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The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 44, July 1940 - April, 1941 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 44, July 1940 - April, 1941

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 533.
Date: 1941
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-716 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-716

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of county to jointly erect with a city an itinerant Mexican labor camp building in Lubbock.
Date: November 8, 1948
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wings Aloft, Lubbock Army Air Field Yearbook, Class 44-A (open access)

Wings Aloft, Lubbock Army Air Field Yearbook, Class 44-A

Book documenting the 44-A class of pilots at Lubbock Army Air Field in Lubbock, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: [1943..]
Creator: Lubbock Army Air Field (Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. E. Hereford to T. N. Carswell - August 25, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from C. E. Hereford to T. N. Carswell - August 25, 1942]

A letter addressed to T. N. Carswell, from C. E. Hereford, D. D., Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lubbock, Texas, dated August 25, 1942. Hereford replies to a request from Carswell regarding a meeting with church leaders in Lubbock and requests that Carswell wait until the preachers return to plan a conference. He assures Carswell that he feels they will be interested in a Field Day.
Date: August 25, 1942
Creator: Hereford, C. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Jeff Davis - October 7, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Jeff Davis - October 7, 1942]

A letter addressed to Rev. Jeff Davis, United Texas Drys, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman United Texas Drys, dated October 7, 1942. Carswell recounts events of a meeting in Lubbock, advises of pledge cards received for a Field Day to be held in Lubbock and emphasizes that the churches are anxious to have Davis and Bishop Boaz attend their Field Day. Typewritten at the top of the letter is a list of Lubbock area churches and organizations.
Date: October 7, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from T. N. Carswell to Chas. A. Guy - November 25, 1941] (open access)

[Form letter from T. N. Carswell to Chas. A. Guy - November 25, 1941]

A form letter addressed to Mr. Chas. A. Guy, Editor, Avalanche, Lubbock, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, American Legion Committee on Americanism, dated November 25, 1941. The letter contains the promotion of a "What is Americanism?" campaign. The campaign is defined as "seeking more light in the form of a contribution", the contribution being the answer to the question, "What is Americanism?". The answer will then be used "to help stimulate an Americanism Revival comparable in results to the periods of the Revolution, the Making of the Constitution, and the Civil War" stressing that the country's destiny depends on these answers. Postscript: "We suggest: A Patrick Henry Day observance in every community and school in the U.S.A."
Date: November 25, 1941
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from C. E. Hereford addressed to T. N. Carswell - September 16, 1942] (open access)

[Postcard from C. E. Hereford addressed to T. N. Carswell - September 16, 1942]

A postcard addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, postmarked Lubbock, Texas, September 16, 1942. The reverse side includes correspondence addressed to T. N. Carswell from C. E. Hereford, Pastor, First Baptist Church Lubbock, Texas dated September 16, 1942. Hereford requests that Carswell present his plans for a Field Day at their Lubbock Ministerial Association meeting.
Date: September 16, 1942
Creator: Hereford, C. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Charles Whitacre - October 14, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Charles Whitacre - October 14, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. Charles Whitacre, District Commander, American Legion, Lubbock, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated October 14, 1942. Carswell requests the name of Whitacre's Membership Chairman and his full committee set-up, and discusses the importance of membership growth noting the war effort itself will be strengthened because of a strong Legion organization.
Date: October 14, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Charles Whitacre - October 28, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Charles Whitacre - October 28, 1942]

A letter written to Charles Whitacre, District Commander, American Legion, Lubbock, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Fifth Division Commander, American Legion, dated October 28, 1942. Carswell requests a reply to his letter of October 22 and advises of the need for Whitacre's recommendations. He expresses his deepest regret for the loss of Whitacre's home.
Date: October 28, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Historians Meet At Hotel Today] (open access)

[Clipping: Historians Meet At Hotel Today]

Newspaper clipping with an article describing a meeting to take place of the West Texas Historical association at the Wooten Hotel. The meeting is said to feature senator W. J. Bryan as a speaker. Partial articles ar visible int he clipping and a cartoon of a train is printed on the reverse side.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Evaluation of the Programs of Health and Physical Education for Girls in the Junior High Schools of Class AA Type of District One of the University of Texas Interscholastic League (open access)

An Evaluation of the Programs of Health and Physical Education for Girls in the Junior High Schools of Class AA Type of District One of the University of Texas Interscholastic League

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the programs of health and physical education for girls in the junior high schools of the Class AA type of District One of the University of Texas Interscholastic League.
Date: 1947
Creator: George, Gladys Lynch
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Purchase order] (open access)

[Purchase order]

A purchase order for Carl Compton's watercolor painting from the Texas Technological College in Lubbock.
Date: September 22, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from F. A. Kleinschmidt] (open access)

[Letter from F. A. Kleinschmidt]

A letter from F.A. Kleinschmidt to Carl B. Compton regarding the regional meeting of the College Art Association held in Lubbock.
Date: February 7, 1941
Creator: Kleinschmidt, F. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Advertising invoice] (open access)

[Advertising invoice]

An invoice for Carl Compton from the Texas Technological College in Lubbock.
Date: April 2, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from F. A. Kleinschmidt] (open access)

[Letter from F. A. Kleinschmidt]

A letter from F.A. Kleinschmidt to Carl B. Compton regarding advertising in the "Texas Art Teacher" magazine.
Date: February 28, 1941
Creator: Kleinschmidt, F. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Robert Ivan Lockard] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Ivan Lockard]

A congratulatory letter from Robert Ivan Lockard to Carl B. Compton about his new job at Louisiana State University. Also about Lockard's upcoming art classes at the Texas Technological College in Lubbock.
Date: November 18, 1943
Creator: Lockard, Robert Ivan
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-4708 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-4708

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Is Lubbock County authorized to pay the hospital expenses incurred under the facts submitted?
Date: August 5, 1942
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 121, Extract 2] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 121, Extract 2]

Special orders extract listing several men from Sweetwater who were inducted as flight instructors and Air Corps mechanics that are to remain on inactive status. Rigdon Edwards Jr., known Women Airforce Service Pilots instructor, can be seen listed among the names.
Date: May 20, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lubbock County Water Analysis] (open access)

[Lubbock County Water Analysis]

Water survey report from Lubbock County in 1945 listing records of all "wells and springs, drillers' logs, water analyses, and map showing locations of wells and springs".
Date: April 1945
Creator: Clark, C. S.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Enlisted Reserve Corp I.D. Rigdon Edwards] (open access)

[Enlisted Reserve Corp I.D. Rigdon Edwards]

Front and back copies of an identification card for the Enlisted Reserve Corps belonging to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards. They are posted on a sheet of blue paper along with a photograph of Edwards in uniform, seen to the right.
Date: May 20, 1944
Creator: United States Army
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill]

A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.
Date: 1945-10-09/1958-08-12
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lubbock Army Flying School Graduation Announcement, 1942] (open access)

[Lubbock Army Flying School Graduation Announcement, 1942]

Invitation for the graduation from The Lubbock Army Flying School for November 10, 1942. The front cover has the name of the flying school and an illustration of an airplane in the bottom right corner. The text on the inside reads, "The Lubbock Army Flying School of Lubbock, Texas announces the graduation of Class 42-J. Tuesday morning, November tenth, nineteen hundred and forty-two at ten o'clock."
Date: 1942
Creator: Lubbock Army Air Field (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 23, 1949 (open access)

The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 23, 1949

Student newspaper from Lubbock Senior High School in Lubbock, Texas that includes local and school news along with advertising.
Date: November 23, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 1947 (open access)

The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 1947

Student newspaper from Lubbock Senior High School in Lubbock, Texas that includes local and school news along with advertising.
Date: October 17, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History