Abilene Fire Department Annual Report: 1971 (open access)

Abilene Fire Department Annual Report: 1971

Annual report of the Abilene Fire Department describing the organization and administration, with updates on goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1971.
Date: 1971
Creator: Abilene (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Helen Corbitt with women]

Photograph of Helen Corbitt with three unidentified women. Corbitt is reading a packet of papers and is the only person to be seated. All four women are in front of a wall with multiple plates hanging on it. All women are wearing dresses, and one is pouring something from a pitcher designed like a corn husk into a large bowl with a floral design printed on it. Printed text on the back of the photograph: "Photo by Clint grant, Dallas Morning News, Feb 23, 1971, News Staff Photo."
Date: February 23, 1971
Creator: Grant, Clint
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Helen Corbitt, April 30, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Helen Corbitt, April 30, 1971]

Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Helen Corbitt humorously showing appreciation for Corbitt's cooking.
Date: April 30, 1971
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blueline Drawing: Chapel Plan]

Architectural drawing of the plans for the chapel at Thanks-Giving Square, noting the spiral pattern and locations of seating and a pool. Scale 1:48.
Date: July 19, 1971
Creator: Johnson, Philip
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blueline Drawing: Elevation Plan, Thanks-Giving Square]

Architectural elevation drawing of plans for Thanks-Giving Square. Scale 1:48.
Date: July 19, 1971
Creator: Johnson, Philip
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blueline Drawing: Reflected Ceiling Plan]

Architectural drawing of the plans for a reflected ceiling as part of the chapel at Thanks-Giving Square, showing the rough outline of the circular (spiral) chapel and circular skylight within a square boundary. Scale 1:48.
Date: July 19, 1971
Creator: Johnson, Philip
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blueline Drawing: Section A-A, Thanks-Giving Square]

Architectural drawing of details for section A-A of the proposed chapel at Thanks-Giving Square. Scale 1:48.
Date: July 19, 1971
Creator: Johnson, Philip
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Round Rock (open access)

The Round Rock

Paper documenting the history of the "Round Rock", or "Old Rock", located in Brushy Creek and from which the town of Round Rock, Texas took its name in 1854. The report includes descriptions of the Texas landscape and unique geography of the area.
Date: 1971?
Creator: Ledbetter, Mrs. John W. & Gregg, Mrs. D. B.
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 1, March 1971 (open access)

The Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 1, March 1971

Quarterly publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and other documentation, as well as information about the activities of the Local History & Genealogical Society in Dallas, Texas.
Date: March 1971
Creator: Local History and Genealogical Society (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 2, June 1971 (open access)

The Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 2, June 1971

Quarterly publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and other documentation, as well as information about the activities of the Local History & Genealogical Society in Dallas, Texas.
Date: June 1971
Creator: Local History and Genealogical Society (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 3, September 1971 (open access)

The Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 3, September 1971

Quarterly publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and other documentation, as well as information about the activities of the Local History & Genealogical Society in Dallas, Texas.
Date: September 1971
Creator: Local History and Genealogical Society (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 4, December 1971 (open access)

The Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 4, December 1971

Quarterly publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and other documentation, as well as information about the activities of the Local History & Genealogical Society in Dallas, Texas.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Local History and Genealogical Society (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, January 1971 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, January 1971

List of engineers employed in the 11th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1971. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 1, 1971
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, July 1971 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, July 1971

List of engineers employed in the 11th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of July 1971. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: July 1, 1971
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1971 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1971

List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1971. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first, as well as pound signs indicating firemen barred from preferred service and asterisks indicating those retired on physical disability prior to the age of 65.
Date: January 1, 1971
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, July 1971 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, July 1971

List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of July 1971. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first, as well as pound signs indicating firemen barred from preferred service and asterisks indicating those retired on physical disability prior to the age of 65.
Date: July 1, 1971
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Menu: An American Formal Dinner, March 8, 1971] (open access)

[Menu: An American Formal Dinner, March 8, 1971]

Menu made by Helen Corbitt as an American Formal Dinner. This menu includes recipes such as chicken avocado soup, tomato and eggs hors d'oeuvres, lamb racks, filet of sole with artichokes, stuffed zucchini, turnips and peas,wilted spinach salad, strawberries melba, and praline mousse.
Date: March 8, 1971
Creator: Neiman-Marcus
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Biography of Gertrude Johnson and Winnie Johnson] (open access)

[Biography of Gertrude Johnson and Winnie Johnson]

Photocopy of a biography of Gertrude (Mrs. Frank A.) Johnson and Winnie (Mrs. E. W.) Johnson that talks about the two women as founding members of the Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. The document also states that the two women will be given "Honorary Life Memberships in the Women of the Church" for their work through out the years to the church. At the bottom of the first page there is "From Church: Westlake Presbyterian Church Collection, Notebook" handwritten in pen.
Date: 1971
Creator: Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Leader (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 20, 1971 (open access)

The Tyler Leader (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 20, 1971

Newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 20, 1971
Creator: Wilkinson, S. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Democrat (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 5, 1971 (open access)

The Weatherford Democrat (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 5, 1971

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1971
Creator: Yeary, Jim
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chick A-Go-Go During Flood]

Photograph of flash flood waters in front of the Chick A-Go-Go, a red and white one-story building with a blue car parked in front of it (at 808 W. University Dirve), with the Piggly Wiggly visible in the background in University Center.
Date: October 2, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication at the Round Rock Marker]

Photograph taken facing northeast of individuals gathered at a historic marker dedication ceremony for Round Rock in Brushy Creek. Several individuals and a car can be seen gather in the left background. In the right foreground Zelma Presler Gregg (Mrs. D.B. Gregg) can be seen standing with two young girls, Gina Antill in the white hat,and Bernice Antill in the spotted cap.
Date: November 7, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication of the Round Rock Marker]

Photograph taken facing west of a group of individuals gathered around for a historic marker dedication ceremony for Round Rock in Brushy Creek. A boy in striped pants can be seen in the front of the group, standing with his hands in his pockets. A railroad bridge can be seen in the background, and the creek can be seen to left.
Date: November 7, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denton Baseball Field]

Photograph of a baseball field in Denton with unidentified works on the left and right and a child crouching in the dirt in the middle; there are stadium lights and bleachers behond the field and trees and telephone poles in the background.
Date: October 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History