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The Design Program for Thanksgiving Square

Description: Document outlining the idea for the Thanks-Giving Square to be put in Dallas, Texas including sections on the general concept and philosophical goals, design components and objectives, existing conditions, design team, and procedures. There is a list of supplementary exhibits which are not included.
Date: September 1, 1970
Creator: Schepps, Julius; Stemmons, John & Stewart, Peter
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

[Memo: Visit with John Hutton, September 29, 1972]

Description: Memorandum discussing a visit with John Hutton in which he presented several sketches of doves, one of which will be engraved on a glass panel and displayed in the Chapel of Thanks-Giving. The memo explains how the dove relates to various religious themes. It also discusses characteristics of glass and provides recommendations for choosing the glass that best suits the project.
Date: September 29, 1972
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

[Letter from John Hutton to Peter Stewart, September 18, 1973]

Description: Letter from John Hutton to Peter Stewart discussing a sketch he designed based on the Tree of Life and the cost estimate for a glass panel he is designing for Stewart. Hutton talks about the cost of the project and mentions that certain amounts amounts have not been included in the estimate. He also explains his understanding of what the Tree of Life symbolizes and describes how he has interpreted those ideas in a sketch.
Date: September 18, 1973
Creator: Hutton, John
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

[Letter from Peter Stewart to John Hutton, September 14, 1972]

Description: Letter from Peter Stewart to John Hutton discussing artwork of a dove that will be displayed at entrance of the Chapel of Thanksgiving. He briefly talks about the materials that could be used for the roof, the direction the door faces, and the need to calculate sun angles. He also includes a theological adviser's observations about the symbol of the dove. The observations talk about what the dove represents as a religious symbol and mention that the dove appears in many places, such as the Old … more
Date: September 14, 1972
Creator: Stewart, Peter
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

The Quarterly, Volume 21, Number 3, September 1975

Description: Quarterly publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and other documentation, as well as information about the activities of the Local History & Genealogical Society in Dallas, Texas.
Date: September 1975
Creator: Local History and Genealogical Society (Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Genealogical Society
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