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[Letter from Paul Wedel to Mr. U. D. Maxwell, November 14th, 1946]
Letter with envelope flap to Mr. U. D. Maxwell from Paul Wedel, a former German Prisoner of War at Camp Hood, Texas. Wedel discusses his activities in England after having left the United States.
Date:
November 14, 1946
Creator:
Wedel, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 27, 1914]
Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, thanking her for her work as chairman and inviting her to Opening Day at the Texas Cotton Palace.
Date:
October 27, 1914
Creator:
Neale, W. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914]
Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, inviting her to the Cotton Palace's Woman's Day Parade on November 7 and instructing her about her position in the parade. The letter is typed on Texas Cotton Palace stationery. Mrs. W. A. Crawford's mailing address is at the Tietz Hotel of Waco
Date:
October 26, 1914
Creator:
Koch, Mrs. A. W. & Wilkes, Mrs. W. O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from Ruth Narville Newton to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 14, 1992]
Letter from Ruth Narville Newton of Houston, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she gives information about her sister and brother-in-law, Stella Narville Scott and Charles Dan Scott, who worked at Harvey Houses in Temple, Cleburne, Sweetwater, and Brownwood, Texas.
Date:
June 14, 1992
Creator:
Newton, Ruth Narville
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 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.
Date:
February 19, 1992
Creator:
Nichols, Raymond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rosa Walston Latimer to James Balke - May 12, 1992]
Letter from Rosa Walston Latimer to James Balke in which she asks him to fill out a questionnaire about Harvey Houses. A note from James Balke to Rosa Walston Latimer is written on the back of the original letter, explaining that she did not include a questionnaire and offering some leads for more information about Harvey Girls.
Date:
May 12, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston & Balke, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 8, 1992]
Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she expresses her intention to write soon with her Harvey Girl information, explaining that she had been sick and unable to write.
Date:
June 8, 1992
Creator:
Saenz, Madge
System:
The Portal to Texas History