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Proceedings of the Southwest Aviation Conference, 1939 (open access)

Proceedings of the Southwest Aviation Conference, 1939

Proceedings of the second annual Southwest Aviation Conference including transcripts of the sessions and a list of participants.
Date: Spring 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barron Field Review (open access)

Barron Field Review

Book documenting the history of Barron Field, a military airfield established in 1917 near Fort Worth, Texas. It includes a list of all of the departments, personnel, and activities at the airfield.
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Walker County, Texas Cemeteries: Volume 3 (open access)

Walker County, Texas Cemeteries: Volume 3

List of markers in Walker County cemeteries in Huntsville, Texas, including the Oakwood, Adickes, Mayes, St. Stephen's Columbarium, Captain Joe Byrd, Wynne Farm, and Goree Farm. Each entry includes the name, birth and death dates, plot number, and any additional information known. Some historical and supplemental information is also included about the cemeteries and families. An index to names starts on page 159.
Date: 2007
Creator: Walker County Genealogical Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[148th American Squadron Album] (open access)

[148th American Squadron Album]

Album containing photographs of World War I soldiers, many in uniform and posing near camps or airplanes. Writing on the cover says "Officers, 148th American Squadron."
Date: August 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry R., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account Book and Miscellaneous Notes] (open access)

[Account Book and Miscellaneous Notes]

Ledger containing an accounting of various purchases and payments with inserted receipts for medical supplies, as well as miscellaneous medical notes.
Date: 1889/1895
Creator: Pound, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photo Album of Alton Brown] (open access)

[Photo Album of Alton Brown]

Photo album made by Alton Brown, with pictures of him as a child in the 1940s and 1950s, some of which were taken in Waco, Texas. Included are several pages of "autographs of my friends."
Date: 1940/1959
Creator: Brown, Alton
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photo Album of Arthur Sternenberg] (open access)

[Photo Album of Arthur Sternenberg]

Photo album of Arthur Sternenberg (1881-1968), a beekeeper from Austin County, Texas. Included are photos of people and animals.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sternenberg
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Accounts Ledger] (open access)

[Medical Accounts Ledger]

Handwritten ledger containing a list of patients seen by Dr. Pound with an accounting for services and medications. Names are indexed at the front of the book.
Date: 1896/1898
Creator: Pound, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mexican Border Photo Album] (open access)

[Mexican Border Photo Album]

Photograph album compiled by 1st Sgt. Oliver Taft Hazelton while he was stationed near the Mexican border containing images of the Texas National Guard activities there. Handwritten text at the start of the album says: "Photographic Views of scenes at and near Mexican Border on Rio Grande River - Ft. Ringgold, Texas during May-Sept. 1916."
Date: 1916
Creator: Hazelton, Oliver Taft
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure of the Military Government in Germany] (open access)

[Brochure of the Military Government in Germany]

Book concerning the "Military Government [in] Germany" now that the allied forces had made their way into Germany. The Table of Contents shows each section dealing with the abrogation, dissolution, or altering of policies that had been set forth by the Nazi Party in 1933. The text on the front page says this book contains "Proclamation, Laws, Ordinaces and Notices. Directives and Instructions to German Police."
Date: November 7, 1944
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The Portal to Texas History
War Ration Book No. 3 (open access)

War Ration Book No. 3

Ration book issued to Marjorie N. Forester, a house wife of a soldier overseas; the front cover contains information about Forester's address, sex, weight, height, age, and occupation. This book has four sheets of stamps inserted into the middle.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Pay Record Book of James Darley, Company A 141st Infantry] (open access)

[Individual Pay Record Book of James Darley, Company A 141st Infantry]

Pay record book belonging to James Darley, the first page on the inside contains information about his birth date, the date of enlistment, and the date he opened the book. His net monthly pay is $2630; he has four entries of payments written in the table on page 4, all having date paid and the names of the "quartermaster making payment." Pages 9 through 11 include instructions for the soldier about how to handle such an account and that they are to wear them at all times.
Date: [1919-02-28..1919-06-16]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
War Ration Book Four (open access)

War Ration Book Four

Ration book used during World War II with sheets of stamps inserted in the middle. There is a note on the back of the book that reads: "NEVER BUY RATIONED GOODS WITHOUT RATION STAMPS, NEVER PAY MORE THAN THE LEGAL PRICE."
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Majorie Forester's War Ration Book Two] (open access)

[Majorie Forester's War Ration Book Two]

War Ration Book Two belonging to Marjorie N. Forester of Roscoe, Texas; there are no more food stamps left in the book as they have all been used.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Four Belonging to Majarie N. Forester] (open access)

[War Ration Book Four Belonging to Majarie N. Forester]

Ration book belonging to Marjorie N. Forester of Roscoe, Texas; her signature reads: "Mrs. Wade E. Forester." There are two sheets of food stamps attached to the inside of the book, the rest have been torn out.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dedication of Marker (open access)

Dedication of Marker

Program from a dedication of the men in Co. E 142nd Infantry 36th Division, names of the men in the company are listed throughout the pages; pages 4 and 5 contain a description of the events that took place during the ceremony. The final page has a black and white image of the memorial that was created in their honor.
Date: May 17, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ration Book Holder with Ration Books Inside] (open access)

[Ration Book Holder with Ration Books Inside]

Ration book holder used to protect individuals' ration books "From Loss or Mutilation." The business listed on the front of the holder is "Ed Dodds Grocery & Market, No Long waits - No short weights" in Roscoe, Texas. The instructions on the back read: "Open your family's War Ration Books to center page and inset into this holder by slipping them in under band."
Date: 194X
Creator: Ed Dodds Grocery & Market
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stamp Album For the purchase of United States War Savings Bonds (open access)

Stamp Album For the purchase of United States War Savings Bonds

Stamp album used for buying and storing war savings bonds; the note on the inside cover says this book will be worth $18.75 when it is completely full of stamps. The cover of the album is patriotically decorated with an eagles at the bottom and a red, white, and blue color scheme; the back cover has an illustration of a patriot holding a musket in his hand and an American flag in the background. Each page on the inside has empty squares to where one places a bought stamp.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Two Belonging to Beatrice Clementine Blewett] (open access)

[War Ration Book Two Belonging to Beatrice Clementine Blewett]

War ration book belonging to Beatrice Blewett of Alexandria, Louisiana; the front of the book has information regarding her address, age, sex, and the signature of the issuing officer. Inside, there are miscellaneous stamps, some having been torn out and some still in the form of sheets.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of Matilda Ella Brown] (open access)

[Diary of Matilda Ella Brown]

Handwritten diary of Matilda Ella Brown detailing daily affairs and events.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photo Album Belonging to the Gresham Family] (open access)

[Photo Album Belonging to the Gresham Family]

Photograph album belonging to the Gresham Family in Galveston, Texas. This album contains photographs of members of the family as well as different locations throughout Bishop's Palace in Galveston; there are captions under various photos that denote which room is in the picture.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
MCCHC_E6-01 (open access)

MCCHC_E6-01

Historical compilation for the Melvin Evangelical Free Church in McCulloch County, Texas. This report includes a photograph and illustration of the church followed by a short history of the church from its creation around 1910 until its reopening in 1993.
Date: 1993-11?
Creator: Malmstrom, Virginia
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Journey from Sweden to America (open access)

The Journey from Sweden to America

Booklet discussing the history of the Blomstrom family from their time in Sweden to their arrival in America. It includes photographs and illustrations of the family, as well as the coat of arms for Laurentz Blomstom; also included are genealogy lists and family histories.
Date: 2005~
Creator: Blomstrom, Helen Spiers
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of Sweden Presbyterian Church (open access)

Minutes of Sweden Presbyterian Church

Minutes recorded from meetings within the Sweden Presbyterian Church. The meetings are dated and described as to what occurred during the meeting; at the bottom of the meeting descriptions are signatures from church officials.
Date: 1905/1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History