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[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
[Article about Fred Harvey History]
Article written by Keith Hines about his memories and knowledge about the history of George Hill and Fred Harvey, as well as Harvey Houses and Harvey Girls.
Date:
May 25, 1984
Creator:
Hines, Keith
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Galvestonian recalls days as Harvey girl]
Newspaper article from The Galveston Daily News detailing history and information about Harvey Houses as well as Harvey girls, including an interview with Madge Saenz.
Date:
February 28, 1988
Creator:
Darst, Maury
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Harvey House Plan In Corporate Hands]
Article from the Slatonite newspaper about a bid to save the Slaton Harvey House from being demolished.
Date:
November 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Rosa Walston Latimer - January 14, 1991]
Letter to Rosa Walston Latimer and signed "Rose," telling about the author's time working as a Harvey Girl in Slaton, Texas.
Date:
January 14, 1991
Creator:
unknown
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
[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 Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer - January 20, 1992]
Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she speaks about her employment as a Harvey Girl in Harvey Houses, as well as her coworkers and their current whereabouts.
Date:
January 20, 1992
Creator:
Saenz, Madge
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 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
[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
[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 Keith Hines to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 2, 1992]
Letter from Keith Hines of Canyon, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas detailing what he knows about Harvey Houses and Harvey Girls based on his experience working in the old Santa Fe depot in Canyon.
Date:
February 2, 1992
Creator:
Hines, Keith
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
[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 Les Tye to Rosa Latimer - February 5, 1992]
Letter written to Rosa Latimer in Lubbock, Texas to Les Tye in Fort Worth, Texas in response to an article published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (enclosed with the letter) asking for stories related to Harvey Houses. In the letter, Les Tye writes about his experience with a Harvey House in Las Vegas, New Mexico on his honeymoon in 1947. Also included is the letter's envelope.
Date:
February 5, 1992
Creator:
Tye, Les
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 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 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
[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 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.
Date:
February 19, 1992
Creator:
Nichols, Raymond
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Speck Wilson to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]
Letter from Speck Wilson of Springtown, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, in which he describes the story of his father and mother's courtship and marriage. His mother, Maxine Cockrell Wilson Johnson, was a Harvey Girl in Canadian, Texas and his father, Harold F. Wilson, was a local cowboy.
Date:
February 19, 1992
Creator:
Wilson, Speck
Object Type:
Letter
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
[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