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[Postcard of the Number 12 Fire Station in New Haven, Connecticut]

Postcard to George Pendexter with a photo of the Number 12 fire station in New Haven, Connecticut. Three horses are pulling out a machine that is used to fight fires, there is also a huge puff of steam coming out of the top.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters]

Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters in San Marcos, Texas with a note on the back describing the horrible wintry weather taking place in Hartford, Connecticut; the flower illustration on the front of the card is the background behind "Greetings from Hartford, CT."
Date: 1908?
Creator: Harper, Raymond L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer (open access)

The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer

This report discusses the roundheaded apple-tree borer, an insect in the eastern and midwestern United States that, in its larval stage, destroys the bark and wood of apple trees. Several methods of control are discussed, including worming, paints and washes, and sprays.Apple-tree borers.
Date: 1915
Creator: Brooks, Fred E.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Meskill] (open access)

[News Script: Meskill]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Connecticut governor who has ordered his state Attorney General to prepare for legal battle if a Houston firm keep its word and cuts off gas to the state.
Date: December 28, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 128, January 20, 1954 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 128, January 20, 1954

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: January 20, 1954
Creator: Reed, B. G.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 189, March 23, 1955 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 189, March 23, 1955

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: March 23, 1955
Creator: Esenwein, August C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Weicker] (open access)

[News Script: Weicker]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Watergate hearing which took on another tone as senator Lowell P. Weicker of Connecticut, a republican, told NBC newsmen of new White house attempts to pressure the select committee studying campaign activities.
Date: June 27, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mass Murders] (open access)

[News Script: Mass Murders]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of about 80 people who will testify in Houston at a hearing seeking a delay in the mass murder trials of Elmer Wayne Henley.
Date: January 28, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Watergate] (open access)

[News Script: Watergate]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a republican member of the senate Watergate committee who has taken the Nixon administration to task.
Date: June 22, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Lecture by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield] captions transcript

[Lecture by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield]

Lecture featuring Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. They discuss their history together and how the company first established itself and grew to what it is today. Covered are their original business plans, stumbling blocks they faced and their solutions to those problems, and how they redefined the idea of business as a force for change. At the end is a presentation video, speech, and pledge from their "Stamp Stampede" campaign against big corporations' involvement in politics.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Watergate] (open access)

[News Script: Watergate]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Watergate hearings which have been postponed by senator Sam Ervin's committee, in order to prevent weakening President Nixon's bargaining strength during this week's state visit by soviet party leader Leonid Brezhnev .
Date: June 19, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letters Mailed to Jack Ruby at Dallas County Jail] (open access)

[Letters Mailed to Jack Ruby at Dallas County Jail]

Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Citizens to Police Department] (open access)

[Letters from Citizens to Police Department]

Three letters addressed to the Dallas Police Department from citizens. The first letter, written by Albert H. Teipel, is dedicated to a description of a shooting which took place in the early 1930s. The target was a policeman. The writer of the second letter requests that the Chief of Police forward a check to Marina Oswald, while the writer of the third requests that a letter be forwarded to David Glass.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R. Osthoff, July 2, 1930] (open access)

[Letter to R. Osthoff, July 2, 1930]

Letter to R. Osthoff, accepting a teaching position at the Lutheran Concordia College in Austin, Texas.
Date: July 2, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Laura Miller, October 30, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Laura Miller, October 30, 2014

Interview with Laura Miller, a consultant for the Texas Clean Energy project. The interview includes discussion of her youth, education, and career as a journalist and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Carter, Chase & Miller, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Journalist to Dallas Mayor to Clean Energy Consultant (open access)

From Journalist to Dallas Mayor to Clean Energy Consultant

This article is a short biography of Laura Miller, a consultant for the Texas Clean Energy project, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Carter, Chase; Limon, Elvia & Laljer, Jessie
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Maureen Connolly Brinker] (open access)

[News Script: Maureen Connolly Brinker]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Chris Evert who took only 75 minutes to win her first Maureen Connolly Brinker tennis tournament at Brookhaven country club.
Date: March 10, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Colorado plane crash] (open access)

[News Script: Colorado plane crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about two young brothers from Houston who were found alive by rescue parties at a Colorado plane crash site near Glenwood Springs.
Date: March 4, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Eagle Sculpture] (open access)

[News Script: Eagle Sculpture]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the officials of the Fort Worth National Bank presented the sculpture for their new building to the public in ceremonies.
Date: February 15, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin], October 10, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin], October 10, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin] discussing land grant issues in Texas, and outlining a portion of the Austin family genealogy. Archibald also mentions the military uniform that he and Mrs. Mexia have created for Stephen to wear in the Mexican national militia, as well as a family coat of arms that Stephen wishes to have engraved.
Date: October 10, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, October 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, October 1953]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several driends discussing a meeting of the James Blake Society in New Haven, Connecticut, his family, his colleagues, and a trip to Britain.
Date: October 1953
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to the Arabian Perfumo Co. - June 19, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to the Arabian Perfumo Co. - June 19, 1899]

Letter from J.J. Click to the general manager of the Arabian Perfumo Co. on behalf of his step-daughter (Minnie Barrett) about an issue that she has had with merchandise she received from them.
Date: June 19, 1899
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Picnic" ensemble

"Picnic dress" of blue and white checkered cotton tablecloth fabric and blue cotton: A) Blue cotton jumpshorts; square neck; checkered fabric trim embellished with blue, yellow, and white embroidered flowers at neckline; adjustable straps attach with 1 button; bodice has waist and side darts; shorts have a pleat and waist darts; in-seam pockets; zipper down center back. Designer label at right side seam: "Tina Leser / Original" B) Overdress of blue and white checkered tablecloth fabric; square neck; short sleeved; bodice has waist and side darts; 5 oversize off-white hook & eyes down left side; skirt has inverted pleats; sides open; unlined; edges finished with grosgrain ribbon. Designer label at right side seam: "Tina Leser / Original" Retailer's label at center back neckline: "Ethel Jacques / Hartford, Conn."
Date: 1954
Creator: Leser, Tina
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter and envelope:  From Robbins Wolcott Barstow to T. N. Carswell - January 8, 1942] (open access)

[Letter and envelope: From Robbins Wolcott Barstow to T. N. Carswell - January 8, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Robbins Wolcott Barstow, President, The Hartford Seminary Foundation, Hartford, Connecticut, dated January 8, 1942. Barstow expresses his views on Americanism advising of the enclosed clipping regarding remarks he made to a group of newly naturalized citizens. The article in the clipping is titled "New Citizens: Devotion to Ideal, ' by Robbins W. Barstow, President Harford Seminary Foundation.
Date: January 8, 1942
Creator: Barstow, Robbins Wolcott
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History