[Arthur Bea Williams & Arthur Tipps]

Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams standing with Judge Arthur Tipps. Mrs. Williams is being sworn in as the first woman Justice of Peace in Wichita County.
Date: December 14, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur Bea Williams & Family]

Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams with her family at her swearing-in as justice of the peace. From left: Mary Blair-Moore, Arthur Bea Williams, her mother Margie Blackmon, and uncle Jack Blair. Her daughter, Andrea Williams, is taking the photo.
Date: December 14, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Audrey Kariel and Truitt at a Library Gathering]

Audrey Kariel, Project Director for the building of Marshall Public Library, shares a joke with Truitt at a library function.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Moyers, Young Journalist]

A young Billy Don Moyers smiles from the pages of a yearbook. Starting as a teenage newspaper reporter in his home town of Marshall, Texas, Moyers rose to national prominence as a high-level aide in Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. He later changed from print to television journalism, broadcasting news commentary and creating special subject documentaries. Now he is known simply as Bill Moyers; but he has never forgotten his roots.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1983 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1983

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1983
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Celebration Dinner for Supporters of a New Library]

Supporters who worked to realize a dream for a new Marshall Public Library were honored at a celebration dinner on October 19, 1973, two days before the official opening of the building. George Olincy, chairman of the Andrew Norman Foundation, speaks to the group at the Holiday Inn Motel. The Foundation gave a challenge grant to the Friends of a Public Library. Originally the offer was for $125, 000, but it grew to $175,000. To the right in the picture is Fenn Lewis, who chaired the successful fund drive for the Friends. Others are unidentified.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Confirmation Invitation for Ahavath Sholom, 1983] (open access)

[Confirmation Invitation for Ahavath Sholom, 1983]

Invitation for the confirmation exercises for the 1983 class of Ahavath Sholom synagogue, including a list of confirmands.
Date: May 18, 1983
Creator: Congregation Ahavath Sholom
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Diamondback, Yearbook of St. Mary's University, 1983 (open access)

Diamondback, Yearbook of St. Mary's University, 1983

Yearbook for St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1983
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donation Toward a New Public Library]

During the early 1970's, various organisations contributed toward the building of a new public library in Marshall, Texas. In this newspaper photo, Fenn Lewis, fund drive chairman, accepts a donation from Johnny Barkett.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Lady Supports New Library]

Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, right, former First Lady and a native of Harrison County, met with Fenn Lewis, left, president of the Marshall Friends of a Public Library, at the LBJ Library in Austin. Mrs. Johnson was honorary chairwoman of the National Gifts and Grants Committee of the Marshall Public Library Building Fund Drive. She and Lewis met to review plans for the new facility, which opened in October, 1973.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Friends Award First Membership Card]

In this newspaper file photo, the Friends of a Public Library in Marshall, Texas award their first membership card. From left to right are Ken Duggins,City Manager, Tony Bridge, the first president of Friends, and Audrey Kariel, Friends Executive Board member.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Friends Examine Library Book]

Members of the Friends of a Public Library organization in Marshall, Texas examine a new library reference book in this publicity photo. Seated, left to right, are Fenn Lewis, Nancy Brown Conwell, and Jim Ivey. Standing, left to right, are Tony Bridge and Dick Brassell.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Friends President Motivates Library Supporters]

Mrs. Charles McKenzie, president of the Gladewater Friends of a Public Library, came to Marshall to speak to local Friends about beginning the drive for a new Marshall public library building.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1983 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1983

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 367.
Date: 1983
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Justice of the Peace Ceremony]

Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams with (from left) Commissioner Dodd Wiley, Gordon Griffith, and Tom Baccus at her swearing-in as Justice of the Peace for Wichita County.
Date: December 14, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kariel Family Celebrates Library Opening]

Louis and Audrey Kariel, with their children Nancy and son(unknown name) are shown at the reception for the opening of the new Marshall Public Library in 1973. Mr. Kariel is a former chairman of the Library Board of Trustees. Mrs. Kariel was a trustee and the Project Director for the building of the new library. Both have continued to be strong supporters of library development.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Alan H. Winquist to Carlton Lundgren, May 28, 1983] (open access)

[Letter From Alan H. Winquist to Carlton Lundgren, May 28, 1983]

Letter from Alan H. Winquist to Carlton Lundgren discussing an inscription in Lundgren's family bible which he had asked Winquist to translate. The letter also mentions a newspaper article in the Brady Herald featuring Winquist.
Date: May 28, 1983
Creator: Winquist, Alan H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Sutherlin to James and Yvonne Sutherlin, June 3, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Sutherlin to James and Yvonne Sutherlin, June 3, 1983]

Letter from Lee Sutherlin to James and Yvonne Sutherlin, on June 3, 1983, informing them that he will send them his brother's genealogy charts, barring unforeseen complications.
Date: June 3, 1983
Creator: Sutherlin, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Benefactor George Olincy]

George Olincy, benefactor to the Marshall Public Library building project. He was chairman of the Andrew Norman Foundation and offered a challenge grant toward a new library building to Audrey Kariel, Project Director. He suggested that the challenge be given to the Friends of a Public Library rather than the city of Marshall. The Friends were able to match the challenge. The cooperation of the city, the library trustees, and the Friends ensured a successful building project that has been a source of civic pride.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Benefactress, Virginia Gold Olincy]

Mrs. George (Virginia Gold) Olincy of Los Angeles, California, was a trustee of the Andrew Norman Foundation that gave a challenge grant toward the building of the Marshall Public Library. As a former librarian, she was interested in this particular project for her home town of Marshall. The auditorium in the new library was named in memory of her parents, Mose and Etta Gold.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Naval Retirement]

Photograph of Margaret and Richard Cover, Sr. posing for a picture at Richard's Navy retirement ceremony. Richard is wearing his naval uniform and Margaret is dressed up in a green dress.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Number 27, March 1983 (open access)

The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Number 27, March 1983

Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society containing information about the organization, membership, and field of aquaculture and ecosystem management.
Date: March 1983
Creator: American Fisheries Society. Texas Chapter.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Number 28, August 1983 (open access)

The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Number 28, August 1983

Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society containing information about the organization, membership, and field of aquaculture and ecosystem management.
Date: August 1983
Creator: American Fisheries Society. Texas Chapter.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Number 29, November 1983 (open access)

The Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Number 29, November 1983

Newsletter of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society containing information about the organization, membership, and field of aquaculture and ecosystem management.
Date: November 1983
Creator: American Fisheries Society. Texas Chapter.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History