Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1948-1949 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1948-1949

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: July 20, 1948
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 2, Ed. 1, Friday, July 12, 1946 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 2, Ed. 1, Friday, July 12, 1946

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: July 12, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mary and Quida with Dogs]

Photograph of two girls sitting in the grass with two dogs. A house can be seen in the background. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Mary and Quida." Typed note on the mat reads, "July 1947 Studer S.A.Tex."
Date: July 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Virginia Williams to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Virginia Williams to Blanche Perry]

Letter from from Virginia Williams of the Yuma, Arizona Church of Christ congregation to Blanche Perry thanking her for the painting and including a check of $10 to help cover the shipping costs. Mentions that Williams recently had a baby boy.
Date: July 16, 1944
Creator: Williams, Virgina
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Judson Woodbridge to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Judson Woodbridge to Blanche Perry]

Envelope and letter from Judson Woodbridge of the Church of Christ in Wellington, Kansas to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting and mentioning minor details with respect to installation.
Date: July 17, 1944
Creator: Woodbridge, Judson
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wayland James to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Wayland James to Blanche Perry]

One typewritten letter from Wayland James to Blanche Perry requesting a baptistry painting for the church in Friendship, Tennessee. Includes envelope.
Date: July 5, 1941
Creator: James, Wayland
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Gainesville, Florida #2] (open access)

[Baptistry Interpretation for Gainesville, Florida #2]

A typewritten essay by Blanche Perry dated July 1941 entitled "Picture Interpretation" for the baptistry painting donated to the University Avenue Church of Christ. Symbols mentioned include sun, light, cross, dove, water, trees, moss, cypress trees.
Date: July 1941
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy D. Clark to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Roy D. Clark to Blanche Perry]

Typewritten letter from Roy D. Clark to Perry giving details about the church interior for a baptistry painting for a church in Flora, Illinois.
Date: July 16, 1945
Creator: Clark, Roy D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Gainesville, Florida #3] (open access)

[Baptistry Interpretation for Gainesville, Florida #3]

A typewritten essay by Blanche Perry dated July 1941 entitled "Picture Interpretation" for the baptistry painting donated to the University Avenue Church of Christ. Symbols mentioned include sun, light, cross, dove, water, trees, moss, cypress trees.
Date: July 1941
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Gainesville, Florida] (open access)

[Baptistry Interpretation for Gainesville, Florida]

A handwritten manuscript by Blanche Perry entitled "Picture Interpretation" for the baptistry painting donated to the University Avenue Church of Christ. Contains notations, strikeouts, and insertions.
Date: July 1941
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Baptistry Picture Interpretation] (open access)

[The Baptistry Picture Interpretation]

A typewritten essay by Blanche Perry dated July 1941 entitled "The Baptistry Picture" for the baptistry painting donated to the University Avenue Church of Christ. Symbols mentioned include sun, light, cross, dove, water, trees, moss, cypress trees. Contains handwritten notes.
Date: July 1941
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wayland James to Emma Hoagland] (open access)

[Letter from Wayland James to Emma Hoagland]

One typewritten letter from Wayland James to Miss Emma Hoagland asking Hoagland to deliver enclosed correspondence to Blanche Perry. Originally sent in the same envelope with the letter to Blanche Perry from Wayland James, also on July 5, 1941.
Date: July 5, 1941
Creator: James, Wayland
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wayland James to Blanche Perry #2] (open access)

[Letter from Wayland James to Blanche Perry #2]

One typewritten letter plus envelope from Wayland James to Blanche Perry communicating measurements of the baptistry in the church in Friendship, Tennessee. Mentions $10 enclosed as initial payment for painting and requests instructions for hanging the painting.
Date: July 31, 1941
Creator: James, Wayland
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter to Blanche Perry]

Portion of a handwritten letter to Blanche Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting in the Church of Christ in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Date: July 1, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Las Vegas, Nevada] (open access)

[Baptistry Interpretation for Las Vegas, Nevada]

Two drafts of a typewritten essay with handwritten notes. Essay entitled "Interpretation of Baptistry Painting for the Church of Christ: Las Vegas, Nevada." Describes painting based on Jordan river scene copied from encyclopedias and postcard photographs. Symbols mentioned include sunbeam cross, mountains, sunset, clouds, sun, shield, trees, leaves, rocks, stones, birds, willow, baptism, lamb, sheep, branch, Zion, Temple, Jerusalem.
Date: July 24, 1947
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry Pickup to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Harry Pickup to Blanche Perry]

A letter and envelope from Harry Pickup of the University Avenue Church of Christ in Gainesville, Florida to Blanche Perry dated July 23, 1941. The letter anticipates the arrival of the baptistry painting and gives a few details of church life.
Date: July 23, 1941
Creator: Pickup, Harry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 7, 1943 (open access)

Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 7, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: July 7, 1943
Creator: Hicks, Olan L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 21, 1943 (open access)

Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 21, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: July 21, 1943
Creator: Hicks, Olan L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 14, 1943 (open access)

Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 14, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: July 14, 1943
Creator: Hicks, Olan L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 28, 1943 (open access)

Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 28, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: July 28, 1943
Creator: Hicks, Olan L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 5, 1944 (open access)

Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 5, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: July 5, 1944
Creator: Hicks, Olan L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 12, 1944 (open access)

Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 12, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: July 12, 1944
Creator: Hicks, Olan L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 26, 1944 (open access)

Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 26, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: July 26, 1944
Creator: Hicks, Olan L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 19, 1944 (open access)

Christian Chronicle (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 19, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: July 19, 1944
Creator: Hicks, Olan L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History