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Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Lawrence Wile. Wile joined the Army in 1943. He completed Cook School, and worked as a cook at Fort Meade and Fort Eustis. In late 1944, he traveled to Cherbourg, France and Belgium, working with the 1591st Labor Supervision Company. He assisted with coordinating German companies in cleaning up after the war, rebuilding roads and picking up artillery shells. Wile continued in the Army after the war, completing 30 years of service in the military.
Date: January 31, 2015
Creator: Wile, Albert Lawrence
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clearing the Waters: A focus on water quality solutions (open access)

Clearing the Waters: A focus on water quality solutions

This report discusses global water issues and offers a variety of proposals for countering the degradation of freshwater ecosystems for the benefit of public health and the environment.
Date: March 2010
Creator: Palanaippan, Meena; Gleick, Peter H.; Allen, Lucy; Cohen, Michael J.; Christian-Smith, Juliet; Smith, Courtney et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewables 2010: Global Status Report (open access)

Renewables 2010: Global Status Report

This report describes economic trends in building the capacity of renewable energy in several countries.
Date: 2010
Creator: Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century
System: The UNT Digital Library
Policies to Change the World: Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy (open access)

Policies to Change the World: Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy

This booklet discusses how energy sufficiency is the best solution for reducing energy consumption and waste. It presents policies for reducing global energy consumption such as energy auditing, phasing out incandescent light bulbs, combined heat/cooling energy and power, carbon-negative cooking, smart metering, area road pricing, and other measures.
Date: 2009
Creator: Rohde, Anja & Bee, Hilmar
System: The UNT Digital Library
Land-based sources protocol to Cartagena Convention : message from the President of the United States transmitting protocol concerning pollution from land-based sources and activities ("the Protocol") to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, with annexes, done at Oranjestad, Aruba, on October 6, 1999, and signed by the United States on that same date (open access)

Land-based sources protocol to Cartagena Convention : message from the President of the United States transmitting protocol concerning pollution from land-based sources and activities ("the Protocol") to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, with annexes, done at Oranjestad, Aruba, on October 6, 1999, and signed by the United States on that same date

This treaty sets out general legal obligations to protect the marine environment of the Gulf of Mexico, Straits of Florida, Caribbean Sea, and immediately adjacent areas of the Atlantic Ocean-collectively known as the Wider Caribbean Region.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush) & Rice, Condoleezza, 1954-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, April 22, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, April 22, 2002

Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, a paratrooper veteran of World War II, serving in Africa, Italy, and the Netherlands. Hannan answers questions regarding his service, such as the jumps he made over Italy and Holland. Also covered is his participation in liberating one of the German concentration camps.
Date: May 14, 2003
Creator: Meschede, Robert & Hannan, Gordon Patrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Draft] (open access)

[Bank Draft]

Bank draft to T.C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T.G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1200 to be paid from the account of G.D. Langster, Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Draft] (open access)

[Bank Draft]

Bank draft to T.C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T.G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1200 to be paid from the account of G.D. Langster, Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Draft] (open access)

[Bank Draft]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1200 to be paid from the account of G. D. Langster, Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Draft for T. C. Zimmerman] (open access)

[Bank Draft for T. C. Zimmerman]

Bank draft to T.C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T.G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1200 to be paid from the account of G.D. Langster, Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Draft for T. C. Zimmerman] (open access)

[Bank Draft for T. C. Zimmerman]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1200 to be paid from the account of G. D. Langster, Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft from T. G. Wick, Matagorda, Texas to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland] (open access)

[Bank draft from T. G. Wick, Matagorda, Texas to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland]

Bank draft from T. G. Wick, Matagorda, TX to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland in the amount of $800 to be charged to the account of G. D. Langster of Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda] (open access)

[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1100 dollars to be paid to the account of G. D. Langster, Oosterhoud.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft to T.C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T.G. Wick, Matagorda] (open access)

[Bank draft to T.C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T.G. Wick, Matagorda]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1100 to be paid to the account of G. D. Langster to Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda] (open access)

[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1100 to be paid from the account of G.D. Langster to Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda] (open access)

[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $800 to be paid from the account of G. D. Langster in Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda] (open access)

[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $800 to be paid from the account of G. D. Langsterte of Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of minutes for a meeting held by the citizens of Lexington, Texas, April 23, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of minutes for a meeting held by the citizens of Lexington, Texas, April 23, 1836]

Copy of transcript for minutes of a meeting held by the citizens of Lexington, Texas to discuss the ongoing revolution. The minutes also include a draft of a statement to be forwarded to the United States Congress, as well as a statement written by Sam Houston regarding military affairs.
Date: April 23, 1836
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of commentary on a proposed law pertaining to duties on importations in Mexico, March 18, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of commentary on a proposed law pertaining to duties on importations in Mexico, March 18, 1830]

Copy of transcript for commentary on a proposed Mexican law pertaining to duties on importations. The author also addresses arguments relating to counterfeit currency and nationalized banks.
Date: March 18, 1830
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History