Oral History Interview with Randolph Lockwood, August 24, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Randolph Lockwood, August 24, 1974

Interview with Randolph S. Lockwood regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941. It also contains a list of corrections made to the interview for content regarding phrases that were initially mis-typed.
Date: August 24, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lockwood, Randolph S.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance, as Called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882. Volume 5 (open access)

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance, as Called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882. Volume 5

List of men receiving military pensions following the U.S. Civil War, organized by state and county. It includes the certificate number, name, address, reason for pension, monthly amount, and date initiated for each person. This final volume includes men living abroad who have U.S. pensions.
Date: 1883
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from James W. Bergford to Harris L. Kempner, May 22, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from James W. Bergford to Harris L. Kempner, May 22, 1964]

Letter from James W. Bergford to Harris L. Kempner enclosing a brief 20-page report on the negotiations happening in Geneva.
Date: May 22, 1964
Creator: Bergford, James W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convairiety, Volume 2, Number 13, June 22, 1949 (open access)

Convairiety, Volume 2, Number 13, June 22, 1949

Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: June 22, 1949
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of John Briggs travels in France, 1983] (open access)

[Scrapbook of John Briggs travels in France, 1983]

Scrapbook documenting the travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. in 1983 including photographs, stickers, menus, maps, handwritten notes, tickets, wine labels, and other records of travel throughout France.
Date: 1983
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Index of Shale-Oil Patents (open access)

An Index of Shale-Oil Patents

From Introduction: "Work on this project was begun early in 1944; and the results with respect to shale oil are reported in this Bulletin. Since this bulletin is only an index to this large repository of ideas relating to the the treatment of shale oil, the material is presented in the form of short notices describing the subject material of each patent, which consist of an abridgment of the patent (if British or Australian) or a typical claim in the case of the United States or foreign patents."
Date: 1948
Creator: Klosky, Simon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Health Care Systems: A Bibliography of Selected References (open access)

Foreign Health Care Systems: A Bibliography of Selected References

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to health care systems around the world organized by location.
Date: September 28, 1971
Creator: Cavalier, Kay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Frederick Fried to I. H. Kempner, October 2, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Frederick Fried to I. H. Kempner, October 2, 1945]

Letter from Frederick Fried to I. H. Kempner discussing the new requirements for immigration into the United States and Fried explaining how Kempner can give an affidavit for the Goldberger family in order to help them immigrate.
Date: October 2, 1945
Creator: Fried, Frederick
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gisela Scheuer to I. H. Kempner, May 2, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Gisela Scheuer to I. H. Kempner, May 2, 1945]

Letter from Gisela Scheuer to I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner's affidavit for the Goldbergers being invalid and explaining to Kempner the new process for immigration into the United States and the necessary documents for the process.
Date: May 2, 1945
Creator: Scheuer, Gisela
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of John Briggs travels in Europe] (open access)

[Scrapbook of John Briggs travels in Europe]

Scrapbook documenting the travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1969 and 1970, including color photographs, tickets, opera programs, menus, business cards, stamps, notes, membership cards, wine labels, receipts, postcards, coasters, clippings, coins, stickers, and other records of travel throughout Europe. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.
Date: [1969..1970]
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert "Bob" Kimber and Rita Kimber, August 8, 2015

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with with Robert and Rita Kimber, homesteaders and simple life advocates concerning their childhoods; early experiences with gardening and the outdoors; decision to homestead in Maine; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life.
Date: August 8, 2015
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A.; Kimber, Robert & Kimber, Rita
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, August 24, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, August 24, 1954]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to his uncle Daniel W. Kempner discussing trading cotton overseas and updating him on a bill they have been following through Congress.
Date: August 24, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001

Interview with Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, a former Rations Board worker during WWII, from Kerrville, Texas. Betty talks about her family's migration to the area, her work on the Rations board, life on a ranch, and her activity in the Kerr County Historical Commission and the Republican Party.
Date: August 31, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann S. Petluck to I. H. Kempner, December 18, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Ann S. Petluck to I. H. Kempner, December 18, 1945]

Letter from Ann S. Petluck to I. H. Kempner discussing how Kempner needs to send physical papers of his finances because the consul does not confirm with places like banks, only what they have in front of them.
Date: December 18, 1945
Creator: Petluck, Ann S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arbuckles' illustrated atlas of fifty principal nations of the world.

Atlas shows illustrations of nations throughout the world with brief descriptions.
Date: 1889
Creator: Arbuckle Bros.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Planet, Volume 16, Number 1, 2005 (open access)

Our Planet, Volume 16, Number 1, 2005

Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to environmental problems and solutions specific to urban environments.
Date: 2005
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library