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[Program: Dediction Program, Marshall, Texas Post Office, April 21, 1962]

Description: One-page program for the dedication of the new Marshall, Texas, post office building, which was held on April 2, 1962. The front lists the program and the speakers. The back lists all the post office personnel and also gives a short history of Marshall's post office beginning in 1841.
Date: 1962
Creator: Marshall, Texas Post Office
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Portrait of a Boy with Hand on Wicker Chair]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified boy standing in a photographer's studio in front of a backdrop with one hand on the back of a wicker chair. He is wearing a suit jacket with handkerchief in the pocket, opened to show a vest, high collar and tie, short pants, long socks, and ankle-high laced shoes. There is a small bow pinned to his collar, and a ribbon watch fob hangs from his vest pocket. The photographer's imprint on the bottom of the card is James Studio, Longview, Tex.
Date: 189X
Creator: James Studio
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[College of Marshall Grounds, 1930s]

Description: Photograph of the grounds of the College of Marshall taken from the northeast, showing a grassy lawn and trees with a corner of Marshall Hall just visible behind the trees. The College of Marshall, founded in 1914, was a Baptist institution, and is now East Texas Baptist University. Marshall Hall was built in 1916.
Date: 193X
Creator: McCutchan, Kenneth, 1912-1972
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[College of Marshall Main Building and Grounds, 1930s]

Description: Photograph of the grounds of the College of Marshall taken from the west, showing a grassy lawn and trees with the back of Marshall Hall in the background. The College of Marshall, founded in 1914, was a Baptist institution, and is now East Texas Baptist University. Marshall Hall was built in 1916.
Date: 193X
Creator: McCutchan, Kenneth, 1912-1972
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Portrait of Marion Sims McCutchan, Sr. and infant son (view 2)]

Description: Photograph of Marion Sims McCutchan, Sr. sitting in a wicker rocking chair holding his infant son. The baby is probably McCutchan's the first born son, Robert Lewis McCutchan, born 4/1/1903. The baby is wearing a long christening gown, and the father is wearing a suit, vest, and tie. Visible in the background are a wood arm chair with a vertical slat back, patterned wallpaper, fireplace with mantlepiece with pictures and ornaments on it and faced with gathered cloth. On the hearth is a framed … more
Date: 1903
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[College of Marshall Main Building Viewed from the Bottom of the Front Steps]

Description: Photograph of the main building, now called Marshall Hall, of the College of Marshall. The photograph was taken from an angle below the front steps, with trees framing the view. The hood of a parked automobile is visible in the lower left. The College of Marshall, founded in 1914, was a Baptist institution, and is now East Texas Baptist University. Marshall Hall was built in 1916.
Date: 193X
Creator: McCutchan, Kenneth, 1912-1972
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Portrait of Marion Sims McCutchan Sr. and infant son (view 1)]

Description: Photograph of Marion Sims McCutchan, Sr. sitting in a wicker rocking chair holding his infant son. Although a later inscription in ink on the back of the photograph identifies the baby as Marion Sims McCutchan, Jr. born 1/11/1905, it is more likely to be the first born son, Robert Lewis McCutchan, born 4/1/1903. The baby is wearing a long christening gown, and the father is wearing a suit, vest, and tie. Visible in the background are a wood arm chair with a vertical slat back, patterned wallpap… more
Date: 1903
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Marshall school class portrait, ca. 1912]

Description: Photograph group portrait of school class and teacher in Marshall, Texas. The pupils and their teacher are standing on the steps in front of the door of a brick school building. Sims McCutchan, Jr.'s first name is written in ink above his head. His cousin Laurie's name has also been added above his head. The photograph was printed on photo postcard stock paper.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[War Ration Book Two for Sims McCutchan III]

Description: War Ration Book Two that belonged to Marion Sims McCutchan, III, of Marshall, Texas. His address and physical description is recorded. It is signed by Mrs. Frank Resch, Jr., issuing officer. All of the stamps are gone.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Election Card for G. P. Steadman]

Description: Campaign card on a pale pink card for G. P. Stedman, "candidate for re-election to the office of County Treasurer of Harrison County, subject to the action of the Citizens Party Primary, July 25th, 1914. Respectfully solicits your vote and influence." There is a small oval logo in the lower left corner: "Typographical Union Label, Marshall, Tex." Someone wrote what appear to be unrelated notes on the back of the card.
Date: 1914
Creator: Stedman, G. P.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Starr Home, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Starr Family home, also called Maplecroft, that was built by Frank Starr in 1871 on West Travis St., Marshall, Texas. It is a two-story, side gable, house, with wood siding and one central dormer with two arched windows. A white picket fence with a decorative wood gate and gateposts stands in front. A one story porch with simple square posts spans the facade.
Date: 193X
Creator: Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Invitation to the Joint Session of the Literary Societies of the Sam Houston Normal Institute, Huntsville, Texas, May 26, 1900]

Description: The three pages of this invitation and program are tied into a folded cover of linen paper. The front cover has intertwined raised initials, S, H, N, I (for Sam Houston Normal Institute), and above them is printed an image in red and blue ink of a Texas flag with the initials S.H.N.I. flying from the top of the flag pole. The first page within the cover is the printed invitation to the Joint Session of the Literary Societies of the Sam Houston Normal Institute, held in Memorial Hall, Huntsville… more
Date: 1900
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Menu: Gables Café, Marshall, Texas

Description: Menu for the Gables Café in Marshall, Texas. It consists of one sheet of textured gray paper folded in half. The type is printed in green ink. The cover includes the name, its location, "Highways 43 and 59, South," that it was adjacent to the Burnett, Henderson, and Bel-Air Motels, that it provided room service to those motels at no additional cost, and that it was open from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight. On the interior, in addition to providing food items and prices, it identifies "your hosts" … more
Date: 195X
Creator: Gables Café
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Amaryllis Beatty Garden Club, Marshall, Texas, Program and List of Members for 1940-1941]

Description: Handmade booklet tied with string on the left side. The cover is of dark green, heavy, textured paper with the title and an image of a flower printed on the front. Written in ink at the top of the cover is the name Mrs. Sims McCutchan. The sixteen pages within the cover are typewritten and list the club's officers, members, and dates and subjects of the year's meetings.
Date: 1940
Creator: Amaryllis Beatty Garden Club, Marshall, Texas
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Facts about Marshall, Texas: Industrial, Agricultural and Commercial Center of East Texas

Description: Booklet includes many statistics and halftone photographic images of Marshall, Texas, in the 1940s. An aerial view of the city is included near the beginning of the booklet. Contents include lists, descriptions, and illustrations of manufacturing, industrial, and commercial companies and facilities, as well as schools, churches, and homes. Agricultural activities and opportunities in Harrison County are also included, as well as recreational assets, particularly Caddo Lake State Park. A drawing… more
Date: 1946
Creator: Chamber of Commerce, Marshall, Texas
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Photograph Album and Scrap Book of Laurita A. Lyttleton, 1920-1922]

Description: Nine disbound leaves from an album of Laurita Addison Lyttleton (later Mrs. John Hugh Hill), covering the years 1920-1922. The major part of the content is snapshots pasted on the pages of an album with printed headings. The photographs of Laurita and her friends are cut into a variety of shapes, and handwritten notes accompany the photos. Some of the photographs were taken in Marshall, where Laurita attended high school, and others are from her year (1921-22) at Randolph Macon College in Ashla… more
Date: 1920/1922
Creator: Hill, Laurita Addison Lyttleton Hill (1903-1976)
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Marion Sims McCutchan Sr. Family Album ca. 1900-1915]

Description: Photograph album of the Marion Sims McCutchan, Sr. family, missing its cover. The photos are pasted on the gray paper pages. Photographs include interior and exterior shots of the family home at 2105 Rosborough Springs Road, Marshall, Texas, and the barn. Most of the photos show the three sons of the family, Robert Lewis McCutchan, born 1903, Marion Sims McCutchan, Jr., born 1905, and Kenneth Shannon McCutchan, born 1912, but a few photos also include their parents Sims, Sr. and Mary.
Date: 1900/1915
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Card for Rev. Aarthur B. Chaffee with Images of Bishop College Buildings on the Other Side]

Description: Business card for Arthur B. Chaffee, president of Bishop College in Marshall, Texas. On one side are black and white halftone photographs of buildings on the Bishop College campus: Marston Hall, Wolverton Shop, Bishop Hall, "The Mansion," and Morehouse Hall. On the other side is printed: "Rev. Arthur B. Chaffee, D. D., President." Written in pencil above Chaffee's name: "Nannie J. Brackens, Waxahachie, Tex @ home Olive, Tex." Bishop College was established in 1881 as a Baptist college for Afric… more
Date: 190X
Creator: Bishop College, Marshall, Texas
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[War Ration Book One for M. S. McCutchan III]

Description: War Ration Book One that belonged to Marion Sims McCutchan, III, of Marshall, Texas. His address and physical description is recorded. McCutchan was one week old when the book was issued to him and was recorded as being 20 inches tall and weighing 7 1/4 pounds. the form is signed by Elizabeth Brown, Registrar. All of the stamps are gone.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[War Ration Book One for Marion Sims McCutchan Jr.]

Description: War Ration Book One that belonged to Marion Sims McCutchan, Jr., of Marshall, Texas. His address and physical description is recorded. It is signed by Dorothy Porter, Registrar. There are three unused stamps remaining.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Sam Houston School Booklet, 1959-60]

Description: This pamphlet provides basic information about Sam Houston School, an elementary school in Marshall, Texas, for the 1959-60 school year. It includes the names of the teachers and the grades they taught, a history of the school, and a list of the school's principals and the years they served. It was intended for distribution to the parents of the pupils. The paper cover has a photograph of the school building provided by the Marshall New Messenger. On the back is a photo of the principal, W. H. … more
Date: 1959
Creator: Sam Houston School, Marshall, Texas
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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