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Aerodynamics for Pilots (open access)

Aerodynamics for Pilots

Training manual on information needed for safely flying an airplane. Chapters cover topics such as physical laws, properties of air, general operation of flight, and forces that act on planes such as resistance, lift, weight, and drag.
Date: September 1940
Creator: Jones, Bradley
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Ralph E. Casey]

Photograph of Private Ralph E. Casey posing in uniform, at the age of 16.
Date: September 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1940 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 5, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1940 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 19, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1940 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1940 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 12, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #901 in Fort Worth, Texas]

Photograph of T&P train #901 in Fort Worth, Texas. There is a man visible in the bottom right corner. Written below the image are "[sic] Fort Worth Texas Sept 21, 1940" and "C.M."
Date: September 21, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1940 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 5, 1940
Creator: Autry, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1940 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 1940
Creator: Autry, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1940 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 12, 1940
Creator: Autry, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. W. Haynie to Senator W. J. Bryan, September 29, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from R. W. Haynie to Senator W. J. Bryan, September 29, 1940]

Letter from R. W. Haynie to Senator W. J Bryan wishing him a happy birthday along with well wishes for his future years.
Date: September 29, 1940
Creator: Haynie, R. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between William John Bryan and James McDonald Meachum, Sep. 15, 1940 - Sep 15, 1944] (open access)

[Correspondence Between William John Bryan and James McDonald Meachum, Sep. 15, 1940 - Sep 15, 1944]

Correspondence Between William John Bryan and James McDonald Meachum discussing Bryan's recent surgery, memories of Austin, and wanting to meet in person again.
Date: 1940-09-15/1944-09-15
Creator: Bryan, William John & Meachum, James McDonald
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Letter from E. M. Overshiner to John A. Lomax, September 25, 1940] (open access)

[Copy of a Letter from E. M. Overshiner to John A. Lomax, September 25, 1940]

Copy of a letter from E. M. Overshiner to John A. Lomax sharing his reaction to Mr. Lomax's article "My Stop off in Abilene" which was included in the Southwest Magazine.
Date: September 25, 1940
Creator: Overshiner, E. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John A. Lomax to W. J. Bryan, September 2, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from John A. Lomax to W. J. Bryan, September 2, 1940]

Letter from John A. Lomax to W. J. Bryan asking him for some information to include his book and informing Mr. Bryan about the death of his wife's brother which led him to cancel his trip to Abilene, Texas.
Date: September 2, 1940
Creator: Lomax, John A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1940 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 19, 1940
Creator: Autry, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1940 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 12, 1940
Creator: Pouns, Joe B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #700 and Cars]

Photograph of train engine #700 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "700" is visible on the front. Smoke billows to the right from the front chimney. Electrical poles line the grassy side on the right. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P #700 with Train No. 21 the 'Louisiana Limited' at Shreveport, LA. Sept 29th 1940."
Date: September 29, 1940
Creator: Brown, A. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, September 20, 1940 (open access)

McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, September 20, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 2, Ed. 1, Friday, September 27, 1940 (open access)

McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 2, Ed. 1, Friday, September 27, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 27, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 1, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 18, 1940 (open access)

Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 1, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 18, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 26, 1940 (open access)

Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 26, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Darall G. Hawk to Sayles & Sayles, September 4, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Darall G. Hawk to Sayles & Sayles, September 4, 1940]

Letter from Darall G. Hawk to Sayles & Sayles asking for an estimated time needed to examine the statements for the Floyd C. Dodson title as it is part of Hawk's job to approve statements from outside attorneys. He also asks that the charge be justified.
Date: September 4, 1940
Creator: Hawk, Darall G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. F. Claunts to Glahn, September 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from F. F. Claunts to Glahn, September 5, 1940]

Letter from F. F. Claunts to John W. Glahn stating he is mailing Floyd Dodson a check for $6,400.00 to purchase 320 acres of land. Claunts asks Glahn to obtain the abstracts from Sayles and forward them to Dodson.
Date: September 5, 1940
Creator: Claunts, F. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meteorology for Pilots (open access)

Meteorology for Pilots

Textbook titled "Meteorology for Pilots" describing various aspects of weather and atmosphere and their effects on aviation. "S. D'Hooghe" is handwritten in the top right corner of the cover.
Date: September 1940
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration. & Haynes, B. C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History