The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1954 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 14, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maizie Toungate to Glenn R. Klopfenstein - December 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Maizie Toungate to Glenn R. Klopfenstein - December 14, 1954]

A letter addressed to Mr. Glenn R. Klopfenstein, Chief, Bureau of Probation and Parole, Columbus 15, Ohio, from Jack Ross, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact (by Maizie Toungate, Acting Chief, Parole Division), Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas, dated December 14, 1954. The letter regards a report on Subject OP 95040 as submitted by the Taylor County Parole Board.
Date: December 14, 1954
Creator: Toungate, Maizie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Big Lake, Texas: Site Plan

Site plan for a school building in the Reagan County Independent School District. It includes a drawing of the proposed high school, which includes the gymnasium, football field, parking lots, etc.
Date: June 14, 1954
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Lake High School Auditorium: Third Story Roof Framing Plan

Architectural plan for an auditorium at a high school building in the Reagan County Independent School District. It includes a drawing that shows the roof framing plan on the third level of the building; also included is a roof beam schedule and a diagram for the typical roof beam steel placement.
Date: December 14, 1954
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Lake High School Auditorium: Footing Plan and Schedule

Architectural plan for a high school building in the Reagan County Independent School District. It includes a drawing of the building's pier and footing plan as well as two construction schedules with general notes. The drawings on the left side of the sheet show details for the column, pier and footing.
Date: December 14, 1954
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Lake High School Auditorium: Framing Details

Architectural drawings for a high school building in the Reagan County Independent School District. It includes multiple drawings detail various sections of the floor framework for the auditorium, as well as part of a staircase.
Date: December 14, 1954
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Lake High School Auditorium: Second Story Framing Plan

Architectural plan for an auditorium at a high school building in the Reagan County Independent School District. It includes a large drawing of the roof framing plan for the second story, as well as smaller drawings that detail individual sections of the framework. There is a roof beam schedule and a column schedule drawn at the top of the sheet.
Date: December 14, 1954
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Lake High School Auditorium: Floor Framing Plan

Architectural plan for an auditorium at a high school building in the Reagan County Independent School District. It includes a large drawing of the auditorium's first floor framing plan, and diagrams showing sections of the structural aspects of the framework. On the right of the sheet there is a grade beam schedule that details specifications and measurements for materials to be used.
Date: December 14, 1954
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Lake High School Auditorium: Roof Framing

Architectural plan for an auditorium at a high school building in the Reagan County Independent School District. It includes a drawing for the roof framing of the fourth level of the building; the smaller drawings on the left side of the sheet show details of for the framing broken down into individual sections. At the top of the sheet there are drawings for the roof trusses as well as a beam schedule.
Date: December 14, 1954
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. K. Shannon to Truett Latimer, June 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from R. K. Shannon to Truett Latimer, June 14, 1954]

Letter from Dr. R. K. Shannon to Truett Latimer as words of kind and personal regards.
Date: June 14, 1954
Creator: Shannon, R. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to John Ben Shepperd, May 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to John Ben Shepperd, May 14, 1954]

Letter from Truett Latimer to John Ben Shepperd discussing the travel arrangements he has made with Western Cottonoil Co. to carry Shepperd from Austin to Abilene.
Date: May 14, 1954
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jerry R. Holleman to Truett Latimer, October 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Jerry R. Holleman to Truett Latimer, October 14, 1954]

Letter from Jerry R. Holleman to Truett Latimer discussing sending maps of the Texas House and Senate districts to Latimer in honor of the nearing 54th Legislature.
Date: October 14, 1954
Creator: Holleman, Jerry R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from William L. McGill, August 14, 1954] (open access)

[Telegram from William L. McGill, August 14, 1954]

Telegram sent to Truett Latimer from William L. McGill regarding designating Taylor County as a major disater area for emergency drought relief.
Date: August 14, 1954
Creator: McGill, William L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Ben Shepperd to Truett Latimer, June 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from John Ben Shepperd to Truett Latimer, June 14, 1954]

Letter from John Ben Shepperd to Truett Latimer discussing how he missed seeing Latimer in Abilene and thanking him for the political encouragement he previously wrote.
Date: June 14, 1954
Creator: Shepperd, John Ben
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Bert Hall, January 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Bert Hall, January 14, 1954]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Bert Hall recommending he get in touch with Dr. Harold G. Cooke, president of McMurry College and supporter of the Texas Drys, for names of people that would like to contribute to his program's funding.
Date: January 14, 1954
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben Niedecken, Jr. to Truett Latimer, September 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Ben Niedecken, Jr. to Truett Latimer, September 14, 1954]

Letter from Ben Niedecken, Jr. to Truett Latimer requesting information to help his wife find secretarial work in the state offices. "Answered 9-15-54" is written at the bottom of the page.
Date: September 14, 1954
Creator: Niedecken, Ben
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 2, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 14, 1954 (open access)

Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 2, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 14, 1954

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 14, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 14, 1954 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 14, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 14, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 14, 1954 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 14, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 14, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, May 14, 1954 (open access)

The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, May 14, 1954

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: May 14, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Howard and his Family to Truett Latimer, February 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Howard and his Family to Truett Latimer, February 14, 1954]

Letter from Howard and his family to Truett Latimer discussing their hospital bill from Shannon Hospital, the state of the Democratic party, and the amount of milk he [Howard] sold.
Date: February 14, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1954 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 14, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. White, May 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. White, May 14, 1954]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. White asking about the cost of posting a political announcement in the Merkel Mail and asking about the cost of a year's subscription to the newspaper.
Date: May 14, 1954
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mary Lou Weatherford - July 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mary Lou Weatherford - July 14, 1954]

A letter written to Miss Mary Lou Weatherford, PBX Operator, Drilling and Exploration Company, Houston, Texas from T. N. Carswell, dated July 14, 1954. Carswell requests a favor from Miss Weatherford, like last year, regarding purchasing flowers and a card for his daughter's birthday, Peggy Carswell, "who works there with you at D & E".
Date: July 14, 1954
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History