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294
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Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie and McMurry Fine Arts Department Collection
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[Jack North Preparing Book on Area Pioneers]
Newspaper clipping discussing the details of Jack North's book about the pioneers of Abilene. The clipping also states that Mr. North is very thankful to the individuals who contributed information toward his book and urges other pioneers of the city to reach out.
Date:
October 15, 1973
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1940 West Texas Area Band Leaders]
Copy slide of a black-and-white photograph of the band leaders from West Texas High School standing at a football field in front of the bleachers. The band leaders are standing with Captain William F. Santelman, who is in uniform in the center. There is tex writen on the photograph which says, "West Texas High School Band Directors pictured with Capt. William F. Santelman, Director, United States Marine Band, Hardin-Simmons University, October 1, 1940".
Date:
October 1, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Summary History of Abilene Army Air Field 1942-1946
Narrative about the activities at the Abilene Army Air Field while it was during World War II. It includes descriptions about personnel and troop organization, training, accidents, official communications, morale and activity on the base, airplanes and maintenance, and other information about operations.
Date:
October 1986
Creator:
Edward, Lonnie
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Biography of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie]
A brief typed biography of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie, highlighting her career as a music teacher at the McMurry College.
Date:
October 13, 1965
Creator:
McMurry University
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Recital Program: Hjalmar Bergh, Pianist, 1928]
Program for the solo piano recital by Hjalmar Bergh held October 30, 1928, at 8:30 p.m., at McMurry College.
Date:
October 1928
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Editorial from the Abilene Reporter News, October 19, 1976]
Photocopy of an editorial from the Abilene Reporter News, section 4-A of the 1978-10-19 paper, discussing the passing and history of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie. The photocopy has three duplicate images on the page.
Date:
October 19, 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Mrs. Wylie, Ex-McMurry Fine Arts Dean, Dies]
Newspaper clipping describing the life and career of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie (December 10, 1890-October 16, 1978). Wylie served as dean of the McMurry College Department of Fine Arts for more than 20 years and founded The Chanters.
Date:
October 17, 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College Department of Music Recital Program]
Program for the McMurry College Department of Music recital of pianist Lillian Morrison, reader Helen McNeely, and violinist Beatrice Story.
Date:
October 22, 1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College Department of Music Recital Program]
Program for the McMurry College Department of Music recital featuring Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie.
Date:
October 18, 1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dedication of the J. W. Hunt Physical Education Center]
A brochure used at the dedication of the James Winford Hunt Physical Education Center at McMurry College on October 19, 1973.
Date:
October 19, 1973
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement A - Fourth Quarterly Conference, St. Paul's Church]
A five-page handwritten document reporting on the Fourth Quarterly Conference of St. Paul's Church in Abilene, Texas. The document includes a page of minutes, listing those present, and four pages reporting on numerous issues pertaining to the church.
Date:
October 15, 1920
Creator:
Hunt, James Winford
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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]
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
[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
[Letter from Harold G. Cooke to Mrs. Lance Webb]
A letter from Harold G. Cooke, President of McMurry College, to Mrs. Lance Webb, the daughter of James W. Hunt. The letter invites Mrs. Webb to the dedication of the newest dormitory at McMurry to James W. Hunt.
Date:
October 22, 1957
Creator:
Cooke, Harold G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Boyd M. McKeown to Miss Elizabeth Hunt]
Letter to Miss Elizabeth Hunt from Boyd M. McKeown, Dean of McMurry College, dated October 15, 1928. The letter congratulates Hunt on her excellent grades.
Date:
October 15, 1928
Creator:
McKeown, Boyd M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Students in German Class]
Photograph of a female McMurry College student holding an Elementary German book upright on the desk of another male student, who points at it with his pen. Other students are visible in the background.
Date:
October 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Artist and Professor at Alumni Art Show]
Photograph of art professor Robert Miller, left, standing with Dr. Kenneth Wyatt, one of the artists at an alumni art show at McMurry University. A painting of a woman in evening dress is mounted on the wall behind them.
Date:
October 1980
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dr. Thomas Kim at Dr. Paul Lack's Book Signing Reception]
Photograph of Dr. Thomas Kim, President of McMurry, Dr. Robert Wallace, Assistant Professor of Sociology and President of the Friends of the Library, and Dr. Alwyn Barr, Professor of History at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, who was the first reader of Dr. Lack's doctoral dissertation.
Date:
October 1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Excavation for Recreation Center]
A photograph of an excavator dumping dirt into a dump-trunk while digging a hole for the foundation of the J. W. Hunt Physical Education Center at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with the Indian Stadium in the background.
Date:
October 1988
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Excavation for Recreation Center]
A photograph of a bulldozer and an excavator digging a hole for the foundation of the J. W. Hunt Physical Education Center at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with the Indian Stadium in the background.
Date:
October 1988
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Men Refurbishing McMurry Calliope]
Photograph of Gerald Layton and Horace Silson refurbishing the McMurry calliope float.
Date:
October 1988
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Office in Old Indian Gym]
A photograph of an office with a desk and filing cabinets in the old Indian Gym at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
October 1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History