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[Envelope Addressed to William Myres]

Description: Envelope sent from The University of Texas Board of Regents and addressed to William Myres. It has two stamps on it and the envelope is a faded yellow. On the back of the envelope "The Board of Regents Austin 12" is printed and "The University of Texas 15th Year" is stamped.
Date: December 18, 1958
Creator: Board of Regents
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Jelly Bryce on his Myres gun belt]

Description: Newspaper clipping that delves into the backstory of Sam Myres and the holster that he made for Jelly Bryce, an FBI Agent in Oklahoma. The article goes on to talk about a time where Jelly squared off with an outlaw and survived due to him being able to quickly fire at the outlaw with the help of his Myres gun belt.
Date: March 18, 1957
Creator: DeLaPlane, Stanton
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Richard Webb to Sam Myres, March 24, 1959

Description: Letter from Richard Webb to Sam Myres discussing his appreciation for the merchandise that Myers made for him and how well they have held up after filming his television series, "U.S. Border Patrol" where he plays the role of Don Jagger. Webb tells Myres that he always refers people to him with gusto and that he hopes they can see each other the next time that Webb finds himself in El Paso.
Date: March 24, 1959
Creator: Webb, Richard
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sam Myres' Gun Holsters]

Description: Newspaper clipping that focuses on Sam Myres' history as a maker of holsters for the FBI and the Texas Rangers. The article goes on to say that Bill Myres, Sam Myres son, has gone on after his father's death to run the family business. The article includes two pictures, the top shows a Texas Department of Public Safety Officer wearing a Myres-designed holster. Below that, there is a picture of Myres and Captain John R. Hughes discussing a holster. The title article of the article is "El Paso Fi… more
Date: June 2, 1957
Creator: Myres, Sam
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sam Myres' Sweetwater Council Membership Card]

Description: Membership card issued by the Sweetwater Council of the Royal and Select Masters of Texas to S. D. Myres in 1953. The center of the card has a triangular logo for the group inside a stamped circle with the chapter's name. The back of the card says "This certifies that this Council is a regularly Chartered and Constituted Council under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters of Texas."
Date: June 24, 1953
Creator: Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order). Sweetwater Council.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Newspaper article featuring Sam Myres and three saddles made by him]

Description: Newspaper clipping featuring Sam Myres and three of his saddles made by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. His article is featured in the El Paso Herald-Post and contains a picture of Myres standing behind the three saddles. The saddles were made to be givent o the boy and girl grand champions and the girl reserve champion of the Southwestern Championship Kids Rodeo.
Date: August 14, 1950
Creator: El Paso Herald-Post
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Mose Newman to S. D. Myres Saddle Company, March 25, 1957

Description: Letter from Mose Newman to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company discussing the fact that he has lost fifty pounds and is returning his belts to the S. D. Myres Company to have them taken in four inches due to the fact that his waist is smaller after the weight loss. He also says that he rode using only saddles made by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company due to their superior quality until he stopped riding.
Date: March 25, 1957
Creator: Newman, Mose
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from B. H. Stewart to W. J. Myres, July 31, 1958]

Description: Letter from B. H. Stewart to W. J. Myres discussing that the city of Sweetwater accidentally made a mistake on the deed of the plot of land in the local cemetery that W.J. Myres purchased. They ask that Myres returns the deed to their office and they will make the appropriate corrections on it.
Date: July 31, 1958
Creator: Stewart, B. H.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Bill Myres wearing Jack Thompson's Buscadero belt]

Description: Newspaper clipping that depicts Bill Myres in a brown suit wearing a Buscadero belt. The article that is under the picture talks about Sam Myres' longevity as a leather maker. His business is known to produce dependable and good quality items. Now that Sam Myres has passed, his son, Bill Myres, has taken over the business and continues to produce S.D. Myres Saddle Company products.
Date: June 2, 1957
Creator: Wilke, L. A.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Interview with Bill Myres about holsters]

Description: Newspaper clipping that interviews Bill Myres about the holsters made by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. He goes on to tell a story about a man who killed an outlaw by being able to quickly draw his gun due to the high quality of the holster.
Date: March 18, 1957
Creator: Myres, Bill
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sam Myres' Royal Arch Masons Card]

Description: Membership card for Sweetwater Chapter Number 236 of the Royal Arch Masons (R.A.M.) with the text: "This Certifies Companion __S. D. Myres__ Has paid dues to __June 24, 1953__ $1 of your annual dues goes to the maintenance of the Home for Aged Masons, Arlington, Texas." The seal of the masonic group is printed on the card behind the text, inside a raised stamp for the local chapter. The back of the card has text from the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas, with the group's seal.
Date: June 24, 1953
Creator: Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter of Texas. Sweetwater Chapter.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Newspaper Clipping of Marie Windsor, Lloyd Bridges and Sam Myres]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a photograph with the caption "Marie Windsor and Lloyd Bridges, stars of 'The Tall Texan,' which is now showing at the Ellanay Theater, visit with El Paso's Tio Sam Myers [sic] during their stay in El Paso last week. -- (Photo by Arcy)." In the image, Myres (center) is posing with Windsor (left) and Bridges (right) behind two saddles that have decorative leatherwork. Myres is wearing a dark-colored suit and Windsor and Bridges are wearing light-colored western-style clot… more
Date: 1953
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Cover of the U. S. Hand-Gunner Magazine]

Description: Front cover of the March 1957 issue of U.S. Hand-Gunner magazine featuring an image of a S.D. Myres Saddle Company holster and Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum gun. The back of the cover page has an advertisement for revolvers manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. There is also a smaller clipping from the magazine describing the image on the cover.
Date: March 1957
Creator: U. S. Hand-Gunner Magazine
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from W. J. Myres to Mose Newman, April 16, 1957]

Description: Letter from W. J. Myres to Mose Newman expressing his delight that Newman's health was doing better and that they belts that Newman ordered to have shortened were finished. Myres explains that the belt shortening was free of charge due to the fact that the job was so small.
Date: April 16, 1957
Creator: Myres, W. J.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum
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