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The Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory. (open access)

The Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory.

Examines the research facilities at the Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory and provides information regarding its location, the organization, and the types of research and service provided.
Date: September 1956
Creator: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Animal Disease and Parasite Research Branch.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leather Bookbindings: How to Preserve Them. (open access)

Leather Bookbindings: How to Preserve Them.

Describes types of leather bindings for books and methods for preserving them.
Date: May 1956
Creator: Rogers, J. S. (Jerome Stanley), b. 1884 & Beebe, William, 1877-1962
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preparation of cabbage for market. (open access)

Preparation of cabbage for market.

Describes varieties of cabbage and methods for market preparation.
Date: January 1956
Creator: Spangler, Raymond L. (Raymond Leslie), 1896-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hose pump for applying nitrogen solutions. (open access)

Hose pump for applying nitrogen solutions.

Describes methods for fertilizing crops with liquid fertilizer; provides calculations and tables for fertilizer measurements.
Date: January 1956
Creator: Gantt, Charles W. (Charles Wesley), 1921-; Hulburt, W. C. (Walter Clare), 1910-1992. & Bowen, Henry D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Know Your Butter Grades. (open access)

Know Your Butter Grades.

Describes the U.S. federal grades given to determine product quality, and how these grades are used for butter.
Date: February 1956
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ginning cotton. (open access)

Ginning cotton.

Describes the importance of the ginning process, and the means for ginning the highest quality cotton.
Date: November 1956
Creator: Bennett, Charles A. (Charles Abel), b. 1889
System: The UNT Digital Library
Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson the Famous Texan. (open access)

Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson the Famous Texan.

This book is a biography of Ben Thompson, "Including a detailed and authentic statement of his birth, history and adventures by one who has known him since a child" (from the title page). The original of this item includes an insert from The Steck Company giving a brief overview of the history of the book (number of copies published, prices, etc.).
Date: 1956
Creator: Walton, W. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The clover leaf weevil and its control. (open access)

The clover leaf weevil and its control.

Describes the life cycle of the clover-leaf weevil, the damage it causes, and methods of control.
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Entomology Research Branch.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Growing loblolly pine in the South Atlantic states. (open access)

Growing loblolly pine in the South Atlantic states.

Describes the loblolly pine tree, its growth habits, and uses. Provides advice on growing loblolly pine as a crop.
Date: 1956
Creator: Lotti, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Growing slash pine. (open access)

Growing slash pine.

A guide to establishing and managing slash pine stands. Discusses various uses of slash pine products and pine stands.
Date: 1956
Creator: Pomeroy, Kenneth Brownridge, 1907- & Cooper, Robert W. (Robert Warren), 1921-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1956 Summer Session (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1956 Summer Session

Catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1956 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1956

Summer session catalog describes the course offerings and general information about Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: February 1956
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1956-1957 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1956-1957

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Howard Payne College, 1955-1956 (open access)

Catalog of Howard Payne College, 1955-1956

Catalog describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1956-1957 (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1956-1957

Catalog describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, university calendar, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. On page 2: "This bulletin is a supplement to the 1955-1957 general catalog and all rules, regulations, and provisions in the general catalog will be applicable except those which have been amended."
Date: July 1956
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
The United States Army Welcomes You to its Newest Aviation Training Center, 13 July 1956 (open access)

The United States Army Welcomes You to its Newest Aviation Training Center, 13 July 1956

This pamphlet was a program for the activities surrounding the formal reconstitution of Camp Wolters as an Army installation. It includes a greeting from Colonel John L. Inskeep, a brief history of Camp Wolters, a list of the day's events, and two sketched maps of the camp and parade grounds.
Date: July 13, 1956
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unit History of 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion: 1 January 1956 to 29 February 1956 (open access)

Unit History of 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion: 1 January 1956 to 29 February 1956

This document gives a narrative of the activities of the 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion, as they prepared to leave one station (England Air Force Base, Louisiana) for their new headquarters at Wolters Air Force Base in Texas. There is a description of their drills, inspections, and preparations as well as an appendix with the original movement orders. The motto beneath the shield translates: "We build a nest."
Date: March 1956
Creator: Myers, William L. & Allison, A. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potato growing in the South. (open access)

Potato growing in the South.

Provides detailed information on potato farming in 13 different southern states including cultivation and soil conservation practices, and identifying and controlling diseases and insects.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Dykstra, Theodore P. (Theodore Peter), 1896-1979 & Reid, W. J. (William John), 1902-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Buckwheat culture. (open access)

Buckwheat culture.

Describes methods of growing buckwheat, and ways to use the crop.
Date: February 1956
Creator: Sando, W. J. (William Joseph), 1892-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1956-1957 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1956-1957

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1956
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 9, 1775-1956 (open access)

Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, Volume 9, 1775-1956

Genealogical Records of Ellis County, Texas contain various lists of records (births, deaths, marriages, etc.) taken from family Bibles, cemetery and church records, wills, and other relevant sources. Index starts on page 219.
Date: 1956
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution. Rebecca Boyce Chapter (Waxahachie, Tex.). Genealogical Records Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
School of Music Program Book 1955-1956 (open access)

School of Music Program Book 1955-1956

Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1955-1956 school year at the North Texas State College School of Music.
Date: 1956
Creator: North Texas State College. School of Music.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1956-1957] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1956-1957]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1956 to 1957 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. This first section of the book is news of the Art Forum. Next are exhibit catalogues of the Abilene Museum of Fine Arts and also those of exhibits at an Art Gallery on Cedar Street. Art events and activities at the newly established Dyess Air Force Base, located southwest of Abilene, are included.
Date: 1956/1957
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene League of Women Voters, Volume 4] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene League of Women Voters, Volume 4]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities of the Abilene League of Women Voters in Abilene, Texas during the 1950s and 1960s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and programs.
Date: 1956/1963
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History