[Letter from Rogers Daniels to Mary Jane Daniels, December 29, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Rogers Daniels to Mary Jane Daniels, December 29, 1944]

Letter from Rogers Daniels to his sister, Mary Jane, discussing an injury that has caused him to be in the hospital over Christmas.
Date: December 29, 1944
Creator: Daniels, Rogers C.
Object Type: Letter
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

[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

[Tarver Family Christmas Card, 1960]

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 depicting baby Jesus in the manger, sheep, an angel, and the star; the words "A Joyous Christmas" are written within the illustration. In the photograph, the two young boys are seated on a couch and are wearing dark pants, light shirts, and bowties; they are holding the arms of their little sister who is standing between them and is wearing a light-colored dress and shoes. They are, from left to right: John Arthur and Byron Lee on the couch, and Carol Lynn in the front. A handwritten note under the photograph says, "Wendell, Janie, Arthur, Byron & Lynn."
Date: December 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tarver Family Christmas Card, 1961]

Christmas postcard from the Tarver family including a photo of the children in the center. There are black-and-white illustrations on either side including two lit candles in a candelabrum on the left and a stained glass window depicting baby Jesus and Mary on the right; the words "Peace on Earth" are at the top of the postcard. In the photograph, the children are seated in a line on the hearth next to a fireplace. They are, from left to right: Byron Lee, Carol Lynn, and John Arthur. A handwritten note under the photograph says, "Wendell, Janie, Arthur, Byron & Lynn."
Date: December 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tarver Family Christmas Card, 1982]

Christmas postcard from the Tarver family including a photo on the left of the card. To the right of the photo, there is a color illustration of two pine cones on a branch and the words "Happy Holidays." In the photograph, the Tarver siblings and their mother are standing in a group in front of a brick wall; there are guns and horns hanging on the wall and shelves on the right containing books and knick-knacks. They are, from left to right: John Arthur, Lawrence Alden, and Byron Lee (back row); Mary Jane (Daniels) and Carol Lynn (front row). A handwritten note under the illustration says, "The Wendell Tarvers, 1982." A handwritten list on the back of the photograph says, "Janie Tarver, Arthur Tarver, Byron Tarver, Larry Tarver, Lynn Tarver."
Date: December 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History