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THis collection includes publications such as journals, newsletters, and reviews. Also newsclippings regarding a book review and the Lewis Collection.

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This collection is comprised of photographs, negatives, certificates and Ligon's Diploma. These items document Lynn Ligon's time at Texas Christian Univeristy from 1960-1964 as the chief photographer for the Skiff newspaper.

Scope and Contents This collection is arranged in three series. The first series makes up the bulk of the collection and includes the materials related to Quicksilver, the quarterly poetry magazine published from 1948-1962 in Fort Worth, TX by Mabel M. Kuykendall and Grace Ross. It contains the correspondence from contributors to the magazine, the original manuscripts of the poems that were published, index card files of subscribers and contributors and a nearly complete set...

Collection Scope and Content Summary The papers document the writing and teaching career of Mabel Major. The papers consist of Major's published and unpublished writings as well as correspondence, research material, and course material. Included in the papers is correspondence regarding and drafts of Southwest Heritage: A Literary History with Bibliography, which Major co-authored with Rebecca W. Smith and T.M. Pearce. Further research material about poet and playwright Frank J. Desprez and...

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This collection contains scrapbook of clippings regarding TCU athletics, particularly track and field. It also contains newspapers primarily regarding the death of Dutch Meyer.

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The collection is one folder of notes received from classmates. The notes are often invitations to social or religious events. They depict the active social life of a young college student at AddRan College in Thorp Spring in the late 1880s.

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The collection includes postcards of Texas courthouses. Some are actual photo postcards and others are artist renderings. Most are blank but a small number are written and addressed to Mr. Ben Hearne. Two are addressed to Rebecca W. Smith.

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This folder contains issues #55-117 of Alcon World News, ranging from August, 1992, to November, 2004 as well as Alcon reports ranging from 1998 to 2007.

Scope and Contents Photographs, clippings, ephemera, scrapbooks, writings, legal documents, and other material document the life of Mary Elizabeth Waits Scott Williams, daughter of TCU president E. M. Waits. The collection is divided into four series. The first series includes Mary Beth’s biography, clippings, ephemera, photographs, scrapbook, and writings, including her school reports and papers, as well as speeches and writings. The second series includes material related to the death of her first...

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The collection includes a photo of Add Ran College at Thorp Springs, Texas. Of particular interest is her diary from 1890 as a student and an autograph book from 1885. There is also a program from Add-Ran College, a receipt for a Cotton Bowl ticket, a Fort Worth Press news clipping, and a poem, signed by ‘Lela.’

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Approximately 275 digital oral history files in MP3 and WAV format, 85 tape logs/transcripts in MS Word format, and one hanging file folder containing interview agreements, printed transcripts, printed material about civil rights and labor leaders, and other research material used by Max Krochmal in research for his book Blue Texas: The Making of a Multiracial Democratic Coalition in the Civil Rights Era (Justice, Power, and Politics) published in 2016.

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Photo albums, clippings about TCU football and other topics, correspondence, plaques and certificates related to the life and career of Melvin Diggs, a TCU football player who went on to become an attorney.

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Eleven conference program booklets and one summary booklet produced for the Metropolitan Urban Policy Conference, May 1967. TCU sponsored the conference with the Brookings Institute. Sessions were held at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth and Weatherly Hall (?) on TCU Campus.

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Minutes, correspondence, and participation records created and collected by the athletic council and its chairman, Dr. Henry B. Hardt. The minutes span from 1948 to 1967, the participation records from 1948 to 1954.

Scope and Contents The Mitchell Weisberg Letters include over 50 letters from Mitchell to his wife Gertrude and son Ronnie during his Army training and service in World War II. The letters document his time at Camp Fannin in Tyler, Texas in 1943 and his service in the European theater of World War II. The collection is organized by location. Weisberg spent a year in Tyler, Texas training at Camp Fannin and was later sent to Camp George Meade in Maryland to prepare for his time abroad. Each of these letters...

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11 photographs of American composer and diarist Ned Rorem and unidentified friends, from June 1941.

Scope and Contents Advertising and marketing material, press releases, newsletters, correspondence, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, portfolios, memorabilia, video and audio commercials document the life and work of Mrs. Baird's Bakeries founder Ninnie L. Baird and the business activities of the company from 1887-2002. The first series includes biographical information about Ninnie Baird, her founding of the company, and her death in 1961. The second series is divided into nine subseries: Advertising,...

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Book of copies of letters from North Texas State Bank to clients, signed by B. C. Rhome. Includes names of clients.

Collection Scope and Content Summary The collection includes correspondence, booklets, articles, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, catalogues, tax receipts, leases, advertisement flyers, brochures, and minutes from the Monnig Dry Goods Company. The photographs of the building, located in news clippings, dated from 1912-1962 provided the best documentation to illustrate the various stages of growth and change of the building interior and exterior. Most of the correspondence and legal documents are dated from the late 1920s...

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0.25 linear feet of TCU athletic material and ephemera including printed football and basketball programs, photographs, brochures, and one issue of the TCU Skiff. Circa late 1960s

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The collection includes articles, correspondence, class outlines and notes, poems, sonnets, postcards, and some literary publications.

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The papers document the life and career of Paul Boller. The papers consist of materials related to Boller’s published and unpublished writings, as well as professional correspondence, research material, and course material. Included in the papers are personal correspondence and diaries that provide an insight into Boller’s private life, as well as promotional material for his written works.

Summary The collection includes a copy of the opera score for The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 signed by composer Philip Glass and librettist Doris Lessing, a synopsis of the opera, correspondence, and a manuscript of the libretto annotated by Lessing. Printed material in the collection includes a copy of the novel, the libretto, and a June 1988 issue of Performing Arts Magazine dedicated to the opera’s premiere at the Houston Grand Opera. The collection also includes a signed...

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33 loose postcards, 3 small envelopes of postcards of Army Life, depicting Fort Sam Houston and Kelly Field (later Kelly AFB) San Antonio, TX. Also include are "Dixie Souvenir Folder, Typical Scenes of the Sunny South," Santa Catalina Island folding postcard, and loose postcards depicting DFW airport, Greek political cartoon, First Christian Church, Fort Worth

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The papers consist of published works of music, arrangements, and unpublished compositions by Ralph Guenther from the years 1939 through 1996. The items are arranged alphabetically by the title of the composition.

Scope and Contents Manuscripts, correspondence, notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, printed material, and ephemera document the life and literary career of Ramona Maher Weeks from 1934 until 2004. The Personal Papers and Memorabilia series includes school records, early writings, resumes, clippings, and personal photographs from the years 1934-1996. The Correspondence series is divided into personal and professional subseries and primarily contains letters received by Maher Weeks, and some letters...

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This collection contains ledgers and scrapbooks. Also Series I. Commercial Standard Insurance Company, Series II. Midway Airport Corporation, Series III. Fort Worth Air Terminal, Series Iv. American Airlines, Series V. Convair, Series VII. Legal, Series VI. Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Series VII. Politics, Series IX. Personal and Memorabilia, Series X. First Officers Training Camp Association.