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[Letter from Eddie Good to Hardin-Simmons University Archives Department – March 13, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Eddie Good to Hardin-Simmons University Archives Department – March 13, 1993]

Letter from Eddie Good to the Hardin-Simmons University Archives Department describing the Abilene Hall fire and the photos he took while on the university as a student. He further inquiries about the status of the cowboy statue that used to stand in front of Abilene Hall.
Date: March 13, 1947
Creator: Good, Eddie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the Zoning Districts in the City of Abilene] (open access)

[Map of the Zoning Districts in the City of Abilene]

Map of Abilene, Texas, showing zoning districts by residential, business, and industrial. A table presenting setback, height, and lot area is included in the upper-left corner. Bar scale and legend are positioned on the right side of the map.
Date: 1945
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the Zoning Districts in the City of Abilene] (open access)

[Map of the Zoning Districts in the City of Abilene]

Map of Abilene, Texas, showing zoning districts by residential, business, and industrial. A table presenting setback, height, lot area, and use regulations is included in the upper-left corner. Scale 1:600
Date: 1948
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Ordinances: 1940-1950] (open access)

[Abilene City Ordinances: 1940-1950]

Ledger containing ordinances/resolutions passed by the city of Abilene, Texas from January 1940 to May 1950.
Date: 1940/1950
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1947-1951] (open access)

[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1947-1951]

Ledger containing minutes of the city Board of Commissioners in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from May 2, 1947 to April 26, 1951. An index with names is included at the front.
Date: 1947-05-02/1951-04-26
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1942-1947] (open access)

[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1942-1947]

Ledger containing minutes of the city Board of Commissioners in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from September 11, 1942 to April 25, 1947. An index with names is included at the front.
Date: 1942-09-11/1947-04-25
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and Report:  From T. N. Carswell to R. N. Richardson - April 5, 1945] (open access)

[Letter and Report: From T. N. Carswell to R. N. Richardson - April 5, 1945]

A letter written to Mr. R. N. Richardson, President, Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, Texas) from T. N. Carswell dated April 5, 1945. Carswell addresses Richardson as "Governor" and advises of the attached suggested organization/committee plan for the Million Dollar Campaign for Hardin-Simmons University then congratulates Richardson on his election as the university's president. The attachment includes a suggested organization plan, titled "A Million Dollar Enlargement and Improvement Campaign for Hardin-Simmons University; one of several proposed additions to the campus is a Museum and Archives Building."
Date: April 5, 1945
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Meeting minutes of The Board of Trustees, Hardin-Simmons University - May 28, 1945] (open access)

[Meeting minutes of The Board of Trustees, Hardin-Simmons University - May 28, 1945]

The minutes of the May 28, 1945 meeting of the Board of Trustees of Hardin-Simmons University. Rupert N. Richardson, President of the University, gave his annual report on the condition of the school. "Hardin-Simmons University now has some 1,350 men representing her on the battle fronts all over the world. There are some 40 gold stars on our service flags now." Mr. T. N. Carswell then took the floor and made two suggestions: "(1) It would be well to add to this project―a museum or archives building on the campus. (2) It would also be good to have a man on staff whose sole duty would be raising money."
Date: May 28, 1945
Creator: The Greater Hardin-Simmons Committee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry R. Snapp to Helen Wyatt Snapp, August 4, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Harry R. Snapp to Helen Wyatt Snapp, August 4, 1994]

Letter from UNT History Professor Harry F. Snapp to Helen Wyatt Snapp discussing the development of a book meant to "preserve a number of WASPs as historical personages as well as the best context for preserving historically the place of WASPs as a group." The book's intended audience will be college women, high school girls, and young adult women. Harry Snapp asks Helen Snapp for her cooperation in making the book possible. The letter contains a handwritten P. S. that includes his contact information, should Helen wish to contact him.
Date: August 4, 1944
Creator: Snapp, Harry F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 339, Ed. 2 Monday, May 25, 1942 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 339, Ed. 2 Monday, May 25, 1942

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 25, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medical Consideration of WASP (open access)

Medical Consideration of WASP

Report on the physical, psychological, medical, and emotional capabilities of women in aviation, formed from several studies on the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The report concludes that women can typically meet all requirements for safe flight without hindrance, and suggests that any similar future program to the WASP should be militarized.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1946 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1946

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 10, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 5, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 19, 1946 (open access)

The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 5, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 19, 1946

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 19, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
1941-1942 National Officers of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxillary, La Societe des Quarante Hommes Et Huit Chevaux (Forty and Eight) (open access)

1941-1942 National Officers of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxillary, La Societe des Quarante Hommes Et Huit Chevaux (Forty and Eight)

A roster of the 1941-1942 National Officers of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxillary, La Societe Des Quarante Hommes Et Huit Chevaux (Forty and Eight), dated October 14, 1941. Lynn, U. Stambaugh, W. C. "Tom" Sawyer, De Lacey Allen, Charles E. Booth, V. M. Armstrong, John F. Sullivan, Father Frederick J. Halloran, Thomas M. Owen, John R. Ruddick, Ralph B. Gregg, Frank E. Samuel. The American Legion, War Memorial Building, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Date: October 14, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 36, Ed. 2 Wednesday, September 10, 1947 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 36, Ed. 2 Wednesday, September 10, 1947

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 10, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Crutch (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1944 (open access)

The Crutch (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1944

Weekly newspaper published by the Reconditioning and Training Service of the Regional Hospital at Camp Barkeley, Texas, that includes news of interest to hospital patients and other United States Army personnel at Camp Barkeley.
Date: October 19, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 227, Ed. 2 Tuesday, January 21, 1941 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 227, Ed. 2 Tuesday, January 21, 1941

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 21, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 206, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 13, 1946 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 206, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 13, 1946

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 13, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 119, Ed. 2 Wednesday, October 13, 1943 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 119, Ed. 2 Wednesday, October 13, 1943

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1945 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1945

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 26, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin: Hardin-Simmons University, Ex-Student Edition, January 1944 (open access)

Bulletin: Hardin-Simmons University, Ex-Student Edition, January 1944

The Hardin-Simmons alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date: January 1944
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 11, Ed. 2 Wednesday, June 27, 1945 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 11, Ed. 2 Wednesday, June 27, 1945

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 27, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 103, Ed. 2 Saturday, September 24, 1949 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 103, Ed. 2 Saturday, September 24, 1949

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 24, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 278, Ed. 2 Tuesday, March 26, 1946 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 278, Ed. 2 Tuesday, March 26, 1946

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 26, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History