The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 2, Ed. 1, May 1955 (open access)

The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 2, Ed. 1, May 1955

Quarterly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: May 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 1, Ed. 1, November 1955 (open access)

The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 1, Ed. 1, November 1955

Quarterly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 2, Ed. 1, December 1955 (open access)

The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 2, Ed. 1, December 1955

Quarterly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dorothy Murphy King with a Dog]

Photograph of Dorothy Murphy King playing with their pet dog named "Tippy."
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Safety + Training]

Photograph of a group of men wearing hard hats during a Safety and Training session.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Rayburn to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thompson, November 9, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Rayburn to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thompson, November 9, 1955]

Thank you note from Sam Rayburn to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thompson thanking them for their "contribution to the Sam Rayburn Library."
Date: November 9, 1955
Creator: Rayburn, Sam
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Grapevine Telephone Directory, 1955] (open access)

[Grapevine Telephone Directory, 1955]

Telephone directory for Grapevine, Texas for January 1955 and contains the names, and phone numbers of telephone subscribers in the town. The majority of the pages contain advertisements for local businesses and restaurants. The note on the front cover of the book says that they should not use it "Until After December 30 Since All Grapevine Telephone Numbers Will Be Changed..."
Date: January 1955
Creator: The Southwestern States Telephone Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Speaker Rayburn Turns First Earth For New Rayburn Memorial Library] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Speaker Rayburn Turns First Earth For New Rayburn Memorial Library]

Newspaper clipping about Sam Rayburn breaking ground for the new Rayburn Memorial Library. Sam Rayburn uses the same spade as he did to plant the Rayburn tree at the Capitol grounds. On the back of the clipping is a listing for radio or television programming.
Date: December 12, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dolly Bennett Rankin]

Photograph of an older woman wearing a dress and standing outside a house. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Dolly Bennett Rankin, age 82, 1955."
Date: September 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bennett Sisters]

Photograph of the Bennett sisters, five older women wearing dresses and standing together in front of a tree. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says, "Left to right- Dolly, Laura, Gladys, Bess, Mary."
Date: September 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 3, 1955] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 3, 1955]

Minutes from the Fall 1955 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Houston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: October 3, 1955
Creator: Hartman, Albert W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 4, 1955] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 4, 1955]

Minutes from the Spring 1955 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Austin, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: April 4, 1955
Creator: Hartman, Albert W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History