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[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

Partner: Marshall Public Library

[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

Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Reception for Bill Moyers at the Marshall Public Library]

Bill Moyers, second from left, talks with Harrison County residents who attended his speech at the Marshall Public Library during the United States Bicentennial in 1976. Mr. Moyers spoke on the value of libraries to democracy.

Date: 1976

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Library Display Showcases Liberty]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Program Features Bill Moyers at the Marshall Public Library]

Bill Moyers waits to be introduced at a Marshall Public Library program during the nation's Bicentennial in 1976. Mr. Moyers, a favorite son of Marshall, Texas, returned to speak about the value of libraries to democracy.

Date: 1976

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Library Supporters]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Bill Moyers and Fan]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marshall Public Library

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