Autobiographical narrative describing the life of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, a Baptist minister who served at six churches in Texas. It provides background about his life, education, family, and work. It also includes the text of several sermons.

Photograph of David Lewis posing with two individuals at Great Lakes Carbon company. The subjects are identified as Greta (left), David Lewis (center), and Mrs. Wilson (right). They pose inside of a lab with cinder block walls.

Photograph of Geraldine Watson preparing a plant for mounting in the Lamar University Herbarium. She looks down at a table with scissors and a brush, holding the stem of a plant. She stands in a room with several workspaces and a dark-colored cabinet in the background.

Photograph of a house being moved by B and B Shipyard. The house is long and narrow and sits on the trailer of a tow truck. The tow truck bears the slogan "Jones Boys Move Anything" on the open passenger-side door. The front bumper reads "Jones Boys" on both sides of the grill. There are holding tanks visible in the background on the right side of the frame.

Photograph of the Fort Davis State Bank and Post Office building. The stone building is two stories. The left side of the building belongs to the State Bank and the right side belongs to the Post Office. Several cars are parked in the adjacent parking lot. The symbol for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows is etched onto a decorative stone piece at the roofline. Rolling hills are visible in distance behind the building.

Photograph of two men sitting in a rock formation on the Grapevine Hills in Big Bend National Park. They sit under a large boulder that is propped up with other boulders on either side. David Lewis (right) wears a light-colored shirt and shorts and sits looking out at the horizon. The other man (left) leans back against the boulder and looks down at a canteen.

Photograph of Grapevine Hills in Big Bend National Park. Hilly terrain extends off into the horizon. The hills are covered in rock formations and small shrubs. The sky is dotted with a few clouds.

Photograph of a man standing under a rock formation on the Grapevine Hills in Big Bend National Park. Several yucca plants, cacti, and short shrubs fill the space between large boulders covering the hill.

Photograph of David Lewis in a cap and gown after graduating with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science. He smiles slightly and looks to the right of the photographer. He poses in front of a large shrub and a thin, tall tree growing in the middle of a clearing. A road runs along the left side of the frame.

Photograph of the Rainbow Bridge in Orange County, Texas. The through truss bridge has been photographed from Bay City, Texas across the Neches River.

Photograph of the Pleasure Island Marina in Port Arthur, Texas. On the right side of the frame, there is a sign advertising the Pleasure Island Marina and Coca-Cola. Two motorbikes are parked in front of the building in an otherwise empty parking lot. On the left side of the frame there is a telephone box next to a Sparkle-Ice icebox.

Photograph of Landmark Inn and the Houston Ship Channel taken from a high vantage point. The inn is a large, 2.5 story building with a gabled roof located next to the water. Several cars are parked in front of the entrance. Behind the inn, a ship with "Linea Nervion" painted on the side is passing through the channel.

Photograph of David Lewis's sisters looking at the guns of the Battleship Texas in La Marque, Texas.

Photograph of Morris Barrilleaux and Leo Babel discussing plans for their business, B and B Shipyard, in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of an Autocross event in Houston, Texas. A large crowd of adults and children with various motor vehicles and bicycles are gathered in a parking lot. There is a Singer store in the background on the left side of the frame.

Photograph of Steven Lewis smiling for a picture in a home darkroom shared with his brother, David Lewis. He stands over a table covered in trays filled with various liquids. He gives a thumbs-up for the camera.

Photograph of Lois Parker, a librarian at Lamar University and a Big Thicket expert, at work in the library. Parker was the author of a bibliography of the Big Thicket which was over 200 pages in length. She worked with Maxine Johnston to create the genesis of Special Collections at Lamar University.

Church bulletin listing the order of worship for the morning and evening Sunday services at the Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, as well as various notes about upcoming events, congregational news, and other information of relevance to church members.

Church bulletin listing the order of worship for the Forty-Ninth Anniversary and Homecoming of the Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist Church on August 29, 1965, as well as messages from Reverend W. S. Brent and Mrs. W. S. Brent.

Church bulletin listing the order of worship for the evening service on August 9th, 1959 at the Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, as well as tithes and offerings of church members.

Postcard of the YMCA building in Palestine, Texas. A handwritten message on the back of the card reads "Hello Chas. If you have any intentions of going to Purdue next year, which I hope you have let me know at once and I will come down some Saturday or Sunday and talk it over with you. C. F. M." The card is addressed to Mr Chas. Forsgard of Waco, texas.

Postcard of a man sitting on a wooden box and playing a banjo. Text written across the bottom and along the side of the front of the card reads: "I am reading the book Melody but it is not like this at all. Lill. E." Text in the upper left-hand corner of the card reads: "Thank you for the cute postal so much" The card is addressed to Miss Ellen Forsgard of Waco, Texas.

Photograph of twelve (12) people sitting among white wildflowers near Cloudy Pass. Short green trees and assorted vegetation grows behind the resting group, transitioning to dark green Douglas fir trees. Snow-capped mountains are partially obscured in the background.

Photograph of an unknown person wearing a white collared shirt and white bucket hand looking at Glacier Peak from Cloudy Pass. Jagged mountain cliffs of Cloudy Pass partially obscures Glacier Peak the left side of Glacier Peak. Douglas fir trees and small green vegetation covers the rolling hills and valley below.