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[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 2] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 2]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1940s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, invitations, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1942-08/1946-07
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Guidebook to Rifle Marksmanship (open access)

The Guidebook to Rifle Marksmanship

The Guidebook to Rifle Marksmanship prepared by the National Rifle Association exclusively for O. F. Mossberg and Son, Inc., New Haven, Conn. Some of the chapters have illustrations and diagrams.
Date: 1942
Creator: O. F. Mossberg and Son, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Register: Baptist Soldier Center, Brownwood, Texas (open access)

Register: Baptist Soldier Center, Brownwood, Texas

Ledger signed by visitors to the Baptist Soldier Center, located at 207 1/2 Center Avenue in Brownwood, Texas, during World War II. Each entry includes the date of the visit, the visitor's name, company and regiment, city and state, and religious denomination.
Date: 1942/1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1942-1947] (open access)

[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1942-1947]

Ledger containing minutes of the city Board of Commissioners in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from September 11, 1942 to April 25, 1947. An index with names is included at the front.
Date: 1942-09-11/1947-04-25
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models AT-6C and SNJ-4 Advanced Training Airplanes (open access)

Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models AT-6C and SNJ-4 Advanced Training Airplanes

Manual for the flight and operation of two advanced military training planes manufactured by North American Aviation, Inc., the AT-6C and SNJ-4. Several notes on aviation are handwritten on the back of the booklet.
Date: June 25, 1942
Creator: Air Service Command
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Financial Ledger of the Carnegie Public Library (1942-1947)] (open access)

[Financial Ledger of the Carnegie Public Library (1942-1947)]

A ledger containing the 1942-1947 financial records of the Carnegie Public Library.
Date: 1942/1947
Creator: Carnegie Library Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1942-1943 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1942-1943

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1941-1942 (open access)

Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1941-1942

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Daniel Baker College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1941-1942 (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1941-1942

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 1942
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1942-1943] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1942-1943]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1942 to 1943 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. This pressbook won honorable mention in the statewide contest sponsored by the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs for communities promoting art. The first page includes a certificate of membership in the Art Forum and a listing of membership, officers and committees. One of the highlights of the year was an exhibit of Military Art by Corporal Samuel Smith at the Abilene Fine Arts Museum. Most of the clippings focus on local art events and document member activities supporting the war effort.
Date: 1942/1943
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1941-1942, supplement (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1941-1942, supplement

Brief supplement describes the governance, faculty, and course offerings of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1942
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pilot's Flight Log] (open access)

[Pilot's Flight Log]

Suzette Van Daell's Pilot's Flight Log. The leather cover is worn on spine and has water stains on the front and back. The pages inside are yellow with age and hold detailed information about various flights.
Date: 1942
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History