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[Ration Book One with Certificate of Ownership]

Description: Certificate of ownership of a "War Ration Book One." The text on the front fold contains information about penalties one could receive for false information, and what to do if you find a lost book. To the left is the signature of the book holder, Lou Jane Wyatt, and on the reverse side of the top fold there is her personal information including: address, height, weight, hair color, etc.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sheet of "A" Basic Mileage Ration Stamps Belonging to F. D. Wyatt]

Description: Set of "A" Basic Mileage Ration stamps used for rationing gas during the war; these stamps belong F. D. Wyatt of Abilene, Texas. Most of the stamps in this set have been used, only six are left; on the back of the card Wyatt wrote his name and address under the "Certification of Bookholder."
Date: 194X
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[F. D. Wyatt's Mileage Ration Identification Folder]

Description: Mileage Ration Identification Folder belonging to F. D. Wyatt, according to the card it is valid from September 1944 to December 1944. The card is folded in half to create a place to keep gas ration stamps inside of; Wyatt was granted "E" stamps for his use.
Date: September 8, 1944
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Gas Mileage Ration Folder for F. D. Wyatt]

Description: Mileage ration folder belonging to F. D. Wyatt, valid from June 13, 1945 until September 13, 1945. This card is folded down the center creating a place to put coupons for gas rations inside; the note on the front says: "Any Person Finding Lost Coupons Should Mail or Return Them at Once to the Nearest War Price and Rationing Board."
Date: June 13, 1945
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[War Ration Book Four Belonging to F. D. Wyatt]

Description: War Ration Book Four belonging to F. D. Wyatt with his full address written on the front cover. There are four pages of stamps inserted inside the booklet, and some lose strips of stamps having been torn out.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

McMurry College President's Home, Abilene, Texas: Outdoor Fireplace Details

Description: Details of the outdoor fireplace for a residence commissioned by McMurry College in Abilene, Texas. It includes three drawings on the left side of the sheet detailing the elevation and two separate sections; the drawings on the right detail the metal hood, and three other sections of the fireplace.
Date: August 3, 1939
Creator: Castle, David S.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Interior]

Description: Photograph of students sitting in auditorium seats to listen to W. F. Leonard during his speech. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Picture made Feb 27 - Hardin-Simmons -- W. F. Leonard speaking at Chapel program. -- 1957."
Date: February 27, 1957
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Couple Posing with Plane]

Description: Photograph of "Hack" Henson, founder of Hack Drilling Co., Abilene, in 1956, and a woman standing on a small airplane at the Jack Hughes Airport in Abilene, Texas. A second plane is partially visible on the right side of the image.
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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