Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017

Interview with Ronald Girard, a veteran of the United States Air Force and post office worker. Girard describes his experiences as a navigator in the U.S. Air Force, participating in experimental tests run by the CIA at Area 51 as a part of the 1129th Special Activity Squad, experience in the Vietnam War, and working as a mail carrier in Kerrville.
Date: October 31, 2017
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Girard, Ronald Lee
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1930 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1930

Weekly newspaper from Ferris, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 194, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1905 (open access)

The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 194, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1905

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 31, 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 193, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 31, 1906 (open access)

The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 193, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 31, 1906

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 31, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1958 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1958

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 3, Ed. 1 Monday, October 31, 1994 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 3, Ed. 1 Monday, October 31, 1994

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 31, 1990 (open access)

The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 31, 1990

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1991 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1991

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas to C. C. Cox, October 31, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas to C. C. Cox, October 31, 1919]

Letter from the First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas, to C. C. Cox notifying him that a bond note of his will mature the following day. Envelope is included.
Date: October 31, 1919
Creator: First National Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, October 31, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, October 31, 1922]

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox discussing the sale of timber and business with the Forrest Lumber Company. Envelope is included.
Date: October 31, 1922
Creator: Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Department of Surgery Annual Report: 1945 (open access)

University of Texas Department of Surgery Annual Report: 1945

Annual report from the University of Texas Medical School Department of Surgery, discussing the department's divisions, faculty and personnel, and research.
Date: October 31, 1945
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Department of Surgery.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[United States Veterans' Hospital]

Postcard of United States Veterans' Hospital in Dallas, Texas. The image is an illustration, depicting a red brick building with white stone accents. In the upper right corner, "United States Veterans' Hospital" is printed and "In Dallas, at Lisbon, Tex." is printed in the lower left corner. Information about the hospital is printed on the back reading, "The main building of the immense Hospital Plant, which occupies a 245 acre site, adjoining the city limits at Lisbon." The correspondence is addressed to "Mr. C.L. Bridge" and references the writer undergoing surgery soon.
Date: October 31, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
SNAP (San Antonio, Tex.), Saturday, October 31, 1981 (open access)

SNAP (San Antonio, Tex.), Saturday, October 31, 1981

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R Clarke to C. C. Cox, October 31, 1921] (open access)

[Letter from P. R Clarke to C. C. Cox, October 31, 1921]

Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox discussing the finances of Cox's school district for the upcoming academic year.
Date: October 31, 1921
Creator: Clarke, P. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017

Transcript of an interview with Ronald Girard, a veteran of the United States Air Force and post office worker. Girard describes his experiences as a navigator in the U.S. Air Force, participating in experimental tests run by the CIA at Area 51 as a part of the 1129th Special Activity Squad, experience in the Vietnam War, and working as a mail carrier in Kerrville.
Date: October 31, 2017
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Girard, Ronald Lee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History