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Council Fire, Handbook of McMurry College, 1977-78 (open access)

Council Fire, Handbook of McMurry College, 1977-78

The Council Fire is the student handbook of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas and includes information about the rules and regulations of the school as well as general information about student governance and campus life.
Date: 1977
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Colleen Smith from My Fair Lady, 1977 #4]

Production photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle) poses in a long sleeve dress. She is wearing a hat with flowers on it and has her left hand on her hip.
Date: 1977-10~
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Actors from My Fair Lady, 1977]

Photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set outside Higgins' house on Wimpole Street. The four actors on stage are, from left to right: John Verlin (Constable), Don Piper (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Ev Fowler (Mrs. Pearce), and Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle).
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 10 of My Fair Lady, 1977 #5]

Photograph from act 1, scene 10 of "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set at the Embassy Ball. Twenty couples dance or stand around the ballroom.
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph from My Fair Lady, 1977 #3]

Photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in Henry Higgins' study. Four maids and two butlers are in the spotlight on the left side of the stage. Two unidentified characters are in the shadows at the center of the stage. The maids and butlers are (in alphabetical order, not as pictured): Dave Durham, Shelley Fare, Dezarae Gaines, Debbie Jay, Larry McDaniel, and Susan Root.
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Actors from My Fair Lady, 1977 #2]

Photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in Henry Higgins' study. The actors are from left to right: Mike Dennis (Henry Higgins), an unidentified woman, Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle), and Nelson Wilson (Colonel Pickering).
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph from My Fair Lady, 1977 #4]

Photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in Henry Higgins' study. Mike Dennis (Henry Higgins, left) and Nelson Wilson (Colonel Pickering, right) look at A. C. Hester (Alfred P. Doolittle) who stands in the middle with his hat in his hand and his arms extended.
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Colleen Smith from My Fair Lady, 1977 #3]

Production photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle) poses in an ornate white dress. She is wearing long gloves and a tiara.
Date: 1977-10~
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 3 of My Fair Lady, 1977]

Group photograph from act 1, scene 3 of "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set at the tenement section at Tottenham Court Road. There is a group of around thirty people on stage.
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph from My Fair Lady, 1977 #2]

Photograph of maids and butlers from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in Henry Higgins' study. The actors are in the spotlight on the left side of the stage and are holding mops, dusters, and other cleaning equipment. The maids and butlers are (in alphabetical order, not as pictured): Dave Durham, Shelley Fare, Dezarae Gaines, Debbie Jay, Larry McDaniel, and Susan Root.
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: My Fair Lady, 1977] (open access)

[Program: My Fair Lady, 1977]

Program for a production of My Fair Lady at Abilene Christian University performed at the Abilene Civic Center Theatre from October 13th-16th, 1977. It includes a list of cast and staff, and other information about the play.
Date: 1977
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 1 of My Fair Lady, 1977 #4]

Photograph from act 1, scene 1 of "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set outside the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle) is smiling and singing with four costermongers. From left to right is: Larry McDaniel (Costermonger), Norman Spivy (Costermonger), Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle), Donald Booker (Costermonger), and Dave Durham (Costermonger).
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 1 of My Fair Lady, 1977 #2]

Photograph from act 1, scene 1 of "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set outside the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle) is smiling and singing with four costermongers. From left to right is: Larry McDaniel (Costermonger), Norman Spivy (Costermonger), Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle), Donald Booker (Costermonger), and Dave Durham (Costermonger).
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 6 of My Fair Lady, 1977 #2]

Photograph from act 1, scene 6 of "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set at a race meeting at Ascot. Twenty-two people are on the stage and are standing around in groups talking to each other.
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six Actors from My Fair Lady, 1977]

Photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. Two women stand in the spotlight on the stairs at the center of the stage. The men on either side of the stage are looking at the women on the stairs. The six actors pictured are from left to right: Dave Durham (Butler), Nelson Wilson (Colonel Pickering), unidentified woman, Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle), Mike Dennis (Henry Higgins), and Don Piper (Freddy Eynsford-Hill).
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph from My Fair Lady, 1977]

Photograph of maids and butlers from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in Henry Higgins' study. The actors are in the spotlight on the left side of the stage. The maids and butlers are (in alphabetical order, not as pictured): Dave Durham, Shelley Fare, Dezarae Gaines, Debbie Jay, Larry McDaniel, and Susan Root.
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 1 of My Fair Lady, 1977]

Photograph from act 1, scene 1 of "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set outside the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle) is smiling and singing with four costermongers. From left to right is: Norman Spivy (costermonger), Donald Booker (costermonger, standing), Larry McDaniel (costermonger, sitting), Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle), and Dave Durham (costermonger).
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 2, Scene 3 of My Fair Lady, 1977 #4]

Group photograph that appears to be from act 2, scene 3 from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in Covent Garden. There are five men on stage. The second actor from the right is A. C. Hester (Alfred P. Doolittle) who is holding a top hat in his hand.
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sharon Phillips from My Fair Lady, 1977]

Production photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. Sharon Phillips (Mrs. Higgins) poses in a long sleeved dark dress with light detailing. She is wearing a dark hat with a flower on it.
Date: 1977-10~
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 2, Scene 3 of My Fair Lady, 1977 #2]

Photograph from act 2, scene 3 of "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene University Homecoming musical. The scene is set at Covent Garden. A. C. Hester (Alfred P. Doolittle) is wearing a top hat and is sitting on the shoulders of a man toward the back center of the stage. Various groups of people are looking on and dancing.
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Colleen Smith from My Fair Lady, 1977]

Production photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle) smiles at the camera as she poses in a white dress with dark detailing and a matching hat and parasol.
Date: 1977-10~
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Big County Obituaries: 1977 (open access)

Big County Obituaries: 1977

Compiled transcription of obituaries printed in the Abilene Reporter-News during 1977, collected by volunteers and personnel of the Abilene Public Library.
Date: 1977
Creator: Mount, Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Thank You Letter From Katharine Houghton Hepburn to Lewis Fulks] (open access)

[Thank You Letter From Katharine Houghton Hepburn to Lewis Fulks]

Letter from Katharine Houghton Hepburn, a famous Hollywood actress, to Abilene Christian University's Lewis Fulks. In the letter, Hepburn is apologizing to Fulks for not saying hello to him and thanking him for the roses.
Date: November 19, 1977
Creator: Hepburn, Katharine Houghton
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 10 of My Fair Lady, 1977 #6]

Photograph from act 1, scene 10 of "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set at the Embassy Ball. At the center in white is Blake White (footman). To the right of Blake White is Mike Dennis (Henry Higgins) and Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle). To his left is Forrest Washburn (Zolton Karpathy), Michele Whitfield (Queen of Transylvania), Nelson Wilson (Colonel Pickering), and Sharon Phillips (Mrs. Higgins).
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History