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[Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to H. A. Pender, E. F. Pittard, Dan Moody, Claude McAden, and Barney Carter - February 9, 1950]

Description: Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to Mrs. Pender, Mrs. Pittard, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. McAden, and Mr. Carter concerning a photo he found while at his mother’s house in Abilene. He includes a limerick that he describes as “unfair to use.”
Date: February 9, 1950
Creator: Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas

Description: A printed paper with the poem "Texas," by Edwin Brush. This item was originally part of a scrapbook assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell, largely containing items related to his time at Simmons College (Abilene, Texas).
Date: [1909, 1915]
Creator: Brush, Edwin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

A Castle of Memories

Description: A poem titled "A Castle of Memories," written by T. H. Gatlin, Weatherford, Texas. Religious poem/song recounting the life, once fair, of a homeless man, found with a worn Bible in his hands gone home to "A Mansion not made with hands", a smile on his face that "seemed to whisper of God's Grace". He implores the Youth to let the Bible guide their lives. The reverse side includes a printed advertisement "Complements…Of American Beauty Flour and Your friend, Virgil O. Stamps."
Date: unknown
Creator: Gatlin, T. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

My Old Uncle

Description: A political poem/song titled "My Old Uncle," by T. H. Gatlin, Weatherford, Texas. Political poem/song displaying his gratefull allegiance to the U. S. A. touting liberty, that "Uncle" is a friend to both the wealthy and the poor and "never tries to dictate to us how we shall worship God". The lyrics proclaim "we owe a debt of gratitude" that can never be repaid, yet they are amid "ungrateful" citizens criticizing the Government such as those "Who would swap our form of Government, For One the… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Gatlin, T. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Wallace C. Thompson to Senator W. J. Bryan, November 8, 1945]

Description: Letter from Wallace C. Thompson to Senator W. J. Bryan showing appreciation for the poems he sent as he did enjoy reading them. He also informs Mr. Bryan about the details of his conversation with Mr. Wallace who is interested in attending the Cowboys Christmas Ball with them.
Date: November 8, 1945
Creator: Thompson, Wallace C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Poem: Rest]

Description: Poem written about rest after a hard day and published in The Southern Pharmaceutical Journal and Drug Price Review, with an advertisement for Vitalis on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cousins, Walt
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poem
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Poem: Abilene Texas...]

Description: Poem written about the city of Abilene, Texas published in The Southern Pharmaceutical Journal and Drug Price Review, with a portion of an article about frontier medicine printed on the other side.
Date: October 1936
Creator: Cousins, Walt
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poem
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Miss Fay

Description: Poem written in honor of a women named "Miss Fay." A handwritten note on the paper says "2/3/67 from Mrs. Jones."
Date: February 3, 1967
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Edna Coe Majors, June 9, 1959]

Description: Letter from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to Edna Coe Majors discussing her application to become Poet Laureate of Texas. Latimer states that she was selected as Alternate Poet Laureate, informs her that other Representatives would like a copy of her book "Wind of the West," and urges her to reapply for the honor in 1961.
Date: June 9, 1959
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[My Trust, by T. H. Gatlin]

Description: A document titled "My Trust," written by T. H. Gatlin, Weatherford, Texas. The document is a religious poem/song advising that his faith in God his Father should be as his little boy's faith in him, his father. He notes that the inspiration came "From an actual happening and experience".
Date: unknown
Creator: Gatlin, T. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

A Sam Bass True Episode

Description: A religious poem/song titled "A Sam Bass True Episode," written by T. H. Gatlin, Weatherford, Texas. Religious poem/song recounting an episode out of the life of an Old West outlaw named Sam Bass which suggested he had a compassionate heart theorizing that God might extend mercy to Bass at Judgement Day.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gatlin, T. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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