[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook] (open access)

[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook]

Scrapbook containing photographs, church bulletins, newspaper and magazine clippings, baptistry painting interpretations, etc. related to the various churches and individuals with whom Perry was associated.
Date: 1940/1966
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1940 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1940

Summer session catalog describes the course offerings and general information about Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1940
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1940-1941 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1940-1941

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: June 1940
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interpretation for 7th Avenue Church of Christ] (open access)

[Interpretation for 7th Avenue Church of Christ]

A typewritten essay "Interpretation of the picture in the auditorium of the 7th Ave. Church of Christ, Miami, Fla., a creation of Mrs. Blanche G. Perry of Denver, Colorado." Symbols mentioned include palm trees, sand, flowers and birds, reeds, rocks, dove, cross, sun's rays, sunset, water. Includes handwritten edits. Note at top reads "One of my first interpretations. Written in 1940."
Date: 1940
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Anabel Simon to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Anabel Simon to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Anabel Simon to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting for the church in Pensacola, Florida.
Date: December 19, 1940
Creator: Simon, Anabel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Geni Baskin to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Geni Baskin to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Geni Baskin (Mrs. Hugh Baskin) to Blanche Perry thanking Perry for the baptistry painting and describing the sermon Brother Smithson preached based on Perry's interpretation of the painting.
Date: November 19, 1940
Creator: Baskin, Geni
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gray Carter to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Gray Carter to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Gray Carter with an addendum from Alta Carter to Blanche Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting in the Church of Christ in Lawton, Oklahoma. Mentions baptisms of Elro Scott and Wayne Ward.
Date: May 7, 1940
Creator: Carter, Gray
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer A. Daniel to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Homer A. Daniel to Blanche Perry]

Letter and envelope from Homer A. Daniel, minister at the Church of Christ in Russellville, Kentucky, to Blanche Perry. Daniel introduces himself, describes the church building, and requests a painting from Perry.
Date: December 16, 1940
Creator: Daniel, Homer A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. L. D. Webb to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. L. D. Webb to Blanche Perry]

Handwritten letter from Mrs. L. D. Webb, minister's wife of the Church of Christ in Pocatello, Idaho, to Blanche Perry requesting a baptistry painting. Describes financing of the church building.
Date: December 2, 1940
Creator: Webb, L. D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Zelpha Sprague to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Zelpha Sprague to Blanche Perry]

Handwritten letter from Zelpha Sprague to Perry. Letter thanks Perry for the painting, and mentions various family and common acquaintances. Mentions details of the baptism of Elro Scott and Wayne Ward.
Date: May 15, 1940
Creator: Sprague, Zelpha
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter to Blanche Perry]

Portion of a handwritten letter to Blanche Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting in the Church of Christ in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Date: July 1, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, January 12, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, January 12, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 12, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 15, Ed. 1, Friday, January 19, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 15, Ed. 1, Friday, January 19, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 19, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 16, Ed. 1, Friday, February 2, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 16, Ed. 1, Friday, February 2, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, February 9, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, February 9, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 9, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 18, Ed. 1, Friday, February 16, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 18, Ed. 1, Friday, February 16, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 19, Ed. 1, Friday, February 23, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 19, Ed. 1, Friday, February 23, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 23, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, March 1, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, March 1, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 21, Ed. 1, Friday, March 8, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 21, Ed. 1, Friday, March 8, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 8, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, March 15, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, March 15, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 23, Ed. 1, Friday, March 29, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 23, Ed. 1, Friday, March 29, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 24, Ed. 1, Friday, April 5, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 24, Ed. 1, Friday, April 5, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 5, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 25, Ed. 1, Friday, April 12, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 25, Ed. 1, Friday, April 12, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 26, Ed. 1, Friday, April 19, 1940 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 26, Ed. 1, Friday, April 19, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 19, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History