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Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017

Interview with Ronald Girard, a veteran of the United States Air Force and post office worker. Girard describes his experiences as a navigator in the U.S. Air Force, participating in experimental tests run by the CIA at Area 51 as a part of the 1129th Special Activity Squad, experience in the Vietnam War, and working as a mail carrier in Kerrville.
Date: October 31, 2017
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Girard, Ronald Lee
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017

Transcript of an interview with Ronald Girard, a veteran of the United States Air Force and post office worker. Girard describes his experiences as a navigator in the U.S. Air Force, participating in experimental tests run by the CIA at Area 51 as a part of the 1129th Special Activity Squad, experience in the Vietnam War, and working as a mail carrier in Kerrville.
Date: October 31, 2017
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Girard, Ronald Lee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vada Phillips Felder: Educator hosted MLK's visit to Fort Worth in 1959 (open access)

Vada Phillips Felder: Educator hosted MLK's visit to Fort Worth in 1959

Text of an obituary for Vada Phillips Felder, including background biographical information, statements from those who knew her, and a summary of and interview about hosting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a trip he took to Fort Worth.
Date: July 31, 2008
Creator: Smith, Diane
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1997 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1997

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: January 31, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 3, Ed. 1 Monday, October 31, 1994 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 3, Ed. 1 Monday, October 31, 1994

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1992 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1992

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: January 31, 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1991 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1991

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1991 (open access)

The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1991

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: January 31, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 31, 1990 (open access)

The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 31, 1990

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 31, 1990 (open access)

The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 31, 1990

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: January 31, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
SNAP (San Antonio, Tex.), Saturday, October 31, 1981 (open access)

SNAP (San Antonio, Tex.), Saturday, October 31, 1981

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Leake Family, c. December 1978] (open access)

[Letter from the Leake Family, c. December 1978]

Letter from Chauncey Leake Jr. and Wilson Leake's families extending holiday wishes to friends, introducing a picture (not included) of the late Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and wife Elizabeth.
Date: 1978-12-31~
Creator: Leake, Chauncey, Jr. & Leake, Wilson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crashed City of Orange Fire Truck]

Photograph of a crashed City of Orange Fire Truck. The truck is behind a tree, which it appears to have struck. The back of the photo reads, "City of Orange Fire Department; 1970 John Bean/Ford Chassis; Wrecked January 31, 1975."
Date: January 31, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 31, 1964 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 31, 1964

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miss Paul Hill in Library]

Photograph of Miss Paul Hill, an older woman wearing a light colored dress holding a book and standing in the Memorial Library in front of a large bookcase with a plaque that reads "Paul Hill Texana Collection."
Date: July 31, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1958 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1958

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1958 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1958

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: January 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 14, Ed. 1 Monday, March 31, 1952 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 14, Ed. 1 Monday, March 31, 1952

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ashbel Smith, M. D., (1805-1886): Pioneer Medical Educator in Texas (open access)

Ashbel Smith, M. D., (1805-1886): Pioneer Medical Educator in Texas

A copy of typed remarks spoken by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake at Yale University on January 31, 1947, about the life and work of nineteenth-century doctor Ashbel Smith. Leake's handwritten edits and notes feature throughout. A paper based on this manuscript was printed in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine #20, pp. 225-232; January, 1948.
Date: January 31, 1947
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[United States Veterans' Hospital]

Postcard of United States Veterans' Hospital in Dallas, Texas. The image is an illustration, depicting a red brick building with white stone accents. In the upper right corner, "United States Veterans' Hospital" is printed and "In Dallas, at Lisbon, Tex." is printed in the lower left corner. Information about the hospital is printed on the back reading, "The main building of the immense Hospital Plant, which occupies a 245 acre site, adjoining the city limits at Lisbon." The correspondence is addressed to "Mr. C.L. Bridge" and references the writer undergoing surgery soon.
Date: October 31, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Department of Surgery Annual Report: 1945 (open access)

University of Texas Department of Surgery Annual Report: 1945

Annual report from the University of Texas Medical School Department of Surgery, discussing the department's divisions, faculty and personnel, and research.
Date: October 31, 1945
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Department of Surgery.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ, March 31, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ, March 31, 1945]

Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ to the Chairman of the board of trustees at a unnamed hospital in San Antonio, Texas, discussing problems with diagnoses and treatment and a lack of cooperation between doctors, specialists, and staff.
Date: March 31, 1945
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, March 31, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, March 31, 1945]

Letter from Dr. W. B. Russ to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing developments at his hospital.
Date: March 31, 1945
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Witten B. Russ, July 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Witten B. Russ, July 31, 1944]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. W. B. Russ discussing work with the Texas State Health Officer.
Date: July 31, 1944
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History