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[News Script: Brazilians]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a group of Brazilian newspaper editors visiting the Bell Helicopter Plant during their tour of the United States.
Date:
June 27, 1960
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Colombian Drugs]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 6pm.
Date:
August 25, 1989
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008
Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date:
August 14, 2008
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Texas briefs]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
February 6, 1969
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Isaac to Mr. Campbell/Mr. Austin, March 13, 1944]
Letter to Farris Campbell or A.W. Austin requesting letters of introduction for his daughter when she arrives.
Date:
March 13, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ken L. Laird to All Brokers - List #1, March 21, 1955]
Letter from Ken L. Laird to All Brokers - List #1 discussing sales and markets.
Date:
March 21, 1955
Creator:
Laird, Kenneth L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Hildebrandt, November 12, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Hildebrandt. Hildebrandt enlisted in the Army Air Forces in July of 1942. He describes the planes he flew during training, including the PT-19, the BT-13 and the UC-78. Hildebrandt was commissioned and received his pilot rating in November of 1943. Upon graduation he trained on the B-26 at Laughlin Field. Hildebrandt served as a pilot in the 95th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. They first traveled to Morocco, North Africa, then to northern Italy and Southern France. Their job was to bomb Marshaling yards, bridges and troop replacements. Hildebrandt describes some of his missions. He flew a total of 64 missions and was discharged in July of 1945.
Date:
November 12, 2009
Creator:
Hildebrandt, Alan
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Hildebrandt, November 12, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Hildebrandt. Hildebrandt enlisted in the Army Air Forces in July of 1942. He describes the planes he flew during training, including the PT-19, the BT-13 and the UC-78. Hildebrandt was commissioned and received his pilot rating in November of 1943. Upon graduation he trained on the B-26 at Laughlin Field. Hildebrandt served as a pilot in the 95th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. They first traveled to Morocco, North Africa, then to northern Italy and Southern France. Their job was to bomb Marshaling yards, bridges and troop replacements. Hildebrandt describes some of his missions. He flew a total of 64 missions and was discharged in July of 1945.
Date:
November 12, 2009
Creator:
Hildebrandt, Alan
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Barton. Barton joined the Navy and was trained as a radioman. He became a crewman on an Avenger torpedo bomber in October 1943. Barton flew off of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) and performed anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. He describes how depth charges were dropped, the armament of the plane, and how they were trained to skip-bomb. Barton was then sent to the Pacific where he flew off of the USS Anzio (CVE-57) for the remainder of the war. He describes an incident where his plane had a failed landing and ended upside-down in the water. Barton had to break some glass in the cockpit to escape. He flew ground support missions over Okinawa. Barton discusses how the radio and radar functioned on his plane. He was discharged several months after the surrender.
Date:
November 6, 2010
Creator:
Barton, Albert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Barton. Barton joined the Navy and was trained as a radioman. He became a crewman on an Avenger torpedo bomber in October 1943. Barton flew off of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) and performed anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. He describes how depth charges were dropped, the armament of the plane, and how they were trained to skip-bomb. Barton was then sent to the Pacific where he flew off of the USS Anzio (CVE-57) for the remainder of the war. He describes an incident where his plane had a failed landing and ended upside-down in the water. Barton had to break some glass in the cockpit to escape. He flew ground support missions over Okinawa. Barton discusses how the radio and radar functioned on his plane. He was discharged several months after the surrender.
Date:
November 6, 2010
Creator:
Barton, Albert
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Clay, May 7, 2002
Interview with Carl Clay, a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf War, who also served in the civil wars in Lebanon, Kosovo, and Somalia. Clay describes his time working in aviation on the flight deck of ships and the many countries he visited while in the service, such as Brazil, Spain, and Cuba.
Date:
May 7, 2002
Creator:
DeVore, Danielle & Clay, Carl
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Clay, May 7, 2002
Interview with Carl Clay, a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf War, who also served in the civil wars in Lebanon, Kosovo, and Somalia. Clay describes his time working in aviation on the flight deck of ships and the many countries he visited while in the service, such as Brazil, Spain, and Cuba.
Date:
April 15, 2003
Creator:
DeVore, Danielle & Clay, Carl
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance, as Called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882. Volume 5
List of men receiving military pensions following the U.S. Civil War, organized by state and county. It includes the certificate number, name, address, reason for pension, monthly amount, and date initiated for each person. This final volume includes men living abroad who have U.S. pensions.
Date:
1883
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris L. Kempner, March 3, 1965]
Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris L. Kempner updating him on various business dealings while he is away in Brazil including company financials and a large union strike that has shut down the ports along the Gulf.
Date:
March 3, 1965
Creator:
Rayner, Fred H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Andrew J. Sokol, July 17, 1944]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Andrew J. Sokol discussing a letter from Rafael Amarante Pereira Dos Santos.
Date:
July 17, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Joao De Souza Dantas, June 6, 1966]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Joao De Souza Dantas introducing a family friend who is going to be traveling in Brazil and asking he provide any help should he need it.
Date:
June 6, 1966
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Guillherme da Silveira Filho, June 6, 1966]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Guillherme da Silveira Filho introducing a family friend who is planning to travel to Brazil soon and asking that he be available to help if need be.
Date:
June 6, 1966
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Guillherme da Silveira Filho to Harris L. Kempner, June 15, 1966]
Letter from Guillherme da Silveira Filho to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for the introduction to Mr. Towler, who will be visiting Brazil in the upcoming months, and promising to make his stay as enjoyable as possible.
Date:
June 15, 1966
Creator:
Filho, Guillherme da Silveira
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron C. Kulow
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron C. Kulow. Kulow grew up in Michigan and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After training, he joined the ship USS Pollux AKS-4 at Norfolk, Virginia. Initially the ship runs trips down to the Carribbean and Brazil but in 1943 is fitted with radar and sent to the Pacific Theater. In the Pacific, the general stores issue ship visited Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, and the New Hebrides Islands. He then returned to San Francisco in 1944 where his wife met him to get married. He left for the Pacific again and in 1945 traveled to the Philippines. In 1945 Kulow met survivors of the Bataan Death March that had been liberated. He remembers going to a friend's burial in the Philippines. On V-J Day Kulow was at Manila Harbor. He left for America in October 1945 and was discharged in New York December 12, 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kulow, Aaron C.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron C. Kulow
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron C. Kulow. Kulow grew up in Michigan and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After training, he joined the ship USS Pollux AKS-4 at Norfolk, Virginia. Initially the ship runs trips down to the Carribbean and Brazil but in 1943 is fitted with radar and sent to the Pacific Theater. In the Pacific, the general stores issue ship visited Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, and the New Hebrides Islands. He then returned to San Francisco in 1944 where his wife met him to get married. He left for the Pacific again and in 1945 traveled to the Philippines. In 1945 Kulow met survivors of the Bataan Death March that had been liberated. He remembers going to a friend's burial in the Philippines. On V-J Day Kulow was at Manila Harbor. He left for America in October 1945 and was discharged in New York December 12, 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kulow, Aaron C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Massawa Miracle]
Magazine clipping recounting the story of how an American tugboat, the "Intent," traveled from Port Arthur to Massawa during WWII to open a bottleneck for the 8th Army and save North Africa for the Allies. Some parts of the article have handwritten notes and underlining. The back of the second page has text from portions of other articles and advertisements.
Date:
November 13, 1943
Creator:
Dorcy, Biddle & Kiesling, Barrett C.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about first round of U. S open at Mamaroneck where New York Master champion Gary Player survived the subtle terrors of the Winged foot golf club.
Date:
June 13, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Rangers who are just over two hours away from going after their fourth win in a row over California at Arlington Stadium.
Date:
June 22, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about all expectations it figured to be a pitching duel at Arlington stadium between Jim Bobby and Nolan Ryan.
Date:
June 22, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library