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[McMurry College Choral Club "Pickles" Program] (open access)

[McMurry College Choral Club "Pickles" Program]

Program for "Pickles," a musical comedy presented by the McMurry College Choral Club. Included is the cast of characters, short background for the story, and synopsis of scenes.
Date: December 6, 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft: A Brief History of The Music Unit of the Woman's Forum, Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Draft: A Brief History of The Music Unit of the Woman's Forum, Abilene, Texas]

Membership ledger for the Music Unit at McMurry University, containing the names of members and officers who attended the organization's meetings.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of McMurry University Directors of Chanters] (open access)

[List of McMurry University Directors of Chanters]

A typed list of the names of McMurry University's Directors of Chanters, sorted by start and end dates in chronological order.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Constitution for the McMurry Chanters] (open access)

[Constitution for the McMurry Chanters]

Constitution (revised as of 1941) for the McMurry University's student choir, The Chanters, stating the rules and terms of membership for the organization. The final page has the officers' signatures.
Date: January 20, 1941
Creator: McMurry University
System: The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul Church Memorandum] (open access)

[St. Paul Church Memorandum]

Photocopied memorandum letter for the St. Paul Church, announcing that the church had received an inheritance from the late Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie, and commenting on her prior relationship with the church. A calendar of weekly events is displayed below the text.
Date: unknown
Creator: St. Paul Church
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College Department of Speech Arts Theatre Program] (open access)

[McMurry College Department of Speech Arts Theatre Program]

Program for McMurry College's Department of Speech Arts presentation of two one act plays.
Date: May 12, 1925
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College Festival of Arts Program] (open access)

[McMurry College Festival of Arts Program]

Program for the McMurry College Festival of Arts, including details of events spanning eight days.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College Second Annual May Fete Program] (open access)

[McMurry College Second Annual May Fete Program]

Program for the Second Annual May Fete at McMurry College. The program includes three episodes entitled "A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy Forever - Keats," "Dance for Us Merry Dances That the Time May Pass More Gaily - Kiawatha," and "And the Dancing Guests Assembled Clad in all Their Highest Raiment - Longfellow."
Date: May 1, 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Fine Arts Program] (open access)

[McMurry Fine Arts Program]

Program for McMurry College, featuring The McMurry Chanters, Speech and Drama Department, Organ, and The McMurry Indian Band.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of McMurry Royalty] (open access)

[List of McMurry Royalty]

List of people voted in as royalty under the headings "College Queens," McMurry Queens," and "Dowager Queen." A handwritten note in the upper-right corner says "Festival 1941."
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frankie Rosita Holdsworth Hollar, November 11, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frankie Rosita Holdsworth Hollar, November 11, 1998

Interview with Frankie Rosita Holdsworth Hollar, a 99 year old Mexican woman who immigrated to Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Hollar is almost 100 years old at the time of the interview. Her family were some of the early residents of Kerrville and Kerr County, and her younger sister, Mary, eventually married Mr. H. E. Butts (founder of HEB). One of the oldest surviving members of the community, she describes her education, her career as a teacher, and how the area has changed over the years.
Date: November 11, 1998
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann; Hollar, Frankie Rosita Holdsworth & Salter, Ammie Rose
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Biography of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie] (open access)

[Biography of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie]

A brief typed biography of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie, highlighting her career as a music teacher at the McMurry College.
Date: October 13, 1965
Creator: McMurry University
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Constitution for the McMurry Chanters] (open access)

[Constitution for the McMurry Chanters]

Constitution for McMurry University's student choir, The Chanters, signed by the organization's officers. The document states the rules and terms of membership, and notably defines The Chanters as "two sections... the men's chorus and the women's chorus."
Date: unknown
Creator: McMurry University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011

Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville. The interview transcript includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Womack and their family, on pages 31-36.
Date: June 16, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Names of The Chanters] (open access)

[List of Names of The Chanters]

List of names of alumni members of McMurry University's Chanters, written by present (at the time) members. The names are displayed on hand-illustrated music staffs.
Date: November 20, 1936
Creator: McMurry University
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College "Honoring the Founders" Program] (open access)

[McMurry College "Honoring the Founders" Program]

Program for "Honoring the Founders of McMurry College" event, including speeches and presentations, as well as a solo by Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Constitution for the McMurry Chanters] (open access)

[Constitution for the McMurry Chanters]

Constitution for the McMurry College's women's chorus, The Chanters, defining the rules and regulations for the organization.
Date: unknown
Creator: McMurry University
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College "The Diary of Anne Frank" Program] (open access)

[McMurry College "The Diary of Anne Frank" Program]

Program for the McMurry Colleege Speech Department's production of "The Diary of Anne Frank," including lists of cast members, production staff, and sponsors.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, February 14, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, February 14, 2001

Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, a retiree who has lived in Kerrville, Texas intermittently over the years. Mrs. Salter discusses visiting her grandparents in Kerrville, meeting her first husband, Julian "Joe" Garrett, a Canadian immigrant, her involvement with planes, her substitute teaching career, and her work with the Audubon Society.
Date: February 14, 2001
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Salter, Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie Gallery Opening Reception] (open access)

[Invitation to Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie Gallery Opening Reception]

Invitation car for the opening reception of the Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie Gallery at McMurry University.
Date: March 12, 1998
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Choir Members] (open access)

[List of Choir Members]

Handwritten, numbered list of the 42 members of the McMurry Chanters during the Spring semester of 1948.
Date: 1948
Creator: McMurry University
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate from the Texas Federation of Music Clubs - War Service Department] (open access)

[Certificate from the Texas Federation of Music Clubs - War Service Department]

Certificate from the Texas Federation of Music Clubs - War Service Department, recognizing the McMurry College Music Department "for exceptional service in promotion of the war effort."
Date: April 11, 1944
Creator: Texas Federation of Music Clubs
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Office of the Dean, McMurry College, April 1, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from the Office of the Dean, McMurry College, April 1, 1963]

Faculty bulletin letter from the Office of the Dean of McMurry College, granting excused absence for the school's chanters (listed alphabetically and by gender) who were on tour April 1-5.
Date: April 1, 1963
Creator: Office of the Dean
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College Girls Choral Club "Pan, on a Summer Day" Program] (open access)

[McMurry College Girls Choral Club "Pan, on a Summer Day" Program]

Program for the McMurry College Girls Choral Club's presentation of "Pan, on a Summer Day."
Date: June 1, 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History