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Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015 (open access)

Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015

Copy of a manuscript for the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman before the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. In the speech, Sparkman compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: Sparkman, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015 (open access)

Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015

Handwritten draft of a manuscript for the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman before the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. In the speech, Sparkman compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: Sparkman, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[My Epitaph by Charles B. Moore, February 4, 1892] (open access)

[My Epitaph by Charles B. Moore, February 4, 1892]

Epitaph written by Charles B. Moore with the perspective of oblivion.
Date: February 4, 1892
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt from Nicholson and Houston, September 4, 1848] (open access)

[Receipt from Nicholson and Houston, September 4, 1848]

Receipt from Nicholson and Houston to Charles B. Moore for $25.00 for payment in prosecution of case of man opening letters.
Date: September 4, 1848
Creator: Nicholson and Houston
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope for letter from The First National Bank to Levi Perryman, April 4, 1911] (open access)

[Envelope for letter from The First National Bank to Levi Perryman, April 4, 1911]

Letter from the First National Bank to Levi Perryman. The envelope contained a tax receipt.
Date: 1911-04-04~
Creator: The First National Bank
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt for undertaker, March 4, 1862] (open access)

[Receipt for undertaker, March 4, 1862]

Receipt issued to Corporal Redway for undertaker services for embalming and transporting E. Green.
Date: March 4, 1862
Creator: Plant, William, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Pass for furlough for Lafayette Cross, January 4, 1865] (open access)

[Pass for furlough for Lafayette Cross, January 4, 1865]

Pass for furlough for Lafayette Cross, originally issued January 4, 1865. The pass was for 15 days leave, but was used more than once through August. The pass includes a physical description and occupation. There is a note included from the camp surgeon certifying a disability.
Date: January 4, 1865
Creator: Platner, John S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Pension notification, November 4, 1916] (open access)

[Pension notification, November 4, 1916]

A formal notification of pension increase to be attached to pension certificate. This notification details that Mrs. L. C. Redway's pension was increased to $20.00 per month under the Act of September 8, 1916.
Date: November 4, 1916
Creator: United States. Pension Bureau.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[List of Quartermaster's Stores - April 4, 1865] (open access)

[List of Quartermaster's Stores - April 4, 1865]

A list of the Qartermaster's stores transferred by Quartermaster John W. Alexander to Captain Hamilton K. Redway at Camp Piatt, West Virginia, on April 4, 1865. Four cavalry horses in good condition at a cost of $155.00 each, and four rope halters in good condition at an unknown cost, were transferred from Alexander to Redway.
Date: April 4, 1865
Creator: Alexander, John W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Pass for Hamilton Redway, March 4, 1862] (open access)

[Pass for Hamilton Redway, March 4, 1862]

Approval to Corporal Redway to travel to Washington to express the remains of a deceased private of his company home.
Date: March 4, 1862
Creator: Brigadier General McDowell Division
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of supplies, April 4, 1865] (open access)

[Receipt of supplies, April 4, 1865]

Receipt of supplies shipped to Capt. Hamilton K. Redway at his station in Kelly's Creek, West Virginia. Redway received twenty bales of hay for his cavalry's forage. A note written by Captain Farlin on the receipt states that no grain was on hand for this shipment and that he has telegraphed Madden to go buy oats for the cavalry. Redway received this shipment at his station in Kelly's Creek.
Date: April 4, 1865
Creator: Dewey, A. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Special orders, February 4, 1865] (open access)

[Special orders, February 4, 1865]

Special orders from Lt. Col. J. S. Platner to Capt. H. K. Redway specifying the requirements for monthly and tri-monthly reports. The orders state that the reports should include details on extra and daily duty men, as well as men on detached service. It notes that in the report's remark column the number of men in Charleston, the men who are sick, and those who are on any other kind of duty.
Date: February 4, 1865
Creator: Headquarters 1st Vet. Cavalry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Ron Dellums Benefit, October 3, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Ron Dellums Benefit, October 3, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding matters of public welfare and social justice.
Date: October 4, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Results of First Primary for 61st Legislature] (open access)

[Results of First Primary for 61st Legislature]

Typed results of the first primary for the Senate and House of Representatives of the 61st Legislature, including the names and addresses of candidates.
Date: May 4, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Justice (open access)

Justice

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American.
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy (open access)

America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy

Photocopied text of speech by Barbara Jordan that was delivered at Virginia Union University. The speech discusses the Constitution and issues of local and national government control. Handwritten edits can be found throughout the paper.
Date: May 4, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy (open access)

America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan that was delivered at Virginia Union University. The speech discusses the Constitution and issues of local and national government control. Handwritten edits can be found throughout the paper.
Date: May 4, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Justice (open access)

Justice

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American. A number of handwritten edits can be seen across the document.
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Barbara Jordan Regarding Texas Department of Agriculture Sunset Legislation (open access)

Testimony of Barbara Jordan Regarding Texas Department of Agriculture Sunset Legislation

Text for testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the House Government Organization Committee about the Texas Department of Agriculture Sunset Legislation.
Date: April 4, 1989
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Ron Dellums Benefit, October 4, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Ron Dellums Benefit, October 4, 1975

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Ron Dellums Benefit. The speech addresses the topic of government and social welfare.
Date: October 4, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Ron Dellums Benefit, October 4, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Ron Dellums Benefit, October 4, 1975

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Ron Dellums Benefit. The speech addresses the topic of government and social welfare.
Date: October 4, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frederick Henry Syke Memorial Lecture (open access)

Frederick Henry Syke Memorial Lecture

Text for Barbara C. Jordan's Frederick Henry Syke Memorial Lecture given at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut, about education and the government.
Date: March 4, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for CA Democratic Party] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for CA Democratic Party]

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the California Democratic Party in Los Angeles, California, endorsing Kathleen Brown for election as governor.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Justice (open access)

Justice

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan for the National Association of Attorneys' General Convention in San Antonio, Texas, about the criminal justice system in America.
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History