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Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993
Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, members of the Church of Christ from Tennessee. The interview includes the Garners' experiences with, the Pleasant Union congregation, the Church of Christ, and their time in Detroit, Michigan. The interview also includes their views on a controversy involving the Church of Christ and O. L. Trone.
Date:
May 12, 1993
Creator:
Boyd, R. Vernon; Garner, Samuel & Garner, Mattie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sam Holt, March 9, 1977
Interview with Sam Holt, a church member from Holtsville, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt discussing church history, his background within it, his life from childhood, and race relations in the community he was raised in. The interview also includes Holt's recounting of the history of interracial children during and after slavery and his family's connection to it.
Date:
March 9, 1977
Creator:
Boyd, R. Vernon & Holt, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Woods, March 8, 1969
Interview with Robert Woods, a preacher from Gallatin, Tennessee. The interview includes the broader history of the Christian Church he grew up in, prominent figures, the school he went to, as well as his personal experiences as a black person during that time. The interview also includes Wood's recounting his first preaching tour as a teen.
Date:
March 8, 1969
Creator:
Boyd, R. Vernon & Woods, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. C. Holt, September 25, 1972
Interview with A. C. Holt, preacher from Belfast, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt's experience growing up in and around the church, his education, family history, surrounding church history, and his time as a preacher and teacher. The interview also includes Holt's comments on other prominent figures in the church.
Date:
September 25, 1972
Creator:
Boyd, R. Vernon & Holt, A. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Americanism
A newspaper clipping from page 8 of the Monday, December 22, 1941 edition of the Memphis Press-Scimitar (Memphis, Tennessee) featering an article on Americanism, written by Edward J. Meeman, Editor. Meeman answers the question "What is Americanism" as asked by T. N. Carswell, For the Committee, Parramore Post No. 57 American Legion, Abilene, Texas.
Date:
December 22, 1941
Creator:
Meeman, Edward J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Americanism, by Edward J. Meeman
An essay on Americanism, by Edward J. Meeman, Editor of The Memphis Press-Scimitar.
Date:
December 9, 1941
Creator:
Meeman, Edward J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6]
Memorandum outlining S. A. T. C. Military Administration Districts, jurisdictions of the committees and department commanders, and the headquarters of department commanders.
Date:
September 21, 1918
Creator:
Briscoe, Chesleigh H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of The Civil War Diary of Dr. John Henry Bass]
Transcript of the diary of D. John Henry Bass documenting his time in the Confederate Army, including his observations, notes about the progress of the war and various skirmishes, and being wounded.
Date:
June 6, 2017
Creator:
Kuenstler, Jewellee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History
Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date:
May 26, 1988
Creator:
Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card sent from Old & Third National Bank to Doris Tanner]
Card from the Old & Third National Bank of Union City, Tennessee congratulating Doris Tanner on her recent appearance in the newspaper. The card contains a clipping about Tanner's recent visit to Washington, D.C. advocating on behalf of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
1977~
Creator:
Old & Third National Bank of Union City
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]
Extracts of several special orders and regulations for both Women Airforce Service Pilots and male pilots ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Munson.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Force Base
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note on Byrd Granger's Documentation for WASP Hearings]
A note written on a letterhead from the Texas State Board of Education that reads, "Byrd Granger's documentation for WASP hearings 1977-1978".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Board Meeting Agenda]
Agenda for the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006.
Date:
March 25, 2006
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting]
Minutes from the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date:
March 25, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook]
Scrapbook containing photographs, church bulletins, newspaper and magazine clippings, baptistry painting interpretations, etc. related to the various churches and individuals with whom Perry was associated.
Date:
1940/1966
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter for the Church of Christ in Friendship, Tennessee]
Church newsletter for the Church of Christ in Friendship, Tennessee. News items include an upcoming gospel meeting led by Fred Chunn, new song books entitled "Christian Hymns," circulation of the church bulletin, and a theological piece entitled "Factors in our Salvation."
Date:
June 18, 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Bolivar, Tennessee]
Photograph of a baptistry painting done by Perry for a church in Bolivar, Tennessee. Inscriptions on photograph indicate possible location of Bolivia, Tennessee and read in part "Picture similar to Coal Hill, Arkansas" and "Fall."
Date:
November 1946
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Tigrett, Tennessee]
Interpretative essay "Spiritual Applications" by Perry of the baptistry painting for the church in Tigrett, Tennessee. Also includes a copy of a poem "Redbuds for 'Ressurection'" by Lucy Stanley, and a copy of the poem "The Dogwood. For the Cross of Death" by Elizabeth S. Asgood.
Date:
May 1948
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. R. B. Priesitey to Blanche Perry]
A letter from Mrs. R.B. Priesitey to Blanche Perry requesting a baptistry painting for the church in Greenfield, Tennessee after seeing the painting done for the church in Friendship, Tennessee.
Date:
January 26, 1943
Creator:
Priesitey, R. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Friendship, Tennessee]
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting created by Blanche Perry for the church in Friendship, Tennessee. The photo shows the painting installed in the church framed by curtains or drapes and lighting.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Blanche Perry from Nashville, Tennessee]
Incomplete letter from an unknown person to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting done for the church in Nashville, Tennessee. Mentions several comments from other church members regarding how the painting affected them. Includes personal details of author.
Date:
October 18, 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Lenoir City, Tennessee]
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the church in Lenoir city, Tennessee. Scene depicts willow tree, wide river, rocks, trees, clouds.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Blanche Perry from Her Nephew]
Letter from Perry's nephew describing the dedication services for the baptistry painting at the church in Rockwood, Tennessee.
Date:
June 18, 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wayland James to Blanche Perry]
One typewritten letter from Wayland James to Blanche Perry requesting a baptistry painting for the church in Friendship, Tennessee. Includes envelope.
Date:
July 5, 1941
Creator:
James, Wayland
System:
The Portal to Texas History