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[Letter from Allan Shivers to Truett Latimer, February 3, 1954]

Description: Letter from Allan Shivers to Truett Latimer discussing a proposal for an increase in teacher salaries agreed upon by the twenty-five members of the Conference on Teachers' Salaries and Related Problems, and discussing his pans to call a special session of the Texas Legislature in March.
Date: February 3, 1954
Creator: Shivers, Allan
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Telegram from Howard Carney, March 11, 1954]

Description: Telegram sent to Truett Latimer from Howard Carney announcing the 1954 special session of the 53rd Legislature of Texas called by Governor Allan Shivers. The telegram lists several topics for which the special session was called.
Date: March 11, 1954
Creator: Carney, Howard
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Scene of Governor's Mansion, Austin

Description: Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion taken of front of the mansion from the walkway. The upper porch is screened. The seven steps leading to the front door are concrete with white iron railings winging down and outwards. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1954 was Governor Coke R. Stevenson. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1954
Creator: Texas Highway Department
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Goldie Hodge Taking Notes]

Description: Photograph of Goldie Hodge sitting in a chair and writing in a notebook. She is seated at a desk with a telephone on it. A calendar is on the wall behind her and various notes are pinned to the wall on her left.
Date: September 1954
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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