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[News Script: Vienna, Brussels, and Saigon update] (open access)

[News Script: Vienna, Brussels, and Saigon update]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 28, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: East German couple] (open access)

[News Script: East German couple]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a family three crossing the border into Austria behind freight packages and the father accidently smother the child.
Date: July 5, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Ongoing Challenges and Future Prospects (open access)

The European Union: Ongoing Challenges and Future Prospects

This report provides a brief history of the European Union (EU) and the major challenges confronting the bloc. It also discusses the potential implications for the EU and for U.S.-EU relations.
Date: December 3, 2018
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Rediscovery of the Elements

Interactive DVD documenting the research by Dr. James and Virginia Marshall to trace the history of the elements in the periodic table. It includes biographical information on the scientists who discovered each of the elements, notes about each of the elements with photos, periodic tables, maps and photographs of the cities where elements were discovered, a timeline of discoveries, written articles about the research, and other background documentation.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Permit Office for Germany, June 10, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Permit Office for Germany, June 10, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Permit Office for Germany enclosing applications, checks, and passports for permits to enter the U.S., British, and French zones of Germany and Austria for him and Jeane Bertig Kempner.
Date: June 10, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Permit Office for Germany, June 26, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Permit Office for Germany, June 26, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Permit Office for Germany asking why he was refunded $2.00 and why he did not receive permits to enter Austria for him or his wife.
Date: June 26, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol, April 15, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol, April 15, 1958]

Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol asking him several questions regarding driving her in Europe.
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alan Pilot. Pilot joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Howze. He received further training in Louisiana for the European Theater and then in California for the Pacific Theater. In January he left for Camp Old Gold at La Havre, where he served as a combat medic, supporting Companies E, G, and H of the 343rd Infantry, 86th Division. His unit relieved the 8th Division and fought in Cologne, where he was stationed at the top of the cathedral while it was being shelled. In the Ruhr Pocket a defective shell landed 10 feet away from him. He recalls seeing 100,000 Germans surrender there. He describes the Bavarian people as friendly as he passed through Austria on VE Day. He was then sent to the Pacific as part of Operation Coronet. VJ Day came while he was still crossing the Pacific. He spent the last five months of his service in the Philippines at a quiet outpost while the rest of his unit prepared the Philippines for independence. Pilot returned home and was discharged in January 1946.
Date: August 10, 2010
Creator: Pilot, Alan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alan Pilot. Pilot joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Howze. He received further training in Louisiana for the European Theater and then in California for the Pacific Theater. In January he left for Camp Old Gold at La Havre, where he served as a combat medic, supporting Companies E, G, and H of the 343rd Infantry, 86th Division. His unit relieved the 8th Division and fought in Cologne, where he was stationed at the top of the cathedral while it was being shelled. In the Ruhr Pocket a defective shell landed 10 feet away from him. He recalls seeing 100,000 Germans surrender there. He describes the Bavarian people as friendly as he passed through Austria on VE Day. He was then sent to the Pacific as part of Operation Coronet. VJ Day came while he was still crossing the Pacific. He spent the last five months of his service in the Philippines at a quiet outpost while the rest of his unit prepared the Philippines for independence. Pilot returned home and was discharged in January 1946.
Date: August 10, 2010
Creator: Pilot, Alan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Evening dress

Evening gown of black chiffon and crystals. Full-length; strapless with padded velvet band around bodice, slightly shaped. Over bust area is a wide band of applied tiny crystals in a scrolling/foliate pattern. Center back zipper on lining, snaps on outer dress and hook & eyes on velvet band. Inner silk sheath lining, boning in bust with internal petersham. Designer's (?) label at inside back: “Trixi Becker / Boutique Wieni.” Care label with pictograms.
Date: 198X
Creator: Becker, Trixie
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Greeting Card with Coin from Hotel Sacher] (open access)

[Greeting Card with Coin from Hotel Sacher]

Greeting card wishing the recipient a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year signed by three representatives of Hotel Sacher from Vienna and enclosing a "Good Luck" Hotel Sacher coin. The front of the coin is embossed with the year 1958 and features a picture of a woman raising a glass.
Date: 1958~
Creator: Hotel Sacher
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson, January 20, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson, January 20, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson discussing. updating his and his wife, Jeane Kempner's passports.
Date: January 20, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers Standing by a Sign for Austria]

Photograph of William Hahn and two other uniformed U.S. Army soldiers standing in front of a sign that says "You are now entering Austria thru the courtesy of the VI U.S. Corps," "Salerno, Volturno, Anzio, Rome, S. France, Alsace, Rhine, Danube," and "6 Germany." The sign is more than twice as tall as the soldiers and is located at the bottom of a hill. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note that indicates that this is near the Brenner Pass.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier in Front of Road Tunnel]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing in front of a road tunnel in the Austrian mountains.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Under a Sign Denoting Austria]

Photograph of three soldiers sitting under a sign that says "You are now entering Austria thru the courtesy of the VI U.S. Corps." A hillside with trees is visible on the left.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blasting Resistance, Austria

Photograph of a smoke covered town in Austria. White smoke covers most of the buildings and winds up under the treeline of a nearby hill. Two tanks and three trucks can be seen on a road that winds to the right.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier in Austrian Mountains]

Photograph of two unidentified soldiers standing on a road in the Austrian mountains.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sign at the Danube River]

Photograph of a sign by the bridge at the Danube River in Austria, next to a wooden building. The sign reads: "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division".
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers by Sign]

Photograph of two soldiers standing by a sign at the base of a hill. The sign reads: "You are now entering Austria thru the courtesy of the VI U.S. Corps Salerno Volturno Anzio Rome S. France Alsace Rhine Danube".
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Railway Bridge Over the Lech River]

Photograph of a metal bridge that spans the river Lech. Two 12th Armored Infantry Battalion vehicles can be seen passing over the bridge. The bridge's one visible support stands in the center of the river. Vegetation grows on the shore on either side of the Lech.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sign at Austrian Border]

Photograph of a soldier standing next to a sign at the Austrian border. It reads: "You are now entering Austria thru the courtesy of the VI U.S. Corps". There is a list of places at the bottom of the sign.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man by Sign]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes standing on the wooden posts of a half made sign in Brenner, Austria. It reads: "You are now entering Austria thru the courtesy of the". A house, a car, and a mountain are visible in the background.
Date: July 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The River Lech and the Surrounding Countryside]

Photograph of the River Lech as seen from on top of crossing railway bridge. Fields and vehicle tracks are visible to the left, while trees and buildings can be seen in the background. A smaller bridge bearing a truck can be seen on the river in the distance.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foreign Health Care Systems: A Bibliography of Selected References (open access)

Foreign Health Care Systems: A Bibliography of Selected References

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to health care systems around the world organized by location.
Date: September 28, 1971
Creator: Cavalier, Kay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library