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[Program: Coryell County Centennial, May 1954]

Description: Souvenir program for the Coryell County Centennial celebration, held by the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce, from May 6-9, 1954, in Gatesville, Texas. Includes the history of Coryell County with photographs and illustrations, details of events held during the centennial, and advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1954-05~
Creator: The Gatesville Messenger
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Letter from W. B. Hudson to Thomas F. Forrest, November 6, 1956]

Description: Letter from W. B. Hudson to Thomas F. Forrest discussing the replacement of a temporary certificate of honorary recognition with a permanent one. He explains that he had sent Mr. Forrest the temporary one because the certificate from the postmaster general in Washington had not arrived yet. He writes that he has enclosed it with his letter, along with a commendatory letter from the postmaster general.
Date: November 6, 1956
Creator: Hudson, W. B.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Admission Ticket]

Description: A ticket to the State Fair of Texas, for one high school teacher, valid on Friday, October 22, 1954. The ticket is signed by the president and executive vice president of the fair. The ticket has a tear down the middle, and the ticket is held together by tape.
Date: 1954
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Letter from Miss Frankie Waits to Miss Glenda Sartain, November 25, 1953]

Description: Letter from Miss Frankie Waits to Miss Glenda Sartain, discussing Miss Sartain's request for clippings about her school, L. V. Stockard Middle School, from the Daily Times Herald's records. She suggests Miss Sartain come to the Times Herald Building to look through the clippings personally, and asks her to call ahead. The letter is folded inside an official Daily Times Herald envelope, that has been torn open along the top edge.
Date: November 25, 1953
Creator: Waits, Frankie
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Honorary Recognition Certificate for Devotion to Duty: Thomas F. Forrest]

Description: Certificate of honorary recognition accorded to Thomas F. Forrest by the United States Post Office Department for devotion to duty. The certificate says Mr. Forrest is receiving this award on the occasion of his retirement from the postal service. The certificate is signed by the postmaster general, and was issued in Washington D.C.
Date: 1956-10~
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Honorary Recognition Certificate for Meritorious Accomplishment: Thomas F. Forrest]

Description: Certificate of honorary recognition accorded to Thomas F. Forrest by the United States Post Office Department for meritorious accomplishment and devotion to duty. The certificate says Mr. Forrest is receiving this award on the occasion of his retirement from the postal service. The certificate is signed by the postmaster and postmaster general, and was issued in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1956-10~
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Rosa Fleetwood]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Rosa Fleetwood. In the photo, Fleetwood wears a dark blouse and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1950
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

Coryell County Centennial

Description: Program containing historical photographs of businesses and people in Coyrell County, Texas. It also includes advertisements from the area's businesses.
Date: 1954
Creator: Gatesville Chamber of Commerce
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs Dyke]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs Dyke. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from six to twenty-one. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1950
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted woodland scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1950
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
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