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Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6806 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6806

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of Borger Independent School District to issue part of bonds already voted before cancellation of grant by Federal Works Agency.
Date: November 7, 1945
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Narrative about an Attack Led by Quanah Parker] (open access)

[Narrative about an Attack Led by Quanah Parker]

Narrative describing an attack on Adobe Walls led by Chief Quanah Parker, followed by the U.S. army's eventual retaliation.
Date: February 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Borger, Texas] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Painting for Borger, Texas]

Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the church in Borger, Texas. Scene depicts wide water, rocks, trees, prominent mountain peak, clouds, sun. Painting is photographed outside against a brick wall with a window.
Date: November 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Borger, Texas #2] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Painting for Borger, Texas #2]

Black and white photograph of a baptistry painting by Perry installed in the church in Borger, TX. Shows baptistry and painting framed by curved arch.
Date: November 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Borger, Texas Church of Christ Bulletin] (open access)

[Borger, Texas Church of Christ Bulletin]

Copy of "Church News" bulletin v.2 no. 26 for the Church of Christ in Borger, TX. Contains photograph of the exterior of the church building, lists elders and deacons, and gives schedule of services. Inside contains notes about sermon, short articles on baptism and on forgiveness, and details about the life of people in the congregation. A short announcement mentions that a baptistry painting by Blanche Perry is being shipped to the building.
Date: November 12, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from E. N. McCoy to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letters from E. N. McCoy to Blanche Perry]

Series of letters, plus envelope, mailed together from E.N. McCoy as minister of the Church of Christ in Borger, TX to Blanche Perry. First letter confirms receipt of the painting and its installation on the church baptistry wall. Second letter is addressed to the leaders at the Sherman Street Church of Christ to transmit a check for $200 to the Belgian ministry in appreciation of Perry's painting (November 15, 1950). Third enclosure is a copy of explanatory text given to the Borger congregation regarding the Perry painting. It gives brief background of Perry and short discussion of symbolism in the painting. Symbols mentioned include mountains, sky, snow, sunbeams, light, rocks, flowers, birds. All letters are on church letterhead.
Date: November 13, 1950
Creator: McCoy, E.N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Sanford, Texas] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Sanford, Texas]

Photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Sanford, Texas.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5909 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5909

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Validity of the valuation contract between Hutchinson County and the firm of Pritchard & Abbott.
Date: March 18, 1944
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Partial Interpretation] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Partial Interpretation]

Portion of interpretative essay by Blanche Perry for the baptistry painting for the church in Sanford, Texas, missing the first page. Notation on essay indicates "Jordan River interpretation" and "requested by Sis. [Sister] Hines."
Date: 1949
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History