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[Woman Receives Award, Marshall]

A woman receives recognition for achievement at a meeting held at Marshall Public Library, c1973-1984. The women are unidentified. Library stacks are seen behind the two. Each woman wears a corsage, and the woman at left wears a banner.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Library Supporters at Opening Celebration, Marshall]

Library supporters celebrate the opening of the new Marshall Public Library in 1973. From left are an unidentified woman, Mrs. George Olincy, an unidentified woman, an unidentified man, and Mrs. Bernice Gold Kranson. The Olincys and Mrs. Kranson provided funds for the library's auditorium from the family foundation.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Dr. H. D. Bruce, Educator and Library Supporter]

Dr. H. D. Bruce of East Texas Baptist College was a supporter of the drive to build a new public library in Marshall, as this article explains. The new building was completed in 1973.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Claudia (Lady Bird) Johnson]

Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady and native of Harrison County.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Dr. Ernest S. Rambo, Community Leader]

Dr. Ernest S. Rambo was featured in this article from the Marshall News Messenger newspaper.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Clyde and Mrs. Kilpatrick, Library Supporters]

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kilpatrick were the first in Harrison County to get memberships in the newly formed Friends of Marshall Public Library. The membership drive was the beginning of community support for building a new library in marshall.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Celebrating Marshall's Bicentennial]

Two Marshallites present "Uncle Sam" to celebrate Marshall's designation as an All-America City during the nation's bicentennial celebration in 1976. At left is Connie Ware. The woman at right is unidentified.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Two Public Library Supporters Celebrate Library Opening]

Max Lale (left), local historian and author, chats with another library suppporter at the reception for the opening of the new Marshall Public Library in October, 1973.

Date: October 1973

Item Type: Photograph

[Mrs. Sutphin, Library Workshop Presenter]

Mrs. Sutphin presented a workshop about literature that can be found in libraries.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Dorothy Morrison, First Director of Marshall Public Library]

An early library logo depects Mrs. Dorothy Morrison, first director of Marshall Public Library, 1970-1984.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Library Supporters at Gala Reception for Library Opening]

Fenn Lewis, center, Mrs. George (Virginia Gold) Olincy to his right, and Mrs. Audrey Kariel, to his left, chat at the reception to celebrate the opening of the new Marshall Public Library in October, 1973. These three were key constituents in the drive to get the library constructed. Others in the picture are unidentified.

Date: October 1973

Item Type: Photograph

[Night View of the New Marshall Public Library in 1973]

Night view of the new Marshall Public Library in 1973.

Date: 1973

Item Type: Photograph

[Marshall Library Supporter Displays Dedication Program]

In 1973 the Marshall Public Library received the "Library Project of the Year" award from the Texas State Library Association. The dedication ceremony for the new library was held on Sunday, October 21, 1973. At a reception on the Saturday night before, Nancy Kariel displays the dedication program. The program cover shows the artist's rendering of the architect's concept. Inside is the history of the drive from 1969-1972 to construct a new library; the order of ceremony; lists of officers, … more

Date: October 20, 1973

Item Type: Photograph

[Library Display Honors the Nation's Bicentennial]

Mrs. Dorothy Morrison, Marshall Public Library Director, presents a display to honor the nation's Bicentennial in 1976. The Liberty Bell replica was donated to the library by Marshall National Bank on July 1, 1976. The librarian holds a copy of the Declaration of Independence.

Date: July 1976

Item Type: Photograph

[Library Benefactors at a Library Function]

Library benefactors Virginia Gold Olinsky, second from left, and Bernice Gold Kranson, right, are shown with other library supporters at a reception during the opening weekend of the Marshall Public Library, October, 1973.

Date: October 20, 1973

Item Type: Photograph

[Bill Moyers, Young Journalist]

A young Billy Don Moyers smiles from the pages of a yearbook. Starting as a teenage newspaper reporter in his home town of Marshall, Texas, Moyers rose to national prominence as a high-level aide in Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. He later changed from print to television journalism, broadcasting news commentary and creating special subject documentaries. Now he is known simply as Bill Moyers; but he has never forgotten his roots.

Date: 1983

Item Type: Photograph

[Virginia Gold Olincy Toasts New Library]

Mrs. George (Virginia Gold) Olincy, Trustee of Andrew Norman Foundation, toasts the new Marshall Public Library at the reception for its opening on October 20, 1973.

Date: October 20, 1973

Item Type: Photograph

[Group Examines Marker]

A group examines a stone commemoration marker. At left is Judge Ben Z. Grant. The other man and woman are unidentified. The marker is also not known; but the word "ESTABLISHED" is clearly on the bottom of the engraving.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Library Supporter Speaks at Dinner]

A library supporter speaks at a dinner celebrating the opening of Marshall Public Library in 1973.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Musicians Recognized in Newspaper]

Musician John Grigsby was recognized in this picture from the Marshall News Messenger. The accompanying text also mentions Doice Grant of Longview. The two men performed on a recital sponsored by a local music group in the Gold auditorium of the Marshall Public Library.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Friends of the Library Inspect the New Bookmobile]

Lou Gaw, left, and Audrey Kariel, right, inspect the Marshall Public Library's new bookmobile. The Friends of a Public Library group acquired a motor home for the purpose. It was refurbished and re-constructed inside for library books. It was ready for use by April, 1978. According to the caption, Hallsville was the first stop on the schedule.

Date: 1978

Item Type: Photograph

[Bicentennial Library Exhibit About Native Americans]

A slide with part of a newspaper article about an exhibit on Native Americans at the Marshall Public Library during the Bicentennial. Included is a printed picture of library director Dorothy Morrison and the exhibit.

Date: 1976

Item Type: Photograph

[Supporters Discuss Need for Library]

Don Knutson and Audrey Kariel discuss the merits of a new public library for Marshall, Texas in a forum. Mrs. Kariel became the project director for the building, which opened in October, 1973.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Former Marshall Public Library Building]

A horse and surrey stops in front of the former quarters of the Marshall Public Library in this old newspaper photo. The building and land belonged to a group of local women's clubs, which maintained a private lending library. The clubs deeded the building and land to the city for public library use. A modern new library building opened in October, 1973. Soon after, the older structure passed to the Marshall Chamber of Commerce, which still calls it home.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

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[Clyde and Mrs. Kilpatrick, Library Supporters]

[Celebrating Marshall's Bicentennial]

[Two Public Library Supporters Celebrate Library Opening]

[Mrs. Sutphin, Library Workshop Presenter]

[Dorothy Morrison, First Director of Marshall Public Library]

[Library Supporters at Gala Reception for Library Opening]

[Night View of the New Marshall Public Library in 1973]

[Marshall Library Supporter Displays Dedication Program]

[Library Display Honors the Nation's Bicentennial]

[Library Benefactors at a Library Function]

[Bill Moyers, Young Journalist]

[Virginia Gold Olincy Toasts New Library]

[Group Examines Marker]

[Library Supporter Speaks at Dinner]

[Musicians Recognized in Newspaper]

[Friends of the Library Inspect the New Bookmobile]

[Bicentennial Library Exhibit About Native Americans]

[Supporters Discuss Need for Library]

[Former Marshall Public Library Building]