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The Flashlight, Yearbook of Abilene High School, 1926

Yearbook for Abilene High School in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, clubs, and events.

Date: 1926

Creator: Abilene High School (Abilene, Tex.)

Item Type: Yearbook

The Grace Cultural Center: A Case Statement

Plans proposed by the Abilene Fire Arts Museum and the Abilene Preservation League for a downtown cultural center at the restored Grace Hotel building. It includes information about the building, funding, importance of the project, staffing, and other relevant business plans.

Date: 1987

Creator: Abilene Preservation League

Item Type: Pamphlet

Location: 32.449646 -99.734459

[Information About W. A. Minter Sr. and Son]

Summarized biographical information about W. A. Minter, Sr. and his son (W. A. Minter, Jr.) including their, employment, activities, and business in the state. A note at the end of the text says that the information was sourced from the Minter family Bible and the obituary of Minter Jr.

Date: unknown

Creator: Abilene Reporter-News

Item Type: Text

[North Family by Funeral Home]

Photograph of four member of the North family standing in front of the North's Mortuary building. Jack, Russel, Willena and James North are identified in the photograph and they are all wearing formal clothing.

Date: 1970

Creator: Abilene Reporter-News

Item Type: Photograph

[Program: Abilene Study Club, 1930]

Program for the Abilene Study Club variety program, including musical performances and a production of the "The Undercurrent" by McMurry College students, held the afternoon of April 9, 1930, at the Hilton Hotel Crystal Ball Room.

Date: 1930-04~

Creator: Abilene Study Club

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Alpha Chi Letter and Event Program]

Letter from the McMurry College Alpha Chi chapter, written to their alumni regarding a donation made in the name of A. V. Hendricks, Jr., an ex-member killed during World War Ii. It includes an enclosed copy of the program from the benefit performance of "My Country" held on December 10, 1945 in the Radford Memorial Auditorium to raise money for the scholarship.

Date: December 1945

Creator: Alpha Chi. James Winfred Hunt Chapter.

Item Type: Letter

Location: 32.430697 -99.748825

[Charter of McMurry College - Abilene, TX]

A copy of the 1921 McMurry College charter and incorporation papers filed with the state of Texas.

Date: November 21, 1921

Creator: Barnes, W. Newton

Item Type: Legal Document

[Portrait of Doug Younger]

Portrait of "Uncle" Doug Younger, a man with a thick mustache wearing a suit and bow tie.

Date: unknown

Creator: Baum

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of D.C. Sullivan]

Portrait of D.C. Sullivan as a baby, wearing a white gown and sitting on a thick carpet.

Date: unknown

Creator: Baum, G. C.

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Irma Younger]

Portrait of Irma Younger as a baby, wearing a white dress and sitting in a wicker chair.

Date: unknown

Creator: Baum, G. C.

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from H. A. Boaz to James W. Hunt]

A letter from Bishop H. A. Boaz, of Houston, Texas, to James W. Hunt. The letter expresses care and concern for Hunt and inquires as to Hunt's recovery after his recent illness.

Date: March 1, 1934

Creator: Boaz, H. A.

Item Type: Letter

[Photograph of Student Studying at the Library]

Photograph of a student sitting at a table with a book studying, with the photograph taken at a distance from between bookshelves at the library with a wall of windows in the background.

Date: unknown

Creator: Bourne, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from Mary Katharine Burns to Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie, February 10, 1944]

Letter from Mary Katharine Burns to Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie giving thanks for her and the Chanters' "participation in the Third Anniversary program at the Fifth Street USO Club."

Date: February 10, 1944

Creator: Burns, Mary Katharine

Item Type: Letter

[Sousa Band at the Last Texas Confederate Veterans Meeting]

A photograph of the John Phillip Sousa Band at the last state meeting of the Texas Confederate Veterans Association. General Charles P. Summerall is the only individual identified.

Date: [1925..1928]

Creator: Cappell, C. C.

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from Alsie H. Carleton to Robert B. Wiley, May 25, 1944]

Letter from Alsie H. Carleton to Robert B. Wiley (sic.), recognizing her group's performance of the "Nautical Knot.", marveling at the "limited number of boys" used that day.

Date: May 25, 1944

Creator: Carleton, Alsie H.

Item Type: Letter

[Photograph of Boy's Dormitory for McMurry College - Abilene]

A photograph of the architect David S. Castle's rendering for the proposed Gold Star Memorial Dormitory at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas." This version of the dorm is U-shaped, has a wide set of entrance steps, and has no identifying lettering on the facade. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Draft for McMurry's Gold Star Mem'l Dorm."

Date: unknown

Creator: Castle, David S.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.431311 -99.751651

[Photograph of Men's Dormitory for McMurry College Abilene]

A photograph of a drawing of a proposed men's dormitory for McMurry College by architect David S. Castle. The dormitory is a brick building of three stories; a large lawn with several mature trees can be seen surrounding the building. Large capital lettering on the façade of the building reads, "Memorial Hall."

Date: unknown

Creator: Castle, David S.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.430987 -99.751314

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Oral History Interview with Bervin Caswell, February 15, 2001

A video interview with Dr. Bervin O. Caswell (McMurry class of 1938) in which Dr. Caswell discusses his memories of McMurry. Dr. Caswell was a long-time United Methodist minister in New Mexico and West Texas, and received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from McMurry in 1964 and a lifetime achievement award from McMurry in 2004.

Date: February 15, 2001

Duration: 48 minutes 24 seconds

Creator: Caswell, Bervin O.

Item Type: Video

[Group Portrait of Students]

Portrait of a large group of students outside of a brick building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Came from Mrs. Wylie. 1940s?"

Date: 194X

Creator: Cole, Hardy

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from Harold G. Cooke to Mrs. Lance Webb]

A letter from Harold G. Cooke, President of McMurry College, to Mrs. Lance Webb, the daughter of James W. Hunt. The letter invites Mrs. Webb to the dedication of the newest dormitory at McMurry to James W. Hunt.

Date: October 22, 1957

Creator: Cooke, Harold G.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Kenneth W. Copeland to Robert Wylie, May 9, 1944]

Letter from Kenneth W. Copeland to Robert Wylie, giving thanks for the McMurry Chanters' visit to the First Methodist Church.

Date: May 9, 1944

Creator: Copeland, Kenneth W.

Item Type: Letter

[Notes on the McMurry Alma Mater Song]

A two-page essay containing information on the origin of the various versions of the McMurry University Alma Mater Song, compiled by Libby Croft, Assistant Catalog Librarian at McMurry's Jay-Rollins Library.

Date: 1992

Creator: Craft, Libby

Item Type: Paper

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Oral History Interview with Jo Crutchfield, April 1998

A video interview with Jo Crutchfield (McMurry class of 1937) in which she discusses her memories of McMurry and of her acquaintance with Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie.

Date: April 1998

Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 56 seconds

Creator: Crutchfield, Josephine Palmer

Item Type: Video

[Statement of Declaration]

Unpublished statement of Declaration by the Cultural Affairs Council of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce. The statement discusses the idea of building a Cultural Center in Abilene and the benefits of doing so.

Date: unknown

Creator: Cultural Affairs Council of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce

Item Type: Text

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The Flashlight, Yearbook of Abilene High School, 1926

The Grace Cultural Center: A Case Statement

[Information About W. A. Minter Sr. and Son]

[North Family by Funeral Home]

[Program: Abilene Study Club, 1930]

[Alpha Chi Letter and Event Program]

[Charter of McMurry College - Abilene, TX]

[Portrait of Doug Younger]

[Portrait of D.C. Sullivan]

[Portrait of Irma Younger]

[Letter from H. A. Boaz to James W. Hunt]

[Photograph of Student Studying at the Library]

[Letter from Mary Katharine Burns to Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie, February 10, 1944]

[Sousa Band at the Last Texas Confederate Veterans Meeting]

[Letter from Alsie H. Carleton to Robert B. Wiley, May 25, 1944]

[Photograph of Boy's Dormitory for McMurry College - Abilene]

[Photograph of Men's Dormitory for McMurry College Abilene]

Oral History Interview with Bervin Caswell, February 15, 2001

[Group Portrait of Students]

[Letter from Harold G. Cooke to Mrs. Lance Webb]

[Letter from Kenneth W. Copeland to Robert Wylie, May 9, 1944]

[Notes on the McMurry Alma Mater Song]

Oral History Interview with Jo Crutchfield, April 1998

[Statement of Declaration]