8 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

Black Education in Abilene: The Way We Were (open access)

Black Education in Abilene: The Way We Were

Essay regarding the history of "Black Education" in Abilene, Texas.
Date: [1968..]
Creator: Wiseman, Dorothy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Paper Advocating Building a Railroad From Abilene, Texas to Cross Plains, Texas] (open access)

[Paper Advocating Building a Railroad From Abilene, Texas to Cross Plains, Texas]

Paper proposing a new railroad from Abilene, Texas to Cross Plains, Texas, discussing the projected revenue of a new line and the best places to locate depots. The paper also extolls the virtues of the country between Cross Plains and Abilene, stating it's likely to become more populated and need more freight capabilities due to the fertile farm land in the region. There are some corrections to the text and handwritten notes on the first and last pages.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of A Document Discussing the Proposed Santa Fe Railroad in Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Draft of A Document Discussing the Proposed Santa Fe Railroad in Abilene, Texas]

Draft of a document, possibly an editorial or open letter, describing the City of Abilene's Railroad Committee's dealings with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company. The text details the company's reneging on agreements to build a new line to Abilene and the committee's attempts at securing the new railroad, ending with an appeal to the people of Texas to lobby for regulations protect the state's residents from the whims of large companies. There are edits in red pencil on several pages of the document.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
A New Railroad (open access)

A New Railroad

This paper, titled "A New Railroad," discusses the merits of a new railroad being constructed from Abilene, Texas to the Northwest or Northeast.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Discussing the Proposed Santa Fe Railroad in Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Document Discussing the Proposed Santa Fe Railroad in Abilene, Texas]

Document describing the City of Abilene's Railroad Committee's dealings with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company. The text details the company's reneging on agreements to build a new line to Abilene and the committee's attempts at securing the new railroad, ending with an appeal to the people of Texas to lobby for regulations protect the state's residents from the whims of large companies. This is possibly an editorial or open letter.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on the McMurry Alma Mater Song] (open access)

[Notes on the McMurry Alma Mater Song]

A two-page essay containing information on the origin of the various versions of the McMurry University Alma Mater Song, compiled by Libby Croft, Assistant Catalog Librarian at McMurry's Jay-Rollins Library.
Date: 1992
Creator: Craft, Libby
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Brief History of My Experiences at McMurry] (open access)

[A Brief History of My Experiences at McMurry]

A four-page essay describing Jewel Posey's experiences at McMurry College. Posey was a student at McMurry (Class of 1927) and later was a faculty member.
Date: June 29, 1995
Creator: Posey, Jewel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Biography of James Winford Hunt (1875-1934)] (open access)

[Biography of James Winford Hunt (1875-1934)]

A biographical sketch of the life of James Winford Hunt (1875-1934) written by Xanna Carr Oates on the occasion of Hunt's death.
Date: 1934
Creator: Oates, Xanna Carr
System: The Portal to Texas History