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Group Portrait at the Cooper House

Copy negative of a group of people standing on the porch at the Cooper house. The man sitting in the chair is George T. Beasley.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977] (open access)

[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Reunion '76 (open access)

WASP Reunion '76

A schedule for the WASP Reunion in 1976 at Velda Rose Tower. It covers two days, and is signed by the members of the WASP reunion committee.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Smith to All Former Flight Instructors of the WASP's] (open access)

[Letter from J. R. Smith to All Former Flight Instructors of the WASP's]

Letter from J. R. Smith to all former WASP flight instructors discussing an upcoming reunion, and asking for the addresses of other WASP flight instructors. The letter includes many photographs of WASP flight instructors and WASP pilots, with the names of those pictured listed beneath the photos.
Date: 1976~
Creator: Smith, J. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Nail

Staged photograph of Mr and Mrs. Dick Nail. The couple sits in a wooden buggy that is hitched to a dark bull. He wears a dark suit and hat and she wears a dark dress with a fur vest, gloves, and hat. A sign hangs from the buggy that reads, "Arkansaw Traveler." The buggy and bull are on top of a wooden walkway. Behind them is a log cabin with a sign above the door that reads, "Our Summer Home".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cochran Family Films, No. 7 - Holidays and Vacations, 1965-1972] captions transcript

[Cochran Family Films, No. 7 - Holidays and Vacations, 1965-1972]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including family vacations and holidays. The film begins with a vacation in Hot Springs, Arkansas, a ride on the Lake Hamilton Sky Ride, a plane ride above Arkansas, swimming in a hotel pool, stopping at scenic points and overlooks, horses, and riding in go-carts (00:00-15:38). The family celebrates Christmas (15:38-17:34) followed by footage of young girls outdoors carrying bouquets of flowers and a horse (17:35-18:56). The family watches a parade which includes a drill team and marching band, floats, and children on horses and bicycles (18:57-20:01). The family celebrates another Christmas (20:01-21:35), plays cards outdoors (21:35-22:28), vacations in an unknown location (22:28-23:09), and rides a motorbike (25:28-26:41).
Date: 1965?/1972?
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Prototype Analysis: Blakely Mountain Dam, Arkansas (open access)

Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Prototype Analysis: Blakely Mountain Dam, Arkansas

This report provides a review of the design and performance of the embankment and foundation of Blakely Mountain Dam in Arkansas. "This study is one of a series of similar studies of the foundation and soil mechanics features of earth dams [...] In these studies field experience is analyzed and performance of the completed structures is compared with design predictions to provide information for use in the design and construction of future projects" (p. 1).
Date: October 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Leisure Reading Habits of Female Teachers and Non-Teachers (open access)

A Comparison of the Leisure Reading Habits of Female Teachers and Non-Teachers

The purpose of this study was to determine, whether there was a significant difference in the leisure reading habits of two groups of women who were college graduates; one group of elementary classroom teachers, grades one through six, and another group of women who were not teachers.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Watson, Thurman O.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[1976 WASP Reunion Ticket] (open access)

[1976 WASP Reunion Ticket]

Box lunch ticket for the 1976 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The ticket features and Order of Fifinella logo with a flying Fifinella.
Date: 1976
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Tax reform bill] (open access)

[News Script: Tax reform bill]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 12, 1969, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Clinton] captions transcript

[News Clip: Clinton]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: January 7, 1994, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: GOP Governors] (open access)

[News Script: GOP Governors]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 13, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from John M. Garman to John Patterson Osterhout, October 19, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from John M. Garman to John Patterson Osterhout, October 19, 1899]

Letter from John M. Garman to John Patterson Osterhout regarding an invitation to visit Belton, Texas. Mr. Garman regretted having to decline Mr. Osterhout's invitation to visit and told him that the next time he came South, he would try to visit. Included is an envelope addressed to "Hon. J. P. Osterhout." The front of the envelope has an image of the lobby at the New Waverly Hotel and Bath House in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Date: October 19, 1899
Creator: Garman, John M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, August 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, August 27, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, on August 27, 1943, requesting he make hotel reservations for Moten for an upcoming visit to Hot Springs.
Date: August 27, 1943
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Duplicate Copy of a Letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner, May 21, 1957] (open access)

[Duplicate Copy of a Letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner, May 21, 1957]

Duplicate copy of a letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner discussing about the possible plans to participate in the oil and gas wells drilling venture.
Date: May 21, 1957
Creator: Weston, Harris Kempner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Arlington Hotel, April 6, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Arlington Hotel, April 6, 1951]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Arlington Hotel referring to the letter of the 23rd and 30th, he regrets to mention that they'd need to cancel the reservations as their trip is deferred.
Date: April 6, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Hunt Centers on Some Recognition] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Hunt Centers on Some Recognition]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP, their contribution to the war effort, their lack of veterans' benefits, and their reunions.
Date: October 20, 1976
Creator: Kueck, Bruce
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPs Pick Spa for 34th Reunion"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPs Pick Spa for 34th Reunion"]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the women who served in the WASP program, Jackie Cochran, and their upcoming reunion in Hot Springs.
Date: October 17, 1976
Creator: Gassaway, Melinda
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP and Friends at 1976 Reunion]

Photograph of seven men and twenty-four women arranged in three rows in front of a wall taken during the 1976 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Most of the people in the photograph are wearing name tags. The handwriting on the back of the photograph lists the names of the people in each row.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter From Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston, May 13, 1957] (open access)

[Copy of Letter From Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston, May 13, 1957]

Copy of letter from Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston discussing about Lee and Ike's response to participation in the oil venture program.
Date: May 13, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 1976 Reunion Registration Form] (open access)

[WASP 1976 Reunion Registration Form]

Registration form for the 1976 WASP reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Date: 1976-10-22/1976-10-24
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Reunion '76 (open access)

WASP Reunion '76

Schedule of events planned for the 1976 WASP reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Invasion Starts As Instructor Arrives] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Invasion Starts As Instructor Arrives]

Newspaper clipping about the upcoming 30th WASP reunion and J. R. Smith and Rigdon Edwards, two former WASP instructors.
Date: 1972
Creator: Gordon, Joe
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flight in Arkansas, Fall 1976 (open access)

Flight in Arkansas, Fall 1976

Quarterly publication containing information of interest to pilots located in Arkansas. This issue includes a cover story about the upcoming WASP reunion in Hot Springs.
Date: Autumn 1976
Creator: Arkansas Division of Aeronautics
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History