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Aerial View of Abilene State School
Photograph of an aerial view of the Abilene State School and the surroundings.
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of Abilene State School
Photograph of an aerial view of the Abilene State School and the surroundings.
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Shots of Abilene State School
Photograph of an aerial view of the Abilene State School and the surroundings.
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1952-1953]
Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1952 to 1953 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. This pressbook includes a photograph of Miss A.M. Carpenter accepting the award of a painting for winning the 1952 Art Week prize. All awards and prizes were given to the Texas State Federation in Austin. A copy of the certificate of the award is included.
Date:
1952/1953
Creator:
Carpenter, Allie Mae
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Record Book, 1952]
Record book highlighting the activities of the 1952 American Art Week in communities throughout Texas, with an emphasis on Abilene. Includes proclamations by city officials of American Art Week in the various towns represented. Reports of local club activities and the rules for the competition are also included.
Date:
1952
Creator:
Carpenter, Allie Mae
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1952
Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date:
1952
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brown Cedar Cut Quadrangle: Texas-Matagorda Co.
Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, showing Turkey Island, Intracoastal Waterway, Live Oak Bay, East Matagorda Bay, Brown Cedar Cut, Matagorda Peninsula, and the Gulf of Mexico, with relief shown by contours (interval 5 feet) and spot heights. The map includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1952
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1952 Summer Session
Catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
January 1952
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City Has 4th Driest Year; Bulk of Rain in 2 Storms]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene's rainfall records, including figures from 1885 through 1951.
Date:
1952~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Corral, Volume 4, Number 1, Fall 1952
The Corral literary journal of Hardin-Simmons University includes editorials and notes regarding societies and happenings within the school as well as original creative fiction, poetry, non-fiction, drawings, and jokes.
Date:
1952/1953
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earl P. Legett to K.B. Legett - 1952]
Letter written to K.B. Legett from Earl P. Legett, asking for help compiling records about the Legett family history.
Date:
1952~
Creator:
Legett, Earl P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell]
A letter written to Dad [T. N. Carswell] from Peg [Peggy Carswell], dated Monday, April. Peggy advises that, Drilexco, the company she works for in Dallas, is moving to Abilene and requests Carswell's advice on decisions she must make regarding whether to move to Abilene in order to keep the great job or to find another job in order to stay in Dallas.
Date:
1952~
Creator:
Carswell, Peggy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the Hardin-Simmons University Campus]
Map of the Hardin-Simmons University campus in Abilene, Texas, with various buildings and streets labeled. Hand-drawn arrows mark a one way path in front of the Hunter Memorial Hall and Mary-Frances Hall buildings.
Date:
[1952..1965]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People at a Banquet Celebrating Progress]
Copy photograph of a group of people at a banquet. At a table in front of the diners are several other people seated in front of a large sign that says, "10 years of Progress; 1952 and still growing."
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Statement of Truett Latimer]
First-person statement made by Truett Latimer summarizing his educational background growing up in Lueders and attending Hardin-Simmons University, describing his career in insurance and tenure as a state legislator, and making a statement about the growth of Abilene and the need for an "educated, thinking populace."
Date:
1952~
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photo of Ed Hildebrand sitting on an automobile with unknown woman]
A snapshot of Ed Hildebrand sitting on an automobile with unknown woman.
Date:
1952
Creator:
Hildebrand, Ed
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photo of T. N. Carswell standing in front of Abilene Machine Company/Carswell Agency]
A snapshot of T. N. Carswell standing in front of Abilene Machine Company/Carswell Agency located on Pine Street, Abilene, Texas.
Date:
1952
Creator:
Hildebrand, Ed
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Behrens Hall]
Photograph of the construction of Behrens Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The building, near completion, has scaffolding only along a small portion of the front of the building. Several women can be seen walking near the entrance steps. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "Abilene C of C, 1/10/53."
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Behrens Hall]
Photograph of the construction of Behrens Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. A note on the back of the photo identifies this building as a women’s dormitory. Scaffolding on the side of the building and metal pipes scattered in the dirt can be seen.
Date:
1952
Creator:
Jones-Kennye Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Range Rider, Volume 6, Number 1, January, 1952
The Hardin-Simmons alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date:
January 1952
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Western Cotton Oil Offices
Photograph of a woman looking through the files in an open drawer of a file cabinet. There are four rows of file cabinets in the office and a plant sitting on top of the cabinets. A desk with a paper tray, telephone, and other items can be seen in the foreground.
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Western Cotton Oil Offices
Photograph of a woman wearing glasses sitting in an office flipping through files. There is a typewriter behind her and a desk with a small calendar and a telephone in front of her.
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Western Cotton Oil Offices
Photograph of a woman wearing glasses sitting a small desk typing on a typewriter. She is looking at a few papers to the side of the typewriter as she types.
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Craig and Charlie Woods, January 5, 1952]
Letter from Bill Craig and Charlie Woods discussing Reuben Senterfitt's pledges that he received for the position of House Speaker.
Date:
January 5, 1952
Creator:
Craig, Bill & Woods, Charlie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History