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[Note with Addresses- In Pieces] (open access)

[Note with Addresses- In Pieces]

Note written on small, lined paper with names and addresses of Clarence E. Graves, Ada Hill, Howard E. Marshall, Mrs. G. L. Aycock Jr., Jimmy Noe, Rayh E. Hunn.
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
[Remarks from Barbara Jordan During Commencement at Harvard University] (open access)

[Remarks from Barbara Jordan During Commencement at Harvard University]

Copy of the remarks made by Barbara Jordan during the Commencement ceremony at Harvard University. In her remarks, Jordan recounts the time when the Harvard debate team came and debated against her and her team while she was at Texas State University for Negroes.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release by Boston University Office of Public Information] (open access)

[Release by Boston University Office of Public Information]

Release from Boston University Office of Public Information stating that Barbara Jordan "is awarded honorary doctor of laws degree" during the Charter Centennial commencement.
Date: May 30, 1969
Creator: Boston University Office of Public Information
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Yolette Garcia, March 8, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Yolette Garcia, March 8, 2019

Interview with Yolette Garcia, Assistant Dean for External Affairs & Outreach at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She discusses her career in both radio and television media, as well as her perspectives about the role and future of the media (and social media) and about being a woman in a primarily male field.
Date: March 8, 2019
Creator: Wynn, Amira; Wicks, Mary; Rouse, Kier & Garcia, Yolette
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Oral History Interview with Jeffrey Gill, November 16, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jeffrey Gill, November 16, 2004

Interview with Jeffrey Gill, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served as a staff sergeant from 1995-2002 in Korea and Saudi Arabia. Gill describes his time as a hazmat technician, as well as the most and least memorable moments of his military career.
Date: June 15, 2005
Creator: McBride, Angelo & Gill, Jeffrey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004

Interview with John Andrews, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps from Kentwood, Louisiana. The transcript includes a list of questions regarding Andrews's training and service in World War II as a B-29 command pilot and flight instructor throughout the United States.
Date: May 17, 2005
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Andrews, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Order for Sight Guard from S. D. Myres Saddle Company] (open access)

Order for Sight Guard from S. D. Myres Saddle Company]

Paperwork for an order of a plain, black A166 sight guard from the S. D. Myres Saddle Co. by Francis Duclos. The invoice is printed on green paper and lists the item, a handling charge, and the receipt of payment; a copy on yellow paper has the prices marked out and is labeled "packing list." Both pages are in an envelope printed with an S. D. Myres logo in the upper-left corner, addressed to Duclos, which is stamped and postmarked Dec. 3, 1975.
Date: December 3, 1976
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Brown. Brown joined the Navy and served as a Radarman with amphibious forces at Guadalcanal for one year. In 1942, Brown worked aboard submarines as a specialist in surface attacks using radar. Admiral Chester Nimitz appointed him the officer in charge to create the Pacific Fleet Radar School for Senior Officers, and to instruct them in radar techniques. Brown completed this work through late 1945. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date: March 2, 2010
Creator: Brown, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note About Petition #3] (open access)

[Note About Petition #3]

Note about a group petition and the actions within the Order of Fifinella that led to its creation.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News release: Governor Williams Weld swears in nation's first "Governor's commission on gay and lesbian youth"] (open access)

[News release: Governor Williams Weld swears in nation's first "Governor's commission on gay and lesbian youth"]

A news release from the Massachusetts Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights discussing the Governor of Massachusetts swearing in the nation's first commission to address LGBT issues within the youth, such as LGBT suicide and homelessness.
Date: June 11, 1992
Creator: Massachusetts Coaltion for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6] (open access)

[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6]

Memorandum outlining S. A. T. C. Military Administration Districts, jurisdictions of the committees and department commanders, and the headquarters of department commanders.
Date: September 21, 1918
Creator: Briscoe, Chesleigh H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000

Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, a pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Sieker discusses his grandfather's immigration from Germany. In addition to his stories from his extensive flying career, he also talks about his service in the military during World War II, his various occupations throughout the years, and his work against the screwworm infestation.
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Sieker, Robert Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Itemized Invoice for Sheraton: November 1960] (open access)

[Itemized Invoice for Sheraton: November 1960]

Itemized list of charges from a stay at the Sheraton Plaza in Boston during November 18th though 20th, including the balances due along with their explanation.
Date: November 1960
Creator: Sheraton Plaza
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Subscription to Harvard Alumni Bulletin: 1957] (open access)

[Annual Subscription to Harvard Alumni Bulletin: 1957]

Annual bill for Harris Kempner's subscription to the Harvard Alumni Bulletin, including subscription for the year ending February 1st, 1957 worth $5.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Associated Harvard Alumni
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Subscription to Harvard Alumni Bulletin: 1953] (open access)

[Annual Subscription to Harvard Alumni Bulletin: 1953]

Annual bill for Harris Kempner's subscription to the Harvard Alumni Bulletin, including subscription for the year ending February 1st, 1954 worth $6. Stamped " Paid on February 13, 1953 ".
Date: 1953
Creator: Associated Harvard Alumni
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Subscription to Harvard Alumni Bulletin: 1960] (open access)

[Annual Subscription to Harvard Alumni Bulletin: 1960]

Annual bill for Harris Kempner's subscription to the Harvard Alumni Bulletin, including subscription for the year ending February 1st, 1965 worth $6. Stamped " Paid on March 4, 1960 ".
Date: 1960
Creator: Associated Harvard Alumni
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from The Harvard College Fund, 1964] (open access)

[Receipt from The Harvard College Fund, 1964]

Receipt from The Harvard College Fund acknowledging a financial gift for the current fiscal year from 1964.
Date: 1964
Creator: The Harvard College Fund
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from The Harvard College Fund, 1964] (open access)

[Receipt from The Harvard College Fund, 1964]

Receipt from The Harvard College Fund acknowledging a financial gift for the current fiscal year from 1966.
Date: 1966
Creator: The Harvard College Fund
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from The Harvard College Fund, 1964] (open access)

[Receipt from The Harvard College Fund, 1964]

Receipt from The Harvard College Fund acknowledging a financial gift for the current fiscal year from 1964. The receipt is attached to a piece of stationary with a header advertising Smith & Joyce Printing
Date: March 26, 1964
Creator: The Harvard College Fund
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Insured Parcel, November 18, 1954] (open access)

[Receipt for Insured Parcel, November 18, 1954]

Receipt for insured parcel, the delivery address is Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Date: November 18, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[No Charge Adjustment Form from Breck's of Boston, April 30, 1954] (open access)

[No Charge Adjustment Form from Breck's of Boston, April 30, 1954]

No Charge Adjustment form from Breck's of Boston to D. W. Kempner.
Date: April 30, 1954
Creator: Breck's of Boston
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Hood of Indianapolis, Indiana. He discusses entering the U.S. Navy in September of 1942 without basic training as he was a college graduate. After being sworn in at Wabash College he was sent to Harvard Business School for Supply Corps for 4 months before being assigned to a ship in Pearl Harbor despite having no sailing training. Mr. hood was assigned to the Cummings DE643, he was supposed to be on the Samuel B. Roberts but the naval officer over him changed his mind last minute and 37 days later the Roberts sunk. While in Tulagi, Mr. Hood was involved in shooting down a Kamikaze plane, even receiving a ribbon for it after the war. He was also involved in the Battle of Okinawa and even saved two shells and years later had them signed by U.S. pilot Paul Tibbets. Mr. Hood was discharged from the Navy on February 28th, 1946, at Santa Ana, California as a Full Lieutenant. He was recalled to the Navy for the Korean War on March 2nd, 1951, and discharged for the final time on March 30th, 1953, as a Lieutenant Commander.
Date: June 21, 2007
Creator: Hood, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History