Valley View Elementary School, Abilene, Texas: Plot Plan

Plot plan for an addition to Valley View Elementary School in Abilene, Texas. It includes measurements, wall boundary lines, red addition lines, and labels.
Date: 1959
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Valley View Elementary School, Abilene, Texas: South Elevation

South elevation rendering for an addition to Valley View Elementary School in Abilene, Texas. It includes scale information, wall edge lines, and tree outlines.
Date: 1959
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Valley View Elementary School, Abilene, Texas: Plot Survey

Plot survey for an addition to Valley View Elementary School in Abilene, Texas. It includes labels, path boundary lines, building edge lines, measurements, and street names.
Date: 1959
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Valley View Elementary School, Abilene, Texas: Floor Plan

Floor plan and door & window schedule for an addition to Valley View Elementary School in Abilene, Texas. They feature wall edge lines, measurements, labels, and room names.
Date: November 23, 1959
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 35, Number 2, Spring 1959 (open access)

The Galleon, Volume 35, Number 2, Spring 1959

The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry College includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork.
Date: 1959
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 36, Number 1, Fall 1959 (open access)

The Galleon, Volume 36, Number 1, Fall 1959

The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry College includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork.
Date: 1959
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-750 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-750

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Commissioners' Court of Taylor County has the right of election between the employment of an Assistant District Attorney under Article 326h or Article 326k-39, Vernon's Civil Statutes.
Date: November 30, 1959
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of HSU Trustees - 1959]

Group photograph of Hardin-Simmons University trustees on the steps of a building in 1959. Below the photograph is a list of names of the trustees pictured by row and those not present.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Payroll Cost Conference

Photograph of a group of people at a Payroll Cost Conference in the Windsor Hotel. Five men are sitting at a table, and one man is standing at a podium. All of the men are wearing ribbons that say "Program." On the table, there are two stacks of empty drinking glasses and two pitchers. In the background, there is a mirror.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Easter Seals Program

Photograph of a woman standing at a podium. A round sign on the front of the podium says "Taylor [County Society] For [Crippled Children Abilene, Texas Easter." There is an illustration of a Lilly on the sign that says "[Easter Seals]" across it. In the background, there is a group of men standing and clapping.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Payroll Cost Conference

Photograph of a group of people at the Payroll Cost Conference at the Windsor hotel. There is a woman sitting at a table, and a man standing at the table. To the side, there are two other men standing; one is wearing a ribbon that says "Program." There is a briefcase and sign on the table that says "Register Here Payroll Cost Conference. In the background, there are other people.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Payroll Cost Conference

Photograph of three men at a Payroll Cost Conference in the Windsor Hotel. Two men are sitting at a table, one smoking a cigarette and the other a cigar. One man is standing at a podium; all three are wearing ribbons that say "Program." On the table, there is a stack of folders, an ashtray, a pitcher, and a stack of drinking glasses. In the background, there is a mirror.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Easter Seals Program

Photograph of a woman standing at a podium at the Easter Seals Program. A round sign on the front of the podium says "Taylor [County Society] For [Crippled Children Abilene, Texas Easter." There is an illustration of a Lilly on the sign that says "[Easter Seals]" across it. In the background, there is a group of five men sitting.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs  Minutes: 1959 - 1961] (open access)

[Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs Minutes: 1959 - 1961]

Minutes of the Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from 1959 through 1961. The minutes include newspaper clippings about the federation and its members.
Date: 1959/1961
Creator: Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: The Student Prince, 1959] (open access)

[Program: The Student Prince, 1959]

Program for a production of The Student Prince at Abilene Christian University performed in Sewell Auditorium from October 29th to 31st, 1959. It includes a list of cast and staff, and other information about the play.
Date: 1959
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo Gap Messenger, Fall & Winter Edition 1959 (open access)

Buffalo Gap Messenger, Fall & Winter Edition 1959

Fall and Winter 1959 edition of the Buffalo Gap Messenger, with articles about the Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West. There is handwritten text on the first page to Mr. Holdes from someone named Ernest.
Date: December 15, 1959
Creator: Buffalo Gap Publishing Co.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dick West to T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Dick West to T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1959]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Dick West, Assistant Editor, Editorial Page, The Dallas Morning News, dated December 28, 1959. West expresses his appreciation for Carswell's kind letter of December 24 requesting he write again, even if he disagrees, and express his opinion.
Date: December 28, 1959
Creator: West, Dick
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and Receipt:  From Laurence C. Jones to T. N. Carswell - October 19, 1959] (open access)

[Letter and Receipt: From Laurence C. Jones to T. N. Carswell - October 19, 1959]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Laurence C. Jones, Principal, The Piney Woods Country Life School, Piney Woods, Mississippi, dated October 19, 1959. Letter of appreciation and assurance that the gift from Carswell has come at an opportune time. Enclosure includes: Printed receipt by Piney Woods Country Life School, Piney Woods, Mississippi dated October 15, 1959. "Investment In Humanity" $2.00 received of Mr. T. N. Carswell. The reverse side includes printed verse; "I, the Lord thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, fear not; I will help thee."
Date: October 19, 1959
Creator: Jones, Laurence C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Rester Flower Shop - March 20, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Rester Flower Shop - March 20, 1959]

A letter addressed to Rester Flower Shop, Poplarville, Mississippi from T. N. Carswell, dated March 20, 1959. Carswell advises of an attached check to cover the cost of a corsage for Miss Thelma Batson for Easter and for flowers for her home. He directs them to send his enclosed note with the flowers.
Date: March 20, 1959
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas message from T. N. Carswell to be sent with flowers to The C. W. Barnes home in Abilene, Texas - December 1959] (open access)

[Christmas message from T. N. Carswell to be sent with flowers to The C. W. Barnes home in Abilene, Texas - December 1959]

A Christmas message from T. N. Carswell sent with flowers to The Charles Barnes home in Abilene, Texas. A short story written by Carswell about the "Barnes clan" starring Charlie and Katherine and their grandchildren Debby, Beverly, Kathy, Teressa and Patty. His story sets a scene representing the joy of grandchildren at Christmastime. The reverse side includes business letterhead of ABILENE Machine Company, Telephone OR2-3861, 1334-42 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas, and bears a Fox River Bond watermark.
Date: December 1959
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Thank you card from George S. Anderson to T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1959] (open access)

[Thank you card from George S. Anderson to T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1959]

A thank-you note to T. N. Carswell from Geo. S. Anderson, dated December 28, 1959. Anderson expresses his appreciation for the letter received from Carswell.
Date: December 28, 1959
Creator: Anderson, Geo. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Byron Bryant to T. N. Carswell - July 31, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Byron Bryant to T. N. Carswell - July 31, 1959]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Byron Bryant, Director, The Division of Public Relations, Hardin-Simmons University dated July 31, 1959. Bryant expresses his appreciation for the contribution of time and effort made by Carswell in the building campaign meeting.
Date: July 31, 1959
Creator: Bryant, Byron
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt:  From Mrs. Mac Curtis to Mr. T. N. Carswell - July 8, 1959] (open access)

[Receipt: From Mrs. Mac Curtis to Mr. T. N. Carswell - July 8, 1959]

A handwritten receipt for a donation received from T. N. Carswell for the Willie Thomas bill dated July 8, 1959. The receipt is signed by Mac Curtis and initialed by E. M. Collier.
Date: July 8, 1959
Creator: Curtis, Mac
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. M. Collier to T. N. Carswell - September 15, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from E. M. Collier to T. N. Carswell - September 15, 1959]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from E. M. Collier, Administrator, Hendrick Memorial Hospital dated September 15, 1959. The letter includes a notification by Collier of a meeting of the Board of Trustees which has been called by Mr. Anderson. Dinner will be served.
Date: September 15, 1959
Creator: Collier, E. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History