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[Spang Cable Tools]

Description: Photograph of Spang Cable Tools building and repairmen. The repairmen are standing next to their shop cars. The sign on the building reads, "Spang Cable Tools, Acme Rentals & Repairs, Shaffer Blowout Preventers."
Date: 1960~
Partner: Midwestern State University

[With Mother This Christmas]

Description: Eulogy for Edgar Brown Sutherlin, expressing joy that this Christmas he will be with his mother, who had died when Sutherlin was three.
Date: 1960
Creator: McElroy, Theodore Edgar, Sr.
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Congregation Ahavath Sholom Confirmation Class, 1960]

Description: Photograph of the 1960 confirmation class at Congregation Ahavath Sholom. There are four girls in white robes and six boys in black robes with bow ties. Rabbi Isadore Garsek stands in the center of the back row with them. The students are Carol Shannahoff, Laurel Beth Kimbrell, Annetta Lichtman, Marsha Berger, Sidney Cohen, Stanley Spigel, Marvin Meinstein, Gay Coplin, Larry Daiches, and Ivan Beckhoff.
Date: May 29, 1960
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

Bay City Origin - Destination Survey: October 1960

Description: Report documenting "factual data relative to the movements of vehicular traffic into and thru [sic] the Bay City area. The survey was ordered and planned to obtain data necessary for a comprehensive study of future development of highway facilities in the area" (p. 5). It includes graphs and tabular analyses of the survey, which was conducted on October 11, 1960.
Date: October 1960
Creator: Texas. Highway Department. Planning Survey Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Welcome to Convair-Fort Worth!

Description: Pamphlet for the employee "family day" (November 5) and general public "open house" (November 6) held at the Convair plant in Fort Worth, Texas in 1960. It includes information about tours and events during the weekend, leadership and employees at the plant, and history about the location and aircraft built there.
Date: November 1960
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division.
Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

Asa Fuller, Sheriff 1961-1980

Description: Portrait of Asa Fuller, sheriff of Wilson County, Texas, seated behind a desk. He is leaning back in an office chair with his left leg crossed over his right knee and he is smoking a cigarette; his badge is visible in his breast pocket. There is an ashtray on the desk in front of him, as well as a folded newspaper and various other documents. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph says: "Asa G. Fuller, 1961-1980." and "WCHS prop., donated by Sherriff [sic] 'Pete' Bauman, Nov. 1990."
Date: 1961/1980
Partner: Wilson County Historical Society

From Texas Tables: Gourmet Recipes

Description: Cookbook compiled by the Junior League of Dallas containing recipes organized by type; table of contents: Canapes and Hors d'Ourvres, Soups, Sea Food, Egg & Cheese, Poultry & Game, Meat, Vegetable, Typically Texas, Salad and Dressings, Desserts, For Healthy Hearts, Texas Size Parties, and Wine Information & Chart. It also includes some tips about cooking various foods and relevant quotations. Index starts after page 279.
Date: 1961
Creator: Junior League of Dallas
Partner: UNT Libraries

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the Methodist Church: 1961

Description: Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 145.
Date: 1961
Creator: Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Partner: Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church

The Leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn

Description: Compilation of tributes about Sam Rayburn written by his colleagues in the U.S. Congress to commemorate his tenure as the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives. It includes some brief biographical information and explanation about the importance of the post.
Date: 1961
Creator: United States. Congress. (87th, 1st session : 1961). House.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Memorandum: Hurricane Flood Protection Hearing

Description: Memo released by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas to announce a public hearing to be held in the city regarding hurricane flood protection for the city and surrounding areas. The text also outlines the general problems that will be addressed during the meeting and various proposals and statements related to the topic.
Date: October 25, 1961
Creator: Corpus Christi (Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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