[Letter from Sally Snow to Don Baker, November 17, 1965]

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Handwritten letter and envelope from Sally Snow at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas to Donald Baker at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas in November of 1965. In her correspondence, Sally writes about visiting home for a date in Dallas and looks forward to seeing Don at Thanksgiving.

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[1] p. ; 23 x 15 cm., + 1 envelope (11 x 17 cm.)

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Snow, Sally November 17, 1965.

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Handwritten letter and envelope from Sally Snow at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas to Donald Baker at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas in November of 1965. In her correspondence, Sally writes about visiting home for a date in Dallas and looks forward to seeing Don at Thanksgiving.

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[1] p. ; 23 x 15 cm., + 1 envelope (11 x 17 cm.)

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  • Preferred Citation: Donald F. Baker Collection (The Dallas Way) (AR0843), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Publications pertaining to issues relevant to the LGBT community. The collection includes The Dallas Voice, a weekly newspaper for the gay community in North Texas that has been published since 1984.

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The Dallas Way Collections contains materials from over 30 different archival collections contributed by The Dallas Way.

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Donald F. Baker Collection (The Dallas Way)

The papers, photographs, publications, and artifacts of Donald F. Baker, a gay rights activist in Dallas, Texas. Most materials date from 1975-2000.

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  • November 17, 1965

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  • N:33.22898, E:-97.133935, S: 33.197815, W:-97.173331

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Snow, Sally. [Letter from Sally Snow to Don Baker, November 17, 1965], letter, November 17, 1965; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2572010/: accessed October 7, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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