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Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: November 14, 1992
Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran from November 14th to December 12th during the 43rd season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies.
Date:
November 1992
Creator:
Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Preas to Rosa Walston Latimer - August 6, 1992]
Letter from Lillian Preas of Brownwood, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, in which she expresses thanks to Rosa for her visit.
Date:
August 6, 1992
Creator:
Preas, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer - July 24, 1992]
Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she briefly describes her experience as a Harvey Girl, and requests that Rosa call her. She also includes addresses and family information for Norman Miller.
Date:
July 24, 1992
Creator:
Saenz, Madge
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Narville Newton to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 14, 1992]
Letter from Ruth Narville Newton of Houston, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she gives information about her sister and brother-in-law, Stella Narville Scott and Charles Dan Scott, who worked at Harvey Houses in Temple, Cleburne, Sweetwater, and Brownwood, Texas.
Date:
June 14, 1992
Creator:
Newton, Ruth Narville
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire filled out by Maxine G. Cockrell]
Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Maxine G. Cockrell, with information about working and living at a Harvey House.
Date:
June 12, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 10, 1992]
Letter from Raymond Nichols of Fort Worth, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which he describes his employment as a pantry boy, night waiter, and then night manager at the Cleburne Harvey House, as well as his following success as an owner in the restaurant industry, starting the Lone Star Drive In Restaurant chain in Fort Worth and Dallas and eventually becoming a millionaire.
Date:
June 10, 1992
Creator:
Nichols, Raymond
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 8, 1992]
Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she expresses her intention to write soon with her Harvey Girl information, explaining that she had been sick and unable to write.
Date:
June 8, 1992
Creator:
Saenz, Madge
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire filled out by Desree Arrowood Jordan]
Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Desree Arrowood Jordan of Gatesville, Texas, with questions about her experience working at Harvey Houses.
Date:
June 2, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helen Potter Harper to Rosa Walston Latimer - May 18, 1992]
Letter from Helen Potter Harper of Wildwood, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she offers several sources for information about Harvey Houses and Harvey Girls in the area of Silsbee and Beaumont, Texas.
Date:
May 18, 1992
Creator:
Harper, Helen Potter
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire filled out by Leona Woods Moore]
Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Leona Woods Moore, with questions about working in Harvey Houses.
Date:
May 14, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rosa Walston Latimer to James Balke - May 12, 1992]
Letter from Rosa Walston Latimer to James Balke in which she asks him to fill out a questionnaire about Harvey Houses. A note from James Balke to Rosa Walston Latimer is written on the back of the original letter, explaining that she did not include a questionnaire and offering some leads for more information about Harvey Girls.
Date:
May 12, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston & Balke, James
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire filled out by Erna Koehn Johnson]
Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Erna Koehn Johnson with questions about her experiences working as a Harvey Girl in the Temple, Texas Harvey House.
Date:
May 12, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum to Rosa Walston Latimer - April 18, 1992]
Letter from the Temple, Texas Railroad and Pioneer Museum to Rosa Walston Latimer, describing the history of the Temple Harvey House as well as listing names of known Temple Harvey Girls.
Date:
April 18, 1992
Creator:
Railroad and Pioneer Museum
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Erma Koehn Johnson to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 26, 1992]
Letter from Erma Koehn Johnson of Columbus, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her experience working as a Harvey Girl. On the back side of the letter is an article condensed from Texas Highways magazine about the Harvey Girls, as well as a picture of Erna Koehn Johnson and Bertha Hartman wearing Harvey Girl uniforms.
Date:
March 26, 1992
Creator:
Johnson, Erma Koehn
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George H. Latimer to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 26, 1992]
Letter from George H. Latimer to Rosa Walston Latimer relating information given to him by Erna Johnson, a former Harvey Girl, and speculating about himself and Rosa Walston Latimer having a common ancestor.
Date:
March 26, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, George H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 23, 1992]
Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn (Mrs. E. J. Strawn) to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her father, Charles Everett Wilson, a former Harvey House cook.
Date:
March 23, 1992
Creator:
Strawn, Ruth Wilson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant to Rosa Walston Latimer - May 12, 1992]
Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant of Deer Park, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she offers information about books, magazines, and museums related to Harvey Girls and Harvey Houses.
Date:
March 22, 1992
Creator:
Grant, La Rue Tucker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harvey L. Gibson to Rosa Walston Latimer]
Letter from Harvey L. Gibson of England to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which he tells about his graduating class of 1929 having a luncheon in the dining room of the Temple Harvey House.
Date:
March 11, 1992
Creator:
Gibson, Harvey L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dorothy Flynn to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 28, 1992]
Letter from Dorothy Flynn of Cleburne, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer relaying information about a friend, Jewell Curtes, who worked at the Cleburne Harvey House along with her mother and sister.
Date:
February 28, 1992
Creator:
Flynn, Dorothy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. M. Hurley to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 28, 1992]
Letter from L. M. Hurley of Newton, Kansas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about Alma Smith, a former Fred Harvey waitress or Harvey Girl in Canadian, Texas.
Date:
February 28, 1992
Creator:
Hurley, L. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. G. Schurig to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 24, 1992]
Letter from R. G. Schurig of Mesa, Arizona to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about his father, who was a chef and baker in the Harvey House at Gainesville, Texas.
Date:
February 24, 1992
Creator:
Schurig, R. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. C. M. Jordan to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]
Letter from Mrs. C. M. Jordan of Gatesville, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, describing Mrs. Jordan's experience working at Harvey Houses in Amarillo as well as other cities in Oklahoma and Kansas. Included is the letter's envelope.
Date:
February 19, 1992
Creator:
Jordan, Mrs. C. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]
Letter from Raymond Nichols of Fort Worth, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which he describes his employment as a pantry boy, night waiter, and then night manager at the Cleburne Harvey House.
Date:
February 19, 1992
Creator:
Nichols, Raymond
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Speck Wilson to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]
Letter from Speck Wilson of Springtown, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, in which he describes the story of his father and mother's courtship and marriage. His mother, Maxine Cockrell Wilson Johnson, was a Harvey Girl in Canadian, Texas and his father, Harold F. Wilson, was a local cowboy.
Date:
February 19, 1992
Creator:
Wilson, Speck
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History