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[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen, July 29, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen, July 29, 1986]

Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen congratulating her on her selection for the Texas Women's Hall of Fame. Also included are photocopies of a newspaper article about the honor.
Date: July 29, 1986
Creator: Williston, C. Lincoln
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: 13 Texas women picked for Hall of Fame] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: 13 Texas women picked for Hall of Fame]

Newspaper clipping of an article about 13 women selected for induction into the third Texas Women's Hall of Fame: Mary Lavinia Griffith, Jody Conradt, Mary Kay Ash, Ada Simond, Caro Crawford Brown, Wilhelmina Ruth Fitzgerald Delco, Dr. May Owen, Hermine Dalkowitz, Margaret Cousins, Anne Legendre Armstrong, Sally Kirsten Ride, Alicia Chacon, and Frances E. Goff. The article discusses each of the inductees and their contributions to society.
Date: August 20, 1986
Creator: Daily News
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article: Obituaries] (open access)

[Article: Obituaries]

A series of obituaries in the Texas Medical Association's June 1988 Texas Medicine journal. Those listed in the obituaries included Dr. May Owen, Dr. William Frank Renfrow, Dr. Louis Reed Robey, Dr. Hampton C. Robinson, Dr. Lowell Edison Rutledge, Dr. Cassie Elizabeth Stuermer, Dr. Robert W. B. Terrell, Dr. Robert H. Thomason, and Dr. Leopoldo Villareal.
Date: June 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: May Owen To Be Inducted Into Texas Woman's Hall Of Fame] (open access)

[Clipping: May Owen To Be Inducted Into Texas Woman's Hall Of Fame]

Clipping of an article from the September 1986 TMA Action newsletter for the Texas Medical Association. The article discusses Dr. May Owen's induction into the Texas Women's Hall of Women, and includes some of her accomplishments. A photograph of Dr. Owen is included in the article. On the back of the clipping are two more articles the TMA Board of Trustees and TEXPAC.
Date: 1986-09~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: 'Dr. May' lauded for help] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: 'Dr. May' lauded for help]

Newspaper clippings of an article about Dr. May Owen, who was honored at a Texas Medical Association luncheon. The article includes information about her career and her financial help to medical students. A photograph of Dr. Owen at the luncheon is included. Each clipping is mounted on a separate piece of paper.
Date: February 15, 1982
Creator: Ondrejas, Carolyn
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Woman Doctor is a Dynamo at 93] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Woman Doctor is a Dynamo at 93]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Dr. May Owen. The article discusses Dr. Owen's career-oriented lifestyle, including a few quotes from Dr. Owen's friends and a photograph of Dr. Owen. On the back of the clipping is part of an advertisement for Marlboro cigarettes.
Date: January 29, 1985
Creator: Harrison, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Tech To Honor Medical Pioneer] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Tech To Honor Medical Pioneer]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Texas Tech University giving Dr. May Owen an honorary Doctors of Human Letters degree. The article also briefly details Dr. Owen's background, career, and accomplishments, as well as the events surrounding Dr. Owen's receiving of the honor. On the back of the clipping is part of an advertisement.
Date: June 2, 1985
Creator: Smith, Billy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Western Sidesaddles, November 1981] (open access)

[Clipping: Western Sidesaddles, November 1981]

Magazine article describing the history of western-style sidesaddles and describing well-known saddlemakers, including S. D. Myres, with images of various saddles. The pages include several advertisements and the last page, which has no pagination, contains full-page advertisements for Simco saddles (front) and Panhandle Slip western wear (back).
Date: November 1981
Creator: Heinz, Ralph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article about Sam Myres move to the West to chase business opportunities] (open access)

[Article about Sam Myres move to the West to chase business opportunities]

Newspaper clipping that features an article about Sam Myres decision to move his business out of Sweetwater, Texas to El Paso, Texas. This decision was made due to the lessoning of ranchers that could be found in that area of Texas with more innovation coming about to make moving to other places easier and more opportunistic. The article goes on to talk about Myres son, Bill, who took on the business once his father had passed.
Date: August 26, 1986
Creator: Francis, Otis
System: The Portal to Texas History