[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

[Photograph of Speaker at Dedication Ceremony]

Photograph of Omar Burleson, Elwin Skiles, and Fess Parker at the Achievement Celebration St. Dedication Ceremony. A man stands behind a microphone with a “KRBC” banner.
Date: November 19, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of 1959 HSU Board of Trustees]

Photograph of the 1959 Hardin-Simmons University Board of Trustees at a meeting. The photo shows the trustees eating at a table in front of a wooden podium.
Date: September 11, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Basketball Players]

Photograph of men and woman on the gym floor and bleachers at a basketball game. Women on the bleachers, left to right: Gretchen Cordell -- ? -- ? -- Patsy Kirby, Phyllis Jeffries, Welch Twins (Juanite/Annita). Front, center: Melvin Cunningham. Front, left: tentatively identified as Paul Hinds.
Date: [1959..1960]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elliott's Funeral Home #1

Photograph of Elliott's Funeral Home. It looks like a large house, with an "Elliott's" sign over the front door and another building on the left. There are trees in the yard and a car parked in the driveway with a street in front.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elliott's Funeral Home #2

Photograph of Elliott's Funeral Home. It looks like a large house, with an "Elliott's" sign over the front door and another building on the left. There are trees in the yard and a car parked in the driveway with a street in front.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elliott's Funeral Home #1

Photograph of Elliott's Funeral Home. The building looks like a large house, with an "Elliott's" sign over the front door. There are cars parked in the driveways, trees and chairs in the yard, and a street in front.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elliott's Funeral Home #2

Photograph of Elliott's Funeral Home. The building looks like a large house, with an "Elliott's" sign over the front door. There are cars parked in the driveways, trees and chairs in the yard, and a street in front.
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 man and woman standing behind a podium; they both have their hands on a small velvet box. 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 are four men sitting.
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

Easter Seals Program #1

Photograph of a woman and girl. The woman has a corsage in her hand, and has it outstretched in front of the girl. The girl is using crutches.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Easter Seals Program #2

Photograph of a woman and girl. The woman has a corsage in her hand, and has it outstretched in front of the girl. The girl is using crutches and has braces on her legs.
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

Payroll Cost Conference

Photograph of a group of four men at a Payroll Cost Conference in the Windsor Hotel. All four men are wearing suits and holding papers; three of them are wearing cowboy hats. In the background, there are other people.
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
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

Aerial Photograph of Abilene, Texas (US 83/84 at Elm Creek)

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the US 83/84 bypass West of Abilene at Elm Creek.
Date: April 4, 1959
Creator: Hutcheson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Abilene, Texas (US 83/84 at Elm Creek)

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the US 83/84 bypass West of Abilene at Elm Creek.
Date: April 4, 1959
Creator: Hutcheson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Abilene, Texas (South 20th at US 83/84)

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the US 83/84 bypass at South 20th Street West of Abilene.
Date: April 4, 1959
Creator: Hutcheson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
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