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[Servicemen's Guide to Manila] (open access)

[Servicemen's Guide to Manila]

Guide containing a list of locations in Manila, Philippines and a map of the area intended for servicemen. The locations listed include barbershops, dining, churches, photographers, bars and night clubs, hotels, and theatres.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Lopez, C. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dedication Ceremonies Celebrating the Placement of Offical Texas Historical Markers at the SItes of The Bartlett Colored School and The Booker T. Washington School, June 28, 2003 (open access)

Dedication Ceremonies Celebrating the Placement of Offical Texas Historical Markers at the SItes of The Bartlett Colored School and The Booker T. Washington School, June 28, 2003

Booklet documenting the events for the dedication ceremonies to place historical markers for the Bartlett Colored School and the Booker T. Washington School, along with notes about the history of the schools and the text of the markers.
Date: 2003
Creator: Brown, Laurice Sanders; Capers, Mary & Powell-Loatman, Carol
System: The Portal to Texas History
Parachutes: A Pilot Saved Is a Pilot Made (open access)

Parachutes: A Pilot Saved Is a Pilot Made

Guidebook on the use and maintenance of parachutes and various scenarios they may be needed in intended for United States military pilots. The book discusses types of parachutes, handling parachutes, parachute inspection, potential hazards when exiting a ship in an emergency, and landing instructions.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Pickering, George M. & Bowman, R. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Smoker at Sea, August 11,1945] (open access)

[Program for Smoker at Sea, August 11,1945]

Program for the "Smoker at Sea" boxing event held on August 11, 1945 aboard the USS Altamaha (CVE-18). The program lists the sponsors, master-of-ceremonies, fight promoter, fighters, referees, judges, and timekeepers, and musicians for the event and has song lyrics on the back. The front of the program features an illustration of a muscular sailor with the event details in stylized text.
Date: August 11, 1945
Creator: USS Altamaha (CVE-18)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Opening of the Camp Crocodile Mess Hall, October 1, 1943] (open access)

[Program for the Opening of the Camp Crocodile Mess Hall, October 1, 1943]

Program for the grand opening of the Camp Crocodile mess hall. The program is decorated with small illustrations and lists the menu for the night as well as the festivities including a musical interlude, a movie short, and a showing of "The Palm Beach Story".
Date: October 1, 1943
Creator: Third Amphibious Force
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Army Post Office 547 Christmas Menu, December 25, 1945] (open access)

[Army Post Office 547 Christmas Menu, December 25, 1945]

List of servicemen working at the Miyagi Military Building in Sendai, Japan and a menu for Army Post Office 547's dinner on Christmas day, 1945. The front of the menu features an illustration of bells and Santa Claus.
Date: December 25, 1945
Creator: Army Post Office 547
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Program for the Army Specialized Training Unit, March 3, 1944] (open access)

[Graduation Program for the Army Specialized Training Unit, March 3, 1944]

Program for the Graduation Exercises of the Army Specialized Training Unit at Pomona College in Claremont, California held on Friday, March 3, 1944. The program contains the schedule for the ceremony, a roster of graduates, and lyrics to "Your Land and My Land" to be sung during the ceremony.
Date: March 3, 1944
Creator: Army Specialized Training Unit
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Midnight Christmas Mass Program for the 391st Infantry, December 25, 1944] (open access)

[Midnight Christmas Mass Program for the 391st Infantry, December 25, 1944]

Program for Midnight Mass held for the 391st Infantry on the night of Christmas Eve, 1944. The program contains the schedule for the night, verses from the Gospel of Luke, and a message from the 391st Infantry's Catholic Chaplain Ernest P. Pearsall.
Date: December 25, 1944
Creator: 391st Infantry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Program for the Eighth Army Staff Officer's Mess, December 25, 1945] (open access)

[Christmas Program for the Eighth Army Staff Officer's Mess, December 25, 1945]

Program and menu for the Eighth Army Staff Officer's Mess at the Helm House in Yokohama, Japan on Christmas Day, 1945. The front of the program features an illustration of a Christmas tree.
Date: 1945-12~
Creator: Eighth Army
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nansei Shoto Ryuku Islands-Loochoo Islands: A Pocket Guide (open access)

Nansei Shoto Ryuku Islands-Loochoo Islands: A Pocket Guide

A pocket sized booklet containing information on the Nansei Islands in Japan intended for United States military personnel that went there. The booklet describes the people, geography, history, culture, and disease and dangerous wildlife and provides maps, illustrations, and English phrases translated into Japanese with phonetic pronunciations.
Date: [1941..1946]
Creator: Special Publications Branch
System: The Portal to Texas History
To the Philippines (open access)

To the Philippines

Booklet containing information on the Philippines intended for United States military personnel that went there. The booklet describes the people, geography, history and how the Philippines fell to Japan, and health and sanitation and provides maps, illustrations, and English phrases translated into Tagalog with phonetic pronunciations. Pages 15-18 are missing from the booklet.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Queensland Newspapers, Pty., Ltd.
System: The Portal to Texas History
U. S. S. Monitor LSV-5: Personal Information Booklet (open access)

U. S. S. Monitor LSV-5: Personal Information Booklet

Booklet providing general information for sailors aboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). The booklet discusses letters, telegrams, and censorship, laundry, the Monitor herself, liberty and leave, smoking, uniforms, do's and don'ts, and obscenity.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: United States Navy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Strategic Air Command: Personal Affairs Pamphlet (open access)

Strategic Air Command: Personal Affairs Pamphlet

Booklet providing information on benefits the family of a serviceman is entitled to in the event of their death. The booklet discusses the kinds of benefits and income available to the family, the amount of income given, how to apply and obtain it, wills and powers of attorney, and insurance options.
Date: April 20, 1949
Creator: Strategic Air Command
System: The Portal to Texas History
[13th Bomb Squadron Reunion Program, April 8-10, 1983] (open access)

[13th Bomb Squadron Reunion Program, April 8-10, 1983]

Program for the 1983 reunion of the 13th Bomb Squadron of the United States Army Fifth Air Force held by the 13th Squadron Association from Friday, April 8 to Sunday, April 10 in Panama City Beach, Florida. The program lists all the events and activities held during the reunion, including fellowship and visitations, invocations and welcomes, memorials, recognitions, speakers, dining, and closings.
Date: 1983-04-08/1983-04-10
Creator: 13th Squadron Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[13th Bomb Squadron Reunion Program, October 5-7, 1984] (open access)

[13th Bomb Squadron Reunion Program, October 5-7, 1984]

Program for the 1984 reunion of the 13th Bomb Squadron of the United States Army Fifth Air Force held by the 13th Squadron Association from Friday, October 5 to Sunday, October 7 in Fairborn, Ohio. The program lists all the events and activities held during the reunion, including fellowship and visitations, invocations and welcomes, memorials, music, speakers, dining, and closings.
Date: 1984-10-05/1984-10-07
Creator: 13th Squadron Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: "Together We Build"] (open access)

[Pamphlet: "Together We Build"]

Church pamphlet summarizing a fundraising campaign to build a new classroom building for the First Baptist Church of Rockwall, including graphs displaying church growth, floor maps of the proposed building, and soliciting donations to the church. The pamphlet begins with a short history of the church, and includes a frequently-asked-questions page.
Date: 1991~
Creator: First Baptist Church of Rockwall
System: The Portal to Texas History
Impeachment Inquiry Procedures (open access)

Impeachment Inquiry Procedures

Pamphlet outlining the rules adopted by the House Judiciary Committee regarding the presentation of evidence during the impeachment inquiry into the Watergate scandal.
Date: May 2, 1974
Creator: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dogs for Defense] (open access)

[Dogs for Defense]

Brochure from the American Kennel Club's Dogs for Defense program informing the American public of the importance of a properly trained dog army in assisting the war effort.
Date: 1942~
Creator: American Kennel Club
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rationing on the Farm] (open access)

[Rationing on the Farm]

Brochure for rural families describing what rationing is and why it is vital to the war effort.
Date: 1941~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lona B. Parker's War Ration Book Four] (open access)

[Lona B. Parker's War Ration Book Four]

War Ration Book Four issued to Lona Belle Parker. The cover includes a blank space for the issuee's address and is unsigned. The booklet contains unused ration stamps for a variety of goods including coffee.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration book Two] (open access)

[War Ration book Two]

War Ration Book Two belonging to Lona Belle Parker.
Date: 1942
Creator: Shaw, Williams LeRoy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Three] (open access)

[War Ration Book Three]

War Ration Book Three belonging to Lona Belle Parker.
Date: 1943
Creator: Shaw, Williams LeRoy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration book One] (open access)

[War Ration book One]

War Ration Book One belonging to Lona Belle Parker.
Date: May 4, 1942
Creator: Shaw, Williams LeRoy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[We're Depending on You!] (open access)

[We're Depending on You!]

Flyer titled "We're Depending On You!" that warns against the sharing of confidential information.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Holler, Carl
System: The Portal to Texas History