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Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States (open access)

Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This fact sheet describes climate change scenarios in the Great Plains region of the United States.
Date: 2009
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: Day & Zimmermann Corp. Group, June 8, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Day & Zimmermann Corp. Group, June 8, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with Day & Zimmermann Corp. Group regarding the Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) facilities that it operates.
Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maximum daily temperatures for the last half of July, 1913 (open access)

Maximum daily temperatures for the last half of July, 1913

Compares the temperatures for July 16-31, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Brownsville, Texas as taken from the Government Climatological Summary.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Voting and Politics] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Voting and Politics]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing voting for Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, and his views on current politics of the time. Penciled notes are visible in the margins.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Narrative about an Attack Led by Quanah Parker] (open access)

[Narrative about an Attack Led by Quanah Parker]

Narrative describing an attack on Adobe Walls led by Chief Quanah Parker, followed by the U.S. army's eventual retaliation.
Date: February 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative Describing Cattle Trails] (open access)

[Personal Narrative Describing Cattle Trails]

Personal narrative describing a cattle drive trail from Dodge City to Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative William John Bryan] (open access)

[Personal Narrative William John Bryan]

Personal narrative written by William John Bryan describing his time at Texas A&M and the careers of some of his fellow classmates. A postcard clipping of a silhouetted bugle player is with the narrative. "Museum" is written in pencil several time at the top edge of the first page.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bryan, William John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative by J. Wright Mooar] (open access)

[Personal Narrative by J. Wright Mooar]

Personal narrative written by J. Wright Mooar describing the creation and purpose of Rath City.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mooar, J. Wright
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013

Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, a couple who were involved with the school system in Kerrville, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Burton discuss their family histories, their move move to the area, Pat's work with the Tivy school system, Louis's coaching career, and the flood of 1932. The interview includes photographs of the couple and their family, on pages 27-37.
Date: October 15, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Burton, Louis M. & Burton, Pat
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001

Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, an armed forces veteran and Veteran's Administration worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Blodgett describes moving to and growing up in Kerrville, and his work with the VA Hospital there (first as a clerk, and finally, as acting associate director). Besides serving in the service for four years, he also worked in several VA facilities around the country before making his way back to Kerrville. His memories of the town include details of the flood of 1932, his role in founding the Buck 'N' Bull Club (a rifle club) in 1946, and a few stories concerning the religious community. A historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital is included at the end of interview transcript.
Date: May 3, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Blodgett, Vern
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Invoice from The Bridgeport Machine Company to Jake Hamon Jr.] (open access)

[Copy of Invoice from The Bridgeport Machine Company to Jake Hamon Jr.]

Invoice from the Bridgeport Machine Company to Jake Hamon, Jr. for $9.65. The order was made by B. C. McDonald and there is a note on the invoice for McDonald to ok the order.
Date: February 11, 1925
Creator: Bridgeport Machine Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview with Eva McMillan and Ernest McMillan (open access)

[Oral History Interview with Eva McMillan and Ernest McMillan

Interview with Eva McMillan and her son, Ernest McMillan, civil rights activists in Dallas. Mrs. McMillan discusses her upbringing, home life, her affiliation with the Dallas Progressive Voters League and SNCC and her activism in Dallas. Mr. McMillan discusses his upbringing, activism, prison sentence, and affiliations with SNCC and other civil rights organizations.
Date: September 2, 2011
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alan Hildebrandt, November 12, 2009 (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5]

Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Wichita, Kansas.
Date: January 27, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #3] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt #3]

Army delivery receipt certifying that a UC-45 model aircraft was delivered to Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with radio and bomsight equipment.
Date: February 9, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #4] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt #4]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing ferried a PT-13 D model aircraft to an air base in Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: January 31, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #2] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt #2]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered a PT-13 D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: February 18, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #3] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #3]

Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from the Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas to San Angelo, Texas and Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Date: February 9, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note for Dog Food and Swiss Cheese] (open access)

[Note for Dog Food and Swiss Cheese]

Note by D. W. Kempner listing two items and corresponding companies.
Date: 1955-02~
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of Meeting: Day & Zimmermann Corp. Group, June 8, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Day & Zimmermann Corp. Group, June 8, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with Day & Zimmermann Corp. Group regarding the Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) facilities that it operates including a PowerPoint presentation prepared by Day & Zimmermann with the title: "Day & Zimmerman Munitions and Defense: BRAC Commission Review and Analysis, Joint Issues Team." Document also includes Joint Cross-Service group analysis documents, a local government proclamation, and a news article with the title: "Agreement May Save Plant Jobs."
Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Note Paper from The St. Anthony] (open access)

[Note Paper from The St. Anthony]

Notes written on a small piece of paper with the logo and name of The St. Anthony in San Antonio, Texas. The notes includes names of people and businesses as well as some cities.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Celeste Williams, November 13, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Celeste Williams, November 13, 2014

Interview with Celeste Williams, the first female sports editor for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The interview includes discussion of her days as sports editor of her eighth-grade yearbook, working for several different newspapers in different cities, and finally ending up at the Star-Telegram.
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Alex; Gutierrez, Tony; O'Hanlon, Adrian & Williams, Celeste
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3]

Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: Buckingham, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History