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[Valentine's Day Card]

Description: Valentine's Day card, specifically for a sister, with a red rose on the front of it and a typed note inside. A handwritten note on the back of the card says, "Was just wishing I had Valentines to send and took a walk down the avenue and found these - I'm not going to try to live up to all this loving talk in these. I feel a lot of it though. Ruth is in bed today with cold. Hope she is better tomorrow for we are to have turkey dinner with them Monday night. Have had a hard time getting a visit w… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[School Report Card and Class Roster]

Description: School report card and class roster, including grades for arithmetic, reading, spelling, and writing. The students listed are Alice Hammer, Ella Hammer, Granville Twity, Roy Thompson, Melvin Tarver, Gay Tarver, Ora Parker, Flora Parker, Roy Parker, Elma Parker, Sam Crownover, Charlie Moore, Eva Moore, Willie Click, Lewis Click, Ralph Hollis, Floyd Clutter, Frank Click, Henry Apple, Frank Hollis, and Lillie Apple.
Date: [1900..1901]
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

Report of the Special Committee on Surgery Presented at the Annual Meeting at Dallas, April 27th, 1886.

Description: Report containing a list of surgical procedures conducted across the state of Texas, organized by the type of procedure. The report includes data regarding each case, including the age, sex, and race of the patient, recovery status, the name of the operator, what anesthesia and antiseptic (if any) was used, and surgeon remarks.
Date: April 27, 1886
Creator: Texas Medical Association. Special Committee on Surgery.
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Harvey House Historical Narrative]

Description: Narrative detailing the history of Harvey Houses, including the Temple Harvey House specifically, with an invitation and program attached for the "Hats On for the Harvey House" luncheon benefiting the Temple Railroad and Pioneer Museum.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Harley Davidson Mitchell to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 10, 1992]

Description: Letter from Harley Davidson Mitchell to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which he tells about a brass bell and spittoon that his dad purchased from the Temple Harvey House when it was demolished, as well as other historical information about the Harvey House.
Date: February 10, 1992
Creator: Mitchell, Harley Davidson
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer]

Description: Letter from Madge Saenz, referred to here as "Mary Magdalene (Jones) Saenz (known as Madge)", of Galveston, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she gives detailed information about her position and work as a Harvey Girl in a Harvey House.
Date: unknown
Creator: Saenz, Madge
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 10, 1992]

Description: Letter from Raymond Nichols of Fort Worth, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which he describes his employment as a pantry boy, night waiter, and then night manager at the Cleburne Harvey House, as well as his following success as an owner in the restaurant industry, starting the Lone Star Drive In Restaurant chain in Fort Worth and Dallas and eventually becoming a millionaire.
Date: June 10, 1992
Creator: Nichols, Raymond
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Erma Koehn Johnson to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 26, 1992]

Description: Letter from Erma Koehn Johnson of Columbus, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her experience working as a Harvey Girl. On the back side of the letter is an article condensed from Texas Highways magazine about the Harvey Girls, as well as a picture of Erna Koehn Johnson and Bertha Hartman wearing Harvey Girl uniforms.
Date: March 26, 1992
Creator: Johnson, Erma Koehn
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer
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