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[Telegram from Bill Askew to Lewis Fulks] (open access)

[Telegram from Bill Askew to Lewis Fulks]

Telegram from Lincoln Junior High director Bill Askew to Lewis Fulks at Abilene Christian College. In the telegram, Askew congratulates Fulks on his production of "Hello Dolly," the 1973 ACC Homecoming musical production.
Date: October 23, 1973
Creator: Askew, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #2] (open access)

[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #2]

A copy of a typewritten essay by Blanche Perry to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ entitled "Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting." Symbols noted include cross, blood, dove, Spirit, water, mountains, valley.
Date: October 1938
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Blanche Perry from Nashville, Tennessee] (open access)

[Letter to Blanche Perry from Nashville, Tennessee]

Incomplete letter from an unknown person to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting done for the church in Nashville, Tennessee. Mentions several comments from other church members regarding how the painting affected them. Includes personal details of author.
Date: October 18, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Mrs. Ida Lotlis to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Card from Mrs. Ida Lotlis to Blanche Perry]

Postcard from Mrs. Ida Lotlis to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting in the church in Frederick, Oklahoma.
Date: October 22, 1943
Creator: Lotlis, Ida
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Russell Lockhart to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Russell Lockhart to Blanche Perry]

Letter plus envelope from Russell Lockhart of the Church of Christ in South Parkersburg, West Virginia to Perry requesting a bapistry painting. Request for a painting was inspired by the painting Perry did for the church in Athens, Ohio. Mentions average size and attendance of the South Side congregation and various people and ministries in which the church is involved. Letter is typewritten on church letterhead.
Date: October 12, 1951
Creator: Lockhart, J. Russell
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Color Painting of Capital Heights Church Mural] (open access)

[Color Painting of Capital Heights Church Mural]

A color painting in miniature of the baptistry painting for the Capital Heights Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Signed and dated by Blanche Perry. Shows sun beam cross, dove shaped cloud, calm river, and tree lined banks.
Date: October 1941
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ulysses, Kansas Church of Christ Bulletin] (open access)

[Ulysses, Kansas Church of Christ Bulletin]

Bulletin from a Church of Christ in Ulysses, Kansas. Contains photograph of the exterior of the building and of Blanche Perry working on a painting. Gives program for an afternoon service, history and description of the church building, and background information on Perry.
Date: October 11, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting Draft] (open access)

[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting Draft]

A 7-page handwritten version of Blanche Perry's essay "Presentation and Interpretation: Baptistry Painting" to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ. This letter contains more information than the typewritten version.
Date: October 1938
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting in Elkhart, Kansas #2] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting in Elkhart, Kansas #2]

A black and white photograph of the baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ at Elkhart, Kansas. Painting depicts wide body of water, trees, mountains, clouds.
Date: October 1952
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Ulysses, Kansas #2] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Ulysses, Kansas #2]

A black and white photograph of the baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Ulysses, Kansas. Photograph shows painting installed in the church building.
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Perrin, Texas] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Perrin, Texas]

A black and white photograph of the baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Perrin, Texas. Painting no. 198 or no. 199. Scene depicts wide water with different types of trees, hills, clouds, shafts of light. Both photographs taken of painting outside against a brick wall. Inscription reads "Sunrise over Jordan" and on back "Jordan River ... The Sun of Righteousness Over the Jordan Hills."
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. L. Edwards to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from S. L. Edwards to Blanche Perry]

Typewritten and signed letter by S.L. Edwards of the Church of Christ in Hoffman Heights, Aurora, Colorado, thanking Perry for the baptistry painting. Letter includes envelope and is dated October 2, 1957.
Date: October 2, 1957
Creator: Edwards, S.L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Spiritual Interpretation of Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ] (open access)

[Spiritual Interpretation of Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ]

Typed essay by Perry entitled "Spiritual Interpretation of Picture: Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ" dated October 19, 1937.
Date: October 19, 1937
Creator: Perry, Blanche Garrett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Kansas City Church of Christ to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Envelope from Kansas City Church of Christ to Blanche Perry]

Envelope once containing correspondence to Perry from the Church of Christ on Waverly Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
Date: October 15, 1941
Creator: Kansas City Church of Christ
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Stuttgart, Arkansas] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Stuttgart, Arkansas]

Photograph of the baptistry painting done for a Church of Christ in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Shows river flowing over rocks with trees, clouds, sun, and sun beam cross.
Date: October 1949
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall and signed by others in her Sunday School Class to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting for the church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Date: October 8, 1944
Creator: Hall, Jordan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado]

A black and white photograph of the painting created by Blanche Perry for a Church of Christ in Fowler, Colorado. Scene shows wide, calm water with trees and wooded banks and mountains in the background. Photograph is entitled "Sunrise over Jordan." Inscription on back reads in part, "The Sun of Righteousness over the Jordan Hills. Fall coloring."
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Spiritual Interpretation of Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ #2] (open access)

[Spiritual Interpretation of Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ #2]

Typed draft essay by Perry entitled "Spiritual Interpretation of Picture: Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ" dated October 19, 1937. Early draft of finished copy with revisions and notations by Perry. Uses theme of The Elect Lady. Symbols and images mentioned include Rocky Mountains, Mount Evans, citizenship in heaven, cross, shaft of light, sun, dove-shaped cloud, water, rock, trees.
Date: October 19, 1937
Creator: Perry, Blanche Garrett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #1] (open access)

[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #1]

A copy of a typewritten essay by Blanche Perry to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ entitled "Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting." Symbols noted include cross, blood, dove, Spirit, water, mountains, valley.
Date: October 1938
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting in Elkhart, Kansas] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting in Elkhart, Kansas]

A black and white photograph of the baptistry painting created by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Elkhart, Kansas installed in the church building with curtains, the pulpit, and the communion table.
Date: October 1952
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James E. McGarrity to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from James E. McGarrity to Blanche Perry]

Letter plus envelope from James E. McGarrity of the Church of Christ in Ripley, Tennessee to Perry requesting a baptistry painting.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: McGarrity, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Elkhart, Kansas Church] (open access)

[Baptistry Interpretation for Elkhart, Kansas Church]

Handwritten essay by Perry entitled "Interpretation of Baptistry painting at Elkhart, Kansas." Essay describes scene along the Jordan River, Mt. Hernon, and Mt. Lebanon that inspired this painting. Elements and symbols mentioned include willow trees, eucalyptus, pines, cedar, sun beam cross, light, cloud shaped dove, water, rock, stone, sheep. Manuscript contains numerous edits.
Date: October 1952
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from from Clyde E. Fulmer to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from from Clyde E. Fulmer to Blanche Perry]

A handwritten letter from from Clyde E. Fulmer, minister at Capital Heights Church, describing the painting and its display. Mentions that painting was slightly too short in width.
Date: October 31, 1941
Creator: Fulmer, Clyde E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado #2] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado #2]

A black and white photograph of the painting created by Blanche Perry for a Church of Christ in Fowler, Colorado. Scene shows wide, calm water with trees and wooded banks and mountains in the background. Photograph is entitled "Sunrise over Jordan."
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History