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[Postcard of Crab Orchard Lake, Marion, Illinois]

Description: Postcard of a group of people standing on a dock and swimming nearby in Crab Orchard Lake at Marion, Illinois. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says, "Hello all. Will probably arrive Thursday- trip has been fine so far. Am stopping off to see Lt. Crews. He is still alive. Woodrow."
Date: June 19, 1944
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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Interview with Dr. Douglas Bernstein, February 10, 1989

Description: Interview with Dr. Douglas Bernstein, Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana. In the interview, Dr. Bernstein discusses his areas of interest in psychology: effectiveness of teaching in the college classroom and stress management.
Date: February 10, 1989
Duration: 28 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Bernstein, Douglas & McCaleb, Gary
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with Robert Woods, March 8, 1969

Description: Interview with Robert Woods, a preacher from Gallatin, Tennessee. The interview includes the broader history of the Christian Church he grew up in, prominent figures, the school he went to, as well as his personal experiences as a black person during that time. The interview also includes Wood's recounting his first preaching tour as a teen.
Date: March 8, 1969
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Woods, Robert
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Letter from Thomas Mitchell Campbell to E. P. Ripley, June 4, 1909]

Description: Letter from Thomas Mitchell Campbell to E. P. Ripley, discussing the proposed railways in Texas by the national railroad corporations. This copy of the letter is only pages 1-3, missing the final pages. The heading reads "Executive Office, State of Texas. Austin."
Date: June 4, 1909
Creator: Campbell, Thomas Mitchell, 1856-1923
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Sectional map indicating main automobile roads between Canada and United States (middle west sheet).

Description: Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns, bodies of water, and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date: 1931
Creator: Canada. National Development Bureau.
Location: None
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Sectional Map indicating main Automobile Roads between Canada and United States (Middle West Sheet).

Description: Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns and cities; bodies of water, including the Great Lakes; and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date: 1926
Creator: Canada. National Development Bureau.
Location: None
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Train Engine and Car - Silvis, Illinois]

Description: Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. Text is visible on the side of the car. Additional tracks lay to the side in front. Handwritten text below the image says, "Silvis, Ill. May 25th 1924 (ex T&P #552)."
Date: May 25, 1924
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Picture postcard of Soldiers' Field and the Field Museum, Chicago; from R. H. Carswell addressed to T. N. Carswell - 1938]

Description: A picture postcard showing a rendered aerial view of Soldiers' Field and the Field Museum in Chicago, IL. The reverse side includes correspondence to "Uncle Norwood-" [Mr. T. N. Carswell],, Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas from "your nephew R. H. C" [R. H. Carswell], postmarked Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 14, 1938. R. H. Carswell writes to T. N. Carswell that he is having a good time and advises that he was sent to Chicago by International Harvester Co. of Jacksonville, Fla., his company of tw… more
Date: 1938
Creator: Carswell, R. H.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to H. W. Siddall - October 10, 1950]

Description: A letter written to Mr. H. W. Siddall, Chairman, Rail Travel Promotion Agency, Chicago 6, Ill., from Carswell Travel Agency, T. N. Carswell, dated October 10, 1950. Carswell announces that The Carswell Agency will open and maintain its selling office in the main lobby of the Windsor Hotel and notes the new name as CARSWELL TRAVEL AGENCY.
Date: October 10, 1950
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to H. W. Siddall - September 19, 1947]

Description: A letter addressed to Mr. H. W. Siddall, Chairman, Rail Travel Promotion Agency, Chicago 6, Illinois, from T. N. Carswell, dated September 19, 1947. Carswell references a letter from Siddall dated July 25, 1947 regarding membership requirements. Carswell confirms he very much desires to hold his RTPA contract, even as a Class P tourist agent.
Date: September 19, 1947
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to The A. N. Marquis Company, Chicago - November 4, 1952]

Description: A letter addressed to The A. N. Marquis Company, Chicago 11, Illinois, from T. N. Carswell, dated November 4, 1952. Carswell suggests the name of Mr. Folks Huxford of Homerville, Georgia for inclusion in the next "Who's Who in the South and Southwest.
Date: November 4, 1952
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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Interview with Dale Clevenger, 1984

Description: Interview with Dale Clevenger, principal French hornist with the Chicago Symphony. In the interview, Clevenger discusses his background and the experiences that led him to his current position.
Date: 1984
Duration: 29 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Clevenger, Dale & McCaleb, Gary
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Telegram from Cochran and Arnold to Betty Jo Streff]

Description: Photocopied telegram from Cochran and Arnold to Betty Jo Streff discussing instructions for an interview to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots. A second partial telegram can be seen on the bottom half of the page, also addressed to Betty Jo Streff on reporting for duty at Columbus Air Force Base.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline & Arnold, Henry Harley
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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Interview with Helmut Goerling, November 1, 1989

Description: Interview with Helmut Goerling, President of Davis and Goerling, a management consulting firm in Chicago, Illinois. In the interview, Goerling discusses his consulting experiences.
Date: November 1, 1989
Duration: 28 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Goerling, Helmut & McCaleb, Gary
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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