Don Newport wearing dark rimmed glasses, light suit coat and dark tie. Don Newport was the first president of North Lake College in Irving, Texas.

Aerial photograph of Cedar Valley College during construction. The lake is visible and some of surrounding fields.

A slide with part of a newspaper article about an exhibit on Native Americans at the Marshall Public Library during the Bicentennial. Included is a printed picture of library director Dorothy Morrison and the exhibit.

Bill Moyers, national journalist and Marshall favorite son, visits with a fan after his speech. He returned to Marshall, Texas, during the nation's Bicentennial celebration in 1976 to speak on the value of libraries in a community.

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.

Six performers on stage. One is holding a sign which says, "Yay". There is another sign on stage which says "Home Sweet Home".

Black and white photograph shows construction on the North side of Cedar Valley College about 1976 or 1977. Rocks of the lake shoreline are visible in the bottom of the picture and the building are at the top of the photo. Buildings have flat roofs.

Black and white photograph of construction of North Lake College about 1976. This photograph show large outdoor set of steps. North Lake College has multi levels and is located in Irving on the edge of Las Colinas. Overall look, construction almost done.

Yearbook for St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.

Dorothy Vance Montgomery, musician and educator in Marshall, Texas. Born and reared in Marshall, she received several undergraduate and graduate degrees from Wiley College and the University of Southern California. She taught music in the Marshall Public Schools, 1930-1976. She also taught piano for 44 years at her private studio; was minister of music for 17 years at New Bethel Baptist Church; and was adjunct teacher for 2 years at Wiley College. The image shows her receiving one of several local awards for her long contribution to education.

Black and white photograph of President Floyd Elkins of Cedar Valley College looking at construction of campus. He is wearing a hardhat and a dark suit. Shows some of "D" building and the surrounding landscape.

This book gives an overview of Denton County including the history of various time periods and specific aspects of the area as well as reminiscences of citizens. Index starts on page 408.

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 269.

Mrs. Dorothy Morrison, Marshall Public Library Director, shows off a display about Liberty. In the center of the display is a replica of the Liberty Bell, given by Marshall National Bank in 1976. Mrs. Morrison holds a reproduction of a liberty document. Books, small flags and a model cannon round out the display.

Photograph of Marshall Public Library Director Mrs. Dorothy Morrison interviewing an unidentified African-American man for an oral history project. Morrison is wearing a blue dress, and the man is wearing black clothing.

During the nation's celebration of its Bicentennial, certain cities around the country received a designation as "All-America City." Marshall, Texas was one such city. In this newspaper photo from the Marshall News Messenger, Chamber of Commerce president Tony Bridge displays the All-America City plaque and makes the announcement through radio and television microphones shown in foreground. Unidentified dignitaries stand behind him.

This book covers the history of mayors in the city of Mineola, located in Wood County, Texas. It includes biographical information about each mayor, as well as a discussion of the events that surrounded their incumbency. The surname index begins on page 250.

Black and white photograph of a model of planned expansion of El Centro College. It is sitting on a table. Little trees are on the model around the campus. Lamar Street is marked.

The Old Settlers Association minutes 1976-1984, includes minutes, accounts, and correspondence.

Mrs. Izoria Malone was listed as 113 years old on records at the Harrison County Nursing Home when she was admitted there on January 29, 1974. She was possibly the second oldest resident in a United States nursing home at that time, and was certainly the oldest in the county. She died June, 1976 at the of 115. Article from The Marshall News Messenger newspaper, no date, reprinted in book, The Black Citizen and Democracy: Black Culture in Harrison County, Past, Present, and Future. Marshall Public Library, 1976, p. 86.

Two photographs of Cecil and Mary Smith. In the first photo, the couple stands side by side behind a large fence, Cecil (on the left, wearing a bomber jacket and baseball cap) with his left arm resting on the fence. In the background, a house on the right, a fence on the left, and large trees are visible. In the second photograph, the couple stands beside a barbed-wire fence post, Cecil on the right, wearing a white shirt and cowboy hat, and Mary on the left, wearing a long sleeve dress with pearls. In the background, a house with dark wood siding and a tin roof is visible, with a lawn chair just in front of it. The two photographs are attached to a piece of paper with handwritten notes about the photos written on it.

Photograph of Mrs. Belle Crockett, who is wearing a light-colored shirt and sitting in a wheelchair.

Bill Moyers waits to be introduced at a Marshall Public Library program during the nation's Bicentennial in 1976. Mr. Moyers, a favorite son of Marshall, Texas, returned to speak about the value of libraries to democracy.

Bill Moyers, second from left, talks with Harrison County residents who attended his speech at the Marshall Public Library during the United States Bicentennial in 1976. Mr. Moyers spoke on the value of libraries to democracy.