[Rev. J. Harvey Jones Portrait]

Portrait of Rev. J. Harvey Jones wearing a dark suit with a Masonic pin and posing in front of a neutral background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Anderson's
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown Young Man]

Portrait of an unidentified young man wearing a dark suit and bow tie posing in front of a neutral background. The borders of the cord on which the photograph is printed are cut in a serrated pattern.
Date: unknown
Creator: Anderson, Samuel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Helen Corbitt]

Headshot portrait of Helen Corbitt, pictured from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored coat and a light-colored blouse with dark stripes. Printed text on the front of the photograph: "Burt Moritz." Printed text on the back of the photograph: "Burt Moritz Photography, 743 M. & M. Bldg. Phone C-5476, Houston 2, Texas, #5476-3."
Date: unknown
Creator: Burt Moritz Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp. Photos relating to the interview follow the transcript.
Date: December 14, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Ragsdale, Cynthie Jane
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp.
Date: December 14, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Ragsdale, Cynthie Jane
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016

Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, the daughter of the owners of Camp Rio Vista, from Houston, Texas. Stacy gives a brief history of her life, including her time living in Houston before moving to Kerrville as a freshman in high school, setting up a cooking school at Camp Waldemar, and running a catering business.
Date: January 19, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Stacy, Gretchen Broun
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016

Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, the daughter of the owners of Camp Rio Vista, from Houston, Texas. Stacy gives a brief history of her life, including her time living in Houston before moving to Kerrville as a freshman in high school, setting up a cooking school at Camp Waldemar, and running a catering business.
Date: January 19, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Stacy, Gretchen Broun
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016

Interview with Arthur Baker Bell and Robert Alan Bell, alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. The Bell brothers recount their memories of the public Cascade Swimming Pool, Robert's time as a university swimmer, Arthur's hitchhiking trip to Alaska, and their community activities that have occurred since their retirement.
Date: October 18, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Bell, Arthur Baker & Bell, Robert Alan
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016

Interview with Arthur Baker Bell and Robert Alan Bell, alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. The Bell brothers recount their memories of the public Cascade Swimming Pool, Robert's time as a university swimmer, Arthur's hitchhiking trip to Alaska, and their community activities that have occurred since their retirement.
Date: October 18, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Bell, Arthur Baker & Bell, Robert Alan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Transcript of interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp.
Date: December 14, 2015
Creator: Collins, Kelli K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016

Transcript of interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, the daughter of the owners of Camp Rio Vista, from Houston, Texas. Stacy gives a brief history of her life, including her time living in Houston before moving to Kerrville as a freshman in high school, setting up a cooking school at Camp Waldemar, and running a catering business.
Date: January 19, 2016
Creator: Collins, Kelli K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for Cream of Brown Onion Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for Cream of Brown Onion Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Joske's of Houston, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "Cream of Brown Onion Soup," containing milk, salt, flour, oleo, and onions. Corbitt added handwritten notes in the left column for quantities to make a smaller batch than the original.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for Cream of Fresh Mushroom Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for Cream of Fresh Mushroom Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Joske's of Houston, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "Cream of fresh mushroom soup," yielding 50 1-cup servings, containing mushrooms, onions, fat, flour, chicken stock, milk, and salt. Corbitt added handwritten notes around the text, including quantities to make a 1.5-sized batch, written in the column to the left of the original amounts.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for French Cream of Tomato Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for French Cream of Tomato Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Houston Country Club, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "French Cream of Tomato Soup," yielding 11 gallons, containing butter, onions, carrots, tomatoes, milk, soda, and boiled rice. There are handwritten mathematical notes written by Corbitt around the edges of the card.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trademark Certificate: Helen Corbitt's (open access)

Trademark Certificate: Helen Corbitt's

Certificate registering a trade-mark for "Helen Corbitt's" written in stylized text, in force from 1951-1971. It includes the official certificate and the application text explaining how the mark has been used.
Date: May 29, 1951
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown African American Man Portrait]

Portrait of an unidentified African American man wearing a suit and necktie posing in front of a light background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edwards
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown Baby Portrait]

Portrait of an unidentified baby wearing a light-colored dress posing, sitting, in front of a decorative background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Guy, H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jim Bob Steen, Stock Show Champion]

Photograph of Jim Bob Steen wearing light colored pants, buttoned shirt, jacket, and cowboy hat, and posing behind a short but stocky dark and light cow. Steen is holding the cow's lead and both are standing in a patch of scattered hay in front of a brick building. The cow is wearing a banner on its side that reads, "Grand Champion Steer Houston Fat Stock Show & Live Stock Exposition Houston, Texas".
Date: unknown
Creator: Morris, David J. & Morris, Mattie V.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1962 (open access)

The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1962

Weekly newspaper from Humble, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 27, 1962
Creator: Pundt, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1962 (open access)

The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1962

Weekly newspaper from Humble, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1962
Creator: Pundt, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1962 (open access)

The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1962

Weekly newspaper from Humble, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 11, 1962
Creator: Pundt, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1962 (open access)

The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1962

Weekly newspaper from Humble, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 1962
Creator: Pundt, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1962 (open access)

The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1962

Weekly newspaper from Humble, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 1962
Creator: Pundt, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1962 (open access)

The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1962

Weekly newspaper from Humble, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1962
Creator: Pundt, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History