The 1980 summer reading program at Marshall Public Library finished with a picnic for the children.

Staff member Rita Huck types accession records for new books at the Marshall Public Library.

Mrs. Dorothy Morrison, Library Director from 1970-1984, in her office at the new Marshall Public Library. She was the city library's first director, commuting from her home town of Hawkins. Following her death, the newspaper-on-microfilm collection was dedicated to her memory.

A library assistant (unidentified) used a filmstrip projector at Marshall Public Library, c1980. Libraries change with technology. The filmstrip projector was a common piece of audio-visual equipment before the advent of the video player/recorder.

A library clerk (name unknown) is busy in the Marshall Public Library workroom during the 1970's.

Library clerk Mrs. K. Parker assisted at Marshall Public Library during the 1970's decade.

One of the daily duties in a library is shelving books. Here a student worker and another volunteer in the next aisle are keeping the stacks in order at Marshall Public Library, c. 1980.

History book describing Hutchinson County, Texas, featuring local history, photographs, illustrations, and biographies.

Photograph of an individual dressed as Santa Claus, visiting children at the Helen Hall Library. The children surround him on either side as parents look on in the background.

Photograph of a crowd of children seated on the floor of the Helen Hall Library, awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus. An adult is seated on a chair in the background near the bookshelves.

Photograph of the Board of Trustees about 1980. Standing from left: Bob Beard, Bart Romiger, J.D. Hall, Don Buchholz.Seated from left: Jerry Gilmore, Pattie Powell, Robert Power. There are three flags in picture and brick wall behind the board members. J.D. Hall has on a plaid suit jacket.

Black and white photography of three students in wheelchairs and four people standing. Two of the people are shaking hands and one person is clapping. Handicapped Awareness Day at Cedar Valley College.

Photograph of Bill J. Priest standing with baseball award in dark suit coat and bow tie. There is a miniature baseball as part of the plaque. This photograph is discussed by Dr. Priest on the Sept. 5, 2002 audio tape made during a photo identification session. Transcript is available at the District Service Center Archives.

Photograph of a young couple who attended the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event. The husband holds a young child in his arms. The mother is holding the hand of the child. Visible in the background of the image is a piano, a door and a window.

Photograph of the reception held at the Westminster Presbyterian Church immediately following the second day of events commemorating the one hundred year historic marker dedication. People are seated in chairs and at tables talking, eating, and drinking. A few people are also standing talking with those that are seated.

Photograph of church members gathered in the church sanctuary to commemorate the dedication of the one hundred year historic marker of the church. People are seated in pews listening to a speaker at the front of the church. Honored dignitaries are seated behind the speaker as is a choir seated in the foreground of the image.

Photograph of the church staff at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Beaumont, Texas. Seated from left to right are the following: Frank Moore, Phin Washer, Evelyn Becker and Gayle Simon.

Photograph of the choir members of the Westminster Presbyterian Church during the one hundred year marker religious service.

Photograph of the diaconate members of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Beaumont, Texas. Seated in the front row from left to right are the following: Charles Hooker, Joe Berkenbosch, Ella Young, Eddie Ward, Peggy Ward and Shirley Bonner. Standing in the back row are from left to right the following: Wilson Barnett, Raymond Hoffman, Robert Hanicak, Phin Washer, Betty Libby, Bill Harper and Joan Moyers.

Photograph of a couple attending the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event.

Photograph of a family attending the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event. The family members are standing next to a chair.

Photograph of a family attending the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event. The husband and wife are in the center of the image with a young daughter to the left of the father.

Photograph of the handbell ringers at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Beaumont, Texas. Standing from left to right are the following: Frank Varro, Lisa Berkenbosch, Margo Varro, Lynn Berkenbosch, Horace Clavert, Jr., Jay Prichard, Disa Marie Nelson and Michele Varro. The choir director stands in front to the left of the other bell ringers. Music stands are situated in front of the ringers as is a church pew.

Photograph of a man seated before the keyboard of the pipe organ at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Beaumont, Texas. Open sheet music is visible in the foreground with a row of chairs beside the organ.