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[Art Forum Pressbook, 1952-1953]

Description: Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1952 to 1953 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. This pressbook includes a photograph of Miss A.M. Carpenter accepting the award of a painting for winning the 1952 Art Week prize. All awards and prizes were given to the Texas State Federation in Austin. A copy of the certificate of the award is included.
Date: 1952/1953
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae

[Art Forum Record Book, 1952]

Description: Record book highlighting the activities of the 1952 American Art Week in communities throughout Texas, with an emphasis on Abilene. Includes proclamations by city officials of American Art Week in the various towns represented. Reports of local club activities and the rules for the competition are also included.
Date: 1952
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae

Brown Cedar Cut Quadrangle: Texas-Matagorda Co.

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, showing Turkey Island, Intracoastal Waterway, Live Oak Bay, East Matagorda Bay, Brown Cedar Cut, Matagorda Peninsula, and the Gulf of Mexico, with relief shown by contours (interval 5 feet) and spot heights. The map includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1952
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)

[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell]

Description: A letter written to Dad [T. N. Carswell] from Peg [Peggy Carswell], dated Monday, April. Peggy advises that, Drilexco, the company she works for in Dallas, is moving to Abilene and requests Carswell's advice on decisions she must make regarding whether to move to Abilene in order to keep the great job or to find another job in order to stay in Dallas.
Date: 1952~
Creator: Carswell, Peggy

[Personal Statement of Truett Latimer]

Description: First-person statement made by Truett Latimer summarizing his educational background growing up in Lueders and attending Hardin-Simmons University, describing his career in insurance and tenure as a state legislator, and making a statement about the growth of Abilene and the need for an "educated, thinking populace."
Date: 1952~
Creator: Latimer, Truett

[Photograph of Behrens Hall]

Description: Photograph of the construction of Behrens Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The building, near completion, has scaffolding only along a small portion of the front of the building. Several women can be seen walking near the entrance steps. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "Abilene C of C, 1/10/53."
Date: 1952

[Photograph of Behrens Hall]

Description: Photograph of the construction of Behrens Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. A note on the back of the photo identifies this building as a women’s dormitory. Scaffolding on the side of the building and metal pipes scattered in the dirt can be seen.
Date: 1952
Creator: Jones-Kennye Studio

Western Cotton Oil Offices

Description: Photograph of a woman looking through the files in an open drawer of a file cabinet. There are four rows of file cabinets in the office and a plant sitting on top of the cabinets. A desk with a paper tray, telephone, and other items can be seen in the foreground.
Date: 1952
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