[Aerial View of a Pasture Development]

Photograph of an aerial view of strip cropping with and without terracing structure at a pasture development in Bell County, Texas.
Date: June 3, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Wedel to Mr. U. D. Maxwell, November 14th, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Wedel to Mr. U. D. Maxwell, November 14th, 1946]

Letter with envelope flap to Mr. U. D. Maxwell from Paul Wedel, a former German Prisoner of War at Camp Hood, Texas. Wedel discusses his activities in England after having left the United States.
Date: November 14, 1946
Creator: Wedel, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Man]

Daguerreotype portrait of a man wearing a suit and bow tie. The photograph, purchased from a Belton estate, is housed in a decorative leather case with a brass matte.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvey House Historical Narrative] (open access)

[Harvey House Historical Narrative]

Narrative detailing the history of Harvey Houses, including the Temple Harvey House specifically, with an invitation and program attached for the "Hats On for the Harvey House" luncheon benefiting the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. H. Wood to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 3, 1992] (open access)

[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

[Portrait of Eddie Lawrence]

Portrait of Eddie Lawrence as a baby wearing a white gown.
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: The Cottage Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Railroad and Pioneer Museum slates benefit luncheon for Santa Fe depot] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Harvey L. Gibson to Rosa Walston Latimer] (open access)

[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
[Questionnaire filled out by Leona Woods Moore] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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 Ruth Narville Newton to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 14, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Ruth Narville Newton to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 14, 1992]

Letter from Ruth Narville Newton of Houston, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she gives information about her sister and brother-in-law, Stella Narville Scott and Charles Dan Scott, who worked at Harvey Houses in Temple, Cleburne, Sweetwater, and Brownwood, Texas.
Date: June 14, 1992
Creator: Newton, Ruth Narville
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Temple Harvey House]

Photograph of three women and two men standing on the sidewalk in front of the Harvey House in Temple, Texas
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Harvey Girls]

Photograph of Manie Kopisch and Marie Ozment, both wearing Harvey Girl uniforms, standing near a garden outside of a building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Eloise Lindsey to Rosa Walston Latimer - January 31, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Eloise Lindsey to Rosa Walston Latimer - January 31, 1992]

Letter from Mary Eloise Lindsey to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she talks about her friend, Laura Worsham, who lived in the Temple Harvey House as a newlywed.
Date: January 31, 1992
Creator: Lindsey, Mary Eloise
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Mayne S. Kopisch] (open access)

[Obituary for Mayne S. Kopisch]

Obituary for Mayne S. Kopisch of Temple, Texas, printed in the Temple Daily Telegram.
Date: April 11, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sarah Moore to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 1, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Sarah Moore to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 1, 1992]

Letter from Sarah Moore of Bryan, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she tells the story of her mother, Leona Woods Moore of Somerville, Texas, who worked as a Harvey Girl at the Temple Harvey House.
Date: February 1, 1992
Creator: Moore, Sarah
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dana Phillips to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 6, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Dana Phillips to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 6, 1992]

Letter from Dana Phillips of Temple, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her mother, Etta Lanham Williams, who worked at the Temple Harvey House.
Date: February 6, 1992
Creator: Phillips, Dana
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum to Rosa Walston Latimer - April 18, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum to Rosa Walston Latimer - April 18, 1992]

Letter from the Temple, Texas Railroad and Pioneer Museum to Rosa Walston Latimer, describing the history of the Temple Harvey House as well as listing names of known Temple Harvey Girls.
Date: April 18, 1992
Creator: Railroad and Pioneer Museum
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Temple Harvey House Luncheon Program] (open access)

[Temple Harvey House Luncheon Program]

Program for "Hats On For The Harvey House," a luncheon benefiting the Railroad and Pioneer Museum in Temple, Texas, with a picture of the Harvey House and Santa Fe Station on the front cover. Included in the program is the guest of honor, Lena Nesbitt Warren Gericke, sponsors, prize donations, volunteers, musical entertainment, menu, and history of the Fred Harvey House System.
Date: unknown
Creator: Railroad and Pioneer Museum
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe W. Zvolanek to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 11, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Joe W. Zvolanek to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 11, 1992]

Letter from Joe W. Zvolanek to Rosa Walston Latimer asking for information about his mother, Maria Zvolanek, who worked as a Harvey Girl in Temple and died when he was two years old.
Date: unknown
Creator: Zvolanek, Joe W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History