[News Script: Houston Girl Wins Miss Texas Honors] (open access)

[News Script: Houston Girl Wins Miss Texas Honors]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the annual Miss Texas Pageant.
Date: August 5, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Neville G. Penrose to Representative Martin Dies - August 22, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Neville G. Penrose to Representative Martin Dies - August 22, 1956]

A letter written to Martin Dies, Lufkin, Texas, from Neville G. Penrose, Fort Worth 2, Texas, dated August 22, 1956. Penrose advises that he read the morning paper's announcment of Die's intention to run for the United States Senate when Price Daniel is elected Governor. He reminds Dies that he has just been elected to the House of Representatives for another two years and urges him to serve his term and throw all of his support to Morrow.
Date: August 22, 1956
Creator: Penrose, Neville G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Houston Girl Wins Miss Texas Honors, Orphans] captions transcript

[News Clip: Houston Girl Wins Miss Texas Honors, Orphans]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the annual Miss Texas Pageant, one about Korean orphans being brought to Dallas for adoption.
Date: August 5, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Congressman Martin Dies - September 1, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Congressman Martin Dies - September 1, 1956]

A letter written to Congressman Martin Dies, Lufkin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated September 1, 1956. Carswell discourages Dies in his intention to run for the Senate seat to be vacated by Senator Daniel advising him that Texas needs both DIES and MORROW, him in the House where he is, and Morrow in the Senate.
Date: September 1, 1956
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lufkin Trail Riders Club]

Photograph of members of the Lufkin Trail Riders Club identified from left to right as Helen Tillman (partially obscured), Bonnie Childers, James Denham (further back), unknown (back to camera), and Carl Edward "Spanky" Gibson.
Date: May 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lufkin Trail Riders Club Members Sitting Outside]

Photograph of a group of Lufkin Trail Riders Club Members sitting outside next to a tree and a car. Trees and another car are visible in the background.
Date: May 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History