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- 56th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, House Simple Resolution 94
- Simple resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives commending Representatives Brownrigg Dewey, Bill Heatly, John Huebner, Truett Latimer, and Jess Osborn for their outstanding performance during the Fifty-sixth session of the Legislature.
- [The Abilene Council on Alcoholism and Information Center Meeting Summary, June 29, 1959]
- Meeting summary for the Abilene Council on Alcoholism and Information Center board of directors, held June 29, 1959.
- [Announcing the Appointment of Frank Bell as Manager of the Abilene Agency]
- Pamphlet discussing Frank Bell's appointment as manager of the Abilene Agency within the American General Life Insurance Company.
- [Bank Deposit Slip for Truett Latimer]
- Bank deposit slip from First State Bank of Abilene filled out to show that Truett Latimer deposited $87.50 from Taylor County Chiro.
- [Business Card for George Nokes]
- Business card for George Nokes, "attorney at law", with "H.J.R. 1" handwritten at the top.
- [Business Card for Truett Latimer with Notes]
- State representative business card for Truett Latimer, with handwritten text on the back: "Dr. Bob Collmer Rio Amazonas ofc. 409 Colonia del Valle. 6-87-19."
- [Card from Sid E. Pass to Truett Latimer, 1957~]
- Card from Sid E. Pass to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer expressing his support for a bill that would increase legal responsibility of parents for their teenagers' actions. On the reverse is a portrait of Pass and an advertisement for his insurance business.
- [Clipping: 13 Trillion Cubic Feet of Gas]
- Photocopy of a newspaper article about a bill concerning gas rates.
- [Clipping: Be Safe! Wait A While]
- Newspaper clipping about the lawsuit from Lower Valley residents over the City of El Paso's effort to extend its limit to their area.
- [Clipping: Business Capable of Making Own Credit Regulations]
- Newspaper clipping about the views of Abilene businessmen on government credit regulations.
- [Clipping: City May Have to Sell All School Bonds Immediately]
- Newspaper clippings about issues in different Texas schools including a land dispute, fraud charges, school bonds, and continuing contract policies.
- [Clipping: City to Decide on Pioneer's Request to Use Field at Tye]
- Newspaper clippings about the request from Pioneer Airlines to move temporarily to the old Abilene Army Airfield at Tye and how much the move would cost. The date April 18, 1952, is written in pencil at the top of the leftmost clipping.
- [Clipping: Compensation Law Improved Despite Lobbyists Pressure Tactics]
- Newspaper clipping about the improvements made to the workmen's compensation legislation.
- [Clipping: Down Texas Way]
- Newspaper clipping about the school board of Houston's decision to not renew Dr. George W. Ebey's contract, the deputy superintendent of schools, Houston, Texas.
- [Clipping: Latimer Move Would Cure Official 'Luxury' Cars]
- Newspaper clipping about House Concurrent Resolution 14, the recently House-approved resolution sponsored by Representative Latimer.
- [Clipping: Magazine Cites Latimer for Work On insurance Code]
- Newspaper clipping discussing Representative Truett Latimer's role in insurance laws passing.
- [Clipping: New Mortality Table Affects Life Policies]
- Newspaper clipping about the new life insurance mortality table. At the top of the clipping is a date written in pen, '1-21-59'. The other side of the clipping contains an article titled 'Speaker from Odessa will Review 'Buttons in the Back''.
- [Clipping: Prohibition, Senate Votes Hike State Poll Tax Total]
- Newspaper clipping about the poll tax payments in some Texas counties such as Dallas, Galveston, Orange, Harris, and Tom Green.
- [Clipping: Showdown Nears on Gas Price Rule]
- Newspaper clipping about the ruling to allow the Federal Power Commission jurisdiction at the wellhead if the gas moved for resale in interstate commerce.
- [Clipping: State Expenditures]
- Newspaper clipping about the approved appropriation bills calling for over $2 billion in expenditures. There are written notes along the clipping: 'Mr. Ellis', '4-5-57', and 'Fort Worth'.
- [Clipping: West Texas Barbers Ask Board Post]
- Newspaper clipping about the resolution asking Governor Daniel for a West Texas Representative on the State Barber Board.
- [Clipping: West Texas Barbers Ask Representative on Board]
- Newspaper clipping about the appointment of a West Texas representative on the State Barber Board. There is a marking at the top of the clipping that reads, '11-25-57-Evening'.
- [Clipping: West Texas' Interest In Trinity Project]
- Newspaper clipping about the Trinity River project and Representative Truett Latimer's stance on it.
- [Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mr. and Mrs. Birmingham, May 1953]
- Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. and Mrs. George Birmingham discussing Truett's service in the legislature. The response from the Birminghams has been typed at the bottom of Truett's initial letter.
- [Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. W. Brown, 1953]
- Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. W. Brown discussing a petition the Browns signed regarding Texas House Bill #216 and the high taxes that would be needed to raise teacher salaries. The Browns' response is handwritten on the back of Latimer's initial letter.
- [Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jarrett, March 31, 1954]
- Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jarrett wherein Latimer is asking the Jarrett's support as he runs for re-election to the position of state representative. W. E. Jarrett has written back on the bottom of the same letter, joking that he will vote for him in re-election as long as Latimer marries "that pretty girl".
- [Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mrs. Andrew W. Hunt, 1953]
- Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mrs. Andrew W. Hunt discussing a petition Hunt signed regarding Texas House Bill #216 and the desire for higher teacher salaries in the state of Texas regardless of any taxes that are raised to achieve said goal. Mrs. Andrew W. Hunt's response is typed directly onto Latimer's initial letter.
- [Drafted Letter from Truett Latimer to Wiley L. Caffey, January 28, 1953]
- Photocopied rough draft of a letter from Truett Latimer to Judge Wiley L. Caffey discussing concerns regarding a bill that would affect the pay of District Attorneys.
- [Envelope Addressed to T. Latimer from E. B. Woodruff - 1955]
- Envelope addressed "To the representative: Mr. Truett Latimer, Abilene, Texas" with the return on the back: "From Mrs. E. B. Woodruff" in Dallas, Texas. It has a postmark from Dallas in the evening, April 1955.
- [The Governor's Oil Import Study Commission Agenda, March 18, 1958]
- Schedule for the third session of the Governor's Oil Import Study Commission held on March 18, 1958 at the Windsor Hotel in Abilene, Texas.
- [House Bill 788]
- House Bill 788, introduced by Charles Sandahl, by request; Referred to the Committee on Game and Fisheries. The bill concerns the regulation of shotguns and rifles on public roads between sunset and sunrise.
- If the Legislature enacts a Flexible Rate Law . . . Texans can save $34,000,00 per year on Auto Insruance Alone! [Copy #1]
- Pamphlet arguing for a "flexible rate law" rather than the uniform rate for auto insurance in Texas and suggesting that constitutents write their state legislatures in support of the bills already introduced in the Texas House and Senate. The inside of the pamphlet provides a table of projected savings per person by city.
- If the Legislature enacts a Flexible Rate Law . . . Texans can save $34,000,00 per year on Auto Insruance Alone! [Copy #2]
- Pamphlet arguing for a "flexible rate law" rather than the uniform rate for auto insurance in Texas and suggesting that constitutents write their state legislatures in support of the bills already introduced in the Texas House and Senate. The inside of the pamphlet provides a table of projected savings per person by city.
- [Letter and Petition from Alan Zane to Truett Latimer, February 5, 1959]
- Letter from Alan Zane to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer with five attached petitions from citizens of Taylor County. The petition features hundreds of names, some with addresses, urging Latimer to submit legislation in the House that would establish regulatory powers of the Game and Fish Commission in Taylor County.
- [Letter Discussing H.B. 7, March 29, 1955]
- Letter discussing House Bill 7, a bill that would give the Texas Railroad Commission power to set minimum field prices for natural gas. The author says they will support the bill.
- [Letter from A. A. Watson Jr. to Truett Latimer, April 5, 1957]
- Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Reverend A. A. Watson Jr. to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer urging him to vote against HB 777, a liquor law bill.
- [Letter from A. B. Barrow to Truett Latimer, April 23, 1955]
- Letter from A. B. Barrow to Truett Latimer discussing support for the passage of Bill #348.
- [Letter from A. B. Smith to Truett Latimer, April 10, 1957]
- Letter from Miss A. B. Smith to Truett Latimer urging him to oppose House Bill 487, the bill that would prohibit the sale of liquor, beer, and wine in grocery stores.
- [Letter from A. C. Dobbs to Truett Latimer, February 3, 1955]
- Letter from A. C. Dobbs to Truett Latimer discussing defeating Texas House Bill #7 as it appears to be a price fixing bill and would probably raise gas rates to industrial users.
- [Letter from A. C. Sides to Truett Latimer, April 22, 1959]
- Letter from A. C. Sides to Truett Latimer discussing the distribution of the new proposed taxes. He feels the traveling salesman is taxed too much and wishes the distribution was more balanced.
- [Letter from A. D. Gillespie to Truett Latimer, February 11, 1955]
- Letter from A. D. Gillespie to Truett Latimer discussing Texas House Bill #4 and #79 and Texas Senate Bill #65.
- [Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer, April 9, 1954]
- Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer thanking him for the support he gave the Abilene Public Schools legislative program.
- [Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer, April 20, 1953]
- Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer regarding House Bill #306 which proposes changes in the economic index would raise local funds.
- [Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer, April 20, 1953]
- Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer discussing the passage and approval of House Bill #441 to keep the school lunch programs intact.
- [Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer, February 1, 1957]
- Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer discussing an unnamed enclosed bill concerning the allocation of schools' professional units based on average daily attendance. Wells writes that he has asked Bascom Hayes of the Texas Education Agency to contact Latimer to answer any questions about the proposed bill. He also mentions that he is contacting Mr. Sturgeon about teachers serving on juries, as Latimer had suggested, and that he will keep Latimer informed about teachers' feelings about legislation to raise their salaries.
- [Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer, February 14, 1953]
- Letter from Superintendent A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer discussing opposition to the Kilgore Bill due to his belief that it would not impact the teachers of Texas Public Schools in a positive mean.
- [Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer, January 22, 1957]
- Letter from A. E. Wells to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer discussing conditions on jury duty for teachers and amending foundational funding requirements that have hurt Abilene schools.
- [Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer, March 7, 1957]
- Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer discussing Latimer's lack of support an unnamed bill concerning an increased formula for schools and asking Latimer to support another unnamed bill exempting teachers from jury duty. Wells also mentions that he and Pete Olds submitted plans for an air base school to the Texas Education Agency and that they received approval from the Housing and Home Finance Agency.
- [Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer, March 14, 1959]
- Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer discussing the letter Mr. Latimer wrote to Mrs. Richard B. Johns. Mr. Wells lets him know that Mrs. Johns isn't on their faculty.
- [Letter from A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer, March 23, 1953]
- Letter from Superintendent A. E. Wells to Truett Latimer discussing support for Texas House Bill #216 for the purpose of retaining teachers and giving them a good pay.