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[Program: A Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication]
Program outlining the text and order for a thanksgiving service in honor of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Dallas, Texas.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Manton, Jasper & Gambrell, Herbert
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thanks-Giving Square
Booklet describing the plan and progress on creating Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas, with maps of the location, architectural illustrations, explanations of the project's background, and a list of people and organizations involved in the project.
Date:
1964~/1970~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peter Stewart to Bjorn Wiinblad, August 1, 1967]
Letter from Peter Stewart to Bjorn Wiinblad discussing posters Wiinblad is designing for the Thanks-Giving Foundation. Stewart suggests having a meeting when Wiinblad visits the states so they can view and approve the design of the posters and discuss the timing and method of printing.
Date:
August 1, 1967
Creator:
Stewart, Peter
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bjorn Wiinblad to Peter Stewart, August 24, 1967]
Letter from Bjorn Wiinblad to Peter Stewart discussing the possibility of Wiinblad designing posters for the Thanks-Giving Foundation.
Date:
August 24, 1967
Creator:
Wiinblad, Bjørn
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peter Stewart to Bjorn Wiinblad, November 27, 1968]
Letter from Peter Stewart to Bjorn Wiinblad discussing details about posters that are being made for the Thanks-Giving Foundation. Stewart discusses poster specifications such as completion date, quantity, art work, future orders, and cost estimates.
Date:
November 27, 1968
Creator:
Stewart, Peter
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bjorn Wiinblad to Peter Stewart, December 19, 1968]
Letter from Bjorn Wiinblad to Peter Stewart discussing posters he designed for the Thanks-Giving Foundation. Wiinblad talks about a gold plate he will be displaying with the poster and how it will benefit Stewart. He also provides information about when the first thousand posters will be printed and sent to Stewart.
Date:
December 19, 1968
Creator:
Wiinblad, Bjørn
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bjorn Wiinblad to Peter Stewart, January 8, 1969]
Letter from Bjorn Wiinblad to Peter Stewart discussing posters he is designing for the Thanks-Giving Foundation. Wiinblad talks about the progress of the printing and asks Stewart to confirm information about the order, such as the delivery date and quantity of posters.
Date:
January 8, 1969
Creator:
Wiinblad, Bjørn
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peter Stewart to Glenn Cramer, March 20, 1969]
Letter from Peter Stewart to Glenn Cramer discussing posters that were created by Bjorn Wiinblad for the Thanks-Giving Foundation. Stewart explains how displaying the posters will help to raise funds and increase the acceptance of the thoughts and ideals behind Thanks-giving Square and asks Cramer how many he would like to order to display in his Titche's stores.
Date:
March 20, 1969
Creator:
Stewart, Peter
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peter Stewart to Stanley Marcus, March 20, 1969]
Letter from Peter Stewart to Stanley Marcus discussing posters that were created by Bjorn Wiinblad for the Thanks-Giving Foundation. Stewart explains how displaying the posters will help to raise funds and increase the acceptance of the thoughts and ideals behind Thanks-Giving Square and asks Marcus how many he would like to order to display in his Neiman-Marcus stores.
Date:
March 20, 1969
Creator:
Stewart, Peter
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Michael H. Thomas to Peter Stewart, March 25, 1969]
Letter from Michael H. Thomas to Peter Stewart discussing posters made by Bjorn Wiinblad for the Thanks-Giving Foundation. Thomas asks Stewart to send 24 large posters to the Display Director of Neiman-Marcus so that they can be displayed in several stores in Dallas.
Date:
March 25, 1969
Creator:
Thomas, Michael H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Attendees of the Thanks-Giving Square Tree Planting Ceremony, Number 2]
Photograph of a group of attendees of the Thanks-Giving Square Tree Planting Ceremony standing on a sidewalk. In the background, there is a sign that says "Park" and a parking garage above it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chapel of Thanksgiving Exterior]
Photograph of the exterior of the Chapel of Thanksgiving. The Chapel is a white, cylinder-shaped building with a spiral at the top. A small set of stairs connected to a bridge lead to the entrance of the Chapel. Multiple buildings are visible the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft Sketch of Thanks-Giving Square]
Draft sketch of the layout for Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, with rough outlines of major features and handwritten notes along the edges.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Johnson, Philip
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Family in Front of the Chapel of Thanksgiving]
Photograph of a man and woman looking up at the Chapel of Thanksgiving located in the Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, Texas. The man is wearing a suit and is pointing at the chapel and the woman is wearing a black vest, white shirt, and black pants. There is small body of water between the people and the chapel. In the background there are multiple buildings, including one with a sign that says "First Baptist".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Founders of Thanks-Giving Square]
Photograph of the four founders of Thanks-Giving Square: Joe O. Neuhoff, Julius Schepps, John M. Stemmons, and Peter P. Stewart. The men are wearing suits; two of them are sitting at a table and two are standing behind the seated men. The photograph was taken by Gittings Photography and the back of the photograph discusses the quality and value of Gittings portraits.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An Interpretation: "The Family - United in Thanksgiving"
Textual description of a poster designed by artist Bjørn Wiinblad to promote Thanks-Giving Square, with background on the project and the artist.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Thanks-Giving Square Foundation
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men with a Tree for the Thanks-Giving Square Tree Planting Ceremony]
Photograph of four men with a tree for the Thanks-Giving Square Tree Planting Ceremony. Two of the men are holding the tree, a man on the right is holding a binder in one hand and pointing at the tree with the other hand, and another man is standing on the left looking towards the other men. In the background, there are various buildings, people, cars, and a street sign that says "Akard St".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nancy Reagan and Javier Perez de Cuellar at Golden Rule Dedication]
Photograph of Nancy Reagan and Secretary-General of United Nations at the time, Javier Perez de Cuellar, at Thanks-Giving Square's dedication of Norman Rockwell's "Golden Rule" to the United Nations. The artwork in the background is a glass mosaic and depicts men, women, and children of different backgrounds and says, "Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You." The Secretary-General is standing at a podium speaking into a microphone as Reagan is standing to the side looking over at him. Two men are visible standing on the right side of the photograph wearing officer uniforms.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nancy Reagan at Golden Rule Dedication]
Photograph of Nancy Reagan at Thanks-Giving Square's dedication of Norman Rockwell's "Golden Rule" to the United Nations. The artwork behind Reagan is a glass mosaic and depicts men, women, and children of different backgrounds and says, "Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You." Reagan is wearing a red and black jacket and standing behind a podium and microphone. Two men are visible on the right side of the photograph, one wearing a suit and the other in an officer uniform.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Chapel Ceiling]
Handwritten sketches and notes related to the spiral-shaped chapel to be built at Thanks-Giving Square. Text at the top of the page says, "Louvers in spiral celing [sic] could be straight or curved" above several rectangular sketches with shaped edges. At the bottom, there are several sketches of spiral stairs with colored shading; text along the right side of the page says, "bronze colored aluminum, glass gray with main emphasis on yellow blue green (garden colors) with small accents of red orange violet --"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thanks-Giving Square in the Heart of Dallas
Sample print of a poster for Thanks-Giving Square with an illustration of people sitting in a tree, that is planted in a heat-shaped patch of green. Other, small trees are growing behind it and there are rocky cliffs in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wiinblad, Bjørn
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traditions of Thanksgiving
Print of an illustration titled "Traditions of Thanksgiving," with a series of overlapping images above the text "The Thanksgivings of Man." In the image, the spiral-shaped chapel at Thanks-Giving Square and adjacent gardens are in the foreground; behind the chapel, a number of figures are depicted, including Abraham Lincoln (right), a Native American (left), George Washington (center), a pilgrim, and a bearded man next to the ten commandments (upper-center).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Eubanks, Tony
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Design Program for Thanksgiving Square
Document outlining the idea for the Thanks-Giving Square to be put in Dallas, Texas including sections on the general concept and philosophical goals, design components and objectives, existing conditions, design team, and procedures. There is a list of supplementary exhibits which are not included.
Date:
September 1, 1970
Creator:
Schepps, Julius; Stemmons, John & Stewart, Peter
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Description of Thanksgiving Chapel Features]
Text describing various elements planned for the chapel at Thanksgiving Square and the symbolism.
Date:
May 18, 1971
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History