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The Texas Standard, Volume 8, Number 2, September 1934

Description: Quarterly publication of the Colored Teachers' State Association of Texas which includes general educational topics such as teaching philosophies and challenges; specific issues related to African-American schools in Texas; and organizational information (summaries of meetings, conference schedules, governing documents, etc.).
Date: September 1934
Creator: Tatum, R. T.
Partner: Prairie View A&M University

[Handwritten Notes]

Description: Paper with handwritten notes on both sides, possibly relating to John Sayles's submission for a law book. The text in the box on the front of the page appears to be a draft of a letter to Mr. Pearson. The back of the page has a diagram of railroad tracks and more handwritten text.
Date: 1934~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Business Building, Abilene, Texas: Roof Plan

Description: Roof plan for a business building commissioned by H. O. Wooten in Abilene, Texas. It includes measurements, wall boundary lines, and labels. Other sections include method of bracing joists, detail "C", typical wall bearing for joists, typical detail joist framing to beam, typical detail joist framing to column, typical beam to column connection, cross section, alternate cross section, and lintel beam schedule.
Date: 1934
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Business Building, Abilene, Texas: Foundation Plan

Description: Foundation plan for a business building commissioned by H. O. Wooten in Abilene, Texas. It includes measurements, wall boundary lines, labels, and footing sections. Other sections include column base detail, footing & pier schedule, mud trap detail, plan below grate, and plan above grate.
Date: 1934
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

[Men and Women by Automobile]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified women standing on either side of a man in front of an automobile with another man and a child behind it on the right and a single-story house visible in the background. The women are wearing dark-colored dresses and glasses and the men are wearing light-colored shirts and ties; the man in the back is wearing a hat and the young boy is wearing a light-colored shirt and shorts.
Date: 1934?
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Portrait of Ann Sheridan]

Description: Photograph of Clara Lou "Ann" Sheridan, an American actress and singer. She was active in dramatics at Denton High School and at North Texas State Teachers College. She also sang with the college's stage band and played basketball on the North Texas women's basketball team.
Date: 1934~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Soil Survey (Reconnaissance) of the Trans-Pecos area, Texas

Description: Soil survey of nine Texas counties lying west of the Pecos River. Included are Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, and Terrell Counties. Text describes the area, natural vegetation, settlement and development, climate, agriculture, soils and crops, agricultural industries and methods of soil management, alkali, irrigation, and soil erosion and rain-water conservation of these counties.
Date: 1934
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter); Smith, Howard Malcolm; Hawker, H. W. (Herman William); Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry) & Reitch, T. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

CCC Service Camp Employees

Description: Photograph description by Calistro Nunez Sr. in an interview on January 18, 1975 by Calistro Nunez, Jr., "This picture, taken in January 23, 1934, shows five federal employees standing in front of their barrack, These men worked in the CCC camps." The photo shows men standing on the steps outside the doorway.
Date: January 23, 1934
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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