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Copy negative from the movie "Greatest Story Ever Told". Men are traveling on camels across a mountainous landscape. There are traveling in a long line. A town resides in the background.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Board of Trustees, 1965]

Group photograph of the 1965 Board of Trustees at Hardin-Simmons University. The photo also includes a list of officers and their position as well as members and their place of residence.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bond Issue Improvements By City Are on Schedule] (open access)

[Clipping: Bond Issue Improvements By City Are on Schedule]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the progress of Abilene city improvements, including changes to the city zoo, work on the water lines, and the purchase of land. The article includes a photograph of construction on Abilene city hall.
Date: June 20, 1965
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Where Does Money Come From?] (open access)

[Clipping: Where Does Money Come From?]

Newspaper clippings of an article about how the City of Abilene generates revenue for their budget. There is also a photograph of four Abilene High School cheerleaders on the first clipping.
Date: September 29, 1965
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: There's a Lot of 'New' At Abilene State Park] (open access)

[Clipping: There's a Lot of 'New' At Abilene State Park]

Newspaper clipping of an article about improvements at Abilene State Park in Abilene, Texas.
Date: June 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: And Just Where Does All That City Money Go?] (open access)

[Clipping: And Just Where Does All That City Money Go?]

Newspaper clippings of an article about the Abilene City budget and how the funds are used.
Date: September 30, 1965
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City Construction Continues to Soar] (open access)

[Clipping: City Construction Continues to Soar]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene city construction plans and progress with the object of promoting business. The article includes photographs of the construction around Abilene, Texas. The last clipping also includes an American Stock Exchange List.
Date: November 28, 1965
Creator: Pouns, Joe
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Drama, Courage Fill Business History] (open access)

[Clipping: Drama, Courage Fill Business History]

Newspaper clipping of an article about businessman W. G. Swenson, including a photograph of Mr. Swenson with three young entrepreneurs.
Date: December 5, 1965
Creator: Duff, Katharyn
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1965 (open access)

Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1965

Summer 1965 edition of the Buffalo Gap Messenger, with articles about the Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West, historical sites around Buffalo Gap, and other points of history about Buffalo Gap, Texas.
Date: July 15, 1965
Creator: Buffalo Gap Publishing Co.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Just Like Topsy, City Has 'Grown'] (open access)

[Clipping: Just Like Topsy, City Has 'Grown']

Newspaper clipping of an article about the growth and development of Abilene and its city limits, including an illustration of a map showing the changes in the city's limits since 1895.
Date: February 1, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. C. Starr to T. N. Carswell - January 18, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from D. C. Starr to T. N. Carswell - January 18, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from D. C. Starr, Executive Service Sales, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N. J. 07632, dated January 18, 1965. Starr expresses his appreciation for the telephone call from Carswell regarding the Tax Guide subscription and the 1965 Federal Handbook. He advises Carswell that the volumes had shipped and apologizes for the manner in which his account had been handled.
Date: January 18, 1965
Creator: Starr, D. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Prentice-Hall, Inc. - October 20, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Prentice-Hall, Inc. - October 20, 1965]

A letter addressed to Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N. J., from T. N. Carswell, dated October 20, 1965. Carswell makes a second inquiry, referencing his letter of October 4, 1965, regarding not receiving the Report to which he subscribed in July.
Date: October 20, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. H. Shoultz to T. N. Carswell - November 24, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from V. H. Shoultz to T. N. Carswell - November 24, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from V. H. Shoultz, M.D.,F.A.C.R., Radiology Associates, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Abilene, Texas, dated November 24, 1965. Shoultz expresses his appreciation to Carswell for sending the fruit cake.
Date: November 24, 1965
Creator: Shoultz, V. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to T. N. Carswell and Mr. Harvey Brown - April 19, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to T. N. Carswell and Mr. Harvey Brown - April 19, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell and Mr. Harvey Brown, Abilene, Texas from "Jake" [J. D. Sandefer, Jr.], Breckenridge, Texas, dated April 19, 1965. Copy to Grace Compere, Gib Sandefer and Bill J. Walker. Sandefer expresses the appreciation from Grace, Gib and himself for the flowers that Carswell and Brown placed on his parent's graves and advises of his "acquired knowledge" that A. J. Morgan had planted the bluebonnets years ago.
Date: April 19, 1965
Creator: Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Superintendent, Public Schools, Blackwell, Oklahoma - June 5, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Superintendent, Public Schools, Blackwell, Oklahoma - June 5, 1965]

A letter addressed to the Superintendent, Public Schools, Blackwell, Okla. from T. N. Carswell, dated June 5, 1965. Carswell explains his concern for Dr. Cyrus N. Ray as in need of institutional care and requests assistance in locating his family. The reverse side includes business letterhead of Little Tuffy Mfg. Co. A Division of Abilene Machine Co., 1342 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas and bears Assurance Opaque Parchment watermark.
Date: June 5, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Superintendent of Schools, Frederick, Oklahoma - June 17, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Superintendent of Schools, Frederick, Oklahoma - June 17, 1965]

A letter addressed to the Superintendent of Schools, Frederick, Oklahoma from T. N. Carswell, dated June 17, 1965. Carswell explains his concern for Dr. Cyrus N. Ray as in need of institutional care and requests assistance in locating his family.
Date: June 17, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - July 17, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - July 17, 1965]

A letter written to Miss Helen Muller, Goodwell, Oklahoma from T. N. Carswell, dated July 17, 1965. Carswell advises that he wrote to her a month ago but did not have her given name correct and was concerned that she did not receive his letter. He explains that he is writing in hope that on her advice that Dr. Cyrus N. Ray will accept institutional care. The reverse side includes a blank purchase order of Abilene Machine Company, 1334-42 Pine STreet, Abilene, Texas.
Date: July 17, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Helen Muller to Dr. Cyrus N. Ray - July 19, 1965] (open access)

Letter from Helen Muller to Dr. Cyrus N. Ray - July 19, 1965]

A letter written to "Uncle Cy" [Dr. Cyrus N. Ray], Abilene, Texas from Helen Muller, Goodwell, Oklahoma, dated July 19, 1965. Muller suggests to Ray that he should be living in a place where people can care for his needs and where he will have company.
Date: July 19, 1965
Creator: Muller, Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - August 12, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - August 12, 1965]

A letter written to Miss Muller from T. N. Carswell, dated August 12, 1965. Carswell advises Muller as to the condition of Dr. Cyrus N. Ray giving an account of some activities involving Dr. Ray which caused his concern. He advises, in a postscript, that there seems to be a gradual weakening of Ray's mental condition. Notation at top of page reads "A. D. Ray, Lubbock, Tx" dated June 7, 1966. The reverse side includes business letterhead of Little Tuffy Mfg. Co. A Division of Abilene Machine Co., 1342 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas and bears Assurance Opaque Parchment watermark.
Date: August 12, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. J. Blackwell to T. N. Carswell - August 17, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from H. J. Blackwell to T. N. Carswell - August 17, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Horace J. Blackwell, Dallas, dated August 17, 1965. Blackwell expresses his appreciation for Carswell attending the services held for his mother in Hawley. He advises of the difficulty in obtaining factual information on life insurance companies and offers the information that he did find noting that Best's recommended the company.
Date: August 17, 1965
Creator: Blackwell, Horace J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. M. Collier to T. N. Carswell - May 26, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from E. M. Collier to T. N. Carswell - May 26, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from E. M. Collier, Administrator, Hendrick Memorial Hospital dated May 26, 1965. The letter contains a notification by Collier of a meeting of the Board of Trustees which has been called by President Haynes. Dinner will be served.
Date: May 26, 1965
Creator: Collier, E. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. M. Collier to T. N. Carswell - September 17, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from E. M. Collier to T. N. Carswell - September 17, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from E. M. Collier, Administrator, Hendrick Memorial Hospital dated September 17, 1965. The letter contains a notification by Collier of a meeting which has been called by President W. W. Haynes to approve or reject bids on the Children's Building.
Date: September 17, 1965
Creator: Collier, E. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. V. Ramsey, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - May 11, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from W. V. Ramsey, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - May 11, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from W. V. Ramsey, Jr., M.D., D.A.B.R., Radiology Associates, Abilene, Texas, dated May 11, 1965. Ramsey advises that the bill for treatment of Carswell's wife was inadvertently mailed by a technician and to please forget the bill as he did not intend to make a charge. The reverse side includes a handwritten note by Carswell dated May 20, 1965 advising that he came by to see Dr.Ray at 1:20 pm and offers to him good wishes.
Date: May 11, 1965
Creator: Ramsey, W. V., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph C. Keeley to T. N. Carswell - July 9, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph C. Keeley to T. N. Carswell - July 9, 1956]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Joseph C. Keeley, Editor, The American Legion Magazine, New York, New York, dated July 9, 1956. Keeley replies to Carswell's request for a copy of an article by forwarding his letter to Merle Sinclair, the author.
Date: July 9, 1965
Creator: Joseph C. Keeley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History