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[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, April 3, 1984] (open access)

[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, April 3, 1984]

Letter from Dale G. Johnson from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown notifying her that she has been awarded the World War II Victory Medal and the Honorable Service Lapel Pin.
Date: April 3, 1984
Creator: Johnson, Dale G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region 2 Report (open access)

Region 2 Report

Report detailing Eleanor Brown's activities as the Director of Region 2 from October 2004 through April 2005.
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Brown to Eleanor Brown, April 12, 2006] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Brown to Eleanor Brown, April 12, 2006]

Letter from Betty Brown to Eleanor Brown thanking her for agreeing to remain in her position on the WASP board.
Date: April 12, 2006
Creator: Brown, Betty J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Cornyn to Eleanor Brown, April 29, 2010] (open access)

[Letter from John Cornyn to Eleanor Brown, April 29, 2010]

Letter from John Cornyn to Eleanor Brown congratulating her on receiving the Congressional Gold Medal and thanking her for her service as a WASP.
Date: April 29, 2010
Creator: Cornyn, John, 1952-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wings Across America Release Agreement (open access)

Wings Across America Release Agreement

Release agreement form signed by Eleanor McLernon Brown in April of 2000 to be interviewed by Wings Across America. The agreement contains two parts, Part I: WASP Release for the interview, and Part II: Interviewer Agreement.
Date: April 17, 2000
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 3, 1852 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 3, 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: April 3, 1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 30, 1853 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 30, 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: April 30, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 1854 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 1854

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1854
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1851 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 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: April 17, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 13, 1889 (open access)

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 13, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The paper is "A Democratic Journal."
Date: April 13, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-583 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-583

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of Victoria County Tax Assessor-Collector to collect fees from County-wide Navigation District Taxes.
Date: April 2, 1959
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Proctor House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Proctor House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Proctor House, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: April 23, 1985
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: 5 school districts cited] (open access)

[News Script: 5 school districts cited]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare citing five Texas school districts for desegregation hearings.
Date: April 18, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for improvements made to a baling press used to press cotton into bales. Improvements include improved construction to improve durability and efficiency, and design enhancements to the feeding belt to make retrieving the bales of cotton easier and more efficient.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Marek, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Date: April 10, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man standing at water trough at Kentucky Mott, Victoria County, Texas]

Photograph of a man standing beside a trough. Water is flowing into the trough. In background are moss-laden trees. The area is named Kentucky Mott in Victoria County, Texas.
Date: April 12, 1916
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horn flies on side of a cow

Photograph of hundreds of horn flies feeding on a cow.
Date: April 27, 1916
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

'Moonlight Serenade:' Young horned owls

Photograph of two young horned owls sitting on a branch. The photographer titled the photo, "Moonlight Serenade."
Date: April 12, 1916
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Morgan, D. R. Bridges, and S. J. Merrill to Truett Latimer, April 4, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from J. R. Morgan, D. R. Bridges, and S. J. Merrill to Truett Latimer, April 4, 1959]

Letter from J. R. Morgan, D. R. Bridges, and S. J. Merrill to Truett Latimer asking for his support to get the State to provide funds for the University of Texas Postgraduate School of Medicine.
Date: April 4, 1959
Creator: Morgan, James R.; Bridges, Doye R. & Merrill, Samuel J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 12, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 12, 1949]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing closing the file he has on a Cadillac and offering an opinion on the prices listed in a previous letter.
Date: April 12, 1949
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 6, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 6, 1949]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing prices received for a dealership in Victoria on a Cadillac 60 Special 4-door Sedan.
Date: April 6, 1949
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Cultivators.

Patent for improvement in horse-drawn cultivators.
Date: April 23, 1872
Creator: Jordan, Hugh Paxton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Electro-Magnetic Engines. (open access)

Improvement in Electro-Magnetic Engines.

Patent for "a new practical application of electro-magnetism to machinery for the purpose of moving the same and keeping it in motion, and developing a degree of force which is only limited by the reduced proportion of power applied. The invention consists principally in the transmission of electro-magnetic power through compressed air for motor purposes, and the mechanism and combination of machinery necessary for that purpose." (Lines 12-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 9, 1872
Creator: Thornton, William G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press. (open access)

Hay-Press.

Patent for a hay press that is meant to "check the rebound of the plunger so that the working beam or lever will not be thrown against the horse; also to provide for automatically applying a brake for the purpose of checking the rebound; also to provide for cushioning the rebound of the plunger so as to prevent or check its tendency to throw the toggle elver against the main lever; also to provide for automatically giving a signal or alarm to indicate when a bale of a given size has been compressed; also to improve the construction of the tie box portion of the press; also to generally improve the construction of parts" (lines 17-30).
Date: April 18, 1893
Creator: McNeill, Charles DeWitt
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History