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[Correspondence Concerning Militarization of the WASPs] (open access)

[Correspondence Concerning Militarization of the WASPs]

Correspondence between Eleanor Brown, Olin Teague, and Ray Roberts concerning the Women Airforce Service Pilots' (WASP) efforts to obtain veterans' status and benefits through federal legislation.
Date: June 8, 1977
Creator: Roberts, Ray
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown, June 8, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown, June 8, 1977]

Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown acknowledging her support of pending bills to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions the process that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs will follow in scheduling hearings on the legislation.
Date: June 8, 1977
Creator: Teague, Olin E., 1910-1981
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to Eleanor Brown, June 6, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to Eleanor Brown, June 6, 1977]

Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to Eleanor Brown discussing legislative bill S. 247, which would award military status and veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the Veterans' Affairs Committee has held hearings on the bill and that he will keep her comments in mind when the Committee takes further action on the legislation.
Date: June 6, 1977
Creator: Talmadge, Herman E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Major Thomas Arbaugh, June 14, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Major Thomas Arbaugh, June 14, 1979]

Letter from Eleanor Brown to Major Thomas Arbaugh requesting that the name on her honorable discharge papers be corrected to include her middle name.
Date: June 14, 1979
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, June 11, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, June 11, 1979]

Letter from Milton R. McFarland from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown notifying her that her application for discharge has been approved.
Date: June 11, 1979
Creator: McFarland, Milton R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Veterans' burial record available on Internet] (open access)

[Clipping: Veterans' burial record available on Internet]

Newspaper clipping of an article about finding veterans' burial information on a government database. On the back of the clipping, there are engagement announcements for six couples.
Date: June 27, 2004
Creator: Jones, Martha
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 12, 1852 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 12, 1852

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly by John D. Logan and Thomas Sterne that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 12, 1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 18, 1853 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 18, 1853

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly by John D. Logan and Thomas Sterne that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 18, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1851 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1851

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly by John D. Logan and Thomas Sterne that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3423, Chapter 661 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3423, Chapter 661

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Victoria County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; abolishing the Crossroads Groundwater Conservation District.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-134 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-134

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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether Victoria County may fund the office of election administration by contracting with political subdivisions that will utilize the officer's services, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act (RQ-299).
Date: June 29, 1992
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Election News (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 1, 1980 (open access)

The Election News (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 1, 1980

Newspaper supplement supporting the campaign of Nueces County Judge Bob Barnes in the 1980 Texas 14th Congressional District run-off election.
Date: June 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bolt for Doors. (open access)

Bolt for Doors.

Patent for the improvement of bolt locks on double doors using a lever lock for safety and ease of locking and unlocking one or both doors, including illustration.
Date: June 26, 1860
Creator: Bonney, N. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Pela House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Pela House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Pela House, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: June 10, 1998
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Jacob Fox House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Jacob Fox House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Jacob Fox House, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: June 20, 1985
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Four-Star Cognac (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 7, 1927 (open access)

Four-Star Cognac (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 7, 1927

Newspaper published in Victoria, Texas that includes news of interest to the members of the American Legion, Department of Texas, Ninth District along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 7, 1927
Creator: Carley, W. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Church Account Book] (open access)

[Church Account Book]

Account book for St. Mary's Church in Victoria, Texas, kept by Father Gardet.
Date: [1867-06-07..1868-12-16]
Creator: Gardet, Father
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New top Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: New top Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about cooler air which is triggering numerous and often heavy thunderstorms as it continues tp spread over Texas.
Date: June 24, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas] (open access)

[News Script: Texas]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the rain swollen trinity and San Jacinto rivers which have forced hundreds of people from their homes in eight south Texas cities including Houston, Conroe, Victoria and Livingston.
Date: 1973-06-13T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Guadalupe River looking south from pump house

Photograph of a section of the Guadalupe River running through Victoria, Texas.
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pushing cattle from big corral into small pen

Photograph of cattle being herded into pens at Welder Ranch. Two cowboys on horses can be seen working this large herd. Fence posts run horizontally along the back of the scene and in the distance beyond the fencing is open flat plain.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Counting cattle through corral gate [at] Welder Ranch

Photograph of cowboys counting the heads of cattle as they come through a gate at Welder's Ranch.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle all in the corral: Shut the gate

Photograph of a large herd of cattle inside a corral. A half-dozen cowboys on horseback are outside the corral, apparently having herded the cattle in.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Allnoch kids at pump house

Photograph of three children standing in front of a brick building identified as as a pump house. The children are grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Ward Mitchell. Their parents are Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History