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[Clergymen prepare for the mass burial services for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Clergymen from several faiths and acolytes stand near a platform and microphone waiting for the mass burial services to start on June 22, 1947. To the left stand funeral wreaths. Behind the clergymen can be seen a tall cross on a staff held by an acolyte. A large crowd stands behind the roped-off burial area.
Date: June 22, 1947
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Letter from St. Augustine's Episcopal Church to Henrietta Leonora Kempner, September 1954]

Description: Letter from St. Augustine's Episcopal Church to Henrietta Leonora Kempner announcing John Boe's upcoming organ concert at Central High School. They state that the proceeds from the concert will go towards the church's Building Fund and explain incentives for donating certain amounts.
Date: September 1954
Creator: St. Augustine's Episcopal Church
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Trinity Episcopal Church, January 27, 1954]

Description: Letter from Trinity Episcopal Church calling on City, County, and State officials to help them obtain the old Federal Building in order to create The Henry Cohen Institute of Humanities. It includes the list of citizens making up the committee that developed the plan and an invitation for others to join the committee. The second page is a note letting the recipient know that the letter had been sent to the proper individuals.
Date: January 27, 1954
Creator: Trinity Episcopal Church (Galveston, Tex.)
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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