The Messenger, Fall 2022 (open access)

The Messenger, Fall 2022

The McMurry alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about the university's students, staff, and alumni.
Date: Autumn 2023
Creator: McMurry University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Messenger, Summer 2022 (open access)

The Messenger, Summer 2022

The McMurry alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about the university's students, staff, and alumni.
Date: Summer 2022
Creator: McMurry University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Messenger, Fall 2021 (open access)

The Messenger, Fall 2021

The McMurry alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about the university's students, staff, and alumni.
Date: Autumn 2021
Creator: McMurry University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Messenger, Fall 2020 (open access)

The Messenger, Fall 2020

The McMurry alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about the university's students, staff, and alumni.
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: McMurry University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 90, 2015 (open access)

The Galleon, Volume 90, 2015

The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry University includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork.
Date: 2015
Creator: McMurry University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Messenger, Spring 2015 (open access)

The Messenger, Spring 2015

The McMurry alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about the university's students, staff, and alumni.
Date: Spring 2015
Creator: McMurry University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grace Cultural Center: A Case Statement (open access)

The Grace Cultural Center: A Case Statement

Plans proposed by the Abilene Fire Arts Museum and the Abilene Preservation League for a downtown cultural center at the restored Grace Hotel building. It includes information about the building, funding, importance of the project, staffing, and other relevant business plans.
Date: 1987
Creator: Abilene Preservation League
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Elias Michael, September 17, 1913] (open access)

[Program for Elias Michael, September 17, 1913]

A pamphlet documenting the prayers and eulogy spoken about Elias Michael by his friend and minister, Leon Harrison.
Date: September 1913
Creator: Harrison, Leon
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Visit to the Campus of Simmons University, Abilene, Texas (open access)

A Visit to the Campus of Simmons University, Abilene, Texas

A booklet featuring photographs of Hardin-Simmons University buildings, faculty members, students and clubs, as well as general information about the campus.
Date: 1934
Creator: Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Generations of the North family]

Photograph of four generations of the North family. Grandma is seated in the center. Standing behind her are Russel, James, Robyn, Jeff, Chris and Carolyn. A building and couple of trees are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sketching Club]

Copy slide of a photograph of girls sketching outside by Simmons College building and they are all wearing dresses.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Merkel - 1909]

Photograph of Downtown Merkel in 1909 with a number of buildings visible and signage is in front of some. The photograph is labeled "Bird's Eye View Merkel, Texas" in the upper right corner.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mead Bakery]

Photograph on a cardboard of five members of the Mead bakery staff behind the counter in the store. Flower vases are arranged on a counter on one side of the store and another one is in the center.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the HSU Library and Administration Building]

Photograph of the Hardin Simmons University Administration Building and library, now the Sandefer Memorial Administration Building. The three story building is visible with a variety of compact vehicles parked in the lot.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Eagles Interscholastic Football Champions]

Copy slide of a photograph of the Abilene Eagles 1922 football teams lined up along a field. A crowd of people are visible in the bleachers behind them.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farm Family]

Copy slide of a photograph of a group of people by a car with the house in the background. Three young women and one young man, who is sitting on the running board, are in front of the side of the car and at least two others are inside.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp Barkeley - Front of Hospital]

Copy slide of a photograph with a monument showing the entwined snake medical insignia in the foreground and the hospital barracks behind it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire in Rough Terrain between Clyde and Albany]

Photograph of a large fire in rough terrain between Clyde and Albany.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joe M. Rucker and family]

Copy slide of a photograph of Joe M. Rucker seated with his young son next to him leaning toward to his mother, Alice A. Thomson Rucker.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fighting a House Fire]

Copy slide of a photograph of firemen on the roof of what appears to be an apartment building. People are watching from the street and a few vehicles are parked by the curb.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Framed portrait of David Bales]

Copy slide of a framed portrait of David Bales posing in front of a light colored background. Mr. Bales has white hair and a thick long beard covering his face. He is wearing a dark colored jacket on top of a button up shirt.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Dodge Company Office]

Photograph of the Dodge Company office and showroom and two employees are visible standing behind desks. Several vehicle tires are displayed in different areas of the office along with plants.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Manufacturing District - 1903]

Copy slide of a photograph of Abilene's manufacturing district. The slide says "A partial view of Abilene's manufacturing district showing mill, compress, public utilities and ice plant, etc."
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of N. S. Dougherty and partner]

Copy slide of a photograph of N. S. Dougherty standing next to a seated man. Both of the men have on dark colored suits with vests underneath and they both have mustaches. The men are in front of a wallpaper with the drawing of a tree and some plants.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History