[Reserve Order A-26] (open access)

[Reserve Order A-26]

Reserve order designating several airmen to various duties, and announcing an examination of Paul A. Hill.
Date: December 7, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2] (open access)

[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2]

Receipt for Paul A. Hill displaying the number of federal service "credit" points he has earned.
Date: July 15, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Billy Ray Johnson and Lasso]

Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University student Billy Ray Johnson posed in a field with a lasso. He wears a fringed button down shirt, a large belt buckle, and a cowboy hat.
Date: 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of School of Music]

Photograph of Georges Pretre, conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, and Dean Caruth, from the School of Music, speaking to one another at an event.
Date: 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene League of Women Voters, Volume 2] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene League of Women Voters, Volume 2]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities of the Abilene League of Women Voters in Abilene, Texas during the 1950s and 1960s. It includes newspaper clippings, memorandums, and photographs.
Date: 1963/1975
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs Minutes: 1963 - April 5, 1965] (open access)

[Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs Minutes: 1963 - April 5, 1965]

Minutes of the Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from 1963 through 1965.
Date: 1963/1965-04-05
Creator: Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph from The Music Man, 1963 #7]

Photograph from "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. The scene is set at the River City town center. There are eighteen people singing, many with their hands in the air. A man and a woman at the right of the photograph are holding signs that say "T" and "P," respectively.
Date: [1963-10-23..1963-10-26]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Scene of The Music Man, 1963]

Photograph from act 1, scene 1 of "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. Eight men are shown on a railway coach on the way to River City.
Date: [1963-10-23..1963-10-26]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donna Rankin and the Barbershop Quartet in The Music Man, 1963]

Photograph from "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. The scene is set outside the Madison Library. Two members of the barbershop quartet that plays the school board stand on either side of Donna Rankin (Marian Paroo). From left to right are: Rick Wickman, Don Wilks, Chester Harville, and Andy Cauthen. The barbershop quartet appears to be singing to Donna Rankin.
Date: [1963-10-23..1963-10-26]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Music Man Makeup Room, 1963]

Production phtograph from "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. Photograph is of a mirror in a dressing room. Four people are reflected in the mirror. From left to right: unidentified woman, unidentified man, Makeup Manager Leonard Boyll, and Cullen Cullers (Winthrop Paroo).
Date: October 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Production Photograph from The Music Man, 1963 #8]

Production photograph from a rehearsal for "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical of thirteen unidentified women. The women are gathered in groups of two to four and are talking among themselves.
Date: October 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Orchestra for The Music Man, 1963]

Photograph of an orchestra rehearsal from "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. On the left Music Director Vernon Moody is conducting the orchestra. Musicians facing the camera from left to right are: an unidentified male violinist, Carolyn Rhodes (violin), Patricia Huff (violin), Janice Owens (violin), Allen Huff (cello), and Jim Hughes (contrabasso).
Date: October 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gary Hood and Keith King in The Music Man, 1963]

Production photograph from a rehearsal for "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. Gary Hood (Professor Harold Hill) on left stands looking at Keith King (Marcellus Washburn) on right who is sitting looking at the audience with his arms extended and palms up.
Date: October 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: The Music Man, 1963] (open access)

[Program: The Music Man, 1963]

Program for a production of The Music Man at Abilene Christian University performed in Sewell Auditorium from October 23rd to 26th, 1963. It includes a list of cast and staff, and other information about the play.
Date: 1963
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men Working on The Music Man Set, 1963]

Production photograph from "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. Photograph is of two men working on the set for act 1, scene 1 of the musical.
Date: October 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chorus from The Music Man, 1963]

Photograph of chorus rehearsal from "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. Thirty-four men, women, and children are pictured. Many of the actors have one arm raised.
Date: October 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph from The Music Man, 1963]

Photograph of Donna Rankin (Marian Paroo), left, and Gary Hood (Professor Harold Hill), right, from the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical, "The Music Man." Rankin is looking away from Hood. There is a suitcase to the right of the couple that reads: "Prof. H. Hill."
Date: [1963-10-23..1963-10-26]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Production Photograph from The Music Man, 1963 #2]

Production photograph from "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. An unidentified man on the left is standing on a ladder painting, facing away from the camera. An unidentified woman on the right is climbing a ladder with a paint can in hand and is facing the camera.
Date: October 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph from The Music Man, 1963 #9]

Photograph from act 2, scene 3 of "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. Three characters are singing, each with their right hand raised. From left to right: Donna Rankin (Marian Paroo), Cullen Cullers (Winthrop Paroo), and Darlene Barton (Mrs. Paroo).
Date: [1963-10-23..1963-10-26]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbershop Quartet and Donna Rankin in The Music Man, 1963]

Production photograph from a rehearsal for "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. The school board barbershop quartet are standing with canes around Donna Rankin (Marian Paroo) and are singing with her. From left to right are Rick Wickman, Don Wilks, Donna Rankin, Chester Harville, and Andy Cauthen.
Date: October 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sara Winkles to Lewis Fulks] (open access)

[Letter from Sara Winkles to Lewis Fulks]

Letter from Sara Winkles, a young girl, to Lewis Fulks at Abilene Christian College. In the letter, Winkles thanks Fulks for allowing her to participate in the chorus of "The Music Man," the 1963 ACC Homecoming musical.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Winkles, Sara
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donna Rankin and Jane Bacon from The Music Man, 1963]

Production photograph of Donna Rankin (Marion Paroo) and Jane Bacon (Amaryllis) rehearsing a scene from "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. The two women have an arm around the other and are looking off to the right of the photograph.
Date: October 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donna Rankin and Gary Hood in The Music Man, 1963]

Photograph from act 2, scene 4 of "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. Donna Rankin (Marian Paroo) stands next to Gary Hood (Professor Harold Hill) on a footbridge set in Madison Park.
Date: [1963-10-23..1963-10-26]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photograph from The Music Man, 1963]

Photograph from "The Music Man," the 1963 Abilene Christian College Homecoming musical. The scene is set at the River City town center and approximately forty-five people are on stage, some singing and others playing musical instruments.
Date: [1963-10-23..1963-10-26]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History