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Plan for the better regulation of the administration of justice in Texas (open access)

Plan for the better regulation of the administration of justice in Texas

Parallel text in Spanish and English regarding the plan for better regulation of the administration of justice in Texas describing a series of decrees. The left column is in Spanish and the right column is in English.
Date: April 17, 1834
Creator: Supreme Government of the free State of Coahuila and Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capability and cost assessment of the major forest nations to measure and monitor their forest carbon (open access)

Capability and cost assessment of the major forest nations to measure and monitor their forest carbon

According to the Executive Summary, the aims and objective of this report are to provide an assessment of national capacity and capability in 25 tropical countries for measuring and monitoring forest as a requirement for reporting on REDD under IPCC guidelines. This paper was commissioned by the United Kingdom Office of Climate Change as background work to its report 'Climate Change: Financing Global Forests' (the Eliasch Review).
Date: April 7, 2008
Creator: Harcastle, P. D.; Baird, David & Harden, Virginia
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBride, April 3, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBride, April 3, 2012

Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. McBryde discusses his life as a rancher, his rodeo career, his education, and his short-lived football career. The interview transcript includes photos of Richard Clay McBryde, his rodeo years, and his family, on pages 16-21.
Date: April 3, 2012
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & McBryde, Richard Clay
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Border Business Indicators, Volume 26, Number 4, April 2002 (open access)

Border Business Indicators, Volume 26, Number 4, April 2002

Monthly publication documenting statistics related to economic information in the Mexico-Texas border areas including types of border crossings, employment, customs revenues, and other related data.
Date: April 2002
Creator: Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Flag. (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico), Vol. 2, No. 187, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1848 (open access)

American Flag. (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico), Vol. 2, No. 187, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1848

Triweekly newspaper from United States-occupied Matamoros, Mexico that includes local and national news from the United States and Mexico, especially concerning the Mexican War. Also includes advertising.
Date: April 1, 1848
Creator: Fleeson, Isaac Neville & Palmer, J. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Flag. (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico), Vol. 1, No. 91, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 21, 1847 (open access)

American Flag. (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico), Vol. 1, No. 91, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 21, 1847

Triweekly newspaper from United States-occupied Matamoros, Mexico that includes local and national news from the United States and Mexico, especially concerning the Mexican War. Also includes advertising.
Date: April 21, 1847
Creator: Fleeson, Isaac Neville & Palmer, J. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2003 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2003

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on water resources, power plants, human health, and natural resources conservation.
Date: April 2003
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library