Box 1
Container
Contains 107 Results:
Photographs
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
1. Mattie Lou Ballard and Bartow McLendon, 1933; Mattie Dellinger and Bartow McLendon, 1933; two unidentified women, no date.2. Two picture postcards of Nancy, Linda Mae, Molly,1911; one of unidentified toddler,1911; photo possibly Ballard, no date.3. Three picture postcards: Lucy Lee McLendon, no date; Lucy Lee and Mattie McLendon, no date; Lucy Lee McLendon, age 3 years and Mattie Imelda, age 15 months, no date.4. Ida McLendon, no date; unidentified...
Dates:
1849-1933
Letters, mostly from Nancy Bridges to Lydia McLendon
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
1. April 14 (no year), Marshall, Texas, from “Sallie” to “Mother” re: birth of her baby girl.2. July 11 (no year), from “Sallie” to “Ma” re: recent move to Gatesville.3. Henderson, Texas, June 5 (no year), from “your mother and grand ma” to Lydia, re: weather, family and church news.4. June 23 (no year), from “your mother” to “Lidia”, with reply from “Lidia” to “Ma” on reverse, re: family health, wishing they could visit.5. Henderson, Texas,...
Dates:
1849-1933
Letters mostly from Nancy Bridges "mother" to Lydia McLendon
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
1. Henderson, Texas (no date) from “NB” to “Lydia” re: trouble in the family between Sally, David and John.2. Henderson, Texas, December 8 (no year) from Nancy Bridges to Lydia re: her bad treatment by Jose and wondering where to live.3. Henderson, Texas, Jan the 17 (no year), from Nancy Bridges to Lydia re: her bad treatment by Jose and offer to stay in Mrs. Carlton’s home.4. From “Mama” to Mattie Lou (no date or place), re: making mayhaw jelly....
Dates:
1849-1933
Letters from Lydia McLendon to her mother
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
1. From Lydia to her mother (no date or place), re: worried Mr McLendon may have “a cancer.”2. From Lydia to her mother (no date or place), re: not feeling well, family and church news.3. From Lydia to her mother (no date or place), re: missing her, church meetings, children and Mr. McLendon sick.4. From Lydia to her mother (no date or place), re: can’t come to visit as Mr. McLendon is coming home ill, family and church news.5. From Lydia to...
Dates:
1849-1933
Letter from J. F. McLendon at Clayton, TX to his brother re: an affidavit concerning the death of their father to help their mother get a pension, 4/27/1884
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 1
Dates:
4/27/1884
Receipt from Mr. McLendon at Brundidge, AL to W. M. Patterson for payment of $3.00, 9/27/1884
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 2
Dates:
9/27/1884
Letter from Virginia R. Mitchell at Rural Shade, Navarro County, to Lydia McLendon re: that she has tried for years to locate her, 10/26/1888
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 3
Dates:
10/26/1888
Letter from G. H. McLendon at Marshall to his brother re: urges him to come to Marshall and work in one of the machine shops, 11/17/1885
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 4
Dates:
11/17/1885
Letter from Virginia R. Mitchell at Rural Shade, Navarro County, to Lydia McLendon re: severe winter, reminisces about when they were children, 3/9/1885
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 5
Dates:
3/9/1885

