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[Income Maintenance Commission Documents] (open access)

[Income Maintenance Commission Documents]

Papers for the Income Maintenance Commission, including a letter form Ferdinand Segarra to Barbara C. Jordan, and a letter from Linus J. Niedermeyer to Ben W. Heinemann with a list of members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Program.
Date: 1968~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[In Soldier's Field, Chicago]

This photo shows a group of eleven cowgirls standing in Soldier's Field, Chicago, with a row of classical columns behind them. From left to right, they are: Fox Hastings, Donna Cowan, Marie Gibson, Florence Hughes, Tad Lucas, Grace Runyan, Ruth Roach, Rose Smith, Bonnie McCarroll (possibly), Vera McGinnis, and Mabel Strickland.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Illinois Library Resources and Automation in the Networked Environment: An Analysis and Recommended Strategies

This is the project website for the research study Illinois Library Resources and Automation in the Networked Environment. It contains project documentation and resources resulting from the study.
Date: February 2002
Creator: Moen, William E.
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
NOW, Steel House Edition, January 1937 (open access)

NOW, Steel House Edition, January 1937

Special edition of a weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing information about ...
Date: January 1937
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Contestats of the National Ushers Convention Oratorical Contest]

Photograph of the contestants of the National Ushers Convention Oratorical Contest, including Barbara Jordan. The men are all wearing light-colored suits, but one, who is wearing a dark-colored suit. The women are all wearing light-colored dresses, but two, who are wearing a dark-colored dress.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Special Edition, August-September 1936 (open access)

NOW, Special Edition, August-September 1936

Special issue of a weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. announcing events related to the plant addition dedication in Peoria, Illinois, including a feature presentation by radio evangelist Dr. R. R. Brown.
Date: August 1936
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Charges...Totally False'] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Charges...Totally False']

Newspaper clipping containing excerpts from a question and answer session held by Richard Nixon at the Executives' Club of Chicago.
Date: March 16, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Plant Dedication Issue, September 1936 (open access)

NOW, Plant Dedication Issue, September 1936

Special issue of a weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. documenting the dedication of a new plant addition in Peoria, Illinois.
Date: September 2, 1936
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Paycheck and Withholding Tax Statement] (open access)

[Paycheck and Withholding Tax Statement]

Photocopy of a paycheck and a withholding tax statement issued to Lee Harvey Oswald. The paycheck is from Leslie Welding Co., Inc., on October 13, 1962.
Date: October 13, 1962
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Early tournapull Box 3, Museum,B

Photograph of a Model C Tournapull, likely from the 1940s based on similar images found online and "LeTourneau Heavy Equipment" by Eric C. Orlemann. According to him, the Model C was the most popular of the scrapers built by the company.
Date: Date unknown. Likely in the 1940s.
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

R. G. LeTourneau demonstrating the Tournatow to Carl Estes

Photograph of R.G. LeTourneau demonstrating the Tournatow to Longview (Texas) newspaper publisher Carl Estes. It was the first vehicle to feature electric-traction motors mounted in the wheel assemblies themselves. The four-wheel-drive and -steer tractor was being demonstrated at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, on 1950-11-17.
Date: Unknown.
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Model D Tournapull with Model Q Carryall

Photograph of a Model-D Tournapull attached to the Carryall Model Q. According to information found online (https://contract295dev.wpenginepowered.com/classic-machines/model-d-tournapull/), the company built this combination, an "air transportable earthmover," for the U.S. Army from 1942-1946, during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, LeTourneau built over 600 of these machines and continued production after the war. This photograph was clearly meant for a brochure or catalog, since the background has been eliminated.
Date: 1942/1946
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

An R. G. LeTourneau, Inc. employee demonstrates the Tournatow by driving up sidewalk steps J5G

Photograph of an employee of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc., at the controls of the Tournatow, the first vehicle to feature electric-traction motors mounted in the wheel assemblies themselves. The four-wheel-drive and -steer tractor is being demonstrated at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, on 1950-11-17.
Date: November 17, 1950
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of men by plane]

Photograph of men standing in front of an airplane. Text on the reverse reads: "From left to right - Harry Rice, Universal Exploitation Manager, Lieutenant Ralph Diggins, pilot, Locklear himself, Fred Rochester, Publicity Manager Morris & Company, George W. Brow, General Sales Agent Curtiss Aeroplane Manufacturing Co., Jack Curran, former British Aviation Officer -- taken on the field just before plane left for Chicago's loop."
Date: [1918..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Allen Family road trip to visit Berg Family in Illinois photograph album] (open access)

[Allen Family road trip to visit Berg Family in Illinois photograph album]

Photograph album documenting the Allen Family road trip to visit the Berg Family in Illinois. Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen, Frances Marion Allen, Sheila Emery Allen, Annie Belle Emery Bright, and Sue Lottie Emery traveled together by car. Several of their overnight stops were at outdoor campsites. Many of the photographs are labeled with white handwritten inscriptions.
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings] (open access)

[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings]

Miscellaneous correspondence and newspaper clippings received from citizens. Several students wrote to the Dallas Police Department and were referred to the Warren Commission's report on the assassination. Requests for signatures are also present. The newspaper clippings discuss theories regarding the killing.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Mailed to Jack Ruby at Dallas County Jail] (open access)

[Letters Mailed to Jack Ruby at Dallas County Jail]

Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby at Dallas County Jail] (open access)

[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby at Dallas County Jail]

Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality. Newspaper clippings are included.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in Jail] (open access)

[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in Jail]

Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in County Jail] (open access)

[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in County Jail]

Photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in 1964] (open access)

[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in 1964]

Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Citizens to the Dallas Police Department] (open access)

[Letters from Citizens to the Dallas Police Department]

A collection of letters from citizens to the Dallas Police Department. Letters regard school projects, autograph requests, and a negative regard for the Police Department's handling of the Kennedy assassination. Some letters are accompanied by carbon copies of responses by Chief J. E. Curry.
Date: [1965..1966]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 77, July 1973 - April, 1974 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 77, July 1973 - April, 1974

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume beginning on page 530.
Date: 1973/1974
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 91, July 1987 - April, 1988 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 91, July 1987 - April, 1988

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 583.
Date: 1987/1988
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History