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[Questionnaire filled out by Erna Koehn Johnson]

Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Erna Koehn Johnson with questions about her experiences working as a Harvey Girl in the Temple, Texas Harvey House.

Date: May 12, 1992

Creator: Latimer, Rosa Walston

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

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

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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Postcard from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 11, 1992]

Post card from Madge Saenz of Galveston, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock Texas, in which she talks about an upcoming Grand Canyon reunion.

Date: February 11, 1992

Creator: Saenz, Madge

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer]

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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

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

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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Harvey L. Gibson to Rosa Walston Latimer]

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.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Newspaper Article: Harvey Girls Were Queens In Days When The Railroad Was King In The West]

Newspaper article published in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal detailing the life of Harvey Girls as well as the history of Fred Harvey and Harvey Houses.

Date: November 17, 1968

Item Type: Article

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 23, 1992]

Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn (Mrs. E. J. Strawn) to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her father, Charles Everett Wilson, a former Harvey House cook.

Date: March 23, 1992

Creator: Strawn, Ruth Wilson

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Questionnaire filled out by Leona Woods Moore]

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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

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

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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

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

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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Ralph W. Ater to Miss Roberta Biles - November 6, 1953]

Letter from Ralph W. Ater to Miss Roberta Biles, both of Amarillo, Texas, which includes a memo with information about the Santa Fe railroad in the Amarillo and Panhandle area of Texas.

Date: November 6, 1953

Creator: Ater, Ralph W.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Portrait of Frances Folsom Cleveland]

Souvenir portrait of Frances Folsom Cleveland, First Lady to President Grover Cleveland, wearing a white dress with floral textures.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Historic Mesquite, Inc.

[Newspaper Article: Railroad Museum Plans 'Harvey Girls' Luncheon]

Newspaper article about an upcoming Harvey Girls luncheon put on by the Temple, Texas Railroad and Pioneer Museum. The article was sent by Joe W. Zvolanek to Rosa Walston Latimer.

Date: February 1992

Creator: Ray, Randy

Item Type: Article

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Mrs. C. M. Jordan to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]

Letter from Mrs. C. M. Jordan of Gatesville, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, describing Mrs. Jordan's experience working at Harvey Houses in Amarillo as well as other cities in Oklahoma and Kansas. Included is the letter's envelope.

Date: February 19, 1992

Creator: Jordan, Mrs. C. M.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Obituary for Anna A. Dixon]

Obituary for Anna A. Dixon of Dickinson, Texas.

Date: December 19, 1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

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

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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

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

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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Santa Fe Dining Car Children's Menu]

Children's menu from a Santa Fe Railroad dining car, with the food choices for breakfast, luncheon, and supper surrounded with cartoons and nursery rhymes.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Newspaper Article: B'wood Harvey Girl in 'Texas Highways']

Newspaper article about Lillian Preas, a resident of Brownwood, Texas and former Harvey Girl whose story was used in the magazine Texas Highways.

Date: January 26, 1992

Creator: Graves, Harriette

Item Type: Article

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

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

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.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 29, 1886

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Date: May 29, 1886

Creator: Hull, C. M.

Item Type: Newspaper

Partner: Texas State University

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: May 4, 1954

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran on May 4th (pop concert) during the 4th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies. The conductor is Julius Hegyi.

Date: May 1954

Creator: Abilene Philharmonic

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: Abilene Philharmonic

The Texas Fireman's Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 4, October 1962

Monthly magazine containing news related to the firemen of Texas, including addresses from the officials of the organization, photo collages, a ladies' page, and other firemen-related news.

Date: October 1962

Creator: State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

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

[Letter from Ralph W. Ater to Miss Roberta Biles - November 6, 1953]

[Portrait of Frances Folsom Cleveland]

[Newspaper Article: Railroad Museum Plans 'Harvey Girls' Luncheon]

[Letter from Mrs. C. M. Jordan to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]

[Obituary for Anna A. Dixon]

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

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

[Santa Fe Dining Car Children's Menu]

[Newspaper Article: B'wood Harvey Girl in 'Texas Highways']

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

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 29, 1886

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: May 4, 1954

The Texas Fireman's Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 4, October 1962