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Dan Moody

Photograph of former governor Moody seated at a table in a library. Moody served as governor of Texas from 1927-1931 and was credited with the prosecution of the Ku Klux Klan in Texas and with restoring integrity to state government.

Date: May 6, 1942

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Beauford Jester

Photo of Beauford Jester standing at a podium. A small boy seems to be waving at the audience. Jester later served as Governor of Texas 1947-1949.

Date: July 1, 1942

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Letter and Certificate: From Governor Coke Stevenson to T. N. Carswell - October 17, 1942]

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Coke Stevenson, Governor, Austin, Texas, dated October 17, 1942. The letter serves as a confirmation by Stevenson of the appointment of Carswell as a Member of the Taylor County Parole Board and advisement of enclosed commission and card. The certificate is issued by The State of Texas and signed by Coke R. Stevenson, Governor of Texas, W. J. Lawson, Secretary of State dated October 17, 1942.

Date: October 17, 1942

Creator: Stevenson, Coke Robert

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Form letter from Ed Riedel to T. N. Carswell - August 25, 1942]

A form letter addressed to Mr. Thos. N. Carswell, Fifth Division Commander, The American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Ed Riedel, First Assistant State Auditor, Austin, Texas, dated August 25, 1942. Form letter written by Riedel advising that he has been granted a "leave of absence" by Mr. C. H. Cavness, with the consent of Governor Coke R. Stevenson, to serve as the Acting Department Adjutant.

Date: August 25, 1942

Creator: Riedel, Ed