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[Letter from Dedie to Helen Snapp]

Description: Letter from Dedie to Helen Snapp discussing what the plans are for the air show, thanking her for the donation, asking her to get a hold of WASP insignia, Barry Goldwater's health, and motels.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Arturo Madrid to Sterling Houston - September 27, 1995]

Description: Letter from Arturo Madrid of Trinity University to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to invite him to a reception and dinner for Judith F. Baca, an artist-in-residence at the university, at Magnolia Gardens Restaurant. He asks that he please RSVP as soon as possible.
Date: September 27, 1995
Creator: Madrid, Arturo
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant to Rosa Walston Latimer - May 12, 1992]

Description: Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant of Deer Park, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she offers information about books, magazines, and museums related to Harvey Girls and Harvey Houses.
Date: March 22, 1992
Creator: Grant, La Rue Tucker
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from L. M. Hurley to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 28, 1992]

Description: Letter from L. M. Hurley of Newton, Kansas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about Alma Smith, a former Fred Harvey waitress or Harvey Girl in Canadian, Texas.
Date: February 28, 1992
Creator: Hurley, L. M.
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 Harvey L. Gibson to Rosa Walston Latimer]

Description: Letter from Harvey L. Gibson of England to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which he tells about his graduating class of 1929 having a luncheon in the dining room of the Temple Harvey House.
Date: March 11, 1992
Creator: Gibson, Harvey L.
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Questionnaire filled out by Leona Woods Moore]

Description: Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Leona Woods Moore, with questions about working in Harvey Houses.
Date: May 14, 1992
Creator: Latimer, Rosa Walston
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Mrs. Alma Vera Allen Smith to Rosa Walston Latimer]

Description: Letter from Mrs. Alma Vera Allen Smith of Newton, Kansas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with descriptions of her life as a Harvey Girl at a Harvey House in Canadian, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mrs. Alma Vera Allen Smith
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

[Letter from Dorothy Flynn to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 28, 1992]

Description: Letter from Dorothy Flynn of Cleburne, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer relaying information about a friend, Jewell Curtes, who worked at the Cleburne Harvey House along with her mother and sister.
Date: February 28, 1992
Creator: Flynn, Dorothy
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Pat Weaver to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 2, 1992]

Description: Letter from Pat Weaver of Amarillo, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about Alice Garnas, a Harvey Girl who worked for her father, as well as an invitation to meet with her writing group.
Date: February 2, 1992
Creator: Weaver, Pat
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from R. G. Schurig to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 24, 1992]

Description: Letter from R. G. Schurig of Mesa, Arizona to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas with information about his father, who was a chef and baker in the Harvey House at Gainesville, Texas.
Date: February 24, 1992
Creator: Schurig, R. G.
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Form letter from Bryan Bradbury - October 24, 1953]

Description: A form letter from Bryan Bradbury, Chairman State and National Affairs Committee, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, dated October 24, 1953. Bradbury announces that their Committee is host to Lester Flesner of Houston, District Manager for the United States Chamber of Commerce, for a breakfast at Mack Eplen's Restaurant to discuss their part of the National Legislative scene.
Date: November 24, 1953
Creator: Bradbury, Bryan
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter to Mrs. S. M. Compton]

Description: Letter and envelope written by Carl Compton to his mother, Mary, about his travels in Switzerland.
Date: January 27, 1930
Creator: Compton, Carl Benton
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of Tin Types - 1948-09-04]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter to the editor of Tin Types from John J. Herrera, criticizing the publication's article "La Caliente Tortillas." Herrera points out the discriminatory nature of the article and provides some background on the history of the corn tortilla and details how Mexican culture has influenced America and the world.
Date: September 4, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

Description: This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seell… more
Date: December 3, 1888
Creator: Barr, Julia A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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