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[Correspondence from Catherine Murphy to Eleanor Brown, Oct 25, 2004] (open access)

[Correspondence from Catherine Murphy to Eleanor Brown, Oct 25, 2004]

Correspondence from Catherine Murphy to Eleanor Brown containing a copy of the information Murphy has on file for Brown and a list of the WASPs in Region 2. A handwritten note at the top of page 1 states, "Total 175 WASP in Reg II."
Date: October 25, 2004
Creator: Murphy, Catherine A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rocco DeFelice to Eleanor Brown, March 25, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Rocco DeFelice to Eleanor Brown, March 25, 2003]

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Rocco DeFelice to Eleanor Brown notifying her of her acceptance into the Order of Daedalians. He states that she has been appointed to the founder membership of Henry J. Brown, a World War I pilot from Texas. He mentions that her membership card is enclosed and that her membership certificate has been mailed separately.
Date: March 25, 2003
Creator: DeFelice, Rocco
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pauline Tominack to Eleanor Brown, March 25, 2006] (open access)

[Letter from Pauline Tominack to Eleanor Brown, March 25, 2006]

Letter from Pauline Tominack to Eleanor Brown discussing Tominack's background and interest in the military. She mentions that she is putting together a collection of autographs from people who served during World War II and asks Brown for her autograph. A handwritten note at the bottom of the page says, "Responded to this request May 7, 2006."
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: Tominack, Pauline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wings of freedom were well worn] (open access)

[Clipping: Wings of freedom were well worn]

Newspaper clipping of an article about John Faulkner and Jay Rigby, two veterans who flew in WWII. The article includes a photograph of both men. On the back of the clipping are anniversary and birth announcements.
Date: March 25, 2007
Creator: Wolff, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wings of Freedom] (open access)

[Clipping: Wings of Freedom]

Newspaper clipping of an article about a WWII airplane being displayed at the Victoria Regional Airport in Texas. The article details the history of the aircraft. There is another article about cotton pickers and cowboys beneath, and on the back of the clipping, there are anniversary announcements and an article about florists.
Date: February 25, 2007
Creator: Jone, Martha
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 25, 1852 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 25, 1852

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly by John D. Logan and Thomas Sterne that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 25, 1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Advocate (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 25, 1902 (open access)

The Weekly Advocate (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 25, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 25, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 25, 1882 (open access)

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 25, 1882

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The paper is "A Democratic Journal."
Date: November 25, 1882
Creator: Linn, E. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of file of documents concerning Santa Anna and issues relating to Texas's independence, November 25, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of file of documents concerning Santa Anna and issues relating to Texas's independence, November 25, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a file with multiple documents concerning Santa Anna and issues relating to Texas's independence. Documents include: 1. a copy of the secret treaty between Santa Anna and Texas; 2. a statement by Santa Anna to Texas; 3. a copy of the public treaty between Santa Anna and Texas; 4. a memorandum regarding the treaties and communications with the United States; 5. a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Collinsworth and Grayson; 6. a letter from Stephen F. Austin to an unknown recipient; 7. a letter from Stephen F. Austin to T. H. Benton; 8. a letter from Sam Houston to Andrew Jackson; and 9. a description of the boundaries and size of Texas by Stephen F. Austin.
Date: November 25, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Joe F. and Amelia Jecker House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Joe F. and Amelia Jecker House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Joe F. and Amelia Jecker House, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, and photographs.
Date: July 25, 2006
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nymphaea odorata, Victoria, Texas

Photograph of water lilies floating on water.
Date: August 25, 1916
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rattlesnake at bay

Photograph of a rattlesnake, coiled.
Date: May 25, 1917
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the freezing temperature which are reaching to the coastal plains of Texas as clear and chilly weather prevails over most of the state.
Date: February 25, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insect-Poison Distributor (open access)

Insect-Poison Distributor

Patent for "new and useful improvements in devices for sprinkling potato-vines and the like with powder - such as paris-green" (lines 15-18).
Date: December 25, 1888
Creator: Heaton, Lorenzo D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of And Apparatus for Tanning Hides. (open access)

Method of And Apparatus for Tanning Hides.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in methods of and apparatus for tanning hides, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 25, 1899
Creator: Rodriguez, Miguel Ramon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History