This pamphlet provides basic information about Sam Houston School, an elementary school in Marshall, Texas, for the 1959-60 school year. It includes the names of the teachers and the grades they taught, a history of the school, and a list of the school's principals and the years they served. It was intended for distribution to the parents of the pupils. The paper cover has a photograph of the school building provided by the Marshall New Messenger. On the back is a photo of the principal, W. H. Segraves. The text was reproduced by a spirit duplicator, and the purple ink has faded over time.

Photograph of the house at 515 East Houston St., in Marshall, Texas. It is a two-story hipped-roof with cross-gables modified L-plan house with wood siding, corner tower, and corner porch.

Group photograph of school teachers of Sam Houston Elementary School in Marshall, Texas, taken in 1958 or 1959. Written in pen on the back: "Front Row, Left to right, Modena Owen, Maude McKay (friend), ?, Mrs. Denny cafeteria manager, Mrs. Leonard Attee Lloyd, Mrs. Sims McCutchan (Johnnie) Music (2nd-6th) later math) P. E. Literature, Back Row Left to Right, Jim Collins, Maude Nesbit very independent (my friend), Christine Broadstreet (lovely person), Mrs. Oney, Mrs. Jennie May Dorbandt, Bill Segraves (Principal)" The inscription was written by Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. , known as Miss Johnnie.

Group photograph in color of the teachers of Sam Houston Elementary Schoool, Marshall, Texas. They are posed inside in front of a pale green curtain with one seated row and two standing rows behind. A sign on the floor in front of the group reads: "Sam Houston Elem. Marshall, Texas Mr. Jones Principal, Faculty, March 1970." Written in pen on the back are the following identifications: "Back row, Wendell Jones, Glendon Harris, Modena Owen, ?, Margie Ford, Virginia Neeley, Larnell Johnson ; 2nd row from back, ?, Johnnie McCutchan, ?, Irene Hussey, ? ; 3 row from back (Front row), Faun Shaw, Ilene Pelz, Freddie Eubanks, Ruby Newton, Edna Link, Annette Westmoreland." The inscription was written by Mrs. Johnnie McCutchan.

Photograph taken in a classroom of Sam Houston elementary school in Marshall, Texas showing students, some sitting at desks and others standing in back with their music teacher, Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. in the very back. The walls are of painted horizontal boards, with three multipaned windows with curtains and above those windows, just under the ceiling, three smaller, horizontal windows. A blackboard with Christmas greetings and decorations is on the other visible wall. The desks are old desks with cast iron frames with desk on one side and folding bench on the other. Between two of the windows, examples of students' art work are mounted, and "Girl Scout Laws" hang between the other windows. An empty desk in the front right of the photo shows the book shelf under the desk surface and what appears to be a book bag hanging from the corner of the iron frame. An unidentified male, possibly another teacher, is seated in front of Mrs. McCutchan. On the back of the photograph Mrs. McCutchan wrote: "1949, I was transferred to Sam Houston School to teach only music classes in grades 8 classes of music from 3rd through 7th grades."

Group photograph of a class of Sam Houston Elementary School students, posed in three rows on risers in front of an auditorium stage with the curtain drawn. The teacher, Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. (Miss Johnnie), stands on the far left. A United States flag is to the left of the group and a Texas flag is on the right. A few identifications have been written on the back: no. 2 Patsy, 4, Nat Roberts, 11 Paul Pennington, 16 John, and 21 Roddy Warfield.

Group photograph of a class of Sam Houston Elementary School, posed in four rows in front of an auditorium stage with the curtain drawn. The teacher, Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. (Miss Johnnie), stands on the far left. The top right corner is torn. The names of many of the students are written on the back in red pencil.

Group photograph of a class of Sam Houston Elementary School students, posed in four rows on steps in front of the school. One teacher, Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. (Miss Johnnie), stands on the far left, and an unidentified teacher stands on the right.

Photograph of Sims McCutchan, Jr. and his wife Johnnie seated at a school fair booth, perhaps playing bingo. The structure of the temporary booth and stools are clearly visible. The photograph was taken in the evening. Mrs. McCutchan's purse sits on the counter next to her. Bare light bulbs provide light. Inscription on back: "1950, Sam Houston Elementary School May Fete, Marshall, Texas."

The three pages of this invitation and program are tied into a folded cover of linen paper. The front cover has intertwined raised initials, S, H, N, I (for Sam Houston Normal Institute), and above them is printed an image in red and blue ink of a Texas flag with the initials S.H.N.I. flying from the top of the flag pole. The first page within the cover is the printed invitation to the Joint Session of the Literary Societies of the Sam Houston Normal Institute, held in Memorial Hall, Huntsville, Texas, May 26, 1900. In the top left corner of the invitation page is a lithographic image by C. A. Wright, Philadelphia, that depicts a variety of scholarly and literary objects arranged on a cloth-covered table. The second page consists of the program for the event. The third page lists the names of nine literary societies: Lone Star, Athena, Baldwin, Houstonian, Philomathean, Eclectic, House, Ross, and Senate. Handwritten in ink on the back of the cover are the words "Mom's graduation program Mary McAlister McCutchan," probably written at a later date by her daughter-in-law Johnnie McCutchan.

Black and white photo-postcard of Trinity Episcopal Church in Marshall, Texas, located at the northeast corner of N. Grove St. and W. Houston St. The cross-gable brick structure has a large corner entrance in a bell tower. There are three pointed-arch Gothic-style windows in the wall to the left of the tower. Vines are growing on two corners of the tower and bushes have been planted around the base of the building. Leafless trees are standing between the sidewalk and the street and a fire hydrant and telephone pole are on the corner and a street light extends from the telephone pole. More telephone poles continue down W. Houston St. and the courthouse is visible in the distance At the bottom of the image in white letters is the title, "First Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Tex. M 600" There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed between the message and address section: "All Rights reserved -- The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee."

Photo-postcard of the Marshall, Texas, post office building. The three windows on the right are partially open and the front doors are open. The building is located at 100 E. Houston St. A tall flagpole stands to the right of the building. The title at the bottom of the image is "Post Office, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back of the card.

Color halftone postcard of the Marshall, Texas, post office building showing the facade and the west side of the building. The building is located at 100 E. Houston St. The title at the top of the card is "Post Office - Marshall, Tex." and the code 68234-N is on the lower right. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed between the message and address sections: "Genuine Curteich-Chicago 'C.T. American Art' post card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.}"

Color halftone postcard of the city hall, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and part of the east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. A street light is on the corner. There is no postmark or message on the back. Printed beneath the caption on the back is "Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien." Printed at the bottom of the message space is: "Pub. by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas. Printed between the message and address space is: "Dextone. Made direct from Kodachrome and Ansco Color by Dexter Press, Pearl River, N. Y."

Photograph of a young girl presenting a scrapbook to Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. (Miss Johnnie). The picture ran in the Marshall News Messenger on 1/23/49 accompanying an article about the presentation of the scrapbook, which contained drawings and poems by South Marshall School 5th & 6th graders before Mrs. McCutchan left to teach at Sam Houston School. Mary Ann Simmons made the presentation and Harold Collier looked on. The photograph was taken in the Girl Scout room at the city park, identified in the article as the Maverick Corral, where the students had been housed during the fall 1948 semester.Mrs. McCutchan wrote notes on the back explaining the context. Attached on the back is a form used by the newspaper for processing the photo.

Color halftone postcard of the interior of Trinity Episcopal Church, Marshall, Texas, located at the northeast corner of N. Grove St. and W. Houston St., probably photographed in the 1920s. The view is taken from the back of the church looking up the aisle toward the altar with the pews on either side. A dominant feature is the open timber roof. Pointed-arch Gothic revival stained glass windows are on both sides and behind the altar. Eight ceiling fans are visible. Printed on the back between the message and address spaces: "C. T. American Art Colored" and a small logo of a circle with the letters C T Co overlapping in the center and Chicago below them.

Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the city hall building, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. This building replaced an earlier city hall that burned. Automobiles are parked beside and in front of the building. Printed across the top of the image is the title: "Memorial City Hall, Marshall, Texas" and printed on the lower right is the number 15,753. Printed on the left side of the back is "Published by Marshall Peanut Candy Co., Marshall, Texas" and printed between the message and address sections is: "A 'Colourpicture' Publication, Cambridge, Mass. U. S. A." Handwritten in ink in the message space is the date April 23, 1946. There is no message or postmark on the card.

Color halftone postcard of the Marshall Motor Hotel, Marshall, Texas, 210 E. Houston St., which was built in 1929 as the Hotel Marshall. The rooftop sign still says Hotel Marshall. The view is taken from the west and shows the facade and west side of the building and part of the swimming pool beside it. A metal structure on top of the roof supports a large sign that says "Hotel Marshall." Printed on a white space below the image: "Marshall Motor Hotel, an Earlee Hotel." Printed on the back of the card between the message and address sections: "541560, Pub. by Duplicating Services, Co., 715 E. Marshall Ave., Longview, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back of the card.

Color halftone postcard of Trinity Episcopal Church, Marshall, Texas, located at the northeast corner of N. Grove St. and W. Houston St., photographed in the 1950s. The cross-gable brick structure has a large corner entrance in a bell tower. The view is from the southeast. Trees planted along the sidewalk obscure much of the south side of the church, but the top half of the tower is visible, as well as the roof, and the rear of the church. There is no postmark or message on the back. Printed on the back at the end of the image caption: "Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien." Printed at the bottom of the message section: "Pub by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas. 380-D-9, 63190." Printed between the message and address sections: "Dextone, Made Direct from Kodachrome and Ansco Color By Dexter Press, Pearl River, N.Y."

Color tinted halftone postcard of the city hall, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. Three men in suits stand on the front sidewalk. A telephone pole is on the corner. Printed on the left top of the image is the title "City Hall, Marshall, Texas." A year is not legible in the postmark on the back, but handwritten at the top of the message is the date Nov. 17, 1908. A stylized "A H Co" is printed in the top left corner of the back. The card is addressed to Mrs. Homer Isett, Chanute, Kansas.

Photo-postcard of the Marshall, Texas, post office building showing the facade and the west side of the building. Two automobiles are parked in front of the building and one is visible on the side. Two pedestrians are walking on the sidewalk. The building is located at 100 E. Houston St. Bushes have been planted across the front and side of the building. There is a metal trash bin with a pyramidal top next to the streetlight at the right corner of the building. There also is a flagpole and highway directional signs. The title at the bottom of the image is "Post Office - Marshall, Tex." and the code M 215 is on the lower right. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card, but handwritten in ink is, "Post office Marshall, Texas. 1962 changed to Federal Building." Printed between the message and address sections: "All rights reserved - The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee."

Black and white postcard of the First United Methodist Church, located at 300 East Houston St., in Marshall, Texas, photographed in the early 1920s. The building was constructed in 1861. It is a front-gable brick-masonry structure in a Greek revival style with a bell tower and steeple on the peak of the front gable. Three sets of steps ascend to the entrance porch, which has four tapered square brick columns surmounted by a pediment. The view shows the facade and the right side of the building with its raised basement windows visible. At the top of the image, printed in red is the title, "Methodist Church, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the right side of the i mage in red: "Fry Hodge Drug Co., Marshall, Texas." There is a postmark dated May 14, 1923 on the back. The card was addressed to Miss Sallie Woodrome, Yoakum, Texas.

Black and white halftone postcard of the First United Methodist Church, located at 300 East Houston St., in Marshall, Texas, photographed around 1909. The building was constructed in 1861. It is a front gable brick masonry structure in a Greek revival style with a bell tower and steeple on top of the front gable. The entrance porch has four tapered square brick columns surmounted by a pediment. The view shows the facade and the east side of the building with stained glass windows in the east wall and its raised basement windows visible. There is a two-story house with double gallery to the left of the church behind two trees. At the bottom of the image, printed in black is the title, "First M. E. Church, South, Marshall, Texas." There is a postmark dated March 16, 1910 on the back. The card was addressed to Mrs. Walter U. Buttrell, Longview, Texas.

Color halftone postcard showing the facade of the Marshall, Texas, post office building. The building is located at 100 E. Houston St. There are four Ionic columns across the central part of the facade.The windows and the front door of the building are open. One automobile is parked in front of the building. Low rounded bushes are planted across the facade on either side of the entrance stairs. Parking meters are along the edge of the sidewalk. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed on the back at the end of the image caption: "Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien." Printed at the bottom of the message section: "Pub by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas. 380-D-7, 63188." Printed between the message and address sections: "Dextone, Made Direct from Kodachrome and Ansco Color By Dexter Press, Pearl River, N.Y."