[Memorandum from Roberto Ornelas to LULAC Supreme Council members and all Council Presidents - 1977-02-08] (open access)

[Memorandum from Roberto Ornelas to LULAC Supreme Council members and all Council Presidents - 1977-02-08]

Memorandum from Roberto Ornelas, Chairman of the LULAC Foundation, dated February 8, 1977, and directed to Supreme Council members and all Council Presidents of League of United Latin American Citizens. The memo is regarding a $50,00 grant for the establishment of a LULAC office in Denver, Colorado and the search for a new Executive Director and Executive Secretary of that office.
Date: February 8, 1977
Creator: Ornelas, Roberto
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Statesman. (Denver, Colo.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900 (open access)

The Statesman. (Denver, Colo.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from Denver, Colorado that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 27, 1900
Creator: Franklin, G. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Statesman (Denver, Colo.), Vol. 6, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900 (open access)

The Colorado Statesman (Denver, Colo.), Vol. 6, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from Denver, Colorado that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 27, 1900
Creator: Hobson, S. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speed letter from John H. Herrera to Maria Olivas - 1976-08-20] (open access)

[Speed letter from John H. Herrera to Maria Olivas - 1976-08-20]

Speed letter from John H. Herrera to Maria Olivas, dated August 20, 1976, and regarding Herrera's protest against Leo Cardenas' candidacy for State Director of Colorado.
Date: August 20, 1976
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Leo Cardenas - 1977-09-02] (open access)

[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Leo Cardenas - 1977-09-02]

Letter from Eduardo Morga directed to Leo Cardenas, dated September 2, 1977. The letter indicates that the recipient has been selected as a member of the panel to hear the charges against Joe Velez and gives details of the charges and date, time, and location of the hearings.
Date: September 2, 1977
Creator: Morga, Eduardo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888] (open access)

[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seella, her two children, and Polly, a dialogue about their helper who was discharged over a year ago and how they are getting along without him, an update on the bountiful crops and how good rain has made it possible for people to get out of debt, a discussion about "Aunt" Sally Smith and Uncle Abner's family, a dialogue about Sottie Knaff's daughter, details about the Goodrich family, an aside about the town of Jerseyville, a dialogue about Mrs. O. P. Powell's children, a discussion about Wilson Cross and Ida Barr Cross, details about Fannie and her love for entertaining, updates on family, a dialogue about Barr's California trip and the places they stopped at along the …
Date: December 3, 1888
Creator: Barr, Julia A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert D. Haines, May 15, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert D. Haines, May 15, 2002

Interview with Robert D. Haines, an American prisoner of war during World War II. He discusses the attack on Clark Field in the Philippines on December 8, 1941, as well as his experiences on the Bataan Death March. He also tells of his time spent as a prisoner of war under the Japanese at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan and Bilibid prison in Manila. He encountered his brother, who was a civilian internee, at Bilibid. From there, he rode on a hell ship for 39 days to a POW camp in Formosa (Taiwan). When the Americans began bombing Formosa, Haines was moved via another hell ship to Tokyo, Japan. Not long after, he was liberated and returned to San Francisco, then Denver.
Date: May 15, 2002
Creator: Graham, Eddie & Haines, Robert D.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul E. Papish, January 30, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Paul E. Papish, January 30, 1989

Interview with Paul E. Papish, a Navy WWII veteran and POW from Denver, Colorado, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Papish discusses joining the Navy in 1939 and training, assignment to the Houston and operations in the Pacific, the start of war and initial engagements, the Battle of the Java Sea, getting sunk at Sundra Strait, surviving on a raft and reaching shore on Java, capture, initial internment, transfer to and experiences in Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Changi Camp in Singapore, and liberation.
Date: January 30, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Papish, Paul E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Americanization Ideal (open access)

The Americanization Ideal

Text wherein Barbara Jordan, Peter Goldmark, and Antonia Hernandez discuss immigration in America. The text begins with a copy of an article by Barbara Jordan that also discusses the subject of immigration and xenophobia.
Date: September 11, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaping America's Future (open access)

Shaping America's Future

Campaign speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a fundraiser for Pat Schroeder in Denver, Colorado.
Date: September 24, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flirting With Power: Gov. Richard Lamm interview, 1 of 2] captions transcript

[Flirting With Power: Gov. Richard Lamm interview, 1 of 2]

Video footage from the Jo Streit Film Footage Collection consisting of original Betacam footage from filmmaker Jo Streit's documentary "Flirting with Power." The footage covers an interview with Governor Richard Lamm at the University of Denver.
Date: November 17, 1996
Creator: Streit, Jo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: They just wanted to fly] (open access)

[Clipping: They just wanted to fly]

Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members, including Grace Birge Mayfield, Mary Macabe, Kristine Lent, Alice Riff, Ann Oliver, Ann Criswell Adden, Verda Mae Jennings Lowe, Betty Haas Pfister, Florene Miller, Millicent Young, and Barbara Flemming Foss. The article discusses the personal experiences of the women serving in WWII. On the back of the clippings, there is an advertisement for a drapery shop and an article on catalog ordering.
Date: November 6, 1988
Creator: Magid, Ken
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, April 26, 2004] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, April 26, 2004]

Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell inviting her to participate in a historical project with the Air Force ROTC Arnold Air Society, where they will be educating the public on the WASP.
Date: April 26, 2004
Creator: Parrish, Nancy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaping America's Future (open access)

Shaping America's Future

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Pat Schroeder Fundraiser in Denver, Colorado, making a case for voting for Pat Schroeder.
Date: September 24, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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

Oral History Interview with James F. Brede, 2011

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with James F. Brede, dentist and U.S. Army Air Forces veteran. The interview includes his personal experiences in World War II as a B-17 co-pilot with the 8th Air Force in the European Theater, his childhood in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1943, preliminary training in Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas, his active service with the 379th Bomb Group in Kimbolton, England, combat experience in 35 missions, return to the U.S. and continued military service as a flight instructor in Lakeland, Florida and Wichita Falls, Texas, as well as the return to civilian life, marriage, dental school under the G.I. Bill, reenlistment in the Air Force as a dentist, his deployment to Korea, his discharge from the Air Force, and the establishment of his dental practice and experiences since retirement. The interview includes an appendix with a copy of his book.
Date: March 30, 2011
Creator: Fox, Lisa A. & Brede, James F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Lawrence Wile. Wile joined the Army in 1943. He completed Cook School, and worked as a cook at Fort Meade and Fort Eustis. In late 1944, he traveled to Cherbourg, France and Belgium, working with the 1591st Labor Supervision Company. He assisted with coordinating German companies in cleaning up after the war, rebuilding roads and picking up artillery shells. Wile continued in the Army after the war, completing 30 years of service in the military.
Date: January 31, 2015
Creator: Wile, Albert Lawrence
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Lawrence Wile. Wile joined the Army in 1943. He completed Cook School, and worked as a cook at Fort Meade and Fort Eustis. In late 1944, he traveled to Cherbourg, France and Belgium, working with the 1591st Labor Supervision Company. He assisted with coordinating German companies in cleaning up after the war, rebuilding roads and picking up artillery shells. Wile continued in the Army after the war, completing 30 years of service in the military.
Date: January 31, 2015
Creator: Wile, Albert Lawrence
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History