[A Brief History of My Experiences at McMurry] (open access)

[A Brief History of My Experiences at McMurry]

A four-page essay describing Jewel Posey's experiences at McMurry College. Posey was a student at McMurry (Class of 1927) and later was a faculty member.
Date: June 29, 1995
Creator: Posey, Jewel
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding Photograph of James Winford Hunt and His Wife Mary Anthony Hunt]

A photograph of James Winford Hunt and Mary Anthony Hunt taken early in their marriage.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Essay on Camping on the Texas Plains] (open access)

[Essay on Camping on the Texas Plains]

An essay transcribed from handwritten notes originally written by James W. Hunt. The essay tells the story of a camping adventure on the Texas plains.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hunt, James Winford
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Hunt to his Children] (open access)

[Letter from James W. Hunt to his Children]

A letter from James W. Hunt to his children, dated November 29, 1933. In the letter he discusses the distribution of money to the children, and other personal family details.
Date: November 29, 1933
Creator: Hunt, James Winford
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement A - First Quarterly Conference, St. Paul's Church] (open access)

[Supplement A - First Quarterly Conference, St. Paul's Church]

A handwritten document addressed to the members of the First Quarterly Conference (presumably of St. Paul's Church), reporting greater than normal church attendance and with the spiritual condition of the church described as unusually good. The document also expresses a need for a deep awakening and a new sense of God in Christ, and lists the names of 45 people who have recently been added to the church.
Date: January 29, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Hunt to Rev. Lance Webb] (open access)

[Letter from James W. Hunt to Rev. Lance Webb]

A letter from James W. Hunt to his son-in-law, Rev. Lance Webb of Dallas, Texas, dated January 20, 1934. The letter discusses the transfer of a car as well as Hunt's health and other family affairs.
Date: January 20, 1934
Creator: Hunt, James W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sousa Band at the Last Texas Confederate Veterans Meeting]

A photograph of the John Phillip Sousa Band at the last state meeting of the Texas Confederate Veterans Association. General Charles P. Summerall is the only individual identified.
Date: [1925..1928]
Creator: Cappell, C. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeanne Davis to Darris Egger] (open access)

[Letter from Jeanne Davis to Darris Egger]

A two-page letter from Jeanne Davis to Darris Egger in which Davis shares a few stories about her family as an aid to a book Egger is writing about James W. Hunt.
Date: April 14, 2003
Creator: Davis, Gloria Jeanne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Dr. Anthony W. Hunt] (open access)

[Interview with Dr. Anthony W. Hunt]

A one-page transcript of an interview with Dr. Anthony W. Hunt, conducted by Dr. Paul Lack. The interview focuses on Hunt's father, James W. Hunt, founding president of McMurry College.
Date: October 30, 1982
Creator: Lack, Paul
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Hunt to E. M. Posa] (open access)

[Letter from James W. Hunt to E. M. Posa]

A letter from James W. Hunt to E. M. Posa in response to an earlier letter to Hunt on the subject of temperance and bootlegging.
Date: August 11, 1933
Creator: Hunt, James W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mable Phillips to Darris Egger] (open access)

[Letter from Mable Phillips to Darris Egger]

A letter from Mable Phillips to Darris Egger in which Phillips relates some details of her history as it relates to James W. Hunt. There is a date written near the top, but it is illegible.
Date: 193X
Creator: Phillips, Mable
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tidbits on James Winford Hunt] (open access)

[Tidbits on James Winford Hunt]

A one-page document containing some thoughts about James Winford Hunt, written by Anthony Hunt.
Date: October 25, 1995
Creator: Hunt, Anthony
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe A. Speer to James W. Hunt] (open access)

[Letter from Joe A. Speer to James W. Hunt]

A letter from Joe A. Speer, a druggist from Blanco, Texas, to James W. Hunt, praising him for his remarks on a recent radio program regarding former Texas governor Jim Ferguson.
Date: October 28, 1932
Creator: Speer, Joe A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Founder's Day Program] (open access)

[Founder's Day Program]

A program used in celebration of Founder's Day at McMurry College, April 5, 1933.
Date: April 5, 1933
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul's Church Resolution] (open access)

[St. Paul's Church Resolution]

A resolution of appreciation of the efforts of O. F. Sensabaugh as Presiding Elder for the district, by the board of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. The resolution is addressed to the Bishop Jas Cannon, Jr. and Cabinet of the Northwest Texas Conference.
Date: October 30, 1918
Creator: Fulwiler, W. J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. Paul's Methodist Church]

A cropped photograph of the exterior of St. Paul's Methodist Church, on the corner of North 5th and Beech Streets in Abilene, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sermon - The Cowboy Fiddler] (open access)

[Sermon - The Cowboy Fiddler]

A three-page sermon entitled "The Cowboy Fiddler."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Hunt to Dora Roberts] (open access)

[Letter from James W. Hunt to Dora Roberts]

A letter from James W. Hunt to Mrs. Dora Roberts of Big Spring, Texas, dated March 27, 1931. The letter is an emotional appeal for a sizeable donation from Mrs. Roberts to expand and endow McMurry College.
Date: March 27, 1931
Creator: Hunt, James W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. A. Boaz to James W. Hunt] (open access)

[Letter from H. A. Boaz to James W. Hunt]

A letter from Bishop H. A. Boaz, of Houston, Texas, to James W. Hunt. The letter expresses care and concern for Hunt and inquires as to Hunt's recovery after his recent illness.
Date: March 1, 1934
Creator: Boaz, H. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College Endowment Bond] (open access)

[McMurry College Endowment Bond]

A McMurry College Endowment Bond issued by the Board of Trustees of McMurry College, September 1 1938, in the amount of $50,000.00.
Date: September 1, 1938
Creator: McMurry College Board of Trustees
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ten Years in McMurry] (open access)

[Ten Years in McMurry]

A handwritten program commemorating the ten year anniversary of McMurry College.
Date: November 11, 1933
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Biography of James Winford Hunt (1875-1934)] (open access)

[Biography of James Winford Hunt (1875-1934)]

A biographical sketch of the life of James Winford Hunt (1875-1934) written by Xanna Carr Oates on the occasion of Hunt's death.
Date: 1934
Creator: Oates, Xanna Carr
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Program for Bishop William Fletcher McMurry] (open access)

[Memorial Program for Bishop William Fletcher McMurry]

A program used at a memorial service for Bishop William Fletcher McMurry (June 19, 1864-January 17, 1934) on the campus of McMurry College, named in his honor.
Date: January 19, 1934
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sermon - The Trails that Lead to the Alkali Bog] (open access)

[Sermon - The Trails that Lead to the Alkali Bog]

A twelve-page sermon entitled "The Trails that Lead to the Alkali Bog."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History