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[Counter Colón-ialismo, September 27, 1991-May 23, 1993]

Catalog for the "Counter Colón-ialismo" exhibit including biographies of participating artists, descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series.

Date: 1992

Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)

Item Type: Book

Location: 30.266850 -97.742781

Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

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[Literary Conference: Texas in Poem and Song, 2]

A video of a panel about poetry and songs with Lorenzo Thomas, Walter McDonald, Steve Fromholz, Francis Edward "Ab" Abernethy, and Jose Flores, all Texas natives.

Date: September 25, 1986

Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 47 seconds

Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Media Production.

Item Type: Video

Location: 33.207488 -97.152586

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[Literary Conference: Texas in Poem and Song, 3]

A video of a panel about poetry and songs with Lorenzo Thomas, Walter McDonald, Steve Fromholz, Francis Edward "Ab" Abernethy, and Jose Flores, all Texas natives.

Date: September 25, 1986

Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 30 seconds

Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Media Production.

Item Type: Video

Location: 33.207488 -97.152586

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

West is Best!: Local Community History 1850-2015 [Teacher's Guide]

Booklet describing the history of West, Texas for students along with individual activities, group projects, and suggestions about online resources for additional research. This teacher's guide also includes introductory information and sections related to the activities ("What's in it for the kids?") and to the implementation of the curriculum as it relates to TEKS ("13E.10. Implementation of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Elementary, Beginning with School Year 2011-… more

Date: 2015~

Creator: Davis, Margie Mashek

Item Type: Book

Partner: Private Collection of M. M. Davis

Texas

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: Text

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

A Castle of Memories

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: Text

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

My Old Uncle

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: Text

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

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Interview with Walt McDonald, 1985

Interview with Walt McDonald, poet and professor at Texas Tech University. In the interview, McDonald discusses the importance of creative writing and teaching children to write.

Date: 1985

Duration: 30 minutes 28 seconds

Creator: McDonald, Walt & McCaleb, Gary

Item Type: Video

Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

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Interview with Richard Shelton, 1985

Interview with Richard Shelton, a Pulitzer Prize nominee in the area of poetry. In the interview, Shelton discusses his background in poetry and working as a writer.

Date: 1985

Duration: 30 minutes 30 seconds

Creator: Shelton, Richard & McCaleb, Gary

Item Type: Video

Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

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Interview with Dr. William Strafford, 1984

Interview with Dr. William Strafford, nationally acclaimed poet. In the interview, Dr. Strafford discusses poetry in general and reads some of his poems.

Date: 1984

Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds

Creator: Strafford, William & McCaleb, Gary

Item Type: Video

Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

The Soul

Poem written in a small booklet titled, "The Soul".

Date: unknown

Item Type: Poem

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

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

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: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Review of "Our Singing Country"

Review written by Lewis Gannet of John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax's compilation of American folk songs and poetry titled, "Our Singing Country".

Date: December 28, 1941

Creator: Gannett, Lewis

Item Type: Review

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Poem: The Passing of the Backhouse]

Poem about simple life in a small mountain cottage. The poem is forwarded by an introduction by an unknown author that discusses heeding the message of the poem.

Date: unknown

Creator: Riley, James Whitcomb

Item Type: Poem

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Poem: Cowboys' Christmas Carol]

Poem about a dancing party at Christmas in "Anson City".

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

West Texas Historical Association Yearbook: Historical Items; Damage Claims For Attacks, etc.

Section from the West Texas Historical Association Yearbook discussing the historical context of a poem titled, The Band of Hope, that centers around the trials of a gang of cattle rustlers from Noodle, Texas.

Date: unknown

Creator: West Texas Historical Association

Item Type: Book

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from C. R. Breedlove to Senator W. J. Bryan, July 30 1945]

Letter from C. R. Breedlove to Senator W. J. Bryan inquiring about a copy of the poem "Noodle Greek" from him and sending regards to Mr. Bryan's family.

Date: July 30, 1945

Creator: Breedlove, C. R.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Poem: Rest]

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: Poem

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Poem: Abilene Texas...]

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: Poem

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Poem: An Old Cowhand's Prayer]

Poem about praying to be a better cowboy during the war. At the end is typed, "To my friend John Bryan, From Bill Tolleson."

Date: unknown

Creator: Tolleson, Bill

Item Type: Poem

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to J. M. Sutton, November 23, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to J. M. Sutton requesting more information about the creator of a poem, and discussing the amount of ordered engraved resolutions.

Date: November 23, 1953

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library