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US TxSaT SC.000-021 · Folder · 1965-2007
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Two letters related to author Katherine Anne Porter. The first is a copy of a 1965 letter from Porter to Dr. Louise Gossett, wife of Trinity University professor Dr. Thomas Gossett, regarding a meeting between the Gossetts, Porter, and Flannery O'Connor (the Gossetts introduced Porter and O'Connor in 1958). The second is a letter from a 1951 Trinity alumna, Marion Conditt, to President Brazil inquiring about memories she has of taking a summer course with Porter in the late 1940s. The archives staff has been unable to find any records supporting or refuting this claim.

Artists' Alliance Revue
US TxSaT SC.000-058 · Folder · 1982
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Volume 2, issue number 3 (March 1982) of "Artists' Alliance Revue: Magazine of the San Antonio Arts Scene." Includes coverage of James Sicner's "Man's Evolving Images" mural located in Coates Library.

US TxSaT SC.000-047 · Folder · 1964
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Volume 21, issue number 9 (June 1964) of the Junior League of San Antonio's newsletter, "The Bright Scrawl." This issue notes the transfer of Kitty Baker (wife of Trinity University professor Paul Baker) from the Waco Junior League to San Antonio's.

Photograph: JFK at Kelly AFB
US TxSaT SC.000-029 · Folder · 1963
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Photograph of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visiting Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio on November 21, 1963, the day before his assassination.

US TxSaT SC.000-017 · Folder · 1959
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Three manuscripts related to the 1888 San Antonio International Fair: a timeline of events, an account of the cattle roping contest, and an account of George W. Saunders's renowned steer named Geronimo.

Pompeo Coppini Photographs
US TxSaT SC.000-028 · Folder · 1937-1944, n.d.
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Three photographs related to Pompeo Coppini: a signed print of Coppini standing with the studio model of the Cenotaph to the Heroes of the Alamo (circa 1937); a signed print of the doors to the Scottish Rite Cathedral in San Antonio (dated 1944), and an undated snapshot of Coppini and his wife.

Coppini, Pompeo, 1870-1957
Harvey Patteson Photographs
US TxSaT SC.000-020 · Folder · 1930s
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Fourteen photographs of San Jose Mission taken by Harvey Patteson of San Antonio in the 1930s. Include detailed shots of architectural features.

Empire Theatre program
US TxSaT SC.000-039 · Folder · 1925
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Program for the 150th anniversary touring production of "The Rivals" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, performed at the Empire Theatre on December 2, 1925.

Empire Theatre (San Antonio, Tex.)
US TxSaT SC.000-041 · Folder · ca. 1923
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

Flyer distributed by the Onderdonk Memorial Association seeking support for the purchase of Julian Onderdonk's final painting, "Dawn in the Hills," on behalf of the city of San Antonio. The text in the flyer is credited to J. Frank Davis.

Onderdonk Memorial Association
Violet Alice Haynes Journal
US TxSaT SC.000-010 · Folder · 1899-1912
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

A commonplace book used by Violet Alice Haynes Bowles (1873-1953), in which she recorded poetry, correspondence, genealogical research, and other notes. Much of the contents reflects her views as a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy.

Samuel Maverick letters
US TxSaT SC.000-051 · Folder · 1849-1850
Part of Miscellaneous Manuscripts

1849 letter from Peck & Van Hooce law firm of Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Samuel A. Maverick, with a copy of Maverick's 1850 reply on the same paper. The letters concern the depositing of money from a business matter.