Autobiographical narrative describing the life of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, a Baptist minister who served at six churches in Texas. It provides background about his life, education, family, and work. It also includes the text of several sermons.

A stereographic image of crude oil stills and a can factory in Port Arthur, Texas. Large drums fill an industrial yard. Tall smokestacks on the left side of the frame billow dark smoke.

Photograph of the Pleasure Island Marina in Port Arthur, Texas. On the right side of the frame, there is a sign advertising the Pleasure Island Marina and Coca-Cola. Two motorbikes are parked in front of the building in an otherwise empty parking lot. On the left side of the frame there is a telephone box next to a Sparkle-Ice icebox.

Photograph of several African-American students gathered for a Black Student Union meeting in the Setzer Center of Lamar University. The students are gathered around a desk with a poster attached to the front. A sign reading "Here Black Student [. . .]N along with an illustration of a closed fist hangs on the wall behind them.

Photograph of several winning art pieces from the first grade division of the South Texas State Fair School Art Contest in 1972. Each art piece is accompanied by a certificate reading "Award of Merit." Most of the art pieces depict clowns or the fair itself.

Photograph of Neches Station, a Gulf States Power Plant on the Neches river. An array of telephone poles and powerlines fill a large industrial yard. Several smoke stacks rise from a building in the distance. The banks of the river are visible on the left side of the frame.

Photograph of a historical marker for Fort Manhassett being unveiled at Sabine Pass Battleground. A man in a suit with a striped tie and a woman in a leopard-print jacket pull a piece of fabric, revealing the Fort Manhassett historical marker.

Photograph of a large pile of cardboard and other assorted paper products collected for recycling in a room with paneled walls. A sign reading "Cardboard" hangs over the door to another room that is also filled with materials for recycling.

Photograph of a sign welcoming visitors from land to the Port of Beaumont. Several large letters spelling out "Port of Beaumont" are attached to a chain-link fence between the photographer and the water. A sidewalk crosses the foreground. Industrial equipment is visible in the background.

Photograph of Peggy Smith, a professor of Chemistry at Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology), teaching in a classroom. She leans over a counter in front of a blackboard holding a plastic model of a molecule.

Photograph of a historical marker for Fort Manhassett being unveiled at Sabine Pass Battleground. A woman in a suit dress with a striped scarf and a woman in a leopard-print jacket pull a piece of fabric pose next to the historical marker.

Photograph of bulk carrier the "Crystal Gem" of London at dock in Port Arthur, Texas. Several ropes connect the large ship to the dock. Various rubble and equipment litters the dock.

Photograph of the rubble of a demolished building on Pearl Street in downtown Beaumont. The rubble is largely contained in the footprint of the demolished building. There are several piles of lumber and brick strewn across the ground. The exterior wall of a building next door has been revealed by the demolition. It has several boarded up windows and an advertisement for "The New Owl Cigar" painted on it.

Photograph of a chemistry display for career day at Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology). A sign on the table reads "Atomic Punch" and features a simple illustration of an atom. Various chemistry equipment is set up on the table, along with a plastic model of a molecule.

Photograph of the chemistry display for Career Day at Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology). David Lewis stands behind the table holding the display, blurred by motion as he reaches toward the display.

Photograph of several storefronts on Pearl Street in downtown Beaumont, including Ritz Hotel, Lamb Printing, Diamond, and Universal Photography. The photographer is positioned across the street from the businesses. A motorcycle is parked on the street alongside the sidewalk in front of the buildings. The building on the far right is in the process of demolition. There is a railroad crossing visible on the left side of the frame.

Photograph of a sign at Fort Manhassett describing of a Civil War battle in which Confederate soldiers defended a fort. In this battle, fifty Union soldiers were killed or wounded, while the Confederate soldiers in Fort Manhassett had no injuries. The sign lists the names and positions of several Confederate soldiers that played significant roles in the battle.

Photograph of Jerry Sala at the blackboard at Lamar University. He leans back against the blackboard, dressed in a striped shirt and jeans with small, light-colored embellishments along the seams. The blackboard has a doodle of a creature dressed in a suit with speech bubbles reading "Me Tod" and "I'm Hungry! FEED ME."