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The Flashlight, Yearbook of Abilene High School, 1926
Yearbook for Abilene High School in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, clubs, and events.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Abilene High School (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charter of McMurry College - Abilene, TX]
A copy of the 1921 McMurry College charter and incorporation papers filed with the state of Texas.
Date:
November 21, 1921
Creator:
Barnes, W. Newton
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sousa Band at the Last Texas Confederate Veterans Meeting]
A photograph of the John Phillip Sousa Band at the last state meeting of the Texas Confederate Veterans Association. General Charles P. Summerall is the only individual identified.
Date:
[1925..1928]
Creator:
Cappell, C. C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Preliminary Plans for Gymnasium Building]
A photograph of architectural plans by David Castle for a gymnasium building at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
1929
Creator:
Castle, David
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Men's Dormitory]
Photograph of an architectural drawing for the Men's Dormitory at McMurry College (later named President Hall). This drawing is by David S. Castle, architect.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Abilene, Texas - 1926]
Copy slide of a aerial photograph of the city of Abilene, Texas in 1926. "FAIRCHILD AERIAL SURVEY INC. DALLAS, TEXAS" is written below the image.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Fairchild Aerial Survey Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Opening Convocation at McMurry College]
A photograph of the opening convocation at McMurry College taken from the balcony of the original auditorium.
Date:
1923
Creator:
Hargrove
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Hunt to Roger A. Burgess]
A two-page photocopy of a letter from James W. Hunt to Professor Roger A. Burgess of Childress, Texas, dated July 22, 1927. The letter provides some information Hunt felt necessary to the completion of a thesis by Burgess, and concerns historical information regarding the plains of Texas and the Estacado.
Date:
July 22, 1927
Creator:
Hunt, James W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Essay on Education]
An essay on the subject of church-sponsored education and the funding of it.
Date:
1925/1935
Creator:
Hunt, James Winford
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry's Position on the Moot Question of the Touchdown]
An essay written by James W. Hunt, President of McMurry College, regarding McMurry's position on a controversial football game between McMurry and Abilene Christian College, in which A.C.C. won the game, allegedly due to a bad call by the referees. The essay refers to comments about the game made by Harold L. (Prexy) Anderson, sports writer for A.C.C.'s student newspaper "The Optimist," and later for the Abilene Reporter-News.
Date:
1925/1934
Creator:
Hunt, James Winford
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Old Quaker Colony: First Settlement on Staked Plains of Texas]
An essay written by James W. Hunt entitled "The Old Quaker Colony: First Settlement on Staked Plains of Texas."
Date:
1925/1934
Creator:
Hunt, James Winford
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement A - Fourth Quarterly Conference, St. Paul's Church]
A five-page handwritten document reporting on the Fourth Quarterly Conference of St. Paul's Church in Abilene, Texas. The document includes a page of minutes, listing those present, and four pages reporting on numerous issues pertaining to the church.
Date:
October 15, 1920
Creator:
Hunt, James Winford
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement A - Third Quarterly Conference, St. Paul's Church]
A three-page handwritten document reporting on numerous issues pertaining to St. Paul's Church for the Third Quarterly Conference.
Date:
August 30, 1920
Creator:
Hunt, James Winford
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement B - Educational Report]
A handwritten document containing an educational report for the members of St. Paul's Church. Of note is a report on early plans and fundraising for a Methodist college in Abilene. That college would become McMurry College (now McMurry University).
Date:
August 30, 1920
Creator:
Hunt, James Winford
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Boyd M. McKeown to Miss Elizabeth Hunt]
Letter to Miss Elizabeth Hunt from Boyd M. McKeown, Dean of McMurry College, dated October 15, 1928. The letter congratulates Hunt on her excellent grades.
Date:
October 15, 1928
Creator:
McKeown, Boyd M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, [1923]
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
August 1923
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1923-1924
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
July 1924
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1924-1925
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
June 1925
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1925-1926
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1926
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1927-1928
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1928
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1927 summer quarter
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
March 1927
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1928-1929
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
June 1929
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, August [1923]
Bulletin describes the schedule for a special, four-day, free session for farmers at McMurry College during August 1923 and includes information about the staff who will present on topics in agriculture and home economics.
Date:
July 1923
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Council Fire, Handbook of McMurry College, 1925-1926
The Council Fire is the student handbook of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas and includes information about the rules and regulations of the school as well as general information about student governance and campus life.
Date:
1925
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History