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[World War II Ration Coupon Book Number 3: Sandoval] (open access)

[World War II Ration Coupon Book Number 3: Sandoval]

World War II ration book no. 3, issued to Maria E. G. Sandoval from Sinton, Texas. The book is filled with enumerated ration stamps.
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. D. Landin Jr. to M. D. Landin Sr., December 9, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from M. D. Landin Jr. to M. D. Landin Sr., December 9, 1943]

Letter from M. D. Landin to M. D. Landin in a prisoner of war camp in Moulmein, Burma. The letter discusses number and nationality of prisoners, as well as the living and working conditions. It is said the commander tries to treat prisoners kindly, and discusses the pay rate (based on rank and work done). Handwritten text on the back of the postcard: "I am feeling fine and hope you are the same. Goodby. M. D. Landin."
Date: December 9, 1943
Creator: Landin, M. D., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Tribble to Ernest Marion, August 2, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from J. E. Tribble to Ernest Marion, August 2, 1943]

Letter from J. E. Tribble to Ernest Marion informing Marion that he has passed all examinations and has all needed qualifications for Aviation Cadet training, and his birth certificate and letters of recommendation are being returned.
Date: August 2, 1943
Creator: Tribble, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter, November 18, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter, November 18, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter, on November 18, 1835, proclaiming that Texas will not surrender, but that they will accept the Mexican government as their own. Mexico also admits that they were harsh in their subjugation of Texas colonists, and agrees not to send more troops to Texas.
Date: November 18, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order to Report for Induction: Alaniz] (open access)

[Order to Report for Induction: Alaniz]

Military order for Jose Alaniz to report for induction into the U.S. Armed Forces; it requires that he report at 1:00pm on November 11, 1943 to the local military board at Sinton, Texas.
Date: October 30, 1943
Creator: United States. Selective Service System.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Waldo E. Haisley

Cropped copy-photograph of a man identified as Waldo E. Haisley, holding his horse. He is holding the horse with his right hand. In his left hand, he is supporting a shotgun. He is dressed in a dark suit and tie. The area around him appears to be a desert with cacti and other desert foliage. A small cart is attached to the horse from behind.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Waldo E. Haisley and Dave Odem

Cropped copy-photograph of two men identified as, from left to right, Waldo E. Haisley and Dave Odem. Both men are wearing suits and hats. They are standing in front of a wooden building with two windows. Mr. Haisley has both hands in his pockets. Mr. Odem has his right hand in his pocket and is holding his coat with his left. Accompanying information identifies Mr. Haisley as the mayor of Sinton, TX and Mr. Odem as the sheriff of Patricio County, TX. Mr. Odem has a pocket watch chain hanging from his vest pocket.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Antonio López de Santa Anna, March 21, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Antonio López de Santa Anna, March 21, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Antonio López de Santa Anna, on March 21, 1836, discussing the battle of the Alamo from the Mexican point of view.
Date: March 21, 1836
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio López
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Supplement to El Nacional, Number 79, March 21, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Supplement to El Nacional, Number 79, March 21, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a supplement to "El Nacional" number 79, which contains the official news of Texas.
Date: March 21, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Daniel Bustamante, July 1, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Daniel Bustamante, July 1, 2016

Daniel Bustamante was born in Corpus Christi in 1948 and was raised in both Mathis and Corpus Christi. He grew up in a farm worker family and attended the "Mexican" School in Mathis. His activist consciousness began in 1965, when he left to California to work in the fields--the discrimination he faced changed him. In addition, he became a conscious objector during the Vietnam War. He attended Del Mar College from 1967-1969, where he became involved in the Anti-War Movement, the Young Democrats, and supported the UFW Grape Boycott. He moved to Houston in 1969 to attend the University of Houston. At UH, he became involved in MAYO efforts. In 1975, he hosted a party that ended in an incident of police brutality. Bustamante, along with 2 other activists (Eddie Canales and Elliot ?) sued HPD in Federal Court and won in 1979. In 1977-1978, in the aftermath of the Joe Campos Torres death and the Moody Park Rebellion, Bustamante led several marches and pickets to demonstrate against police brutality in Houston. In the late 1970s, he worked at Casa de Amigos in the Northside, an institution geared to address health care isses and drug abuse in the community. In …
Date: July 1, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Bustamante, Daniel
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mine Warfare Training Certificate] (open access)

[Mine Warfare Training Certificate]

Distinguished graduate certificate for the completion of "Mine Warfare Basic Fire Fighting Training" at the Mine Warfare Training Center. Both the certificate and its folder have the logo of the training center that is an open book with the words, "Forging the path through knowledge", surrounding it.
Date: April 20, 2001
Creator: Mine Warfare Training Center
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Forgotten Colony: San Patricio de Hibernia: The History, the People and the Legends of the Irish Colony of McMullen-McGloin (open access)

The Forgotten Colony: San Patricio de Hibernia: The History, the People and the Legends of the Irish Colony of McMullen-McGloin

This book discusses the history of the McMullen-McGloin Colony in San Patricio County, Texas. According to the table of contents (which starts on page ix), the book is divided into three major sections: Part I includes biographical sketches of original settlers, Part II includes an overview of the history of the settlement itself, and Part III includes stories and songs from the oral tradition.
Date: 1981
Creator: Hébert, Rachel Bluntzer
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 2, July 2000 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 2, July 2000

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories.
Date: July 2000
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legendary Ladies of Texas (open access)

Legendary Ladies of Texas

Collection of historical anecdotes providing "a study of Texas women and the conflicting images and myths that have grown up about them" (back cover). The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1994
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legendary Ladies of Texas (open access)

Legendary Ladies of Texas

Collection of historical anecdotes providing "a study of Texas women and the conflicting images and myths that have grown up about them" (back cover). The index begins on page 225.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1918 (open access)

San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Sinton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 21, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1943 (open access)

San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Sinton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 15, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, June 28, 1918 (open access)

Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, June 28, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Aransas Pass, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 28, 1918
Creator: Warrick, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1918 (open access)

Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Aransas Pass, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 21, 1918
Creator: Warrick, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1943 (open access)

San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Sinton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1943 (open access)

San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Sinton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 14, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1944 (open access)

San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Sinton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1943 (open access)

San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Sinton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 14, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918 (open access)

San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Sinton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History