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U. S. Army Speedometer (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1941 (open access)

U. S. Army Speedometer (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1941

Monthly magazine from Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas that includes news and information concerning United States Army posts, stations, and air fields in the United States, Panama, Hawaii, China, Philippine Islands, and Alaska along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1941
Creator: Maloney, B. L.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hattie Oppenheimer, April 1, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hattie Oppenheimer, April 1, 1946]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hattie Oppenheimer discussing about the turkeys and conveying the matters related to the family and their plans.
Date: April 1, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Records of Wells, Chemical Analyses, and Water Levels of Selected Edwards Wells, Bexar County, Texas (open access)

Records of Wells, Chemical Analyses, and Water Levels of Selected Edwards Wells, Bexar County, Texas

This report contains basic data on selected wells in Bexa County, Texas, including well-location map, records of 694 water well, records of water levels in 119 wells, and chemical analyses of water samples from 204 wells.
Date: July 1979
Creator: Marquardt, Glenn L. & Elder, Glenward R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Oppenheimer, April 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Oppenheimer, April 10, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Oppenheimer requesting to extend the trip by travelling to Mineral Wells.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Oppenheimer to I. H. Kempner, April 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Oppenheimer to I. H. Kempner, April 11, 1944]

Letter from Henry Oppenheimer to I. H. Kempner discussing about their trip to Corpus and informing about their inability to travel to Mineral Wells.
Date: April 11, 1944
Creator: Oppenheimer, Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred F. Florence to I. H. Kempner, May 21, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Fred F. Florence to I. H. Kempner, May 21, 1948]

Letter from Fred F. Florence to I. H. Kempner discussing the Kempners attending the Florence's annual party in San Antonio after the couples were unable to meet in Mineral Wells while the Kempners were visiting.
Date: May 21, 1948
Creator: Florence, Fred F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interpretation of Well Logs in a Carbonate Aquifer (open access)

Interpretation of Well Logs in a Carbonate Aquifer

This report uses log analysis methods to analyze and compare "geologic and hydrologic data obtained from well tests and core studies," focusing specifically on the Edwards aquifer in Texas. It contains maps, tables, and figures.
Date: July 1978
Creator: MacCary, L. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, April 29, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, April 29, 1948]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing two letters D. W. Kempner received from Bob Nesbitt and Frank Lewis discussing commissions on Blackshear's records.
Date: April 29, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Washington military bases] (open access)

[News Script: Washington military bases]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Texas losing two military bases.
Date: April 16, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, April 29, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, April 29, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing two enclosed letters, one from Bob Nesbitt and one from Frank Lewis, that haven't been answered. Daniel Kempner also discusses advancing Bishop on commissions and his belief that this is a bad position.
Date: April 29, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Colonel John Perkins by command of Major General Donovan addressed to Commanding Officers, all Posts, Camps and Stations, including exempted - April 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Colonel John Perkins by command of Major General Donovan addressed to Commanding Officers, all Posts, Camps and Stations, including exempted - April 22, 1942]

A letter addressed to the Commanding Officers, all Posts, Camps and Stations, including exempted from John Perkins, Colonel, CAC, Actg. Asst. Adjutant General By command of Major General Donovan: /s/ Headquarters Eighth Corps Area, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, dated April 22, 1942. The Formation of Army Emergency Relief Auxiliaries, Regulations 1 through 6. The reverse side includes Regulations 7 through 8. Reproduced Hq. Camp Wolters, Tex., 5-15-42 - cgm.
Date: April 22, 1942
Creator: Perkins, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas

Report on groundwater availability of the lower cretaceous formations in the hill country of South-Central Texas. It describes the geology of the area, water quality, and the Trinity Group aquifer.
Date: January 1983
Creator: Ashworth, John B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the traffic in some portions of Texas has been slowed to a crawl by a heavy fog.
Date: February 15, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: February 24, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of weekend colds nap is keeping a tight grip on Texas with freezing temperatures reaching deep into the state.
Date: December 17, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of lower records have been reported at few places in Texas as freezing weather engulfs the entire state.
Date: December 21, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of chilly temperatures and clear skies which are prevailing over Texas.
Date: February 26, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany (open access)

Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany

Collection of popular Texas folklore, including cowboy and gaucho songs, information about boat-making and other folk crafts, religious anecdotes, and other miscellaneous stories of early cowboy life in Texas. The index begins on page 165.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany (open access)

Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular Texas folklore, including cowboy and gaucho songs, information about boat-making and other folk crafts, religious anecdotes, and other miscellaneous stories of early cowboy life in Texas. The index begins on page 165.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Photo Album of Earnest Ruben McElreath] (open access)

[Photo Album of Earnest Ruben McElreath]

Photo album compiled by Earnest Ruben McElreath. According to a handwritten note in the front of the album, it "presents pictures of friends, family, ex-sweeties, kinsman, pals, scenery, sports, football players, buddies, chums, and himself." Each page contains pictures as well as handwritten notes. Earnest Ruben McElreath was born Dec. 15, 1905 in Munday, Knox County, Texas and died Sept. 15, 1988 in Bexar County, Texas. He served as a major in the U. S. Army during World War II and is buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Some pictures were taken before Sept. 1, 1925. Book started Jan. 1, 1926-completed Oct. 14, 1926. Page 2: Mary and her dog Doodles, and a photo of Earnest Ruben McElreath. Page 3: Photos of Clorine Mc-, Mary, Connie of Dallas. Page 4: Photos of Mary H. & Mary, Beckie & Mary. Page 5: Photos of Dovie and Mary. Page 6: Photos of Constance, Mary, and Beckie. Page 7: Photos of Dovie & Stewart, Mary, Perry Lee. Page 8: Photos of Hazel “Bob” Fields, Mary, Myrtice Jones. Page 9: Photos of Rebbeca “Beckie” Harlan. Page 10: Photos of Dovie and Mary. Page 11: Photos of Earnest Ruben McElreath on the beach at …
Date: [1926-01-01..1926-10-14]
Creator: McElreath, Earnest Ruben
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1968 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1968

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held December 6 & 7, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed. The theme of the conference was "Twenty Questions: Mineral, Vegetable, Animal or Man?"
Date: 1969
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 98, July 1994 - April, 1995 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 98, July 1994 - April, 1995

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 655.
Date: 1995
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Parnell Tommy Lee Broome, Sr., November 8, 2016] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Parnell Tommy Lee Broome, Sr., November 8, 2016]

Funeral program for Parnell Tommy Lee Broome, Sr., born June 22, 1942 and died October 29, 2016. The funeral was held November 8, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Kevin L. Nelson. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: November 8, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 65, Ed. 1 Monday, March 25, 1901 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 65, Ed. 1 Monday, March 25, 1901

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 25, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History