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Abilene Library Consortium
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Sayles and Sayles Collection
51
Latimer Papers
16
Abilene Photograph Collection
9
K. K. Legett Collection
8
Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection
2
William J. Bryan Collection
2
Hardin-Simmons Photograph Collection
1
Student Army Training Corps
1
World War One Collection
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[Copy of Statement to Malcolm]
Document with an inventory of Malcolm's property and other property. "Malcolm" likely refers to Malcolm McAlpine.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Four Twirlers and Man
Copy negative of serviceman Odis Claxton and four McMurry College twirlers in uniform posing on a Galveston beach.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fraternity Party
Copy negative of a fraternity party at the Galveston medical school. In the picture there are men standing in a decorated room and some of them are holding mugs. They are all dressed in suits and ties. In the background there is a table with mugs and a men who seems to be serving drinks for the party.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Company Taxes]
Handwritten list of taxes owed by several companies and partnerships in different counties, including Sayles and Hughes, and New Sayles. A note in the top right reads, "ask about other steer place" and a note on the back of the page reads, "Taxes and bills ch Hughes for his part".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man and Women on Beach
Copy negative of Bertha Leo Buchanan West, William Andrew Buchanan, and Nancy Boles Buchanan standing together on Galveston Beach in front of the gulf.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man Holding Fish
Copy negative of William Andrew Buchanan holding a string of fish, standing on the edge of a street in a neighborhood with a car behind him on the left and trees on the right and in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McMurry Band Checking Into Hotel
Copy photograph of the McMurry Band checking into a hotel. In the photograph are four members of the band, all in uniform, and a woman dressed in black behind the hotel counter.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Men with Cadaver
Copy negative of Dr. W. J. Cummings and Dr. Dunning with a cadaver at Galveston Medical School. The men are standing behind the rotted body wearing aprons and button-up shirts and up pieces of the body with instruments. In the background is a hanging skeleton.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of Man
Copy negative of the portrait of William J Cummings, Sr. He is wearing a tuxedo with a bow tie.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
School Children by School
Copy negative a large group of schoolchildren and their teacher. The group includes twenty-seven boys and seventeen girls. All of the girls are wearing dresses and the boys are wearing a variety of clothing including bow ties and suspenders. They are seated and standing in front of a school building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[University of Texas School of Medicine Envelope]
Envelope with a printed return label that says, "After five days return to Department of Practice of Medicine, The University of Texas, School of Medicine, Galveston, Texas."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Women and Man in Yard
Copy negative of Bertha Leo Buchanan West, Nancy Buchanan, and William Andrew Buchanan standing in a yard in front of bushes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. Lamar S. Clark, March 16, 1961]
Letter from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to Mrs. Lamar S. Clark discussing the reasons for his opposition to HJR 4, a resolution that would legalize horse race gambling.
Date:
March 16, 1961
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer, February 10, 1961]
Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer asking for help in getting medical attention for her son in prison. She attaches his admission summary from the Texas Department of Corrections, Huntsville, Texas.
Date:
February 10, 1961
Creator:
Woods, Ora
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stone and Davis to Mrs. Thelma Harrington, August 12, 1960]
Letter from Stone and Davis to Mrs. Thelma Harrington discussing the Gloria D. Hanson Vs. James Alvis Hanson case. They inform Mrs. Harrington that the case hearing is on the 2nd of September, 1960, and tells the related parties how to prepare for it.
Date:
August 12, 1960
Creator:
Stone and Davis
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stanton Stone to Donald J. MacKay, July 29, 1960]
Letter from Stanton Stone to Donald J. MacKay discussing the case of Gloria D. Hanson vs. James Alvis Hanson. He advises that Mr. Hanson stay in his home in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
July 29, 1960
Creator:
Stone, Stanton
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Herman L. Begeman to Charles D. Winter, July 2, 1959]
Letter from Herman L. Begeman to Charles D. Winter discussing the endorsement to the policy number 'CA - 856858 - Grover Anthony'. Mr. Begeman recommends they disregard the endorsement, in relation to a claim, because it has not been prescribed for use in Texas.
Date:
July 2, 1959
Creator:
Begeman, Herman L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Ed Mead, June 4, 1959]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Ed Mead asking for admiral commissions for Dr. J. E. Peavy, Leroy Jennings, Jr., and Leroy Johnson.
Date:
June 4, 1959
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. D. Dodgen to Allen Wright, April 6, 1959]
Letter from H. D. Dodgen of the Texas Game and Fish Commission to Allen Wright discussing controversy around the several Commission projects, including Rollover Fish Pass on Bolivar Peninsula, a quail hatchery in Smith County, and development of the Substrata Acoustic Probe. Dodgen explains the purpose and efficacy of these projects and refutes claims that the Commission has been spending irresponsibly.
Date:
April 6, 1959
Creator:
Dodgen, H. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Granville Byrom et al to Truett Latimer, March 19, 1959]
Letter from Granville Byrom, Samuel Grady Weaver, Jack L. Garner, and W. F. Siekman of the American National Insurance Company to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer expressing their opposition to House Bill 510.
Date:
March 19, 1959
Creator:
Byrom, Granville; Weaver, Samuel Grady; Garner, Jack L. & Siekman, W. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. L. Begeman to the American Indemnity Company, 1960~]
Letter from H. L. Begeman of the Texas Board of Insurance to the American Indemnity Company requesting more information on a specific endorsement in a policy claim.
Date:
[1958-11-22..]
Creator:
Begeman, H. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. George C. Boller to Truett Latimer, June 4, 1957]
Letter from Mrs. George C. Boller to Truett Latimer thanking him for his work on HCR 13.
Date:
June 4, 1957
Creator:
Boller, Mrs. George C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Prohibition, Senate Votes Hike State Poll Tax Total]
Newspaper clipping about the poll tax payments in some Texas counties such as Dallas, Galveston, Orange, Harris, and Tom Green.
Date:
1956~
Creator:
Associated Press
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Luis Pass Quadrangle: Texas
Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, depicting the tip of Galveston Island from Bay Harbor to western end, San Luis Pass, eastern tip of San Luis Island, a small portion of West Bay, and part of the Gulf of Mexico. Relief shown by contours (interval 5 feet) and spot heights and includes a key and a road classification diagram. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1955
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History