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[Leon Breeden Scrapbook: 1950-1958] (open access)

[Leon Breeden Scrapbook: 1950-1958]

Scrapbook of materials including photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, performance programs, and various other notes and ephemera documenting the activities of the North Texas State College One O'Clock Lab Band during 1950-1958.
Date: 1950~/1958~
Creator: Breeden, Leon
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Art Forum Record Book, 1950] (open access)

[Art Forum Record Book, 1950]

Record book highlighting the activities of American Art Week in communities throughout Texas, with an emphasis on Abilene, in 1950. Includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia documenting statewide activities promoted by different clubs.
Date: 1950
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worley's Sherman City Directory, 1950 (open access)

Worley's Sherman City Directory, 1950

The directory for Sherman, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also a Buyers' Guide and a Complete Classified Business Directory." General index is on page 7; index to advertisers starts on page 8.
Date: 1950
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1949-1950 (open access)

Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1949-1950

Catalogue describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1950 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1950

Summer session catalog describes the course offerings and general information about Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1950-1951 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1950-1951

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1950
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of North Texas State College: 1950-1951, Undergraduate (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State College: 1950-1951, Undergraduate

Catalog for North Texas State College includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the school (academic calendar, list of officers and faculty, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.).
Date: February 1950
Creator: North Texas State College
System: The UNT Digital Library
In Those Days: Memoirs of Edwards Plateau (open access)

In Those Days: Memoirs of Edwards Plateau

Autobiographical account of living on a Texas ranch in the Edwards Plateau area.
Date: 1950
Creator: Winslow, Edith Black
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bailey's Light: Saga of Brit Bailey and Other Hardy Pioneers (open access)

Bailey's Light: Saga of Brit Bailey and Other Hardy Pioneers

Book highlighting the life and times of James Britton Bailey, who first came to Texas in 1818. This work covers his interactions with Stephen F. Austin, and his journeys through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Index starts on page 131.
Date: 1950
Creator: Golson, Josephine Polley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Page-Interstate Company and the Daily Sun’s Baytown, Highlands, and La Porte Texas Modern City Directory, 1950 (open access)

Page-Interstate Company and the Daily Sun’s Baytown, Highlands, and La Porte Texas Modern City Directory, 1950

General directory for Baytown, Texas and the surrounding area including address listings for businesses and individuals as well as business advertisements. Areas include Baytown, La Porte, Cedar Bayou, Highlands, Wooster and adjacent territory. According to the title page, it contains “an alphabetical directory of all residents eighteen years of age and over with detailed information concerning each; a numerical directory by streets with street telephone guide; a classified business directory with special listings for nationally advertised brands; a numerical telephone directory; a cosmopolitan telephone directory and a comprehensive civic section.”
Date: 1950
Creator: Page-Interstate Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1950-1956] (open access)

[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1950-1956]

Ledger containing the minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society in Fort Worth, including proceedings of meetings, decisions and projects, and financial records.
Date: 1950-01-18/1956-01
Creator: Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1949 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1949

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 10, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The conference theme was "Shall We Pioneer Too?"
Date: 1950
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Public Library Accessions Book: 1950-1955 (open access)

Abilene Public Library Accessions Book: 1950-1955

Abilene Public Library accessions book, documenting books submitted to the library from 1950 through 1955.
Date: 1950/1955
Creator: Abilene Public Library (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subscription Ledger for the Carnegie Public Library (1950-1956)] (open access)

[Subscription Ledger for the Carnegie Public Library (1950-1956)]

A subscription ledger for the Carnegie Public Library from 1950-1956.
Date: 1950/1956
Creator: Carnegie Public Library
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scrapbook 3 (open access)

Scrapbook 3

Scrapbook of materials related to designer Lilli Wollf. Includes sketches by Wolff, and photographs of women wearing her designs. Includes 2 photographs of Miss America 1952 (Colleen Kay Hutchins) wearing Lilli Wolff gowns. One sketch has attached sample of lace. Shipton?
Date: 1950/1968
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
System: The UNT Digital Library
School of Music Program Book 1949-1950 (open access)

School of Music Program Book 1949-1950

Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1949-1950 school year at the North Texas State College School of Music.
Date: 1950
Creator: North Texas State College. School of Music.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of Jefferson Junior College, 1950-1951 (open access)

Catalog of Jefferson Junior College, 1950-1951

Catalog of courses offered by the Jefferson Junior College for the year 1950-1951, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies, with an admission form at the end.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Jefferson Junior College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar College, 1950-1951 (open access)

Catalog of Lamar College, 1950-1951

Catalog of courses offered by the Lamar College for the year 1950-1951, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies.
Date: 1950
Creator: Lamar College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Folk Songs (open access)

Texas Folk Songs

Collection of musical scores, including Anglo-American love songs, ballads, comic songs, spirituals and party songs, as well as Afro-American spirituals and secular songs. The index begins on page 187.
Date: 1950
Creator: Owens, William A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1950 Summer School (open access)

Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1950 Summer School

Pamphlet describes admission, degree requirements, and course offerings for Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: 1950
Creator: Daniel Baker College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1950-1951 (open access)

Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1950-1951

Bulletin describes the governance, admission and degree requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: 1950
Creator: Daniel Baker College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Church Roll and Record (open access)

Church Roll and Record

Book containing a member roll for Union Missionary Baptist Church. Includes such information as the date of reception or dismissal, as well as a list of deaths and inactive members.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Union Missionary Baptist Church
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1950 Summer Session (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1950 Summer Session

Catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1950
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1949-1950 (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1949-1950

Catalog describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1950
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History