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[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, November 16, 1922]

Description: Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney discussing his travels, and some of his music students at a school called, The Cornish School. The Cornish School's stationary mark is at the top of the letter. The accompanying envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, and has a return address from The Cornish School.
Date: November 16, 1922
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Murphy Baptist Christmas Carolers]

Description: Photograph of a group of children and teenagers wearing heavy jackets and standing outside at night. The group is standing in front of a car, parked behind them and to the right a little. An adult man stands in the immediate background on the left. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the group are carolers from Murphy Baptist Church.
Date: unknown
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Letter from Edouard Potjes to His Friends]

Description: Letter from Edouard Potjes to his friends discussing some of the places he has traveled to recently, such as Mexico and Belgium, how little he and his wife like Seattle, Washington, and recent events in his musical career.
Date: unknown
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Flyer: Billy Graham Crusade]

Description: Flyer for a Billy Graham evangelical crusade in the southwest of the United States. The flyer includes a list of participating religious services to attend, small biographies for the crusade leaders, a brief interview with Billy Graham, advertisements for a songbook and a magazine, and the lyrics for four short hymns. On the front of the flyer, there are small photographs of people attending crusade services.
Date: unknown
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Program: Musical Recital featuring John McCormack]

Description: Program for a musical performance, featuring singer John McCormack, with assistance from Lauri Kennedy (cellist) and Edwin Schneider (pianist), presented by D. L. Whittle, held on a February 1st, at 8:15 p.m., at Fair Park Auditorium in Dallas. Also includes advertisements for upcoming events at Fair Park Auditorium.
Date: 1920~/1939~
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Colonial Play with Actor Playing Guitar]

Description: Photograph of two actors on stage performing a play. They are dressed in colonial-American attire, and behind them is a statue framed by a giant picture frame. The male actor is playing guitar while the female actress is sitting and watching.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Toward a Definition of Folk Culture

Description: Paper discussing "the differences between folk, popular, and elite culture by examining five areas of culture: music, food, religion, occupations, and medicine," with the objective of defining the meaning of folklore.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Partner: Texas A&M University Kingsville
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