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[Portrait of Wendell Tarver in Texas A&M Uniform]

Portrait of Wendell Lee Tarver, visible from the chest up, taken while he was a student at Texas A&M University. He is wearing a light-colored shirt and tie with a darker-colored jacket; the jacket has pins with crossed rifles and the initials A.M.C. on the lapels. A handwritten note on the photograph says "Love, Wendell;" a second note on the frame outside the photo says "Wendell L. Tarver." The photo is inside a red folder.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Aggieland Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Guests at Wedding of Wendell and Mary Jane Tarver]

Photograph of guests at the wedding reception for Dr. Wendell Lee Tarver and Mary Jane Daniels. The bride and groom and other members of the wedding party are standing in a line in front of a brick wall with windows; guests are standing in front of them as they move through the reception line. A group of young girls is in the foreground. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says "Wendell & Janie's wedding."
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tarver Family Christmas Card, 1957]

Christmas postcard from the Tarver family including a photo of the children on the left. There is a black-and-white illustration on the right of the card depicting birds sitting on a crossroads sign pointing "From our house" and "To your house"; the words "Greetings and best wishes for the new year" are under the illustration. In the photograph, a young boy (John Arthur) is standing behind his younger brother (Byron Lee) who is seated in an infant seat. A handwritten note under the photograph says, "With Love, Wendell, Janie, Arthur & Byron."
Date: December 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tarver Family Christmas Card, 1958]

Christmas postcard from the Tarver family including a photo of the children in the center. There is a black-and-white illustration at the bottom of the card depicting a drum, doll, top, train, and toy tea set; the words "Greetings ~ from our house to your house" are written next to the illustration. In the photograph, the young boys, John Arthur (left) and Byron Lee (right) are both wearing suits with jackets and bow ties; they are standing together in a yard in front of a bush and the wall of a house. A handwritten note under the illustration says, "Wendell, Janie, Arthur & Byron."
Date: December 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certified Copy: Birth Certificate of Wendell Lee Tarver [#1] (open access)

Certified Copy: Birth Certificate of Wendell Lee Tarver [#1]

Certified copy of the birth certificate for Wendell Tarver who was born in Burnet on May 16, 1931.
Date: June 7, 1954
Creator: Burnet County (Tex.) Clerk.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Veterinary Certification for Wendell Tarver, #1] (open access)

[Texas Veterinary Certification for Wendell Tarver, #1]

Reproduction of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners certification for Wendell Lee Tarver, licensing him to practice veterinary medicine.
Date: 1954
Creator: Texas. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. D. Weaver to W. L. Tarver, February 23, 1959 (open access)

[Letter from T. D. Weaver to W. L. Tarver, February 23, 1959

Letter from T. D. Weaver from the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners replying to Dr. Wendell Tarver about the renewal of his medical license and providing contact information for licensing agencies in Arizona and Nebraska, as they do not have reciprocal licensing agreements with Texas.
Date: February 23, 1959
Creator: Weaver, T. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. D. Weaver to W. L. Tarver, June 1954] (open access)

[Letter from T. D. Weaver to W. L. Tarver, June 1954]

Letter from T. D. Weaver, the Executive Secretary of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners written to Wendell Tarver to confirm that he passed the veterinary licensing exam (with a final score of 77) and will be receiving an official license to practice. It includes an envelope addressed to Dr. Tarver in Burnet and postmarked June 11, 1954.
Date: June 11, 1954
Creator: Weaver, T. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Program: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1954] (open access)

[Graduation Program: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1954]

Program for the 1954 commencement exercises at Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, listing the order of activities and the graduates by department.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell Tarver Class Ring]

Class ring for 1952 with an image of an eagle holding a shield on the face and the school name written around it: "A&M College of Texas 1870." Other images are printed on the sides of the ring, including stars and rifles. Name inscribed on on the inner band: "W. L. Tarver."
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Program: A&M Consolidated High School, 1954] (open access)

[Graduation Program: A&M Consolidated High School, 1954]

Program for graduation of the 1954 class at A&M Consolidated High School, including a list of graduates and order of activities for the Baccalaureate Sermon (May 23rd at First Baptist Church) and the commencement exercises (May 24th at Guion Hall).
Date: May 1954
Creator: A&M Consolidated High School
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Junior-Senior Prom 1954] (open access)

[Invitation to Junior-Senior Prom 1954]

Invitation for the A&M Consolidated High School Junior-Senior banquet and prom in 1954.
Date: 1954
Creator: A&M Consolidated High School
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Invitation for Mary Jane and Wendell Tarver] (open access)

[Wedding Invitation for Mary Jane and Wendell Tarver]

Invitation to the wedding of Dr. Wendell Tarver and Mary Jane Daniels on March 26, 1955 in College Station, Texas.
Date: 1954
Creator: Tarver, Mary Jane Daniels
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Veterinary Certification for Wendell Tarver, #2] (open access)

[Texas Veterinary Certification for Wendell Tarver, #2]

Reproduction of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners certification for Wendell Lee Tarver, licensing him to practice veterinary medicine.
Date: 1954
Creator: Texas. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Veterinary Certification: 1959] (open access)

[Texas Veterinary Certification: 1959]

Certificate renewing the registration for Wendell Tarver with the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for 1959-1960. It includes the address for Dr. Tarver: 3000 Crites Street in Fort Worth, Texas
Date: 1959
Creator: Texas. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Graduating Seniors in Veterinary Medicine: Texas A&M College, Class of 1954

Collage of individual portraits for the 44 graduating seniors in the Texas A&M veterinary medicine program as well as portraits for the 9 professors and dean across the top. In each case, the portrait is cropped to an oval shape and the name of the person is printed below. The title is printed below the faculty and above the students; an image of the caduceus overlaid with a "v" for veterinary medicine is in the center of the top line of students.
Date: [1953..1954]
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Round-Up (College Station, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1952 (open access)

The Round-Up (College Station, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1952

High school student newspaper of A & M Consolidated School in College Station, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 3, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Round-Up (College Station, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1953 (open access)

The Round-Up (College Station, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1953

High school student newspaper of A & M Consolidated School in College Station, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Battalion (College Station, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 234, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 19, 1954 (open access)

The Battalion (College Station, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 234, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 19, 1954

Daily student newspaper from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in College Station, Texas that includes campus news and information along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History