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[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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire filled out by Leona Woods Moore]
Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Leona Woods Moore, with questions about working in Harvey Houses.
Date:
May 14, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
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
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
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.
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.
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley - April 13 and 14, 1865]
Transcript of letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley, dated April 13 and 14, 1865, in which she writes to him for his birthday and mentions that their daughter, Annie, is sick.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Payroll Memo from W. R. Finch]
Payroll memo from W. R. Finch to employees at Flow Memorial Hospital giving information about the hospital's new payroll policies for the new year, including a schedule of pay periods and days.
Date:
January 2, 1970
Creator:
Finch, W. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert M. Dickson]
Letter from Robert M. Dickson, Administrator of Flow Memorial Hospital, to employees of the hospital. In the letter, he introduces a new budget program called "Be Cents-ative," in which he encourages his employees to participate. A handwritten note on the back of the letter gives more details about the program.
Date:
January 2, 1965
Creator:
Dickson, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore]
Handwritten letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore, inquiring about her well-being and whether she had a safe and pleasant trip to Illinois, as well as a desire to meet her again in Indiana. The two would marry later that year. The lined paper is embossed in the far left top corner with a small crown and shield.
Date:
June 8, 1860
Creator:
Glessner, Oliver J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Baily Dickey to Katie Harshbarger, July 21, 1918]
Letter to Katie Harshbarger from James Dickey from Camp Cody in New Mexico. Dickey describes how he is lonesome and will soon be shipped off to France for the Great War.
Date:
July 21, 1918
Creator:
Dickey, James Baily
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - October 16, 1866]
Transcript of letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated October 16, 1866 and sent from Austin, in which he writes about his thoughts about the Legislature and when it will adjourn.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from "Boy" Bradley to L. D. Bradley - September 28, 1885]
Letter from "Boy" Bradley to his father, L. D. Bradley, dated September 28, 1885 and sent from College Station, in which he writes about his initial experiences of college.
Date:
September 28, 1885
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History