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Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer
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Abilene Philharmonic
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Kerr County Historical Commission
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Johnson County Genealogical Society
10
Anne and Mike Stewart Collection
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St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
2
Cistercian Preparatory School
1
Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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Private Collection of Thadious Polasek
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Pottsboro Public Library
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[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas]
Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on display in Buffalo Bayou, taken from the shore with grass visible in the foreground. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken near the San Jacinto Battleground.
Date:
September 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
World War II Memoirs: A Collection Of Stories From The Battle Front, The Home Front And The Other Side
Book documenting first-person accounts of World War II veterans about their enlistments, the war, and life afterwards.
Date:
1998
Creator:
Farek, Florence Hertel
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pioneers of Yesteryear and Today
Booklet including historical accounts of the Schulenburg Community Cemetery, the city of Schulenburg, Texas, the Schulenburg and La Grange District Baptist Association of Texas, and other events of importance.
Date:
1991~
Creator:
Townsend, Maezell Stafford
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. H. Wood to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 3, 1992]
Letter from B. H. Wood of Temple, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer telling her about his sister, Leona Moore, who worked in Harvey Houses.
Date:
February 3, 1992
Creator:
Wood, B. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Preas to Rosa Walston Latimer - August 6, 1992]
Letter from Lillian Preas of Brownwood, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, in which she expresses thanks to Rosa for her visit.
Date:
August 6, 1992
Creator:
Preas, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant to Rosa Walston Latimer - May 12, 1992]
Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant of Deer Park, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she offers information about books, magazines, and museums related to Harvey Girls and Harvey Houses.
Date:
March 22, 1992
Creator:
Grant, La Rue Tucker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. M. Hurley to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 28, 1992]
Letter from L. M. Hurley of Newton, Kansas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about Alma Smith, a former Fred Harvey waitress or Harvey Girl in Canadian, Texas.
Date:
February 28, 1992
Creator:
Hurley, L. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Railroad and Pioneer Museum slates benefit luncheon for Santa Fe depot]
Newspaper article about a luncheon planned by the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum to raise money for the restoration of historic downtown Temple. Included with the article is a photo of the Santa Fe depot before World War I.
Date:
May 10, 1996
Creator:
Ray, Randy
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire filled out by Erna Koehn Johnson]
Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Erna Koehn Johnson with questions about her experiences working as a Harvey Girl in the Temple, Texas Harvey House.
Date:
May 12, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harley Davidson Mitchell to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 10, 1992]
Letter from Harley Davidson Mitchell to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which he tells about a brass bell and spittoon that his dad purchased from the Temple Harvey House when it was demolished, as well as other historical information about the Harvey House.
Date:
February 10, 1992
Creator:
Mitchell, Harley Davidson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 11, 1992]
Post card from Madge Saenz of Galveston, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock Texas, in which she talks about an upcoming Grand Canyon reunion.
Date:
February 11, 1992
Creator:
Saenz, Madge
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 10, 1992]
Letter from Raymond Nichols of Fort Worth, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which he describes his employment as a pantry boy, night waiter, and then night manager at the Cleburne Harvey House, as well as his following success as an owner in the restaurant industry, starting the Lone Star Drive In Restaurant chain in Fort Worth and Dallas and eventually becoming a millionaire.
Date:
June 10, 1992
Creator:
Nichols, Raymond
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harvey L. Gibson to Rosa Walston Latimer]
Letter from Harvey L. Gibson of England to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which he tells about his graduating class of 1929 having a luncheon in the dining room of the Temple Harvey House.
Date:
March 11, 1992
Creator:
Gibson, Harvey L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mrs. Laura Worsham]
Photograph of Mrs. Laura Worsham, who lived at the Temple Harvey House as a newlywed, at 98 years old sitting on a couch with a dog next to her.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 23, 1992]
Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn (Mrs. E. J. Strawn) to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her father, Charles Everett Wilson, a former Harvey House cook.
Date:
March 23, 1992
Creator:
Strawn, Ruth Wilson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire filled out by Leona Woods Moore]
Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Leona Woods Moore, with questions about working in Harvey Houses.
Date:
May 14, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Erma Koehn Johnson to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 26, 1992]
Letter from Erma Koehn Johnson of Columbus, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her experience working as a Harvey Girl. On the back side of the letter is an article condensed from Texas Highways magazine about the Harvey Girls, as well as a picture of Erna Koehn Johnson and Bertha Hartman wearing Harvey Girl uniforms.
Date:
March 26, 1992
Creator:
Johnson, Erma Koehn
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Railroad Museum Plans 'Harvey Girls' Luncheon]
Newspaper article about an upcoming Harvey Girls luncheon put on by the Temple, Texas Railroad and Pioneer Museum. The article was sent by Joe W. Zvolanek to Rosa Walston Latimer.
Date:
February 1992
Creator:
Ray, Randy
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. C. M. Jordan to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]
Letter from Mrs. C. M. Jordan of Gatesville, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, describing Mrs. Jordan's experience working at Harvey Houses in Amarillo as well as other cities in Oklahoma and Kansas. Included is the letter's envelope.
Date:
February 19, 1992
Creator:
Jordan, Mrs. C. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Anna A. Dixon]
Obituary for Anna A. Dixon of Dickinson, Texas.
Date:
December 19, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dorothy Flynn to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 28, 1992]
Letter from Dorothy Flynn of Cleburne, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer relaying information about a friend, Jewell Curtes, who worked at the Cleburne Harvey House along with her mother and sister.
Date:
February 28, 1992
Creator:
Flynn, Dorothy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pat Weaver to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 2, 1992]
Letter from Pat Weaver of Amarillo, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about Alice Garnas, a Harvey Girl who worked for her father, as well as an invitation to meet with her writing group.
Date:
February 2, 1992
Creator:
Weaver, Pat
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: B'wood Harvey Girl in 'Texas Highways']
Newspaper article about Lillian Preas, a resident of Brownwood, Texas and former Harvey Girl whose story was used in the magazine Texas Highways.
Date:
January 26, 1992
Creator:
Graves, Harriette
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. G. Schurig to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 24, 1992]
Letter from R. G. Schurig of Mesa, Arizona to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about his father, who was a chef and baker in the Harvey House at Gainesville, Texas.
Date:
February 24, 1992
Creator:
Schurig, R. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History