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The Cretaceous Area North of the Colorado River

Description: Geologic map of a portion of South Texas, showing Cretaceous rocks divided into two sequences - lower Cretaceous series and upper Cretaceous series. Shows also Tertiary and Paleozoic rocks. The map also includes county lines, cities and towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and areas of elevation. Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
Date: unknown
Creator: Taff, J. A.; Leverett, S. & Dumble, Edwin Theodore
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Harvey House Historical Narrative]

Description: Narrative detailing the history of Harvey Houses, including the Temple Harvey House specifically, with an invitation and program attached for the "Hats On for the Harvey House" luncheon benefiting the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Harley Davidson Mitchell to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 10, 1992]

Description: Letter from Harley Davidson Mitchell to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which he tells about a brass bell and spittoon that his dad purchased from the Temple Harvey House when it was demolished, as well as other historical information about the Harvey House.
Date: February 10, 1992
Creator: Mitchell, Harley Davidson
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Erma Koehn Johnson to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 26, 1992]

Description: Letter from Erma Koehn Johnson of Columbus, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her experience working as a Harvey Girl. On the back side of the letter is an article condensed from Texas Highways magazine about the Harvey Girls, as well as a picture of Erna Koehn Johnson and Bertha Hartman wearing Harvey Girl uniforms.
Date: March 26, 1992
Creator: Johnson, Erma Koehn
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Railroad Proposal]

Description: Proposal for a new railroad from Comanche, Texas to Temple, Texas. The documents included contain information on the cost of construction, route, possibilities for extensions, projected revenue, and Texas laws pertaining to railroads.
Date: December 27, 1906
Creator: Holman, J. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909]

Description: Letter to B. F. Terry discussing an investment in a railroad in Terry's region of the state, as it is expected to be densely populated. The railroad is supposed to be continued into central Texas. The writer asks the distance from Rising Star to Bald Eagle Mountain, as well as to Dublin and to Comanche. The writer asks for a sketch of the possible routes and the distance. The following week engineers are to be expected in the region to find the most practical route.
Date: August 30, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, September 21, 1879]

Description: Letter from Paul Osterhout to his mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout. Paul wrote his mother a letter he promised while she was visiting family. He told his mother that he was watching Brother Smith's house while the Methodists had a meeting elsewhere. Paul was working to get into the railroad business and mentioned that the youth in town had tried, unsuccessfully, to get a dance started. Included is an envelope addressed to "Mrs. J. P. Osterhout."
Date: September 21, 1879
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Ruth Narville Newton to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 14, 1992]

Description: Letter from Ruth Narville Newton of Houston, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she gives information about her sister and brother-in-law, Stella Narville Scott and Charles Dan Scott, who worked at Harvey Houses in Temple, Cleburne, Sweetwater, and Brownwood, Texas.
Date: June 14, 1992
Creator: Newton, Ruth Narville
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Temple Harvey House Luncheon Program]

Description: Program for "Hats On For The Harvey House," a luncheon benefiting the Railroad and Pioneer Museum in Temple, Texas, with a picture of the Harvey House and Santa Fe Station on the front cover. Included in the program is the guest of honor, Lena Nesbitt Warren Gericke, sponsors, prize donations, volunteers, musical entertainment, menu, and history of the Fred Harvey House System.
Date: unknown
Creator: Railroad and Pioneer Museum
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer
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