[Abilene Country Club]

Photograph of the Abilene Country Club which is a single-story building with white paint on the exterior and several columns by the front entrance.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Jr. High Band - 1940]

Copy slide of a photograph of the Abilene Junior High School band in uniform and with instruments on the front steps of a school.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Force 1940s]

Copy slide of a photograph of members of the Abilene Police Force posed on the front steps of a building. The officers are wearing uniform and they are standing in three horizontal rows.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Force in the 1940s]

Copy slide of a photograph of members of the Abilene Police Force posed on the front steps of a building. The officers are wearing uniform and they are standing in three horizontal rows.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure: McMurry Chanters] (open access)

[Brochure: McMurry Chanters]

Brochure advertising the McMurry singing group, The Chanters, directed by Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie. It includes photos of the chorus, a list of recent performances, descriptions of concerts, and quotations from fans.
Date: 1940~
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior of St. Ann Hospital]

Photograph of the Exterior of St. Ann Hospital in the 1940s. The single story building is visible with a cross above the roof of the entrance and an early car is partially visible parked by the curb in front of it.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 15, Number 2 (open access)

The Galleon, Volume 15, Number 2

The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry College includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork. The publication also includes advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1940
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 16, Number 1 (open access)

The Galleon, Volume 16, Number 1

The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry College includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork. The publication also includes advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1940
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
McMurry College, Eighteenth Formal Opening, 1940, Program (open access)

McMurry College, Eighteenth Formal Opening, 1940, Program

Program for the September 1940 opening of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas lists speakers and musical soloists. The Alma Mater is printed on the back.
Date: 1940
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North and 3rd Pine Street]

Photograph of the buildings at North and 3rd Pin Street with signage visible on two of them. A number of people are visible passing by and few early vehicles are parked in front of the buildings.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old Hunt Hall at McMurry University]

A photograph of the exterior of the original Hunt Hall dormitory at McMurry University.
Date: [1940..1958]
Creator: Thurman Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old Hunt Hall at McMurry University #2]

A photograph of the exterior of the original Hunt Hall dormitory at McMurry University.
Date: [1940..1958]
Creator: Thurman Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dames Club Reception]

A photograph of five women socializing at the Dames Club Reception, honoring faculty wives of Abilene Christian College and Hardin-Simmons University. One of the women may be Mrs. Andrew Hunt. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Dames Club Reception honoring faculty wives of A. C. C. and H-S U."
Date: [1940..1959]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Frank and Esther Greathouse]

Photograph of Frank G. and Esther Marrs Greathouse. Frank served on the Advisory Board for Religious Life of McMurry College. They pose for their picture side by side.
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lela Cain Townsend]

Photograph of Lela Cain Townsend, wife of John Townsend, who served as a McMurry College Trustee.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lucilee Grimes and Dorothea Merket]

Photograph of Lucilee Grimes (left) and Dorothea Merket (right) in an area surrounded by cobblestone walls, with a radio tower visible in the background.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of McMurry Bookstore Employees]

A photograph of two McMurry College bookstore employees talking and laughing with one another. An assortment of merchandise hanging from hooks and laying on tables can be seen in the background, and a cash register can be seen in the foreground.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People Standing in Stream]

Photograph of several men and women standing in a stream with their backs to the camera. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Weldron Butler, Beryl Talbot, ?, Lucilee Grimes, Sue Campbell."
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reverend P. E. Yarborough]

Photograph of Reverend P. E. Yarborough, Methodist minister. He is posing for his picture in a suit and tie.
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rosalie Grimes]

Photograph of Rosalie Grimes standing near the edge of a canyon and facing towards the foreground.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of The Chanters]

Photograph of (left to right?) Dorothea Merket, Ted Longino, Aileen Hardin, Sue Campbell, an unknown person (face is obscured by the next person's elbow), and Droopy Phillips, standing ankle deep in a river.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of The Chanters]

Photograph of Iola Tate, Marian Marlin, Lucilee Grimes, Ruth Palmer, Sue Campbell, Dorothea Merket, Beryl Talbot, and Hazel Grubbs sitting at the front steps of a building.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of The Chanters]

Photograph of (unknown order) Aileen Hardin, Beryl Talbot, Weldon Butler, Lucilee Grimes, Hazel Grubbs, Ted Longino, Droopy Phillips, Marian Marlin, and Sue Campbell, members of the McMurry University Chanters. The group is standing ankle deep in water, with brush behind them.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of The Chanters]

Photograph of Beryl Talbot, Ted Longino, Dorothea Merket, Hazel Grubbs, Weldon Butler, Lucilee Grimes, and two unknown individuals (one to the left of Beryl and another between Hazel and Weldon) standing ankle deep in water, with brush in the background.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History