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[Clipping: Books of the Times] (open access)

[Clipping: Books of the Times]

Newspaper clipping reviewing George S. Perry's book "Hackberry Cavalier", its main protagonist Edgar Selfridge, and his relationship to the town of Hackberry, Texas. On the backside, the author speculates the next moves of General MacArthur in WWII.
Date: February 17, 1944
Creator: Chamberlain, John
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Radio-Baiter] (open access)

[Clipping: Radio-Baiter]

Newspaper clipping about radio critic William Moyes' career.
Date: January 17, 1944
Creator: Newsweek
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and M. T. O'Shaughnessy - February 1944] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and M. T. O'Shaughnessy - February 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to M. T. O'Shaughnessy asking for more information on water particles or fog and what portable equipment can be used on it. Reply Letter from M. T. O'Shaughnessy to Alex Bradford referring him to other publications to read and having a investigator get in contact with him on the issues he has.
Date: 1944-02-17/1944-02-22
Creator: Bradford, Alex & O'Shaughnessy, M. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. Project 19 Daily Report: August 17, 1942 (open access)

Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. Project 19 Daily Report: August 17, 1942

Daily report for "Project 19" at the Douglas Aircraft Company, outlining information in sections for personnel, planes, and work done.
Date: August 17, 1942
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke, May 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke, May 17, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke letting him know he's back in the army. Bradford also provides updates on different Colonels that Duke might know.
Date: May 17, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Basil Brewer - July 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Basil Brewer - July 17, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Basil Brewer responding to an article Brewer published in the New York Times regarding the Soldier Ballot. Bradford states that other countries give their serviceman the right to vote, and references his own issues voting when he was in the service.
Date: July 17, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Basil Brewer with a Return Address - July 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Basil Brewer with a Return Address - July 17, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Basil Brewer responding to an article Brewer published in the New York Times regarding the Soldier Ballot. Bradford states that other countries give their serviceman the right to vote, and references his own issues voting when he was in the service.
Date: July 17, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Ed. J. Nolan - May 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Ed. J. Nolan - May 17, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Ed. J. Nolan discussing firefighting equipment being used throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. Additionally Mr. Bradford mentions the fire fighting equipment testing held at Elmira, New York and the initial results that came from these tests.
Date: May 17, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Kent Knox, December 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Kent Knox, December 17, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Kent Knox on seeing a lot of friends he worked with that Knox might recall. Wishing him a Merry Christmas and happy New Years.
Date: December 17, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Lawrence L. Boyd - November 7, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Lawrence L. Boyd - November 7, 1943]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Larry L. Boyd answering Larry's question about his overseas work that he's been doing. Wasn't much to tell, all that matters is winning the war, everything else comes second.
Date: November 17, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Olin Culberson, April 17, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Olin Culberson, April 17, 1940]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Olin Culberson on an editorial he's sending from the Calter-Times.
Date: April 17, 1940
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to S. D. Clithero - January 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to S. D. Clithero - January 17, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to S. D. Clithero discussing the pieces of equipment and methods that are being used to extinguish fires. Discussion includes various fog equipment, pressure capacity for four (4) nozzles, fire extinguishing foam, and swing lines for said foam. The original correspondence featured multiple photographs of a quadrapod and of multiple fire hose nozzles.
Date: January 17, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Curtis Hopson to Alex Bradford - January 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Curtis Hopson to Alex Bradford - January 17, 1944]

Letter from Curtis Hopson to Alex Bradford discussing different serviceman he has worked with. A photo of a young, dark haired white man is attached.
Date: January 17, 1944
Creator: Hopson, Curtis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The McKinney Examiner (McKinney, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1943 (open access)

The McKinney Examiner (McKinney, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1943

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 17, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History