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[Library Display Showcases Liberty]

Description: Mrs. Dorothy Morrison, Marshall Public Library Director, shows off a display about Liberty. In the center of the display is a replica of the Liberty Bell, given by Marshall National Bank in 1976. Mrs. Morrison holds a reproduction of a liberty document. Books, small flags and a model cannon round out the display.
Date: 1976
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Library Supporters]

Description: Dr. Rutledge McClaran of Marshall, Texas is pictured in a newspaper photo with a fellow library supporter, Mrs. Warren F. Keyes. Both served as presidents of the local Friends of a Public Library organization during the group's early years. Mrs. Keyes was also a member of the women's clubs which owned the private lending library which predated the Marshall Public Library. She successfully advocated for a public library.
Date: January 14, 1976
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Bill Moyers and Fan]

Description: Bill Moyers, national journalist and Marshall favorite son, visits with a fan after his speech. He returned to Marshall, Texas, during the nation's Bicentennial celebration in 1976 to speak on the value of libraries in a community.
Date: 1976
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Field trip to Emily Fowler Library]

Description: Photograph of a large group of children and two women entering Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas. A Denton Baptist Temple Church bus is visible behind them. The children are wearing jackets and coats. In the background is a parking lot filled with cars, the Denton Woman's Club Building, and one of the TWU towers. To the far right is the Ensign Animal Fountain.
Date: 1976~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[School field trip to Emily Fowler Library]

Description: Photograph of a large group of children and a few women entering into the Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas. The children are wearing coats with hoods and are followed by several women also wearing coats. In the foyer, a Beaumont Mood globe pottery lamp painted a very light beige hangs. Outside, under a wooden pergola another Mood lamp, this one with a reddish-brown glaze, can be seen.
Date: 1976~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Field trip to Emily Fowler Library]

Description: Photograph of a large group of children and three women walking into Emily Fowler Library in Denton, Texas. A Denton Baptist Temple bus is parked in front of the library. On the far right, near Pecan Creek, is the Ensign Animal Fountain. In the background is the Denton Woman's Building and one of the TWU towers.
Date: 1976~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Postcard from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1976-08-02]

Description: Postcard from Douglas M. Herrera to his parents, John J. and Olivia C. Herrera. The image on the front of the postcard is a portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson from the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas. Douglas is visiting Austin on business and stopped by the presidential library with his son Michael.
Date: August 2, 1976
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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