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Apparatus for Chilling and Whitening Lard Compounds
Patent for an apparatus for chilling and whitening lard compounds that produces stiffer lard.
Date:
August 27, 1912
Creator:
Humphreys, Jerome N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings]
Miscellaneous correspondence and newspaper clippings received from citizens. Several students wrote to the Dallas Police Department and were referred to the Warren Commission's report on the assassination. Requests for signatures are also present. The newspaper clippings discuss theories regarding the killing.
Date:
1964~
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Corn Planter.
Patent for a cotton and corn planter that does not put as much pressure on the tongue of the machine as previous models and that allows the plow attachment to be lifted higher off the ground to avoid obstacles.
Date:
June 4, 1907
Creator:
Goodnight, Frank H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press.
Patent for a cotton-press that compresses "cotton as it is delivered from the gin into convenient shape and size of bundle, for facilitating the transportation thereof" (lines 12-15).
Date:
June 25, 1895
Creator:
Taylor, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
COUPLING PATENT
This patent is for a new coupling system to connect hollow pipes. It is specifically designed to address issues of vibration, which cause the coupling pin to become damaged.
Date:
July 10, 1919
Creator:
Hiegel, Joseph L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Covering for Meats.
Patent for an aromatic asphaltum and paraffin wrap to preserve, protect from air and moisture, and transport meat that will not become brittle under cold temperatures.
Date:
October 18, 1921
Creator:
Pletcher, Lyle J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention]
Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date:
October 6, 1994
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[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
[JBAAL CNN news interview featuring Curtis King]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a CNN televised news broadcast featuring an interview with Curtis King on July 18th, 1981. The Betacam footage shows various journalists, political commentators, and meteorologists from LA and Chicago.
Date:
July 18, 1981
Creator:
King, Curtis
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Keyboard for Writing Machines.
Patent for improved keyboards for writing machines "having its keys so arranged that the fingers of the operator may rest upon the keyboard in an easy and natural manner, the keys being so disposed with relation to each other that the fingers of the operator may reach all of them with the least possible strain or exertion" (lines 16-22). This improvement allows the operator to work at maximum speed and efficiency.
Date:
April 17, 1917
Creator:
Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben H. Wooten to Fred G. Gurley, May 17, 1951]
Letter from Ben H. Wooten to Fred G. Gurley thanking him for his group's visit to Dallas.
Date:
May 17, 1951
Creator:
Wooten, Ben H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Riddle to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, August 21, 1973]
Letter from Betty Riddle to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing a letter she received a letter from Gip D. Oldham, Jr., to which she's not sure how to respond. She asks Mr. Edwards for help with how to respond, and mentions that she has fond memories of Sweetwater, Texas. The letter she discusses, which is included, asks for information from ex-instructors in the WASP air school for the WASP newsletter. Also included is the envelope addressed to Mr. Edwards from Betty Riddle.
Date:
August 21, 1973
Creator:
Riddle, Betty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 22, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing problems with bad weather and flying, seeing a friend, recent correspondence, and where she had recently flown. Written on United Air Lines stationary.
Date:
March 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 9, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on American Airlines stationary discussing her visit to Newark and a trip to Dallas via Buffalo and Chicago.
Date:
May 9, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 1, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent work ferrying aircraft. Written on Hotel Belleville stationary.
Date:
1944-09-01?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred G. Gurley to I. H. Kempner, January 17, 1951]
Letter from Fred G. Gurley to I. H. Kempner discussing the itinerary for an upcoming trip for the Railway's directors and their wives. He invites the Kempners to join them for all or part of this trip.
Date:
January 17, 1951
Creator:
Gurley, Fred G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Cohen to George Bond and Donald Day, February 16, 1945]
Letter from Henry Cohen to George Bond and Donald Day discussing the winter number of the Southwest Review and asking for a copy of the article, "What Price Persecution" to be sent to the Anti-Defamation League.
Date:
February 16, 1945
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, May 18, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer informing about enclosing checks, vendor's lien note and receipts, and discussing about Texas Electric Railway stocks.
Date:
May 18, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Joseph V. Maxwell, June 18, 1949]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Joseph V. Maxwell discussing questions he has concerning the delivery of new train passes.
Date:
June 18, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Madree C. Johnson to Truett Latimer, September 12, 1961]
Letter from Madree C. Johnson to Truett Latimer; She details her parents living situation to help get their Old Age Assistance reinstated. She summarizes their past, discussing their finances and health. She also talks about other members of her family and what they have done to support their parents.
Date:
September 12, 1961
Creator:
Johnson, Madree C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Iten to Daniel W. Kempner, May 23, 1944]
Letter from Ruth Iten to Daniel W. Kempner discussing many trips, including a fishing trip, and asking to come into work on a later date.
Date:
May 23, 1944
Creator:
Iten, Ruth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter F. Woodul to I. H. Kempner, April 4, 1952]
Letter from Walter F. Woodul to I. H. Kempner discussing Woodul's recent activities, Kempner's travel plans, and current Texas politics.
Date:
April 4, 1952
Creator:
Woodul, Walter F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William M. Nathan to Southwest Review, February 19, 1945]
Letter from William M. Nathan to the Southwest Review discussing a subscription to the "Southwest Review" and asking for reprints of an article about Anti-Semitism in America.
Date:
February 19, 1945
Creator:
Nathan, William M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Citizens to the Dallas Police Department]
A collection of letters from citizens to the Dallas Police Department. Letters regard school projects, autograph requests, and a negative regard for the Police Department's handling of the Kennedy assassination. Some letters are accompanied by carbon copies of responses by Chief J. E. Curry.
Date:
[1965..1966]
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History