925
The course catalog is a collection of all the different departments, classes, financial aid, and resources that were offered to students attending Southwestern during the school year 1950-1951. These sources were all combined into one book for students to access when registering for classes for the new semester and year. This document consist of only the chemistry section for this year, which entails who the professor was and courses that we were offering in the fall and spring. This is page three of three for the chemistry section for this years course catalog for the chemistry department.
The course catalog is a collection of all the different departments, classes, financial aid, and resources that were offered to students attending Southwestern during the school year 1950-1951. These sources were all combined into one book for students to access when registering for classes for the new semester and year. This document consist of only the chemistry section for this year, which entails who the professor was and courses that we were offering in the fall and spring. This is page two of three for the chemistry section for this years course catalog for the chemistry department.
