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[Article about Fred Harvey History]
Article written by Keith Hines about his memories and knowledge about the history of George Hill and Fred Harvey, as well as Harvey Houses and Harvey Girls.
Date:
May 25, 1984
Creator:
Hines, Keith
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Harvey House Historical Narrative]
Narrative detailing the history of Harvey Houses, including the Temple Harvey House specifically, with an invitation and program attached for the "Hats On for the Harvey House" luncheon benefiting the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hill Country Magazine Article about Railroad Museums]
Article from Hill Country magazine with pictures and descriptions of the Harvey House Restaurant and Hotel and Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Museum, both in Brownwood, Texas, along with the Llano depot and the old Antlers Railroad Hotel in Kingsland, Texas.
Date:
Spring 2009
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. H. Wood to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 3, 1992]
Letter from B. H. Wood of Temple, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer telling her about his sister, Leona Moore, who worked in Harvey Houses.
Date:
February 3, 1992
Creator:
Wood, B. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dana Phillips to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 6, 1992]
Letter from Dana Phillips of Temple, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her mother, Etta Lanham Williams, who worked at the Temple Harvey House.
Date:
February 6, 1992
Creator:
Phillips, Dana
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dorothy Flynn to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 28, 1992]
Letter from Dorothy Flynn of Cleburne, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer relaying information about a friend, Jewell Curtes, who worked at the Cleburne Harvey House along with her mother and sister.
Date:
February 28, 1992
Creator:
Flynn, Dorothy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Erma Koehn Johnson to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 26, 1992]
Letter from Erma Koehn Johnson of Columbus, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her experience working as a Harvey Girl. On the back side of the letter is an article condensed from Texas Highways magazine about the Harvey Girls, as well as a picture of Erna Koehn Johnson and Bertha Hartman wearing Harvey Girl uniforms.
Date:
March 26, 1992
Creator:
Johnson, Erma Koehn
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George H. Latimer to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 26, 1992]
Letter from George H. Latimer to Rosa Walston Latimer relating information given to him by Erna Johnson, a former Harvey Girl, and speculating about himself and Rosa Walston Latimer having a common ancestor.
Date:
March 26, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, George H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harley Davidson Mitchell to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 10, 1992]
Letter from Harley Davidson Mitchell to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which he tells about a brass bell and spittoon that his dad purchased from the Temple Harvey House when it was demolished, as well as other historical information about the Harvey House.
Date:
February 10, 1992
Creator:
Mitchell, Harley Davidson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harvey L. Gibson to Rosa Walston Latimer]
Letter from Harvey L. Gibson of England to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which he tells about his graduating class of 1929 having a luncheon in the dining room of the Temple Harvey House.
Date:
March 11, 1992
Creator:
Gibson, Harvey L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helen Potter Harper to Rosa Walston Latimer - May 18, 1992]
Letter from Helen Potter Harper of Wildwood, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she offers several sources for information about Harvey Houses and Harvey Girls in the area of Silsbee and Beaumont, Texas.
Date:
May 18, 1992
Creator:
Harper, Helen Potter
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe W. Zvolanek to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 11, 1992]
Letter from Joe W. Zvolanek to Rosa Walston Latimer asking for information about his mother, Maria Zvolanek, who worked as a Harvey Girl in Temple and died when he was two years old.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Zvolanek, Joe W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Keith Hines to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 2, 1992]
Letter from Keith Hines of Canyon, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas detailing what he knows about Harvey Houses and Harvey Girls based on his experience working in the old Santa Fe depot in Canyon.
Date:
February 2, 1992
Creator:
Hines, Keith
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. M. Hurley to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 28, 1992]
Letter from L. M. Hurley of Newton, Kansas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about Alma Smith, a former Fred Harvey waitress or Harvey Girl in Canadian, Texas.
Date:
February 28, 1992
Creator:
Hurley, L. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant to Rosa Walston Latimer - May 12, 1992]
Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant of Deer Park, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she offers information about books, magazines, and museums related to Harvey Girls and Harvey Houses.
Date:
March 22, 1992
Creator:
Grant, La Rue Tucker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Les Tye to Rosa Latimer - February 5, 1992]
Letter written to Rosa Latimer in Lubbock, Texas to Les Tye in Fort Worth, Texas in response to an article published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (enclosed with the letter) asking for stories related to Harvey Houses. In the letter, Les Tye writes about his experience with a Harvey House in Las Vegas, New Mexico on his honeymoon in 1947. Also included is the letter's envelope.
Date:
February 5, 1992
Creator:
Tye, Les
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Preas to Rosa Walston Latimer - August 6, 1992]
Letter from Lillian Preas of Brownwood, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, in which she expresses thanks to Rosa for her visit.
Date:
August 6, 1992
Creator:
Preas, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer]
Letter from Madge Saenz, referred to here as "Mary Magdalene (Jones) Saenz (known as Madge)", of Galveston, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she gives detailed information about her position and work as a Harvey Girl in a Harvey House.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Saenz, Madge
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer - January 20, 1992]
Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she speaks about her employment as a Harvey Girl in Harvey Houses, as well as her coworkers and their current whereabouts.
Date:
January 20, 1992
Creator:
Saenz, Madge
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer - July 24, 1992]
Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she briefly describes her experience as a Harvey Girl, and requests that Rosa call her. She also includes addresses and family information for Norman Miller.
Date:
July 24, 1992
Creator:
Saenz, Madge
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 8, 1992]
Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she expresses her intention to write soon with her Harvey Girl information, explaining that she had been sick and unable to write.
Date:
June 8, 1992
Creator:
Saenz, Madge
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Eloise Lindsey to Rosa Walston Latimer - January 31, 1992]
Letter from Mary Eloise Lindsey to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she talks about her friend, Laura Worsham, who lived in the Temple Harvey House as a newlywed.
Date:
January 31, 1992
Creator:
Lindsey, Mary Eloise
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Alma Vera Allen Smith to Rosa Walston Latimer]
Letter from Mrs. Alma Vera Allen Smith of Newton, Kansas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with descriptions of her life as a Harvey Girl at a Harvey House in Canadian, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Mrs. Alma Vera Allen Smith
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. C. M. Jordan to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]
Letter from Mrs. C. M. Jordan of Gatesville, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, describing Mrs. Jordan's experience working at Harvey Houses in Amarillo as well as other cities in Oklahoma and Kansas. Included is the letter's envelope.
Date:
February 19, 1992
Creator:
Jordan, Mrs. C. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History