[Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel Bartley - March 23, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel Bartley - March 23, 1960]

Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel (Meddie) Bartley, dated March 23, 1960, in which she writes about her disappointment with her grades and her upcoming participation in the Cherry Blossom Parade. It includes an envelope, postmarked March 24, 1960.
Date: March 23, 1960
Creator: Bartley, Jane
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Display of Hand-Sewn Items]

Photograph of a woman standing in front of a display of clothes, fabric, a sewing machine and sewing patterns. A sign above the display reads, "Good sewing techniques + proper equipment = well finished, fitted garment."
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Sewing]

Photograph of a woman working at a sewing machine, with three more women watching her. There are broken windows in the wall behind them, and boxes on a high shelf.
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Display on Swine Integration]

Photograph of a man standing in front of a display with a sign that says "Swine Integration." The display has information about and photos of pigs.
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students in a Classroom]

Photograph of students in a classroom or auditorium. Six students stand behind a picnic table, one girl holding a microphone, while other students sit in desks facing them.
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Women]

Photograph of four women wearing dresses and standing together. They are likely at the Travis County Negro Extension Service building located at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Looking at a Child Care Display]

Photograph of a three children standing in front of a display with informational posters, baby clothes, and a sign that reads, "Proper childcare promotes good physical health, good mental health, wholesome personality, plus good citizenship."
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Giving a Lecture]

Photograph of a man in a suit standing on stage next to a chalkboard and giving a lecture. The back of the head of one man in the audience is visible.
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Child in Costume]

Photograph of a woman in a polka dot dress putting a robe on a child wearing a paper crown, probably in preparation for a play or theatrical production.
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Handmade Clothing Display]

Photograph of a display with handmade clothing. A poster on the display reads, "Be thrifty, sew it yourself," and has a drawing of a woman sewing. A sign below the display reads, "Texas Blind Deaf and Orphan School."
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Butchering Meat]

Photograph of a man in a chef hat standing in a kitchen butchering meat with a large knife. Cans of Hunt's brand vegetables are on the counter. More tools and pots hang above the man's head.
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Display of Clothing]

Photograph of a display of handmade clothing. A sign on the display reads, "Texas Blind Deaf and Orphan School."
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clothing, Linens, and Upholstery Display]

Photograph of a display with clothes, quilts, linens, and upholstered furniture. Signs on the display say "Clothing," "Do it yourself," and "Cut the cost of home management and beautification by refinishing and reupholstery of furniture, handmade linens, etc."
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students in an Auditorium]

Photograph of students standing at a picnic table holding sheets of paper and singing together or giving a presentation. Other people are watching, sitting at various picnic tables in the auditorium.
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Display with Paintings and Hats]

Photograph of a display with religious paintings, small doll hats, and silver trays. The exhibition was likely in Doris Miller Auditorium in Rosewood Park in Austin.
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Women]

Photograph of four women standing together and laughing. Most likely they are at the Travis County Negro Extension Service Program building located at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People at an Event]

Photograph of a group of men and women standing in lines in a community recreation center (most likely Doris Miller Auditorium in Rosewood Park in Austin) at an event of some kind. Some people are at a ticket window.
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Spotlight On Fashion" Show]

Photograph of a girl in a white dress standing on an outdoor runway. Hanging from the runway/stage is a sign that says "Spotlight on Fashion."
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Road Grading Crew]

Copy negative of a 1914 road grading crew working in a field with heavy machinery and wagons, near Krum, Texas.
Date: March 11, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Five Girls Standing Behind Painted Scene]

Photograph of five girls at the State Fair of Texas, standing together behind a scene painted with the image of three people riding in a car. They are identified as Bev Cull, Martha Warden, Mary Newton, Jane Morrill, and Marsha Caffey. Lipstick imprints are visible on the back.
Date: October 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Print of Earle-Harrison House]

Print of line negative of the Earle-Harrison House of Waco. The house was originally located on S. 4th Street across from what is now known as the Earle-Napier-Kinnard house, and was relocated in the 1960s by Mrs. Nell Jurney Pape to a large piece of property at 1901 N. 5th Street near Cameron Park.
Date: 1960~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Association Application: Joseph Robert Shaeffer, MD] (open access)

[Medical Association Application: Joseph Robert Shaeffer, MD]

Application submitted by Dr. Joseph Robert Shaeffer for membership in the Texas Medical Association. It includes background related to education, specialties, and other professional information.
Date: February 22, 1960
Creator: Texas Medical Association
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Cannon A. Owen, MD]

Portrait of Dr. Cannon A. Owen, a surgeon and graduate from Oklahoma University, wearing a military uniform. A typed message on the back of the photo says "Colonel Cannon A. Owen, 022688, MC, Chief of General Surgical Services, Brooke Army Medical Center, from Oklahoma City, Okla."
Date: September 2, 1960
Creator: Mills, James
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hilltop Happenings, November 1960 (open access)

Hilltop Happenings, November 1960

Newsletter for Flow Memorial Hospital, including sections entitled "Dietary Tops United Fund Contest," "Name the Hospital News Letter," "Hospital To Be Without Steam And Heat," and "Practical Nurse Students Arrive."
Date: November 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History