Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Tex.) City Directory, 1939-1940 (open access)

Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Tex.) City Directory, 1939-1940

Directory for Abilene, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals, as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places, including a complete street and avenue guide and much information of a miscellaneous character; also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory." The general index begins on page 7 and the index to advertisers begins on page 8.
Date: 1939
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Park Hill Church of Christ Directory] (open access)

[Park Hill Church of Christ Directory]

"Members of Park Hill Church" dated September 1, 1939. Shows names and addresses.
Date: September 1, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interpretation Draft for Central Church of Christ #3] (open access)

[Interpretation Draft for Central Church of Christ #3]

A typewritten essay entitled "Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting" written by Perry for the painting done for the Central Church of Christ. Symbols mentioned include sun, cross, dove, water, sun rays, sun beam cross, rocks, palm trees, birds, reeds.
Date: February 1939
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interpretation Draft for Central Church of Christ] (open access)

[Interpretation Draft for Central Church of Christ]

Draft of the interpretative essay for the Central Church of Christ's painting. Contains some handwritten edits.
Date: February 1939
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lloyd and Marianne Lawhow to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Lloyd and Marianne Lawhow to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Lloyd and Marianne Lawhow of the Church of Christ in Springfield, Missouri to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting. Also mentions details of church life and of the congregation.
Date: May 18, 1939
Creator: Lawhow, Lloyd & Lawhow, Marianne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interpretation Draft for Central Church of Christ #2] (open access)

[Interpretation Draft for Central Church of Christ #2]

A handwritten version of the interpretative essay for the Central Church of Christ's painting.
Date: February 1939
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Encantada Quadrangle 15 Minute Series

Quadrangle map of portions of Brooks and Jim Hogg Counties, Texas from the United States Army Corps of Engineers project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62,500.
Date: 1939
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Springfield, Missouri Church of Christ Congregation] (open access)

[Springfield, Missouri Church of Christ Congregation]

Photograph of the congregation gathered inside the Church of Christ in Springfield, Missouri. Photograph shows men, women, and children plus details of the church interior. Church address is noted as located at National and High streets.
Date: April 26, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert S. Sprague to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Robert S. Sprague to Blanche Perry]

Letter plus envelope from Robert S. Sprague to Perry requesting a baptistry painting for the church in Lawton, Oklahoma. Mentions cost of Lawton church building.
Date: October 3, 1939
Creator: Sprague, Robert S.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1939 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1939

Summer session catalog describes the course offerings and general information about Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: February 1939
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1939-1940 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1939-1940

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: June 1939
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 14, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 5, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 14, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 5, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 12, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 12, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 12, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 19, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 19, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 19, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 2, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 2, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 18, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 9, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 18, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 9, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 9, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 16, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 16, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 20, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 23, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 20, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 23, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 23, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 21, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 2, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 21, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 2, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 9, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 9, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 9, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 23, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 16, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 23, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 16, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 16, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 24, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 23, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 24, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 23, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 23, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 27, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 13, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 27, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 13, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 13, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 28, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 20, 1939 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 28, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 20, 1939

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History