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[Adoption Statement of Sarah Heath and Celena Kopinski] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Sarah Heath and Celena Kopinski]

Personal statement of Sarah Heath and Celena Kopinski regarding their adoption from the Changzhou CWI in Jiangsu Province, China. They discuss their chance encounter which lead to them discovering they were twins who had been adopted separately, Sarah by parents in Nashville, Tennessee and Celena by parents in New York City. There is a photo of Celena and Sarah on the second page of the statement.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Heath, Sarah & Kopinski, Celena
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Stremel. Stremel joined the Navy in October of 1940. Beginning in December, he served in the fire room aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). In April of 1942, they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In January of 1944, Stremel was sent to Oil Burning School in Philadelphia. He was transferred to USS Swanson (DD-443). Stremel was honorably discharged in December of 1946.
Date: July 30, 2011
Creator: Stremel, Al
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting] (open access)

[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting]

Minutes from the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Board Meeting Agenda] (open access)

[WASP Board Meeting Agenda]

Agenda for the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006.
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004

Interview with John Andrews, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps from Kentwood, Louisiana. The transcript includes a list of questions regarding Andrews's training and service in World War II as a B-29 command pilot and flight instructor throughout the United States.
Date: May 17, 2005
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Andrews, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Phillip Patton, April 11, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Phillip Patton, April 11, 2002

Interview with Phillip Patton, an aircraft mechanic in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He answers questions about life before the war, his experiences overseas, and returning home post-war.
Date: December 30, 2004
Creator: Elterman, Dora & Patton, Phillip
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - March 17, 1986] (open access)

[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - March 17, 1986]

Agenda for the March 17, 1986 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, and current business. Also included with the agenda is a letter that was part of a February 1986 mailing to local chapter presidents of The Links, Inc. regarding the upcoming National Assembly in Nashville, Tennessee. Items discussed in the letter include hotel room rates, the program of events, registration information, and profiles of candidates for national office.
Date: March 17, 1986
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Rep. Barbara Jordan, Impact Symposium: "Destiny of the South," Vanderbilt University (open access)

Remarks of Rep. Barbara Jordan, Impact Symposium: "Destiny of the South," Vanderbilt University

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at Vanderbilt University's Impact Symposium: "Destiny of the South."
Date: February 25, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Foy Valentine to Barbara C. Jordan, May 3, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Foy Valentine to Barbara C. Jordan, May 3, 1976]

Letter from Foy Valentine of the Christian Life Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention to Barbara C. Jordan, with an enclosed copy of her speech given at their seminar "Christian Citizenship '76" and a request for her to read and edit it before sending it back.
Date: May 3, 1976
Creator: Valentine, Foy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Miss L. Brandon] (open access)

[Client Card: Miss L. Brandon]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Miss L. Brandon, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces include bronze cast plaques (3 copies, 30" x 24").
Date: June 1975
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Distances Between McKinney, Texas and Nashville, Tennesee] (open access)

[Distances Between McKinney, Texas and Nashville, Tennesee]

Handwritten list of distances between McKinney in Collin County, Texas and Nashville, Tennesee. The list details each stopping point with the distance to the city from the previous stop. The total number of miles (710) is given at the end of the list.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. White] (open access)

[Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. White]

Envelope addressed the Mr. and Mrs. Claude D. White. Mrs. White is Linnet Moore, the daughter of C. B. and Mary Moore. The post mark is from Nashville, Tennessee.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Jewlers' Business Card] (open access)

[Jewlers' Business Card]

A fragment of a business card from the C. B. Moore Collection. Text says "[...]arbox & Bro., [Je]welers, [...]49 Union Street, Nashville."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Land sale handbill, undated] (open access)

[Land sale handbill, undated]

Land sale handbill for real estate located in Hickman, Lewis and Perry Counties, Tennessee.
Date: unknown
Creator: Crawford, J. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[List of expenses for trip, June 27-29, 1865] (open access)

[List of expenses for trip, June 27-29, 1865]

A list of expenses for a trip from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It includes tickets and fees, as well as daily traveling expenses. The dates of the listed expenses are from June 27 to June 29.
Date: unknown
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum from Mary P. Douglass to Chapter Presidents and Members] (open access)

[Memorandum from Mary P. Douglass to Chapter Presidents and Members]

Memorandum from Mary P. Douglass to chapter presidents and members of The Links, Inc. providing information about the upcoming national assembly, candidates for national office, and guidelines for processing new members.
Date: 198?
Creator: Links, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note on Byrd Granger's Documentation for WASP Hearings] (open access)

[Note on Byrd Granger's Documentation for WASP Hearings]

A note written on a letterhead from the Texas State Board of Education that reads, "Byrd Granger's documentation for WASP hearings 1977-1978".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal notes, July 17] (open access)

[Personal notes, July 17]

The following document includes personal notes from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The notes detail agriculture and travel to Tennessee. Moore lists travel expenses on the back of the page. The document is dated July 17 in an unspecified year.
Date: unknown
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Personal notes, undated] (open access)

[Personal notes, undated]

The following document includes personal notes from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The notes detail a visit to family and friends in Tennessee. The document goes on to discuss the President of Oak Cliff school, a representative from the Houston Post, and agriculture. It mentions that it rained much of the time during a trip to Memphis from Nashville. The document is undated.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to Blanche Perry from Nashville, Tennessee] (open access)

[Letter to Blanche Perry from Nashville, Tennessee]

Incomplete letter from an unknown person to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting done for the church in Nashville, Tennessee. Mentions several comments from other church members regarding how the painting affected them. Includes personal details of author.
Date: October 18, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall and signed by others in her Sunday School Class to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting for the church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Date: October 8, 1944
Creator: Hall, Jordan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]

Extracts of several special orders and regulations for both Women Airforce Service Pilots and male pilots ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Munson.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Force Base
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Nashville, Tennessee Church Bulletin] (open access)

[Nashville, Tennessee Church Bulletin]

Portion of a bulletin from a church in Nashville, Tennessee. Contains the interpretation by Blanche Perry of the baptistry painting she made for the church there. Interpretative essay mentions symbols of mountains, hills, fountain, water, sunset, light, stream, cross, dove, lamb, birds, flowers, sheep, sunbeams, shaft of light.
Date: 1944
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Willard Collins to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Willard Collins to Blanche Perry]

Letter plus envelope from Willard Collins to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting for the Church of Christ in Old Hickory, Tennessee. Letter contains updates on other churches and ministers known by Perry and Collins.
Date: September 5, 1941
Creator: Collins, Willard
System: The Portal to Texas History