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Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System: The UNT Digital Library
Student Pilot Handbook (open access)

Student Pilot Handbook

Handbook for student pilots, detailing procedures, maneuvers, and judgement criteria for learning how to fly planes. The book includes numerous illustrations, some humorous and others instructional, to aid the student. There are several handwritten notes on the front page from grateful students of the WASP class 44-W-3.
Date: March 1943
Creator: Hunt, Jack & Fahringer, Ray
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jahrbuch der Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung fuer 1943 (open access)

Jahrbuch der Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung fuer 1943

The 1943 almanac from the Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung.
Date: 1943
Creator: Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung
System: The Portal to Texas History
[World War II Photo Album] (open access)

[World War II Photo Album]

Album containing a collecton of photographs taken during World War II, most of them at or near Camp Barkeley in Taylor County, Texas. The images include living quarters, soldiers, and training exercises. Many of the pages are blank.
Date: 1943~/1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fundamentals of Elementary Flight Maneuvers (open access)

Fundamentals of Elementary Flight Maneuvers

Textbook titled "Fundamentals of Elementary Flight Maneuvers" describing introductory material related to flying aircraft, such as starting and taxiing the plane, executing turns, and various considerations for take-offs and landings.
Date: February 1943
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide (open access)

Instrument Flying Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide

Textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide" or "Instrument Flying: Ground Trainer" or Technical Order No. 30-100C-1, created August 1, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: August 1, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
Your Body in Flight (open access)

Your Body in Flight

Textbook titled "Your Body in Flight" or Technical Order No. 00-25-13, created July 20, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: July 20, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business and Defense Coordinator Instructions for Filing] (open access)

[Business and Defense Coordinator Instructions for Filing]

Booklet of instructions for filing from Business and Defense coordinator, Edition 3, No. 28. There are indexes and chapters of instructions.
Date: June 4, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Shoe Ration Booklet from First National Bank] (open access)

[Shoe Ration Booklet from First National Bank]

Shoe ration booklet from First National Bank in Grapevine, Texas; the booklet contains 20 receipt stubs followed by 30 blank receipts. The majority of stubs show purchases from Graham Brown Shoe Co.
Date: {1943..1944}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1941-1943] (open access)

[McMurry Music Department Scrapbook 1941-1943]

Scrapbook of materials related to music and fine arts events at McMurry College between 1941 and 1943, including programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Record, Volume 86, January-June, 1942 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 86, January-June, 1942

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Puerto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 879.
Date: 1943
Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Administration. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 87, July-December, 1942 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 87, July-December, 1942

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Puerto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 901.
Date: 1943
Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Administration. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1942 (open access)

Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1942

Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, discussions of foreign investigations, and selected studies.
Date: August 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Almanac, 1943-1944 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1943-1944

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, weather, "resources, industries, commerce, history, government, population and all other subjects relating to the political, civic and economic development" of the time. A general index is on page 321.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mathematics Work Book (open access)

Mathematics Work Book

Mathematics work book with math problems relating to aviation and answers to those problems handwritten written in pencil.
Date: 1943~
Creator: Army Air Forces Preflight School (Pilot)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patter for Elementary Flight Maneuvers (open access)

Patter for Elementary Flight Maneuvers

Textbook titled "Patter for Elementary Flight Maneuvers" describing introductory material related to basic flight maneuvers for aircraft.
Date: February 1943
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Your Body in Flight (open access)

Your Body in Flight

Manual illustrated with cartoons for quick memorization demonstrating the effects of flight on the human body and the best practices for safe aviation.
Date: July 20, 1943
Creator: Aero Medical laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Basic (open access)

Instrument Flying: Basic

Technical manual containing training documentation related to basic flying of aircraft.
Date: January 3, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Physics Work Book] (open access)

[Physics Work Book]

Physics work book with problems and exercises relating to physics in aviation and answers to those problems handwritten written in blue pen ink. The names, "Solange D'Hooghe" and "Mr. Morrissette" are handwritten in the top right corner of the cover.
Date: February 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces Preflight School (Pilot)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey for Dimmit County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey for Dimmit County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, soils, and crops of Dimmit County, Texas.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Smith, Howard Malcolm, 1900- & Huckabee, John Walter, 1912-
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of Minnie Howard Walker: 1943-1947] (open access)

[Diary of Minnie Howard Walker: 1943-1947]

Five-year diary of Minnie Howard Walker from January 1, 1943 through December 31, 1947.
Date: 1943-01-01/1947-12-31
Creator: Walker, Minnie Maud Howard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Power (open access)

Air Power

Book detailing the work of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, including training programs, personnel, types of airplanes in use, and methods of fighting.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1942-1943 (open access)

Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1942-1943

Catalogue describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1942 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1942

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held on December 5, 1942, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed.
Date: 1943
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History