"With united hearts...": The First Day All America Prayed Together (open access)

"With united hearts...": The First Day All America Prayed Together

Pamphlet describing the history of the establishment of a national day of prayer by the Continental Congress and how it let to the establishment of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Thanks-Giving Square Foundation
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thanksgiving: The American Spirit (open access)

Thanksgiving: The American Spirit

Pamphlet documenting a timeline of early American history, focusing on the creation of the Thanksgiving holiday and the underlying reasons, with images of original documents and selected quotations from American Presidents and from Congress.
Date: 1992
Creator: National Thanksgiving Commission at Thanks-Giving Square
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thanks-Giving Square Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1990 (open access)

Thanks-Giving Square Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1990

Newsletter published by the Thanks-Giving Square Foundation describing news and events related to Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, and articles on other topic of interest to readers.
Date: Spring 1990
Creator: Thanks-Giving Square Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Presidential Proclamation: Thanksgiving Day, 1974] (open access)

[Presidential Proclamation: Thanksgiving Day, 1974]

Reproduction of the text of the presidential proclamation from 1974, signed by Gerald Ford declaring November 28th as a national day of thanksgiving.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. President (1974-1977 : Ford)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The First Thanksgiving of the United States: Thanksgiving in suffering (open access)

The First Thanksgiving of the United States: Thanksgiving in suffering

Brochure describing the historical context of the resolution establishing the holiday and the first national Thanksgiving, which occurred during the Revolutionary War.
Date: 1977
Creator: Thanks-Giving Square Foundation
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thanks-Giving Square Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 1, Spring 1993 (open access)

Thanks-Giving Square Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 1, Spring 1993

Newsletter published by the Thanks-Giving Square Foundation describing news and events related to Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, and articles on other topic of interest to readers.
Date: Spring 1993
Creator: Thanks-Giving Square Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thanks-Giving Square (open access)

Thanks-Giving Square

Booklet describing the plan and progress on creating Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas, with maps of the location, architectural illustrations, explanations of the project's background, and a list of people and organizations involved in the project.
Date: 1964~/1970~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speeches by Nancy Reagan and Javier Perez de Cuellar, October 1985] (open access)

[Speeches by Nancy Reagan and Javier Perez de Cuellar, October 1985]

Text of speeches during a ceremony celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations, during which Nancy Reagan presented a mosaic based on Norman Rockwell's painting "The Golden Rule" on behalf of the United States. The second speech, accepting the gift on behalf of the UN, is by Secretary General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
Date: October 21, 1985
Creator: Reagan, Nancy, 1921-2016 & Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier, 1920-
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Thanksgiving for the Fortieth Anniversary of the United Nations from the People of the United States of America (open access)

A Thanksgiving for the Fortieth Anniversary of the United Nations from the People of the United States of America

Brochure describing a mosaic gifted from the United States to the United Nations (UN) to celebrate the UN's fortieth anniversary. It provides background on the artist Norman Rockwell and his painting, "The Golden Rule," and about the creation of the mosaic artwork version to be installed at the UN. There is also information about the history of the UN and about Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, which provided funding for the project.
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gerald R. Ford, November 24, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Gerald R. Ford, November 24, 1976]

Letter from Gerald R. Ford commending the founders of the Thanks-Giving Foundation for their initiative and efforts in commemorating Thanksgiving. Ford also recognizes the Thanks-Giving Square as a major national shrine.
Date: November 24, 1976
Creator: Ford, Gerald R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thanks-Giving Square Newsletter, Volume 7, Number 1, Spring 1998 (open access)

Thanks-Giving Square Newsletter, Volume 7, Number 1, Spring 1998

Newsletter published by the Thanks-Giving Square Foundation describing news and events related to Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, and articles on other topic of interest to readers.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Thanks-Giving Square Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History