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[Certificate of Accomplishment] (open access)

[Certificate of Accomplishment]

Certificate awarded by the University of Texas to Ridgon Edwards acknowledging his participation in a course offered by the Division of Extension.
Date: February 25, 1966
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Division of Extension.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Mrs. Ruth Gay, March 15, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Mrs. Ruth Gay, March 15, 1966

Interview with Mrs. Ruth Gay, a woman from Abilene, Texas. The interview covers Mrs. Gay's family, her background, and her memories of Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 15, 1966
Creator: Hall, Elbert & Gay, Ruth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Mrs. Ellouise Cockrell Stevenson and Edith Cockrell Preston, September 7, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Mrs. Ellouise Cockrell Stevenson and Edith Cockrell Preston, September 7, 1966

Interview with Mrs. Ellouise Cockrell Stevenson and Mrs. Edith Cockrell Preston, sisters from Abilene, Texas. The interview covers the sisters' background, individual careers, and memories of Abilene.
Date: September 7, 1966
Creator: Richardson, Rupert & Stevenson, Ellouise
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Mrs. Dallas (Laura Jewel) Scarborough, March 15, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Mrs. Dallas (Laura Jewel) Scarborough, March 15, 1966

Interview with Mrs. Dallas Laura Jewel Scarborough, a political figure from Abilene, Texas. The interview covers Mrs. Scarborough's political participation throughout Texas, her background, and her memories of Abilene.
Date: March 15, 1966
Creator: Mingus, John A. & Scarborough, Laura Jewel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Mrs. Dave (Earsie) Brown, July 23, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Mrs. Dave (Earsie) Brown, July 23, 1966

Interview with Mrs. Dave Earsie Brown, an African-American woman born in Abilene, Texas. The interview covers Mrs. Brown's background and her memories of Abilene, Texas.
Date: July 23, 1966
Creator: Mingus, Mrs. Roy Helen & Brown, Earsie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Dr. Don H. Morris, May 17, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Dr. Don H. Morris, May 17, 1966

Interview with Dr. Don H. Morris, President of Abilene Christian College from Abilene, Texas. The interview covers Dr. Morris's background, career, and memories of Abilene.
Date: May 17, 1966
Creator: Foster, Monty McGinty & Morris, Don Heath
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Dr. Willis P. Gerhart, February 28, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Dr. Willis P. Gerhart, February 28, 1966

Interview with Dr. Willis P. Gerhart, an engineer from Abilene, Texas. The interview covers Dr. Gerhart's background, work, and memories of Abilene.
Date: February 28, 1966
Creator: Mingus, Mrs. Roy Helen & Gerhart, Willis P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Joe Williamson, December 7, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Joe Williamson, December 7, 1966

Interview with Joe Williamson, a community activist from Abilene, Texas. The interview covers the different service clubs in Abilene and their contribution to the community.
Date: December 7, 1966
Creator: Winston, Dorothy & Williamson, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Miss Tommie Clack and Miss Bobbie Clack, March 7, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Miss Tommie Clack and Miss Bobbie Clack, March 7, 1966

Interview with Miss Tommie Clack and Miss Bobbie Clack, two sisters who are both school teachers from Abilene, Texas. The interview covers the sisters' background, their time as schoolteachers, and their memories of Abilene.
Date: March 7, 1966
Creator: Olsen, Ollie Lena; Clack, Tommie & Clack, Bobbie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Phillip Thompson, March 19, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Phillip Thompson, March 19, 1966

Interview with Phillip Thompson, a native of Abilene, Texas. The interview covers Mr. Thompson's background and memories of Abilene.
Date: March 19, 1966
Creator: Gerhart, Eleanor & Thompson, Phillip
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Judge R. Black, May 17, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Judge R. Black, May 17, 1966

Interview with the Honorable R. Black, a judge of the 42nd Judicial District Court of Texas, from Abilene, Texas. The interview covers Judge Black's background, the legal history of Abilene and the Big Country, and the Talking History of Abilene Series.
Date: May 17, 1966
Creator: Wilson, Don & Black, R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order from T. N. Carswell to Collin Street Bakery including list of Christmas gift recipients - December 6, 1966] (open access)

[Order from T. N. Carswell to Collin Street Bakery including list of Christmas gift recipients - December 6, 1966]

An order made to Collin Street Bakery, Corsicana, Texas by T. N. Carswell, dated December 6, 1966 and ordered on December 9, 1966. An order sheet listing recipients. The reverse side includes a handwritten list of recipients for Poinsettia Gift Packs; L. F. Stevenson, Johnson, Carter, Davison, Berry, Turner, Howard, Baileys, Ferrell.
Date: December 6, 1966
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Branch to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Branch to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Charles Branch, M.D. of the Montreal Neurological Institute in Montreal, Canada, thanking Blanche Perry for the baptistry painting.
Date: August 14, 1966
Creator: Branch, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #3] (open access)

[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #3]

A four-page typewritten essay by Blanche Perry to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ entitled "Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting." Symbols noted include cross, blood, dove, Spirit, water, mountains, valley.
Date: June 19, 1966
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bulletin from the Eastside Church of Christ] (open access)

[Bulletin from the Eastside Church of Christ]

A copy of a bulletin from the Eastside Church of Christ's open house excerpting Blanche Perry's interpretation of the baptistry painting, introducing Eastside's minister, Douglas G. Young, listing church elders and deacons, and giving a brief history of the Eastside Church of Christ.
Date: June 19, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Duane C. Rutherford to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Duane C. Rutherford to Blanche Perry]

A typewritten and signed letter from Eastside Church of Christ elder Duane C. Rutherford to Blanche Perry confirming arrangements for Perry to paint the baptistry scene. A short handwritten note is visible on the back that says: "Buren or Luis - Give to Sis Shick or put in her mail box - please, Sis Perry."
Date: February 12, 1966
Creator: Rutherford, Duane C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rialto Service Co. Envelope] (open access)

[Rialto Service Co. Envelope]

Envelope from Rialto Service Co. Photographers in Chicago, Illinois addressed to James Read in Dearborn, Michigan.
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History