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A Texas Newsman

Description: Narrative about the career of journalist Raymond B. Holbrook, written by his daughter after his death, based on her research into his work and her recollections. She also describes her efforts to preserve the publication that Holbrook founded -- Texas Week -- which was published August 1946 through summer 1947.
Date: June 26, 2020
Creator: Holbrook, Marion
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of the Raymond B. Holbrook Family

D. N. Leathers I History Project Report

Description: Report discussing the history of a public housing project located in the "Northside" area of Corpus Christi, "to document the 28 buildings of the D. N. Leathers I public housing campus as well as how those buildings fit into the historic context of public housing nationally and locally. The culture of D. N. Leathers I in the 1940s through the 1960s is also included through the perceptions of the persons who contributed their oral history to the project" (p. 2).
Date: June 2017
Creator: Smith, C. Lynn
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Location: None
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Letter from Rudolf R. Scheffrahn to Patrick Heath, Texas, June 17, 2011]

Description: Letter from Rudolf R. Scheffrahn to the Mayor of Boerne, discussing the Boerne Village Band and writing that he is including a photograph and historical document. Accompanying the letter is a photograph of three men standing together in front of a gazebo at night. The two men on the right are wearing traditional German dress, while the man on the left is wearing a blue plaid shirt and navy slacks. The man on the left is handing the man in the middle a plaque. A sign on the gazebo indicates that… more
Date: June 17, 2011
Creator: Scheffrahn, Rudolf R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

Picturing Texans

Description: According to the introductory information, this text is "An index to the portraits and photographs showing recognizable individuals published in Texas pictorial historical and Genealogical references (mug books) before 1941" (p. 1). The introductory pages include an explanation of how names are listed and a list of the source materials with citations.
Date: June 1, 2011
Creator: Haynes, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Graveyard Drawing]

Description: Graveyard drawing of loved ones (pets and people); the reverse side has a poem entitled "A Message" signed by Jeffery Penney.
Date: June 7, 2007
Creator: Penney, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Folklorico Dance Recital with Castanets]

Description: Photograph of Tony Marie Jones wearing a black leotard with a long yellow skirt edged in black tulle, dancing with castanets in each hand during a recital. Another dancer is partially visible on the right side of photo wearing the same costume with a blue skirt. They are dancing on a wooden floor inside the school gymnasium in front of decorative set elements including a trellis and a column topped by flowers in an urn (at right) and a structure resembling a well (at left).
Date: June 1998
Creator: Jones, Christine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Steam Engine Train Relocation 5]

Description: Photograph of the tinder/fuel attachment of a retired steam engine train moving from Cunningham Elementary School to Wichita Falls Railroad Museum. The text on the attachment reads, "304. Weight Limit 200,854 LBS. Cap'y. 8,000 GAL. Cap'y Oil 3,000 Gal."
Date: June 1997
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midwestern State University
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