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Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-162 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-162

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: May the Livestock Sanitary Commission of Texas change the location of its headquarters from Fort Worth, Texas, to Austin, Texas, should it so desire, in order to have better accommodations and at less cost, if possible?
Date: June 13, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1251 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1251

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Ad valorem taxation of military housing units to be constructed and maintained on Carswell Air Force Base by private enterprise.
Date: August 22, 1951
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1320 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1320

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Present maximum compensation of county officials in Tarrant County.
Date: October 17, 1951
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-10 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-10

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: Whether the authorization of the Texas Commission on Higher Education is required for the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to establish and operate, in Arlington, a graduate engineering division of the A.&M. College, using the facilities of Arlington State College.
Date: January 29, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-568 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-568

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: Constitutionality of H.B. No. 179, 56th Leg., requiring the Commissioners Court of Tarrant County to submit the Optional County Road Law to the vote of the qualified voters of the County.
Date: March 9, 1959
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-579 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-579

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: May the Commissioners' Court of Tarrant County in submitting to competitive bidding a proposed contract calling for an expenditure of $2,000 or more for the purchase of equipment or machinery specify the manufacturer or brand of the equipment or machinery sought to be bid upon, or embody in the specifications limitations which would restrict the number of bidders to one.
Date: March 23, 1959
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Byrd Williams Photo] (open access)

[Receipt from Byrd Williams Photo]

Receipt from Byrd Williams Photo, located at the Westcliff Center in Fort Worth, Texas, written out to Dr. Kenneth Thurmand for a grand total of $57.00
Date: June 29, 1955
Creator: {{{name}}}
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Byrd Photo Service business card] (open access)

[Byrd Photo Service business card]

Business card for the Byrd Photo Service for Byrd Williams. Located at 3862 S. Pecan St. Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: [1950..]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement announcement from Whitney Ross Bevill - May 28, 1957] (open access)

[Commencement announcement from Whitney Ross Bevill - May 28, 1957]

A commencement announcement from Whitney Ross Bevill, Ft. Worth, Texas, Arlington Heights High School, dated May 28, 1957. Congratulatory note from T. N. Carswell - "Congratulations. May the happy ending you've earned and now enjoy be but a mild preview of a far happier beginning for you as yet you strive and seek to serve throughout the unfolding years of your life".
Date: May 27, 1957
Creator: Bevill, Whitney Ross
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indoor Sport for Young Surgeons (open access)

Indoor Sport for Young Surgeons

Address given by Edward White before the Texas Surgical Society as its president, about his experiences in the field of medicine as well as some advice to young professionals.
Date: October 2, 1951
Creator: White, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 2, 1956] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 2, 1956]

Minutes from the Spring 1956 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Fort Worth, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: April 2, 1956
Creator: Hartman, Albert W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 1, 1951] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 1, 1951]

Minutes from the Fall 1951 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Fort Worth, Texas. Included is a list of members and guests present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: October 1, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Albert W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Paper about Dr. May Owen] (open access)

[Paper about Dr. May Owen]

A short paper about Dr. May Owen, discussing her background, career, and some of her accomplishments.
Date: April 11, 1959
Creator: Owen, May
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Paper about Dr. May Owen] (open access)

[Paper about Dr. May Owen]

Paper about Dr. May Owen, her background, education, key accomplishments, and work helping medical students financially.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Livestock Market Report] (open access)

[Livestock Market Report]

A daily Livestock market report from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Date: June 5, 1950
Creator: United States Department of Agriculture.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Stove Handles] (open access)

[Invoice for Stove Handles]

Invoice for items sold to Sugarland Industries by Huey & Philp Hardware Company, including stove handles.
Date: April 25, 1952
Creator: Huey & Philp Hardware Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deposit Slip for I. H. Kempner, February 1957] (open access)

[Deposit Slip for I. H. Kempner, February 1957]

Deposit slip from the Imperial Bank & Trust Company for I. H. Kempner.
Date: 1957
Creator: Imperial Bank & Trust Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business Cards for E. Rigg, Ray W. Sager, and Frank O' Kane] (open access)

[Business Cards for E. Rigg, Ray W. Sager, and Frank O' Kane]

Business cards for E. Rigg, General Freight Traffic Manager of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company. Dated " 4/16/51." Business card for Ray W. Sager, Assistant General Freight Traffic Manager of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company. Business card for Frank O' Kane, Assistant Freight Traffic Manager of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company.
Date: 1951~
Creator: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document of Completion by Lee Harvey Oswald of Air Training Command Course] (open access)

[Document of Completion by Lee Harvey Oswald of Air Training Command Course]

Poor quality photocopy of property found at the two residences of Lee Harvey Oswald. The document states that Lee Harvey Oswald completed a course of instruction of the Air Training Command.
Date: June 18, 1957
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appointment of Lee Harvey Oswald to United States Marine Corps] (open access)

[Appointment of Lee Harvey Oswald to United States Marine Corps]

Poor quality photocopy of property found at the two residences of Lee Harvey Oswald. The document states that Lee Harvey Oswald was appointed as a Private First Class of the United States Marine Corps.
Date: March 9, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Edward Brown] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Edward Brown]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Edward Brown, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: "Bust" (24" x 24").
Date: May 1959
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Veterinary Certification: 1959] (open access)

[Texas Veterinary Certification: 1959]

Certificate renewing the registration for Wendell Tarver with the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for 1959-1960. It includes the address for Dr. Tarver: 3000 Crites Street in Fort Worth, Texas
Date: 1959
Creator: Texas. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Byrd Photo Service letterhead] (open access)

[Byrd Photo Service letterhead]

Blank letterhead for Byrd Photo Service, photography service owned by Byrd Williams III. The letterhead has the black bird logo for the Byrd family. Their studio was located at 3862 South Pecan, Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: [1950..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Statement for Fishburn's: April 1953] (open access)

[Statement for Fishburn's: April 1953]

Statement for items sold by Fishburn's totaling $4.60.
Date: April 27, 1953
Creator: Fishburn's
System: The Portal to Texas History