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[Note and Diagram by Dr. Felix P. Miller] (open access)

[Note and Diagram by Dr. Felix P. Miller]

A note and diagram about preparing laboratory microscope slides from Dr. Felix P. Miller, handwritten on a prescription sheet.
Date: May 1955
Creator: Miller, Felix P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Turner Home] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Turner Home]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Turner Home, in El Paso, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: 1982
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Burges House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Burges House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Burges House, in El Paso, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: March 14, 1994
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Casa Ortiz] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Casa Ortiz]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Casa Ortiz, in Socorro, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: April 3, 1973
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Five Point Plan of Paul Andow (open access)

Five Point Plan of Paul Andow

Document is titled "Five Point Plan of Paul Andow ; Candidate for League of United Latin American Citizens National President." The document describes Andow's experience and details his plans for LULAC.
Date: 1963
Creator: Andow, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Mesa Water Boosting Station] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Mesa Water Boosting Station]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Mesa Water Boosting Station, in El Paso, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, maps, and photographs.
Date: January 14, 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Guardian Angel Church] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Guardian Angel Church]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Guardian Angel Church, in El Paso, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Date: July 13, 1983
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Simeon Hart Residence] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Simeon Hart Residence]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Simeon Hart Residence, in El Paso, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William R. Sanchez, June 24, 2011 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William R. Sanchez, June 24, 2011

Transcript of an oral interview with William R. Sanchez. Born in Texas in 1918, Sanchez joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1938. He was drafted into the Army in 1940 and elected to serve in the Philippines. He was assigned to the 59th Regiment, Coast Artillery, Battery D and later Battery H at Fort Mills (Corregidor). He was then assigned to Army Intelligence in the Harbor Defense Headquarters. He recounts how the Army Intelligence at Corregidor provided advance notification of the Japanese force on its way to attack Pearl Harbor. He describes participating in the battle for Corregidor, being taken prisoner in the Malinta Tunnel, and his role in disposing of an American flag after the surrender to the Japanese. He discusses the treatment and living conditions he experienced as a prisoner of war. He was held captive at Bilibid Prison and Cabanatuan in the Philippines. He was transported aboard the Totorri Maru, a hell ship, to Formosa. He was then relocated to Camp Omori near Tokyo, Japan where he befriended Gregory “Pappy” Boyington and Louis Zamperini; was beaten by “the Wiley Bird” (Mutsuhiro Watanabe); and encountered Premier Tojo. He discusses his release when the war ended, return to …
Date: August 2012
Creator: Sanchez, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History