Interview with Renee Shelton, a resident of Eastland County, regarding her experiences as a member of the African American community there. Shelton discusses starting school during the period of integration, discrimination she experienced, interracial dating, local community organizations, work at E. L. Graham Hospital and Russell-Newman, and prejudice experienced by her children in smaller Texas towns.

Photo of Eastland County Courthouse in Eastland, TX. The courthouse is made of small, pale-yellow bricks and large stone blocks. The entrance of the building faces the right side of the photo and is made entirely of the stone blocks, which form three arches at the top of the stairs with the words "Eastland County Courthouse" carved above. Two stone plinths sit on either side of the stairs. The first floor of the building, at the same level as the arches, is also built out of stone and has a row of windows extending across the width of the building, along with another row of window below it at ground level. Above these rows and the roof of the arched entryway are more windows, creating two more rows. Between each row are lines of stone circles or shield shapes that serve as ornamentation for the building. The sections of building on either side of the entryway into the courthouse have flat roofs whose height stops a few feet short of the building sections behind them. In the center of the courthouse, behind the arches at the front, rises the tallest part of the building which has four visible rows of …

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from R. N. Grisham, Grisham & Grisham, Attorneys At Law, Eastland, Texas, dated February 24, 1941. Grisham acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell requesting the names of other county officers. Grisham informs Carswell that Rev. Jones W. Weathers will cooperate with him in this matter and that the whiskey interests have withdrawn from "this" county except for the wet drug stores.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to N. D. Gallagher asking if he has made a shipment.

Letter from Forrest Stout to D. W. Kempner discussing how they are planning on having Kempner's order put on a truck to Galveston within the end of the week.

Photograph of W.A. Maples farm land. Contour cultivation and wind strips for erosion control on peanut land. The four rows of sorghum planted alternately with 8 rows of peanuts were severely grazed and a slight amount of wind erosion is evident although it is not serious. Wind erosion control strips on peanut fields should not be grazed and tall growing vegetation should be left to afford the fullest possible protection to the sandy soils. TX-40-893-B.

Letter from Henry F. Long to Truett Latimer discussing a bill that concerns jury service. He also talks about a petition in support of the removal of the Court of Civil Appeals from Eastland from Abilene.

Letter from Davis Scarborough to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer discussing a proposal to move the Eastland Court of Civil Appeals to Abilene, and the support of area lawyers for such a move.

Letter from Wanda Woody Black to Truett Latimer thanking him for his stance against the parimutuel betting bill.

Letter from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to Joe M. Nuessle affirming his support for HB 345 and expressing his regret that they could not visit each other longer when Nuessle was in Austin.

Patent for Boll-Weevil Exterminator. Aims to provide a novel and improved apparatus for gathering the boll weevil and squares by air suction to catch insects and pests.

Letter from Jack S. Herndon to Truett Latimer opposing legislation that would remove state aid from a branch of the Ranger Junior College that offers night classes. Mr. Henrdon summarizes his current living situation and why the night classes are important to him.

Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. Avis Altman declining an invitation to discuss water legislation at a convention in Eastland on the grounds that the Legislature will still be in session at the time.

Letter from Omar Burkett to Truett Latimer discussing his the people's appreciation of Latimer opposition to a 5 day week for bank service.

Statement listing information about an insurance policy owned by Perry Sayles that covers a dwelling with a garage, including the company, amount, and premium due.

Invoice from the National Supply Company of Texas to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $13.70. The invoice states to deliver the order to B. C. McDonald and "U.S. Torpedo Co." is written near the top of the paper.

Receipt for an automobile, 1935 Standard Tutor, sold to Guy Patterson by V8 Sales Ford Services. The receipt includes the payment details.

Invoice from the National Supply Company of Texas to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $9.56. The order was made by and delivered to McDonald.

Document certifying that the copy of a log of Root, Huff & Duff well number two on the C. U. Connellee lease in Eastland County in accurate.

Copy of the petition for removal in the case, O. M. England et. al. vs. Edwin B. Cox et. al., concerning the pipe lines owned by the Chestnut & Smith Corporation on land owned by O. M. England.

Letter from K. B. Tanner, on behalf of the Freyschlag Insurance Agency, to Perry Sayles, enclosing Sayles' insurance policy with National Liberty Insurance Company and informing of the circumstances through which his policy came to their office.

Document in cause no. 12096, C. M. England et al. vs. Edwin B. Cox et al., in which John Sayles asserts he is not a resident of Eastland County, Texas and pleads his privilege to be sued in the court of his county of residence, Taylor County, Texas.

Invoice from the Bridgeport Machine Company to Jake Hamon, Jr. for $9.65. The order was made by B. C. McDonald and there is a note on the invoice for McDonald to ok the order.

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the First National Bank in Strawn, Texas for $200.00.