Map of Olsen Place, a Subdivision of Lots 5-6-7-8-9, Block 12, in North Park Addition to the City of Abilene [#1]

Plat of a portion of Abilene, Texas north of Vogel Avenue between Hickory and Cedar streets. The lots are numbered and subdivided into individual properties with notes about dimensions. The Simmons University campus is noted at the bottom of the map. Scale 1:720
Date: unknown
Creator: Eldridge, F. G.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Olsen Place, a Subdivision of Lots 5-6-7-8-9, Block 12, in North Park Addition to the City of Abilene [#2]

Plat of a portion of Abilene, Texas north of Vogel Avenue between Hickory and Cedar streets. The lots are numbered and subdivided into individual properties with notes about dimensions. The Simmons University campus is noted at the bottom of the map. Scale 1:720
Date: unknown
Creator: Eldridge, F. G.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of a Lot 83 3/10 Feet By 503 5/10 Feet Out of the North End of Lot 2 Block 16 North Park Addition to the City of Abilene, Texas, as Subdivided by Albert Hohhertz. [#1]

Plat of a portion of Abilene, Texas along McMahan Avenue between Givens and Hickory streets. The lots are subdivided into individual properties with notes about dimensions. Scale 1:1,200
Date: February 25, 1929
Creator: Bell, B. & Lollar, R. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of a Lot 83 3/10 Feet By 503 5/10 Feet Out of the North End of Lot 2 Block 16 North Park Addition to the City of Abilene, Texas, as Subdivided by Albert Hohhertz. [#2]

Plat of a portion of Abilene, Texas along McMahan Avenue between Givens and Hickory streets. The lots are subdivided into individual properties with notes about dimensions. Scale 1:1,200
Date: February 25, 1929
Creator: Bell, B. & Lollar, R. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

E. W. Hohhertz Subdivision, North 3 Acres of Lot 2, Block 17, North Park Addition, City of Abilene [#1]

Plat of a portion of Abilene, Texas around Birmingham Street. The lot is subdivided into individual properties with notes regarding dimensions.
Date: February 20, 1929
Creator: Bell, B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

E. W. Hohhertz Subdivision, North 3 Acres of Lot 2, Block 17, North Park Addition, City of Abilene [#2]

Plat of a portion of Abilene, Texas around Birmingham Street. The lot is subdivided into individual properties with notes regarding dimensions.
Date: February 20, 1929
Creator: Bell, B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Susie Pace Addition to the city of Abilene, Texas [#1]

Plat of a portion of the city of Abilene, Texas. The blocks are marked to show the subdivisions of property and there are lines marking the city limits and previous surveys. There are also handwritten markings that appear to refer to dimensions. Scale 1:1,200
Date: unknown
Creator: Balch, E. & Beard, T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Susie Pace Addition to the city of Abilene, Texas [#2]

Plat of a portion of the city of Abilene, Texas. The blocks are marked to show the subdivisions of property and there are lines marking the city limits and previous surveys. Scale 1:1,200
Date: unknown
Creator: Balch, E. & Beard, T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Walter & Reeds Subdivision of the East 100 Acres of the Southwest Quarter of Section Number 39, Blind Asylum Lands in Taylor County, Texas [#2]

Plat of lands owned by the Blind Asylum in Abilene, Texas. There are divisions to show the property subdivisions of the area and a legal statement at the bottom of the page attesting to the accuracy of the map.
Date: February 20, 1929
Creator: Bell, Blan & Lollar, R. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Walter & Reeds Subdivision of the East 100 Acres of the Southwest Quarter of Section Number 39, Blind Asylum Lands in Taylor County, Texas [#1]

Plat of lands owned by the Blind Asylum in Abilene, Texas. There are divisions to show the property subdivisions of the area and a legal statement at the bottom of the page attesting to the accuracy of the map.
Date: February 20, 1929
Creator: Bell, Blan & Lollar, R. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Buffalo Gap: out of A. M. Boyd Survey Number 112 in Section 16 [Copy]

Plat of a portion of the city of Buffalo Gap, Texas showing the various property divisions. There are notes about dimensions written in the "Explanation" at the bottom of the map.
Date: November 12, 1929
Creator: Allen, Alice
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Buffalo Gap: out of A. M. Boyd Survey Number 112 in Section 16

Plat of a portion of the city of Buffalo Gap, Texas showing the various property divisions. There are notes about dimensions written in the "Explanation" at the bottom of the map.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Merkel

Plat of the town of Merkel, Texas which appears to have been part of a survey for the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. The various blocks of the town are divided to show the property lines. A legal statement at the top of the page asserts that the map is an accurate representation of the town and is signed by the land commissioner for the railway company. An inset in the upper-left corner shows the Grimes County School land. The map appears to have been sketched on a page from a ledger. Scale 1:3,600 (This map, Scale 1"=300', Drawn on Record 1"=200')
Date: May 16, 1931
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Subdivisions]

Plat showing a portion of Abilene, Texas along South 14th Street (Highway No. 277). The B. F. Horn Sub-Division and Southwest Park Addition are marked but not shown on the map.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. N. Hogan, 196X transcript

Oral History Interview with R. N. Hogan, 196X

Interview with R. N. Hogan, a preacher from Monroe County, Arkansas. The interview includes Hogan's experiences growing up and around the Church of Christ, his family history, and his past and current with the church. The interview also includes the broader history the church with context to time period and race relations.
Date: 1968/1969
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Hogan, R. N.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John R. Flowers, April 26, 1978 transcript

Oral History Interview with John R. Flowers, April 26, 1978

Interview with John R. Flowers, a preacher from Wilson County, Tennessee. The interview includes anecdotes from Flowers regarding his life from childhood, family, and his relation to the church.
Date: April 26, 1978
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Flowers, John R.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983 transcript

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983

Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, from Silver Point, Tennessee and daughter of a preacher. The interview includes discussion from Mrs. Balloon on prominent figures in and around the church, with a focus on her father (Thomas Henry Busby) and G. P. Bowser. The interview also incudes Mrs. Balloon recounting her childhood.
Date: April 12, 1983
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Balloon, Mrs. Walter
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993 transcript

Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993

Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, members of the Church of Christ from Tennessee. The interview includes the Garners' experiences with, the Pleasant Union congregation, the Church of Christ, and their time in Detroit, Michigan. The interview also includes their views on a controversy involving the Church of Christ and O. L. Trone.
Date: May 12, 1993
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon; Garner, Samuel & Garner, Mattie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, October 26, 1998 transcript

Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, October 26, 1998

Interview with Floyd Rose, a preacher and civil rights leader from Valdosta, Georgia. The interview includes Rose's personal experiences as a preacher outside of the church, former president of the NAACP, and civil rights leader. The interview also includes Rose discussing his views on discrimination, police brutality, and the internal politics of the church. He also discusses his relationship to his immediate family and the deaths of his wife and father.
Date: October 26, 1998
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Rose, Floyd
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Ray Hunt and Dr. Bill Petty, December 1, 1983 captions transcript

Interview with Ray Hunt and Dr. Bill Petty, December 1, 1983

A video recording of an interview with Ray Hunt, President of Hunt Oil Company, and Dr. Bill Petty, the Dean of the College of Business at Abilene Christian University. The interview is conducted by Dr. Gary McCaleb of Abilene Christian University.
Date: December 1, 1983
Creator: Hunt, Ray Lee; Petty, Bill & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History