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Part of Asia.

Map shows cities, major roads and trade routes, and physical features for the southern portion of the Asian continent: Arabia, Persia, Hindoostan, China and the Chinese Empire, Tibet, the Burman Empire, the Philippine Islands, and portions of Korea and Japan. Includes historical notes and alternative place names. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:11,000,000].
Date: [1812..1832]
Creator: Lizars, Daniel, 1760-1812
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gat

Gat Korean man's hat of black stiffened buckram and crinoline. Flat, round crinoline brim with black lacquered willow stiffener at the outer edge. Tall cylindrical crown with flat top. The top of the crown is embellished with a black filigree silhouette sandwiched between the two layers of buckram. Long black gauze ties attached at the base of the crown.
Date: 1925/1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Samo

Samo, Korean man's wedding head piece of black crinoline in leno weave. Brimless, oval crown with raised portion at the back; braided stiffening at lower edge of crown.
Date: 1925/1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "War In Europe Over! Germany Quits!"] (open access)

[Clipping: "War In Europe Over! Germany Quits!"]

Photocopy of a portion of The Shreveport Times front page and several articles for May 1945, including information about combat in Manila, the redeployment of 800 planes, the attack on Pearl Harbor, news of the end of World War II, and more are included.
Date: May 7, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Occupation Begins

Front: Text describes American advancement and control of Korean and Japanese cities after Japan's formal surrender on 1 Sept., United States time Map shows Japan and Korea. Photographs: Gen. MacArthur signs Japanese surrender terms on Battleship Missouri; Japanese foreign minister Shigemitsu signs at Tokyo Bay ceremony; Allied prisoners of war at Omori, Japan, hail their liberators. Back: Text and color illustrations show United States Marines' activities.
Date: September 10, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from On Board the U. S. S. Anzio, September  15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from On Board the U. S. S. Anzio, September 15, 1945]

Letter to the press about the USS Anzio (CVE-57) and the experiences of her crew in the Pacific Theater from her commission in August, 1943 to the end of the war in September, 1945.
Date: September 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Demobilization Program.

Front: Maps: Silhouette maps of Japan and Korea, U.S., and Germany and Austria help illustrate the distribution of men in the Army as of 1 July 1946. Back: Text and color illustrations show various shoulder insignia of United States Army combat divisions with a partial list of their combat locations (World War II).
Date: September 24, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : U.S. role in world affairs

Text describes U.S. role in world affairs and is keyed to map. Map projection is "designed to minimize distortions along the 40th parallel which runs approximately through Tokyo and Washington."
Date: December 17, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pacific Stars and Stripes, Occupation Forces Souvenir Edition, Tuesday, December 25, 1945 (open access)

Pacific Stars and Stripes, Occupation Forces Souvenir Edition, Tuesday, December 25, 1945

Souvenir edition of a magazine providing news and information to occupation forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Also included in this edition are Christmas messages from service members and information about Christmas celebrations in Japan and Korea.
Date: December 25, 1945
Creator: United States. Army. Forces, Pacific
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Moscow conference decisions

Front: Text describes 5 Moscow conference decisions. Maps: Moscow conference decisions as reflected on the global map. Includes photograph of Ernest Bevin (Britain), V. M. Molotov (Russia) and James F. Byrnes (U.S.) Back: Reenlistment. List of reasons to reenlist. Charts of income and retirement income for enlisted classes.
Date: January 7, 1946
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Paul Mantz Wins Bendix Race at 435 M.P.H. for New Mark] (open access)

[Clipping: Paul Mantz Wins Bendix Race at 435 M.P.H. for New Mark]

Newspaper clipping of the front page of the New York Herald Tribune, including articles about about international relations, local politics, Nazi trials, and more. Of particular note is the article about the Bendix Trophy race where Jacqueline Cochran took third place.
Date: August 31, 1946
Creator: Allen, C. B.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Child's booties

Pair of white booties/socks for infant/child. Embroidered with pink flowers, yellow bud, and two different shades of green stems and leaves.
Date: 1950/1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hwahye shoe

Traditional Korean hwahye adult shoe of light blue rubber; one is missing. The interior has standing girls insignia. Size of 245 mm.
Date: 1950/1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hwahye shoes

Traditional Korean hwahye child's striped rubber shoes of yellow, pink, green, off - white, red and blue. Interior printing of "Lion Shoes". Size of 170mm.
Date: 1950/1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hwahye shoes

Traditional Korean Hwahye adult shoes of light blue rubber. The interior has a woman playing an instrument with a bird above her. Size of 250mm.
Date: 1950/1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hwahye shoes

Traditional Korean hwahye adult shoes of light blue rubber. The interior is marked with a running horse insignia. 230mm in size.
Date: 1950/1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jobawi

Traditional jobawi Korean hat to be worn by a child when in a hanbok. Formed of two basically oval panels with extending "tabs", sewn together for part of one end and along "tabs", with most of hat "open". Exterior of black damask with very faint black Korean(?) characters and symbols. Interior of rich royal/electric blue damask with floral motifs. At top and at base of "tabs" are purple cording knots and tassels, and connecting string. No labels. Measurements flat: 9" x 11".
Date: 1950/1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Barsanti standing outside a helicopter]

Photograph of Olinto M. Barsanti, dressed in his military uniform and hard-hat, standing on the leg of a helicopter at the Camp Kaiser in Korea.
Date: [1950..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Citation for Legion of Merit] (open access)

[Citation for Legion of Merit]

Citation for Legion of Merit in regards to the performance of Lieutenant Colonel Olinto M. Barsanti, from the General Headquarters - Far East Command. The citation states that Lt. Col. Barsanti was solely responsible for setting up an entire administrative organization in Korea, unassisted except for the local personnel.
Date: 1950-22~
Creator: United States. Far East Command.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 16, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 16, 1950]

Letter to Cecile from her father about Aunt Jeane travelling to New York, US relations with Korea, Germany, Austria, Japan, Russia, Russia's actions, politics, economics, possible travel, and other personal matters.
Date: July 16, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 11, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 11, 1951]

Letter to Cecile from her father about hope for world peace, Korea, Russia, US military, industrial, and economic strength, business, and politics.
Date: February 11, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 26, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 26, 1951]

Letter to Cecile from her father US involvement in India and Korea, a conference in Houston he attended, his wife's slow improvement, and the opening of a Lipton Tea plant.
Date: February 26, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Generals Orders - Eighth United States Army] (open access)

[Generals Orders - Eighth United States Army]

Generals orders from the desk of Major General Leven C. Allen, typed up by R. L. Butt, Jr. The orders are in regards to the men awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, Air Medal - Award and the Commendation Ribbon. Lieutenant Colonel Olinto M. Barsanti has been awarded the Silver Star, for gallantry in action during a counter-attack of the enemy in the vicinity of Inje, Korea.
Date: August 2, 1951
Creator: Butt, R. L., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[F-86, Kimpo, South Korea]

Photograph of two men standing behind what appears to be a damaged tail of a F-86 jet. The man on the left is wearing a dark green coat and tan hat with a yellow scarf tucked into the front and the man to the right is wearing a blue coat with an olive green hat and is taking the other man's picture. The end of the plane that they are looking at seems to be severely damaged - there are multiple tears and holes in the plane's exterior and they appear to be on some sort of Air Force base as there are other planes and equipment in the background of the picture.
Date: 1952~/1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History