A letter addressed to the Secretary of State, written to Miss Dickinson, Austin, Texas from T. N. Carswell, Chairman Taylor County Parole Board, dated December 29, 1950. Carswell reports to Dickinson on the attitude, relationships and home life of Subject 9803-A.

A form letter addressed to the Honorable T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from John Ben Shepperd, Secretary of State, Austin, Texas, dated December 20, 1950. Shepperd expresses his appreciation for the work done by Carswell with parolees and advises that he is enclosing a Certificate of Appointment to the County Voluntary Parole Board and an identification card for Carswell.

A certificate issued by The State of Texas, dated December 18, 1950. T. N. Carswell is commissioned Chairman of the Taylor County Voluntary Parole Board by Allan Shivers, Governor of Texas.

A form letter addressed to a Parolee in Abilene, Texas, from John Ben Shepperd by (Miss) Sybil Dickinson, Chief, Parole Division, Department of State, Austin, Texas dated December 18, 1950. Copy to T. N. Carswell. The letter instructs the Parolee (Subject 9803-A) to contact parole supervisor, Mr. T. N. Carswell. Dickinson adds a note to Carswell requesting that he advise them of the results of his investigation.

A letter written to Governor Allan Shivers, Austin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board dated September 21, 1950. Carswell advises of a bill for reimbursement explaining that it was state business which created the expense. He then explains the importance for parolees to be employed in order to be successfully rehabilitated but that, in this case, a representative of a minor state regulatory body has threatened both employer and employee.

A formal request from the state of California for a Pre-Parole Investigation for Inmate 9803-A. The request is dated December 15, 1950 and is addressed to John B. Shepperd, Secy of State, Austin, Texas, Attn: Miss Sybil Dickinson, Austin, Texas from Fred Finsley, Deputy Administrator Parole Matters, Sacramento, California. Attached is an institutional processing photograph of Inmate 9803-A, Folsom State Prison.

A letter addressed to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board dated August 23, 1950. Carswell explains the situation which has made Subject No. 113,814 unable to barber as a parolee and advises regarding an application for full pardon in order for him to requalify under the Barber Law.

A Western Union telegram sent to T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, Abilene, Texas from Louis Scott Wilkerson, Assistant Secretary of State, Austin, Texas dated 1950 AUG 4 4 20 PM. Wilkerson advises Carswell, with regret, that the Barber Board in Austin is going to prosecute.

A letter written to a parolee in Abilene, Texas from John Ben Shepperd (signed by Pauline Kirk, Chief, Parole Division), Department of State, Austin, Texas dated January 5, 1950. Kirk orders the parolee to report to Mr. T. N. Carswell and advises Subject regarding the parole violation that was committed, of the transfer of the case to Taylor County and of the importance to abide by the parole requirements.

A letter written to Governor Allan Shivers from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Voluntary Parole Board, dated August 4, 1950. Carswell explains that Subject No. 113,841 is a barber and Paul Arendall, Subject's former employer, is being threatened with penalties by a local member of the State Barber Board due to him employing a parolee. Notation handwritten by Carswell advises of copy to the Secretary of State

Letter from investment banker Wilbur E. Hess to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer thanking him for his "warm reception" of securities industry representatives at the Legislature.

Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to Mrs. Pender, Mrs. Pittard, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. McAden, and Mr. Carter concerning a photo he found while at his mother’s house in Abilene. He includes a limerick that he describes as “unfair to use.”