Portrait of Wendell Lee Tarver, visible from the chest up, taken while he was a student at Texas A&M University. He is wearing a light-colored shirt and tie with a darker-colored jacket; the jacket has pins with crossed rifles and the initials A.M.C. on the lapels. A handwritten note on the photograph says "Love, Wendell;" a second note on the frame outside the photo says "Wendell L. Tarver." The photo is inside a red folder.

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver, visible from the waist up, standing with his arms crossed near a wall that has vertically-striped wallpaper and a window with the shade drawn to the right. He is wearing a light-colored shirt open at the collar with a darker jacket.

Photograph of Wendell Tarver posing with his hands on his hips and leaning back against the right corner bumper of a four-door car. It is parked near trees and there are hills visible in the background.

Photograph of Wendell Tarver standing with his hands on his hips, posing next to the back bumper of a car. It is parked near trees and there are hills visible in the background.

Photograph of Wendell Tarver seated on a couch in a living room leaning his elbows on his knees and looking toward the camera. The couch is in front of large windows with shutters and there is a coffee table holding various objects in front of the couch.

Portrait of Wendell Lee Tarver, visible from the chest up, taken while he was a student at Texas A&M University. He is wearing a uniform that has a light-colored shirt and tie with a dark-colored jacket; the jacket has an "A.M.C." pin and eagle icon on either lapel.

Photograph of Wendell Tarver holding baby John Arthur on his left arm, standing next to his wife, Mary Jane, outside a brick building.

Class ring for 1952 with an image of an eagle holding a shield on the face and the school name written around it: "A&M College of Texas 1870." Other images are printed on the sides of the ring, including stars and rifles. Name inscribed on on the inner band: "W. L. Tarver."

High school student newspaper of A & M Consolidated School in College Station, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.

Collage of individual portraits for the 44 graduating seniors in the Texas A&M veterinary medicine program as well as portraits for the 9 professors and dean across the top. In each case, the portrait is cropped to an oval shape and the name of the person is printed below. The title is printed below the faculty and above the students; an image of the caduceus overlaid with a "v" for veterinary medicine is in the center of the top line of students.

High school student newspaper of A & M Consolidated School in College Station, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.

Invitation for the A&M Consolidated High School Junior-Senior banquet and prom in 1954.

Reproduction of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners certification for Wendell Lee Tarver, licensing him to practice veterinary medicine.

Reproduction of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners certification for Wendell Lee Tarver, licensing him to practice veterinary medicine.

Invitation to the wedding of Dr. Wendell Tarver and Mary Jane Daniels on March 26, 1955 in College Station, Texas.

Photograph of Wendell Tarver, viewed from his left side, standing in a yard and posing with his hands on his hips, looking toward the camera. There is a partially-visible building covered with bushes in the left side of the image and another building visible in the background.

Photograph of Wendell Tarver standing outside near the side of a house or other building that has large bushes and plants growing along the wall. He is wearing a light-colored button-up shirt and belted jeans, standing with his hands on his hips and facing slightly toward the building on the left side of the image.

Photograph of Wendell Tarver posing out-of-doors in front of a body of water, standing in scrub-brush. He is wearing a light-colored, button-up shirt and slacks, angled toward the left side of the image and looking toward the camera.

Program for graduation of the 1954 class at A&M Consolidated High School, including a list of graduates and order of activities for the Baccalaureate Sermon (May 23rd at First Baptist Church) and the commencement exercises (May 24th at Guion Hall).

Program for the 1954 commencement exercises at Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, listing the order of activities and the graduates by department.

Daily student newspaper from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in College Station, Texas that includes campus news and information along with advertising.

Certified copy of the birth certificate for Wendell Tarver who was born in Burnet on May 16, 1931.

Letter from T. D. Weaver, the Executive Secretary of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners written to Wendell Tarver to confirm that he passed the veterinary licensing exam (with a final score of 77) and will be receiving an official license to practice. It includes an envelope addressed to Dr. Tarver in Burnet and postmarked June 11, 1954.

Photograph of guests at the wedding reception for Dr. Wendell Lee Tarver and Mary Jane Daniels. The bride and groom and other members of the wedding party are standing in a line in front of a brick wall with windows; guests are standing in front of them as they move through the reception line. A group of young girls is in the foreground. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says "Wendell & Janie's wedding."