[News Release: Third Annual Texas Women's Hall of Fame, July 28, 1986] (open access)

[News Release: Third Annual Texas Women's Hall of Fame, July 28, 1986]

News release from the office of Texas governor Mark White, announcing the selection of thirteen women for the Third Annual Texas Women's Hall of Fame. The women include: Mary Lavinia Griffith, Jody Conradt, Mary Kay Ash, Ada Simond, Caro Crawford Brown, Wilhelmina Ruth Fitzgerald Delco, Dr. May Owen, Hermine Dalkowitz Tobolowsky, Margaret Cousins, Anne Legendre Armstrong, Alicia R. Chacon, and Frances E. Goff. The release includes information about the induction ceremony, details about each of the inductees, and information about how to get tickets to the ceremony.
Date: July 28, 1986
Creator: Governor's Office
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Turquois Company Card] (open access)

[Texas Turquois Company Card]

Business card with the text: "Texas Turquois Co. A. D. Hudson, Mgr. Gem Cutters and Dealers. Mountings Manufactured. 305 San Francisco Street, El Paso, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Turquois Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to D. W. Voorhies] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to D. W. Voorhies]

Opened envelope sent from the S.D. Myres Saddle Company and addressed to D.W. Voorhies, postmarked September 1935. The front of the envelope is decorated with a logo in the upper-left corner -- with the text "S.D. Myres Saddle Co., El Paso, Texas, Cowboy Supplies. Be Happy - Ride A Myres Saddle" -- and an illustration of a cowboy in the lower-right corner holding a lasso that runs across the top of the envelope and around the logo.
Date: September 20, 1935
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Tag] (open access)

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Tag]

Identification tag with printed red text -- "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Saddles and Cowboy Supplies. 5030 Alameda Blvd. El Paso, Texas" -- above several blank lines labeled "To." Handwritten text on the back of the tag says, "Buckle set given by P. M. Kelly & S.D. Myres, 1910."
Date: 1910~
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from the S. D. Myres Saddle Company] (open access)

[Invoice from the S. D. Myres Saddle Company]

Blank invoice form for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company in El Paso, Texas with spaces for purchaser information and lines to list purchased items. Near the bottom of the form, there are illustrations of a man putting on a belt (left) and a rifle (right) with notes about information required when ordering belts or guns. There are several handwritten notes on the back of the invoice including the name "Frank Phillips Musc[...]," "Bartlesville, Okla. Phillips Petroleum Corp - S. & S. W. Hist.," "(101 Ranch Saddle)", and an address in Houston, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note about Sam Myres] (open access)

[Note about Sam Myres]

Handwritten notes about dates, locations, and activities related to the life of S. D. Myres including his birth (1871), buying a saddle shop (1897), and move to El Paso (1919). The notes are disjointed and the edges of the paper are damaged.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' El Paso Pistol Club Membership Card] (open access)

[Sam Myres' El Paso Pistol Club Membership Card]

Membership card issued to Sam Dale Myres by the El Paso Pistol Club, an affiliate of the National Rifle Association of America.
Date: April 1, 1951
Creator: El Paso Pistol Club
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' El Maida Temple Membership Card] (open access)

[Sam Myres' El Maida Temple Membership Card]

Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the El Maida Temple in El Paso, Texas. The card has two bands of green with gold text; in the center, to the left of Myres' name is a round seal for the temple including an image of a star on a pyramid with the temple's name around it.
Date: January 1921
Creator: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. El Maida Temple (El Paso, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Card from the Arizona Temple to Sam Myres] (open access)

[Membership Card from the Arizona Temple to Sam Myres]

Membership card from the Arizona Temple admitting Sam Myres into the dedicatory services of the Arizona Temple, starting October 23, 1927.
Date: October 23, 1927
Creator: Arizona Temple (Mesa, Ariz.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Order for Sight Guard from S. D. Myres Saddle Company] (open access)

Order for Sight Guard from S. D. Myres Saddle Company]

Paperwork for an order of a plain, black A166 sight guard from the S. D. Myres Saddle Co. by Francis Duclos. The invoice is printed on green paper and lists the item, a handling charge, and the receipt of payment; a copy on yellow paper has the prices marked out and is labeled "packing list." Both pages are in an envelope printed with an S. D. Myres logo in the upper-left corner, addressed to Duclos, which is stamped and postmarked Dec. 3, 1975.
Date: December 3, 1976
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to W. J. Myres] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to W. J. Myres]

Envelope sent from Mose Newman and addressed to W. J. Myres, president of S. D. Myres Saddle Company, in El Paso. The envelope has three stamps and has various word printed on it such as "DO NOT BEND" and "HAND STAMP ONLY." There are also some handwritten notes on both sides of the envelope.
Date: unknown
Creator: Newman, Mose
System: The Portal to Texas History