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[Parade Sponsor Float]

Photograph of a parade float featuring the sponsors of League City's 32nd Annual Village Fest, coasting down Kansas Street. A blue pick-up truck is hauling the makeshift trailer-turned-float, which holds a group of passengers. A sign positioned above the trailer hitch has the text, "Welcome Class of 1986" and the Clear Creek High School emblem on it. Below that text are the names of some sponsors. Colorful bunting is festooned between the truck and the trailer.
Date: May 10, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Senior Citizen Float in a Parade]

Photograph of a float carrying senior citizens in antebellum costumes. A sign on the side of the float reads, "Aging with Grace, Happy Birthday 150th." The float is part of League City's 32nd Annual Village Fest parade; its theme celebrates the Texas' sesquicentennial birthday. Individuals wearing Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog costumes are standing at the top of the float.
Date: May 10, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert L. Schaadt to Yvonne Sutherlin, January 2, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Robert L. Schaadt to Yvonne Sutherlin, January 2, 1986]

Letter from Robert L. Schaadt to Yvonne Sutherlin, on January 2, 1986, thanking her for her donation of her mother-in-law's diary. He expresses his delight at reading it, and asks if Sutherlin would like to donate anything else to the Sam Houston Regional Library & Research Center.
Date: January 2, 1986
Creator: Schaadt, Robert L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Diamondback, Yearbook of St. Mary's University, 1986 (open access)

Diamondback, Yearbook of St. Mary's University, 1986

Yearbook for St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1986
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Historical Association Ninetieth Annual Meeting, 1986 (open access)

Texas State Historical Association Ninetieth Annual Meeting, 1986

Program for the 90th annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association, held in Austin, Texas, including a list of sessions for the meeting and related information about the organization and conference.
Date: March 1986
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1986 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1986

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 460.
Date: 1986
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Festive Circulation Desk at Helen Hall Library]

Photograph of three staff members at the Helen Hall Library circulation desk wearing their Halloween costumes, complete with make-up. Halloween decorations are visible behind them on the wall and hanging from the ceiling.
Date: October 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Hall Library Groundbreaking Ceremony]

Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony in regards to the subsequent reconstruction of the Helen Hall Library, which is partially visible in the background. Six people, including three councilmen and one councilwoman, are participating with ceremonial golden shovels.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History