First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Foundation Plan

Foundation plan for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes a detailed layout of the building's foundation, with dimensions and other notations.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Left Side Elevation

Left side plan for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes a diagram of the building's side exterior.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: First Floor Framing Plan

First floor framing plan for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes a detailed framing plan for the building, including the large auditorium.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Front Details

Front details for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes detail diagrams of various aspects of the building's front exterior, as well as a section of the porch.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Rear Elevation

Rear elevation for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes an elevation of the building's rear exterior, basement wall diagram, and window details.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Right Side Elevation

Right side elevation for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes an elevation of the building's side exterior, as well as diagrams of the front of the baptistry and balcony detail.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Roof Plan

Roof plan for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes a detailed plan for the building's roof, including the dome, trusses, and deck.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Truss Details

Truss details for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes detail diagrams of several trusses, as well as a list of load limits for the roof, ceiling, and balcony.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Front Elevation

Front elevation for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes a diagram of the building's front exterior, as well as an elevation and section of the side porch.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Basement Plan

Basement plan for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes a detailed floor plan for the building's basement, with the boiler room, fuel room, toilet, and store room labeled, as well as door and window schedules.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: First Floor Plan

First floor plan for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes a detailed floor plan of the first floor, with a large auditorium and several classrooms labeled, as well as door and window schedules.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Balcony Floor Plan

Balcony floor plan for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes a layout of the building at the auditorium's balcony level, with a view of the upper levels of classrooms and other rooms, as well as the auditorium's dome and trusses. Also included are door and window schedules.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Lufkin, Texas: Cross Section and Details

Cross section and details for First Christian Church in Lufkin, Texas. It includes a cross section through the auditorium, cross section and detail of dome, opening into sabbath school room, cast iron bases, and a voided diagram of cast iron lintels over basement windows.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Guessipina Bonner, June 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Guessipina Bonner, June 6, 2016

Dr. Bonner was born and raised in Fairfield, Texas. Her family was connected through bloodlines to a prominent white family, which helped shelter them from some of the harshness of segregation. Dr. Bonner than went to college in New Orleans, where she became active in civil rights. She moved all over the country, including California, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Washington DC. She returned to the area to take care of her parents. She revived the local NAACP and currently serves as president. She was also elected to the city council. Dr. Bonner discusses her early life in Fairfield, her educational background, activism across the nation, reviving Lufkin's NAACP, and her election to city council.
Date: June 6, 2016
Creator: Bonner, Guessipina; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History