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[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella] (open access)

[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella]

Order of Fifinella Officer meeting meeting minutes that discusses, among other things, the WASP newsletter, the group historian's activities, militarization of WASP, the next reunion, and the Order of Fifinella Award.
Date: April 14, 1973
Creator: Jones, Mary
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volume 6, September 1934 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volume 6, September 1934

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: September 1934
Creator: Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Byrd III and Doris Williams Vacation] captions transcript

[Byrd III and Doris Williams Vacation]

Video recording of Byrd III and Doris Williams travels to California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Clips of the Golden State Bridge and the city streets of San Francisco are shown. The couple then traveled to Las Vegas where several clips of streets lined with casinos are seen. Additional clips include Byrd III and Doris at the airport and on an airplane.
Date: [1970..1980]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Byrd Williams Family Scenes and Vegas Trip] captions transcript

[Byrd Williams Family Scenes and Vegas Trip]

Video recording documenting the life of Byrd Williams IV and his family. The video begins with scenes taken during a flight on an airplane, looking through the window of the airplane. The flight appears to have taken Byrd IV to Las Vegas where various street scenes in the city are shown. Video of the Hoover Dam is also displayed. Following the Las Vegas trip, Byrd returns home to Fort Worth, Texas and films his backyard at sunset. Various clips of the William's family cat and their dog, Angus can be seen. Video clips of Doris and Pam Williams at their home in Fort Worth are included. Snow fall occurs in the neighborhood where the William's family resided and clips of Byrd IV as well as his then girlfriend, Dana Long, can be seen. A man is shown splicing film at the Byrd Photo studio. Additonal clips include scenes from family holidays such as Christmas and Easter where Carol Williams, her husband Jesse and their children are present.
Date: [1965..1975]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III & Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Plunging into her 90s] (open access)

[Clipping: Plunging into her 90s]

Newspaper clipping of an article about a WASP member, Frances L. Cisternino, who went skydiving for her 90th birthday, briefly describing her experience as service pilot in WWII. The article includes several photos of Cisternino preparing for and floating down from her sky-dive. The article is continued on the back of the clipping, with a photograph of the onlookers at the event, along with some obituaries and part of another article.
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: Copenhaver, Larry
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women, Wings and War] (open access)

[Clipping: Women, Wings and War]

Photocopy of an article discussing Margaret Harper's experience serving in the WASP, duties she was given, the discontinuation of the WASP, and sexual discrimination against female veterans. Another article about the history and preservation of WASP history in Texas Woman's University is also included.
Date: July 18, 1989
Creator: Porter, Bob
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Contributions to Astrogeology, 1967-71 (open access)

Contributions to Astrogeology, 1967-71

From contributions of astrogeology: The principal goal of research in astrogeology is the solution of several cardinal problems of geology...The present volume is the first of a series of professional papers that will describe major results of research in astrogeology.
Date: 1972
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1033, November 29, 1978 (open access)

Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1033, November 29, 1978

Newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: November 29, 1978
Creator: Adams, Richard E.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1042, April 25, 1979 (open access)

Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1042, April 25, 1979

Newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: April 25, 1979
Creator: Adams, Richard E.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1043, May 9, 1979 (open access)

Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1043, May 9, 1979

Newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: May 9, 1979
Creator: Adams, Richard E.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1045, June 13, 1979 (open access)

Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1045, June 13, 1979

Newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: June 13, 1979
Creator: Adams, Richard E.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 53 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 53

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Inoculation and Lime for Alfalfa, Citrus Culture in Southern Texas, Pruning Rotundifolia Grapes, Native Hays or Arid Region, Bermuda Grass, Short v. Long Feeding of Beef Cattle, Contagious Abortion of Cattle, Preventing Losses at Lambing time, Winter Lambs for the Pacific Coast Market, Feeding Work Horses, Colony Houses for Poultry, Food of the Crow Blackbird, and Flour for Baking Powder Biscuits.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Frontier Doctor (open access)

A Frontier Doctor

This autobiographical account of Dr. Henry Franklin Hoyt chronicles his family's history, his upbringing on a small farm in Minnesota, his work as a surgeon in New Mexico, Chicago, California, Texas and the Philippines, along with many other miscellaneous adventures.
Date: 1929
Creator: Hoyt, Henry Franklin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Group Petition #1] (open access)

[Group Petition #1]

Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, from ten members living in Texas. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. The signatures found at the bottom of the page include the member's WASP class and street address.
Date: 1979-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Group Petition #2] (open access)

[Group Petition #2]

Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII and circulated to the WASP class secretaries. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. This version of the petition does not include the Texas Ten's signatures.
Date: 1979-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Group Petition #3] (open access)

[Group Petition #3]

Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, from ten members living in Texas. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. The signatures found at the bottom of the page include the member's WASP class and street address.
Date: 1979-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Group Petition #4] (open access)

[Group Petition #4]

Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, from ten members living in Texas. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter.
Date: 1979-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gypsum Products: Their Preparation and Uses (open access)

Gypsum Products: Their Preparation and Uses

Technical report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the different uses of gypsum. The sources and uses of gypsum are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: July 1917
Creator: Stone, Ralph W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. Bailey Calvin to I. H. Kempner, October 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. Bailey Calvin to I. H. Kempner, October 9, 1944]

Letter from D. Bailey Calvin to I. H. Kempner providing a list of state-supported medical schools in different U.S. cities from their main universities and notes that half of these are not on the same campus as the main university. He suggests that Dr. Leake will address alumni matters upon his return to Galveston and offers further assistance if needed.
Date: October 9, 1944
Creator: Calvin, D. Bailey
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, June 27, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, June 27, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing divorce business, television purchases, litigation, and their health.
Date: June 27, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Frances Ullman, June 19, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Frances Ullman, June 19, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Frances Ullman thanking her for the wishes she sent on the occasion of his Anniversary. Mr. Kempner mentions that they had pleasant time with Mary Jean who has now signed a divorce with Oakleigh and one of them will have to go to Reno with their attorney to complete the same. Danny is doing well, Mr. Kempner returned with Gladys by Plane and Jeane returns by automobile.
Date: June 19, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Don Wooten to Truett Latimer, October 24, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Don Wooten to Truett Latimer, October 24, 1960]

Letter from Don Wooten to Truett Latimer discussing the possibility of a law in Texas that would exempt merchandise stored in transit from taxes. He encloses an article from the Wall Street Journal that talks about Nebraska and Nevada enacting a similar law.
Date: October 24, 1960
Creator: Wooten, Don
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph T. McDonald to T. N. Carswell - December 16, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph T. McDonald to T. N. Carswell - December 16, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Joseph T. McDonald, Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada, dated December 16, 1941. Joseph T. McDonald replies with a short definition of Americanism and then states "Why expand on the theme? Americanism made itself felt within an hour after the Japanese attack on Hawaii."
Date: December 16, 1941
Creator: McDonald, Joseph T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History