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Electromagnetic Ore-Separator.
Patent for an electromagnetic ore separator, which reduces the risk of any valuable particles falling with the waste mineral material below the magnetic surface.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Charlton, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Bearing.
Patent for a journal-bearing that has an open spring ring that contains the journal and antifriciton devices in its center. The spring ring contracts to its minimum circumference when the journal and antifriciton devices are worn out. There is also a bearing-ring seat that allows contractions "without altering the disposition of the load" (lines 61-62).
Date:
December 1, 1896
Creator:
Woodworth, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Gloves]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about El Paso boxing champions Pete Melendez and Jake Martinez traveling to Chicago for the Golden Gloves boxing semi-finals.
Date:
March 8, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Check-Punch.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and compact check-punch that can be operated by one hand and doesn't take much power to operate. The machine consists of two movable members, "one of which carries all of the male and the other all of the female dies, said members being so related that when moved relatively to each other in one direction all the male dies move as a single member...and enter the female dies, and when moved in the opposite direction all of said male dies are withdrawn" (lines 12-20).
Date:
March 17, 1896
Creator:
Woodworth, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frame for Jaw Crushers
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in frames for Jaw-Crushers (lines 8-9) including illustrations.
Date:
March 25, 1919
Creator:
Easton, William B. & Cole, David
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Vasquez - 1963-05-30]
Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Vasquez, typed and dated May 30, 1963. The letter discusses the convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Date:
May 30, 1963
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 personal life and travel, 1987-1991]
Scrapbook documenting the personal life and travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1987 and 1991, including color photographs, tickets, menus, business cards, receipts, clippings, stickers, and other records of travel. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community. This scrapbook also documents his time spent with friends and family.
Date:
[1987..1991]
Creator:
Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper clippings about Dr. May Owen's actions as president of the Texas Medical Association]
Newspaper clippings of articles about Dr. May Owen, including her election to the position of president of the Texas Medical Association, her reception of an award from the Foundation of Private Practice Pathologists, a speaking engagement at Brady High School, and a speaking engagement at the TMA District 1 Luncheon in Pecos, Texas. One of the articles includes a photo of Dr. Owen.
Date:
{1960-04-13,1960-09-28,1961-01-31,1961-02-03,1961-03-09}
Creator:
Standard-Times
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Markle Armstrong to Isaac Herbert Kempner. Jr., March 11, 1953]
Letter from Robert Markle Armstrong to Isaac Herbert Kempner. Jr. discussing a trip to a Chicago convention and New York & Austin, Texas. Sections discuss beet crop, refined market, general details, and package designers.
Date:
March 11, 1953
Creator:
Armstrong, Robert Markle
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Golden Gloves team leaves for Chicago]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the champions of the Texas Golden Gloves boxing tournament traveling to Chicago to compete in the national championship.
Date:
February 23, 1957
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Marcus Lujan to John J. Herrera - 1964-11-21]
Letter from Marcus Lujan to John J. Herrera, dated November 21, 1964, regarding the suspension of the Charter of LULAC Council Number 300 in Chicago.
Date:
November 21, 1964
Creator:
Lujan, Marcus
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rudy Perales to Robert J. Alaniz - 1965-03-02]
Letter from Rudy Perales to Robert J. Alaniz, dated March 2, 1965, requesting a meeting to discuss preparations for the LULAC National Convention, such as lodging, publicity and invitations.
Date:
March 2, 1965
Creator:
Perales, Rudy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: 6pm Sports update]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
April 10, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Clarence L. Coleman Jr., July 31, 1956]
Letter from Clarence L. Coleman Jr. sharing information on resignation of Rabbi Irving F. Reichert. Second page contains statement given by former.
Date:
July 31, 1956
Creator:
Coleman, Clarence L., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ken L. Laird to W. H. Louviere, November 12, 1953]
Letter from Ken L. Laird to W. H. Louviere discussing a sales estimate for 1954. The sales in 100 pound bags are given for the years 1946-1954. The conditions for these various years are discussed at length with variables like bag quantities, company competition, and regions where business took place.
Date:
November 12, 1953
Creator:
Laird, Ken L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clarence L. Coleman Jr., July 31, 1956]
Letter from Clarence L. Coleman Jr. sharing information on resignation of Rabbi Irving F. Reichert. Second page contains statement given by former.
Date:
July 31, 1956
Creator:
Coleman, Clarence L., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway Company - April 28, 1958]
Letter from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company discussing companies, firms, or partners that have ever exceeded $50,000 in a year, then asks that anyone who holds a business position with any mentioned partnership is to report it back to the company.
Date:
April 28, 1958
Creator:
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. E. Dancy to Roy Klotz, January 31, 1975]
Letter from W. E. Dancy to Roy Klotz discussing the Big Bend area of the Rio Grande in Texas, his experiences with Munson grapes as a child and his current experiences growing grapes on his property in Arkansas. Dancy also addresses some questions about grape growing and specific grape varieties, and includes several sources of information for Klotz to reference.
Date:
January 31, 1975
Creator:
Dancy, W. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000
Interview with Thornton Secor, grandson of a prominent local doctor, from Kerrville, Texas. Thornton talks about how his grandfather ended up in the area and his various contributions to Kerrville, such as building the town's first hospital and establishing a tourist campsite. Thornton also briefly mentions the flood of 1932, and rainfall in the area.
Date:
September 27, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Secor, Thornton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Lawrence Wile. Wile joined the Army in 1943. He completed Cook School, and worked as a cook at Fort Meade and Fort Eustis. In late 1944, he traveled to Cherbourg, France and Belgium, working with the 1591st Labor Supervision Company. He assisted with coordinating German companies in cleaning up after the war, rebuilding roads and picking up artillery shells. Wile continued in the Army after the war, completing 30 years of service in the military.
Date:
January 31, 2015
Creator:
Wile, Albert Lawrence
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History