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Exterior of Ranch House

Copy negative of the back of the rebuilt John Berry ranch house in 1962. The house has a stone chimney and there is a chair on the back step. There is a note at the top reading, "John's office and fire place, 26 May '62."
Date: May 26, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family on Porch

Copy negative of, from left to right, Linda Berry Holley, sons Cliff Holley, Bill Holley, Jr., and husband Bill Holley standing on the porch of John Berry's stone house in Lueders, Texas.
Date: May 26, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Exterior of House

Copy negative of John Berry's rebuilt stone house in Leuders, Texas. The house has a large porch, and there is a small garage on the right and a tree in front.
Date: May 26, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 26, 2010 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes campus news and local news of interest to students along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 2010
Creator: Hahne, Elyse
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 26, 2011 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes campus news and local news of interest to students along with advertising.
Date: April 26, 2011
Creator: Hahne, Elyse
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Guy Shaw Receiving Award]

Photograph of Jesse C. Fletcher presenting Glen Burroughs with the Keeter Award at an awards ceremony. Virginia Burroughs, Mr. Burroughs’s wife, stands behind him.
Date: March 26, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Big Floods] (open access)

[Clipping: The Big Floods]

Newspaper clipping of an article about one of the worst floods in Abilene history, including a drawing of Abilene showing the flood area. There is also a small additional article about the runoff effects of the flood.
Date: May 26, 1974
Creator: Duff, Katharyn
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Sterling L. Price, April 26, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Sterling L. Price, April 26, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to the Reverend Sterling L. Price responding to a letter from Price concerning his legislative service.
Date: April 26, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Sayles to Truett Latimer, February 26, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Sayles to Truett Latimer, February 26, 1957]

Letter from Robert Sayles to Truett Latimer discussing an enclosed petition concerning the proposed division of Taylor County into commissioners' precincts along numerical lines. Sayles writes that he and the other signees believe such a division would result in inequities and discrimination for the county's rural residents.
Date: February 26, 1957
Creator: Sayles, Robert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to E. D. Webb, April 26, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to E. D. Webb, April 26, 1955]

Letter from Truett Latimer to E. D. Webb discussing Senate Bill 140 and assuring that he will support the bill.
Date: April 26, 1955
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 4] (open access)

[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 4]

Memorandum outlining the requirements for a report to Headquarters, due September 30, 1918.
Date: September 26, 1918
Creator: Strack, Henry D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Committee on Education and Special Training Training Memorandum Number 2] (open access)

[Committee on Education and Special Training Training Memorandum Number 2]

Memorandum outlining the training areas for instructors and soldiers, including physical requirements, field equipment, and open warfare.
Date: October 26, 1918
Creator: Orton, William R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Philip C. McGahey to Representative Pat Bullock - April 26, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Philip C. McGahey to Representative Pat Bullock - April 26, 1941]

A letter written to Hon. Pat Bullock, Austin, Texas, from Philip C. McGahey, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Breckenridge, Texas, dated April 26, 1941. McGahey requests that the Committee vote House Bill 373 out without amendments.
Date: April 26, 1941
Creator: McGahey, Philip C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - November 26, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - November 26, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Jeff Davis, Executive Secretary, United Texas Drys, dated November 26, 1941. Davis acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell and expresses his appreciation for the check for the Judge Miller fee. He advises Carswell that the petitions will be "in the hands of our Friends" by February 1, will be subject to the poll tax list of 1942 and that they will not know who are qualified voters until after February 1. He advises of their need to meet before February.
Date: November 26, 1941
Creator: Davis, Jeff
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vernon L. Mangun to T. N. Carswell - March 26, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Vernon L. Mangun to T. N. Carswell - March 26, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Vernon L. Mangun, Dean, Mary Hardin-Baylor College (now the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor), Belton, Texas, dated March 26, 1942. Mangun advises that there are units within courses on the effects of alcohol. Typewritten on Mary Hardin-Baylor College letterhead bearing Weston's BLACKSTONE BOND watermark.
Date: March 26, 1942
Creator: Mangun, Vernon L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - January 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - January 26, 1943]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Jeff Davis, Executive Secretary, United Texas Drys, dated January 26, 1943. Davis describes a "hotel mixup" including the Grace Hotel, the Wooten Hotel, the Hilton Hotel and a Tourist Court when he was in Abilene and expresses his dismay at forgeting the proposed meeting with Carswell. He advises that they are sponsoring an anti-advertising bill which is being scouted by Senator George Moffett, that Representative John Connally has introduced a ten-mile bill like the one passed in 1918 that dried up the State and that they plan to get behind the Governor's curfew bill. Davis expresses the need for more Field Days assuring that the events will be more fruitful than in the past.
Date: January 26, 1943
Creator: Davis, Jeff
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph T. Zottoli to T. N. Carswell - February 26, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph T. Zottoli to T. N. Carswell - February 26, 1946]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, from Joseph T. Zottoli, Dorchester, Massachusetts, dated February 26, 1946. Zottoli declines the invitation to address a meeting in Abilene due to a full schedule until Fall.
Date: February 26, 1946
Creator: Zottoli, Joseph T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. C. Deal to T. N. Carswell - April 26, 1924] (open access)

[Letter from J. C. Deal to T. N. Carswell - April 26, 1924]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Secretary, Lions Club, Abilene, Texas, from J. C. Deal, Angelo Furniture Company, Secretary, Lions Club, San Angelo, Texas, dated April 26, 1924. Deal confirms their endorsement of Lion Green of Abilene and introduces their delegate to the Paris Convention as Lion W. P. Barnes c/o Reed Shoe Co.
Date: April 26, 1924
Creator: Deal, J. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K. H. Pittard to T. N. Carswell - April 26, 1924] (open access)

[Letter from K. H. Pittard to T. N. Carswell - April 26, 1924]

A letter written to T. N. Carswell, Secretary, Lions Club, Abilene, Texas, from K. H. Pittard, Secretary-Treasure, Cisco, Texas, dated April 26, 1924. Pittard advises Carswell of the unanimous decision made by his club to support Lion Green.
Date: April 26, 1924
Creator: Pittard, K. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to W. J. Higgins - April 26, 1924] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to W. J. Higgins - April 26, 1924]

A letter written to Col. W. J. Higgins, San Antonio, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Secretary & Treasurer, dated April 26, 1924. Carswell acknowledges the receipt of Higgin's letter and expresses his appreciation for Higgin's attitude regarding Green's candidacy.
Date: April 26, 1924
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jesse H. Jones to T. N. Carswell - November 26, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Jesse H. Jones to T. N. Carswell - November 26, 1941]

A reply letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Jesse H. Jones, The Secretary of Commerce, Washington, DC, dated November 26, 1941. Jesse H. Jones defines Americanism.
Date: November 26, 1941
Creator: Jones, Jesse H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chief Justice Hughes by Wendell W. Mischler to T. N. Carswell - November 26, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Chief Justice Hughes by Wendell W. Mischler to T. N. Carswell - November 26, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Chief Justice Hughes (retired), by Wendell W. Mischler, Secretary, Washington, D. C., dated November 26, 1941. Mischler acknowledges the receipt by Chief Justice Hughes of the letter from Carswell requesting a definition of Americanism and advises that Hughes made it a rule to decline all alike requests citing the quantity he receives.
Date: November 26, 1941
Creator: Mischler, Wendell W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Scott Mowrer to T. N. Carswell - November 26, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Scott Mowrer to T. N. Carswell - November 26, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Paul Scott Mowrer, Editor, The Chicago Daily News dated November 26, 1941. Paul Scott Mowrer defines Americanism.
Date: November 26, 1941
Creator: Mowrer, Paul Scott
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Edward J. Meeman - February 26, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Edward J. Meeman - February 26, 1942]

A letter addressed to Mr. Edward J. Meeman, Editor, The Press Scimitar, Memphis, Tennessee, from T. N. Carswell, dated February 26, 1942. Carswell requests a copy of the editorial written by Meeman, printed by The Press Scimitar on December 22, 1941, which was written in reply to the letter received by Meeman from Carswell requesting an answer to the question "What is Americanism?"
Date: February 26, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History