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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1363.0327]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wheat"
Date: June 4, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.b1301.0910]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Little problems come in pairs for kindergarten teachers at Millard Fillmore School. Of 142 new kindergarteners, 10 are twins. Three sets of the twins are identical sisters, (back row, left to right) Sherry and Sharon Westmoreland, Julie and Janey Burnett and Ann and Jan Leslie. Brother-sister pairs are, left to right, Danny and Donna Thomas and Vickie and Rickie Melton. Fillmore has five other sets of duplicates in upper grades."
Date: October 4, 1960
Creator: King, Cliff
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1169.0476]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mayor George Shirk presents Jones one with the Oklahoma City skyline imprinted on it."
Date: November 4, 1965
Creator: Albright, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Abilene City Council Minutes:1963-1965] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes:1963-1965]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from April 4, 1963 to August 26, 1965. An index containing names is included at the front.
Date: 1963-04-04/1965-08-26
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Police Department from Robert Myer, July 4, 1967] (open access)

[Letter to Police Department from Robert Myer, July 4, 1967]

Letter from Robert Myer of Phoenix, Arizona. Myer expresses his distaste for and disappointment in the law force of Dallas, Texas. He asserts that those employed by the department would have been fired if they were working in a different part of the United States.
Date: July 4, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Norman J. McKenzie to Barbara C. Jordan, November 4, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Norman J. McKenzie to Barbara C. Jordan, November 4, 1968]

Letter from Norman J. McKenzie to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of the next meeting of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs.
Date: November 4, 1968
Creator: McKenzie, Norman J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Earl Williams to Barbara C. Jordan, October 4, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from J. Earl Williams to Barbara C. Jordan, October 4, 1967]

Letter from J. Earl Williams to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to speak at the University of Houston College of Business Administration's Conference on The Human Resource Development Program and giving her information about the event.
Date: October 4, 1967
Creator: Williams, J. Earl
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965 (open access)

Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965

Text of opening remarks for the October 1965 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. It includes a copy of the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman in which he 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: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplementary Offense report by E. R. Beck] (open access)

[Supplementary Offense report by E. R. Beck]

Supplementary Offense Report by E. R. Beck clearing the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald with the arrest of Jack Ruby.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Beck, E. R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum to Captain Will Fritz] (open access)

[Memorandum to Captain Will Fritz]

Memorandum sent to Captain Will Fritz regarding a telephone call from Ann Moore, concerning Jack Ruby.
Date: January 4, 1965
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum to Captain J. W. Fritz] (open access)

[Memorandum to Captain J. W. Fritz]

Memorandum by an unknown author to Captain J. W. Fritz, regarding a telephone call from Ann Moore concerning Jack Ruby.
Date: January 4, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning interviews with Jack Ruby] (open access)

[Report concerning interviews with Jack Ruby]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by Lieutenant Jack Revill concerning interviews with Jack Ruby while in custody. Lieutenant Revill describes the questioning of Ruby after the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Revill, Jack R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplementary Offense report by J. C. Day] (open access)

[Supplementary Offense report by J. C. Day]

Supplementary Offense Report by J. C. Day concerning the clothes of Lee Harvey Oswald being sent to the Dallas City Council Criminal Investigations Lab.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Day, J. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Remarks to the President about University Texas Campus Tragedy, Aug. 4, 1966] (open access)

[John Tower Remarks to the President about University Texas Campus Tragedy, Aug. 4, 1966]

Speech; College shooting; University of Texas, Austin; 13 killed and 31 wounded by sniper; Gratitude for bravery of Austin policemen, residents and students.
Date: August 4, 1966
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Impact of Goverment on Business at Institute of Appliance Manufacturers, March 4, 1963] (open access)

[John Tower Speech about Impact of Goverment on Business at Institute of Appliance Manufacturers, March 4, 1963]

Speech; Annual Convention of the Institute of Appliance Manufacturers; Economic democracy; Impact on: taxation, competition, regulation and labor; Trade unions; Steel price; Strike.
Date: March 4, 1963
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Property Clerk's Invoice or Receipt by B. J. Smith, February 4, 1964] (open access)

[Property Clerk's Invoice or Receipt by B. J. Smith, February 4, 1964]

Property Clerk's Invoice or Receipt for property belonging to Lee Harvey Oswald, by B. J. Smith.
Date: February 4, 1964
Creator: Smith, B. J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Property Clerk's Invoice or Receipt by B. J. Smith, February 4, 1964] (open access)

[Property Clerk's Invoice or Receipt by B. J. Smith, February 4, 1964]

Property Clerk's Invoice or Receipt by B. J. Smith, listing property belonging to Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: February 4, 1964
Creator: Smith, B. J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Microfilm Copy of Supplementary Offense Report] (open access)

[Microfilm Copy of Supplementary Offense Report]

Microfilm copy of a supplementary offense report which clears the murder of Oswald with the arrest of Jack Ruby.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Report concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by R. E. Swain concerning officer's assignments and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Swain describes his duties, activities, and observations on the day of the shooting.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Swain, R. E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earl F. Rose to W. E. Richburg, January 4, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Earl F. Rose to W. E. Richburg, January 4, 1967]

Letter from Earl F. Rose to Judge W. E. Richburg, on January 4, 1967, concerning the autopsy of Jack Ruby.
Date: January 4, 1967
Creator: Rose, Earl F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earl F. Rose to W. E. Richburg, January 4, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Earl F. Rose to W. E. Richburg, January 4, 1967]

Letter from Earl F. Rose to Justice of the Peace W. E. Richburg, concerning the autopsy of Jack Ruby and including an attached Authorized Permit for Autopsy.
Date: January 4, 1967
Creator: Rose, Earl F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History