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[Invitation to the Joint Session of the Literary Societies of the Sam Houston Normal Institute, Huntsville, Texas, May 26, 1900]

Description: The three pages of this invitation and program are tied into a folded cover of linen paper. The front cover has intertwined raised initials, S, H, N, I (for Sam Houston Normal Institute), and above them is printed an image in red and blue ink of a Texas flag with the initials S.H.N.I. flying from the top of the flag pole. The first page within the cover is the printed invitation to the Joint Session of the Literary Societies of the Sam Houston Normal Institute, held in Memorial Hall, Huntsville… more
Date: 1900
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Menu: Gables Café, Marshall, Texas

Description: Menu for the Gables Café in Marshall, Texas. It consists of one sheet of textured gray paper folded in half. The type is printed in green ink. The cover includes the name, its location, "Highways 43 and 59, South," that it was adjacent to the Burnett, Henderson, and Bel-Air Motels, that it provided room service to those motels at no additional cost, and that it was open from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight. On the interior, in addition to providing food items and prices, it identifies "your hosts" … more
Date: 195X
Creator: Gables Café
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Program: 1920 performance of the play Ye Village Skewl of Long Ago in Marshall, Texas]

Description: Program for the performance of the play "Ye Village Skewl of Long Ago," presented by the Parent-teachers' Association of South Marshall School, April 30, 1920 at 8:15 P.M. Advertisements for local business above and below the cast listings.
Date: 1920
Creator: Parent-teachers' Association, South Marshall School
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Program: Dediction Program, Marshall, Texas Post Office, April 21, 1962]

Description: One-page program for the dedication of the new Marshall, Texas, post office building, which was held on April 2, 1962. The front lists the program and the speakers. The back lists all the post office personnel and also gives a short history of Marshall's post office beginning in 1841.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marshall, Texas Post Office
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Amaryllis Beatty Garden Club, Marshall, Texas, Program and List of Members for 1940-1941]

Description: Handmade booklet tied with string on the left side. The cover is of dark green, heavy, textured paper with the title and an image of a flower printed on the front. Written in ink at the top of the cover is the name Mrs. Sims McCutchan. The sixteen pages within the cover are typewritten and list the club's officers, members, and dates and subjects of the year's meetings.
Date: 1940
Creator: Amaryllis Beatty Garden Club, Marshall, Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Facts about Marshall, Texas: Industrial, Agricultural and Commercial Center of East Texas

Description: Booklet includes many statistics and halftone photographic images of Marshall, Texas, in the 1940s. An aerial view of the city is included near the beginning of the booklet. Contents include lists, descriptions, and illustrations of manufacturing, industrial, and commercial companies and facilities, as well as schools, churches, and homes. Agricultural activities and opportunities in Harrison County are also included, as well as recreational assets, particularly Caddo Lake State Park. A drawing… more
Date: 1946
Creator: Chamber of Commerce, Marshall, Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Card for Rev. Aarthur B. Chaffee with Images of Bishop College Buildings on the Other Side]

Description: Business card for Arthur B. Chaffee, president of Bishop College in Marshall, Texas. On one side are black and white halftone photographs of buildings on the Bishop College campus: Marston Hall, Wolverton Shop, Bishop Hall, "The Mansion," and Morehouse Hall. On the other side is printed: "Rev. Arthur B. Chaffee, D. D., President." Written in pencil above Chaffee's name: "Nannie J. Brackens, Waxahachie, Tex @ home Olive, Tex." Bishop College was established in 1881 as a Baptist college for Afric… more
Date: 190X
Creator: Bishop College, Marshall, Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Image
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[War Ration Book One for M. S. McCutchan III]

Description: War Ration Book One that belonged to Marion Sims McCutchan, III, of Marshall, Texas. His address and physical description is recorded. McCutchan was one week old when the book was issued to him and was recorded as being 20 inches tall and weighing 7 1/4 pounds. the form is signed by Elizabeth Brown, Registrar. All of the stamps are gone.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[War Ration Book One for Marion Sims McCutchan Jr.]

Description: War Ration Book One that belonged to Marion Sims McCutchan, Jr., of Marshall, Texas. His address and physical description is recorded. It is signed by Dorothy Porter, Registrar. There are three unused stamps remaining.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Sam Houston School Booklet, 1959-60]

Description: This pamphlet provides basic information about Sam Houston School, an elementary school in Marshall, Texas, for the 1959-60 school year. It includes the names of the teachers and the grades they taught, a history of the school, and a list of the school's principals and the years they served. It was intended for distribution to the parents of the pupils. The paper cover has a photograph of the school building provided by the Marshall New Messenger. On the back is a photo of the principal, W. H. … more
Date: 1959
Creator: Sam Houston School, Marshall, Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Report of deportment, attendance, scholarship and examination grades of Mary McAllister]

Description: Report card of the City Public Schools of Marshall, Texas, for Mary McAllister, eighth grade, High School Department. Signed by J. B. Madden, Teacher. Marks are given for attendance, conduct, reading, writing, arithmetic, etymology, geography, grammar, Latin, algebra, and physiology. Mrs. G. L. McAllister signed as parent. The form was printed by "Jennings Printer Marshall."
Date: 1894/1895
Creator: Marshall, Texas. City Public Schools.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[War Ration Book Two for Sims McCutchan III]

Description: War Ration Book Two that belonged to Marion Sims McCutchan, III, of Marshall, Texas. His address and physical description is recorded. It is signed by Mrs. Frank Resch, Jr., issuing officer. All of the stamps are gone.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Hand-drawn map by Mary McAllister, School Assignment]

Description: Hand-drawn map on card stock showing Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. It was drawn by Mary McAllister in Marshall, Texas, for a school assignment. She signed it in the lower left corner and dated it May 5, 1893. Written in pencil in a different hand on the right side of the map is the grade 99 1/2. McAllister was born in June 1889 and would have been 12 years old when she drew the map. On the other side of the card is lithographed: "From M. A. Fine Merchant Tailoring, Sample No." with th… more
Date: 1893
Creator: McAllister, Mary.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Daily Messenger Subscription Receipt]

Description: Subscription receipt to A. S. Fields for 50 cents to pay for one month of the newspaper "The Daily Messenger" beginning June 1, 1892, signed by T. A. Ardis. An accompanying note by the dealer from whom the receipt was purchased states that A. S. Fields was a longtime Harrison County Clerk. Printed at the top left of the form: W. A. Adair, Proprietor. The receipt is a printed form with blanks for names and dates, which have been completed in pencil.
Date: 1892
Creator: Daily Messenger (Marshall, Texas)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Election Card for G. P. Steadman]

Description: Campaign card on a pale pink card for G. P. Stedman, "candidate for re-election to the office of County Treasurer of Harrison County, subject to the action of the Citizens Party Primary, July 25th, 1914. Respectfully solicits your vote and influence." There is a small oval logo in the lower left corner: "Typographical Union Label, Marshall, Tex." Someone wrote what appear to be unrelated notes on the back of the card.
Date: 1914
Creator: Stedman, G. P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Menu: Elsberry Café]

Description: Menu for the Elsberry Café, Marshall, Texas. It consists of a cover, glossy black on one side, with gray letters printed on it. The list of offerings of the menu was printed with black ink on cream paper that was glued onto the back of the cover. On the cover, under the title of the menu, is the phrase "Just Good Food" and "Open 24 Hours." The location is given as 407 Pinecrest Drive East, Marshall, Texas. Inside the menu the hosts are identified as Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Elsberry. Categories liste… more
Date: 195X
Creator: Elsberry Cafe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Letter from Lewis McCutchan to Mary McAllister McCutchan and Marion Sims McCutchan - June 28, 1922]

Description: Letter from Lewis McCutchan to his parents Mary and Marion Sims McCutchan discussing his work at the Harrison County Y.M.C.A. Camp for Boys, Taylor's Island, Karnack, Texas. He describes his duties, including being in charge of the cook's tent and dining hall. He mentioned that they went for a motor boat ride, and that it was his first. He comments on the boys' opinions of him as being strict, and his opinion that many of the boys had had very little discipline at home. The letter is written on… more
Date: June 28, 1922
Creator: Lewis McCutchan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the office building and the section of the motel to its right. The office is a front gable, one-story building with a cross-gable wing in back. There is a sign saying "Bob Hope Motel" on a pole in front, and "Bob Hope Motel" is also in the front gable. Beds of flowers are at the base of the sign, the office building and the other buildings. Four outdoor chairs are placed on the side of t… more
Date: [1930..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the highway in the foreground, then the parking lot, then the motel . A front gable one-story office building is in the center of the parking lot with a sign on a pole in front of it. The low, one-story motel building stretches behind it. Small motel room facades with entrance door and one window alternate with open garage spaces. Included in the caption on the back of the card are featur… more
Date: [1930..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Harrison County Court House, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Harrison County courthouse in Marshall, Texas. The Confederate monument stands in front of the courthouse and a tree is on either side of the courthouse. Printed across the top of the image is the title: "Harrison County Court House, Marshall, Texas." Printed along the left edge of the message space on the back is: "Published by Marshall Peanut Candy Co., Marshall, Texas," and printed between the message and address sections: "A… more
Date: 193X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Jerusalem Baptist Church, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white photo-postcard of the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Marshall, Texas, taken sometime in the 1940s. The one-story brick building with basement has a central entrance tower with a hipped roof, which projects from a front gable-roofed main section with a side gable section behind it. It is a simple, unornamented building, except for the round arched entrance with three rows of corbelled brick surrounding the doors and two square pillars on either side of the entrance supporting lamps… more
Date: 194X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Memorial City Hall, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the city hall building, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. This building replaced an earlier city hall that burned. Automobiles are parked beside and in front of the building. Printed across the top of the image is the title: "Memorial City Hall, Marshall, Texas" and printed on the lower right is the number 15,753. Printed on… more
Date: 1946
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Music Hall, Bishop College, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper of the Music Hall, Bishop College, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the facade of the two-story hipped-roof building with square two-story columns on the porch that extends across the entire facade and part of one side. An exterior staircase appears to have been added on the porch from the ground to the second floor, probably as a fire escape. The building is surrounded by trees, and in the foreground is a circular sunken space with stairs leading … more
Date: 195X
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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