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[Letter from Pat Weaver to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 2, 1992]
Letter from Pat Weaver of Amarillo, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about Alice Garnas, a Harvey Girl who worked for her father, as well as an invitation to meet with her writing group.
Date:
February 2, 1992
Creator:
Weaver, Pat
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. G. Schurig to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 24, 1992]
Letter from R. G. Schurig of Mesa, Arizona to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about his father, who was a chef and baker in the Harvey House at Gainesville, Texas.
Date:
February 24, 1992
Creator:
Schurig, R. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ralph W. Ater to Miss Roberta Biles - November 6, 1953]
Letter from Ralph W. Ater to Miss Roberta Biles, both of Amarillo, Texas, which includes a memo with information about the Santa Fe railroad in the Amarillo and Panhandle area of Texas.
Date:
November 6, 1953
Creator:
Ater, Ralph W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]
Letter from Raymond Nichols of Fort Worth, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which he describes his employment as a pantry boy, night waiter, and then night manager at the Cleburne Harvey House.
Date:
February 19, 1992
Creator:
Nichols, Raymond
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 10, 1992]
Letter from Raymond Nichols of Fort Worth, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which he describes his employment as a pantry boy, night waiter, and then night manager at the Cleburne Harvey House, as well as his following success as an owner in the restaurant industry, starting the Lone Star Drive In Restaurant chain in Fort Worth and Dallas and eventually becoming a millionaire.
Date:
June 10, 1992
Creator:
Nichols, Raymond
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rosa Walston Latimer to James Balke - May 12, 1992]
Letter from Rosa Walston Latimer to James Balke in which she asks him to fill out a questionnaire about Harvey Houses. A note from James Balke to Rosa Walston Latimer is written on the back of the original letter, explaining that she did not include a questionnaire and offering some leads for more information about Harvey Girls.
Date:
May 12, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston & Balke, James
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Narville Newton to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 14, 1992]
Letter from Ruth Narville Newton of Houston, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she gives information about her sister and brother-in-law, Stella Narville Scott and Charles Dan Scott, who worked at Harvey Houses in Temple, Cleburne, Sweetwater, and Brownwood, Texas.
Date:
June 14, 1992
Creator:
Newton, Ruth Narville
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 23, 1992]
Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn (Mrs. E. J. Strawn) to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her father, Charles Everett Wilson, a former Harvey House cook.
Date:
March 23, 1992
Creator:
Strawn, Ruth Wilson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sarah Moore to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 1, 1992]
Letter from Sarah Moore of Bryan, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she tells the story of her mother, Leona Woods Moore of Somerville, Texas, who worked as a Harvey Girl at the Temple Harvey House.
Date:
February 1, 1992
Creator:
Moore, Sarah
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Speck Wilson to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]
Letter from Speck Wilson of Springtown, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, in which he describes the story of his father and mother's courtship and marriage. His mother, Maxine Cockrell Wilson Johnson, was a Harvey Girl in Canadian, Texas and his father, Harold F. Wilson, was a local cowboy.
Date:
February 19, 1992
Creator:
Wilson, Speck
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum to Rosa Walston Latimer - April 18, 1992]
Letter from the Temple, Texas Railroad and Pioneer Museum to Rosa Walston Latimer, describing the history of the Temple Harvey House as well as listing names of known Temple Harvey Girls.
Date:
April 18, 1992
Creator:
Railroad and Pioneer Museum
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Rosa Walston Latimer - January 14, 1991]
Letter to Rosa Walston Latimer and signed "Rose," telling about the author's time working as a Harvey Girl in Slaton, Texas.
Date:
January 14, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: B'wood Harvey Girl in 'Texas Highways']
Newspaper article about Lillian Preas, a resident of Brownwood, Texas and former Harvey Girl whose story was used in the magazine Texas Highways.
Date:
January 26, 1992
Creator:
Graves, Harriette
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Galvestonian recalls days as Harvey girl]
Newspaper article from The Galveston Daily News detailing history and information about Harvey Houses as well as Harvey girls, including an interview with Madge Saenz.
Date:
February 28, 1988
Creator:
Darst, Maury
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Harvey Girls Were Queens In Days When The Railroad Was King In The West]
Newspaper article published in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal detailing the life of Harvey Girls as well as the history of Fred Harvey and Harvey Houses.
Date:
November 17, 1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Harvey House Plan In Corporate Hands]
Article from the Slatonite newspaper about a bid to save the Slaton Harvey House from being demolished.
Date:
November 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Railroad and Pioneer Museum slates benefit luncheon for Santa Fe depot]
Newspaper article about a luncheon planned by the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum to raise money for the restoration of historic downtown Temple. Included with the article is a photo of the Santa Fe depot before World War I.
Date:
May 10, 1996
Creator:
Ray, Randy
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Railroad Museum Plans 'Harvey Girls' Luncheon]
Newspaper article about an upcoming Harvey Girls luncheon put on by the Temple, Texas Railroad and Pioneer Museum. The article was sent by Joe W. Zvolanek to Rosa Walston Latimer.
Date:
February 1992
Creator:
Ray, Randy
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping]
Clipping from the Slaton Slatonite newspaper with three articles: "RR Retirement Club Meets Regularly," "Painting For S-Fe Calendar is Selected," and "Harvey House Days Here." Included are photographs of members of the Retired Railroaders Club, Slaton Harvey House staff of 1931, and a man holding his son and standing on a railroad engine.
Date:
October 31, 1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Anna A. Dixon]
Obituary for Anna A. Dixon of Dickinson, Texas.
Date:
December 19, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Mayne S. Kopisch]
Obituary for Mayne S. Kopisch of Temple, Texas, printed in the Temple Daily Telegram.
Date:
April 11, 1996
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Brownwood Harvey House]
Photograph of the exterior of the Brownwood, Texas Harvey House building.
Date:
2009
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of El Paso, Texas Union Station Floor]
Photograph of the original tile floor at Union Station in El Paso, Texas, in front of Fred Harvey Bar.
Date:
2013
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of El Paso, Texas Union Station Interior]
Photograph of the ceiling in the interior of Union Station in El Paso, Texas.
Date:
2013
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History