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[Letter from Robert Markle Armstrong to William H. Louviere, April 26, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Markle Armstrong to William H. Louviere, April 26, 1954]

Letter from Robert Markle Armstrong to William H. Louviere discussing the fluctuations of cane sugar prices and sales over the course of the early months of 1954.
Date: April 26, 1954
Creator: Armstrong, Robert Markle
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scouting, Volume 1, Number 5, June 15, 1913 (open access)

Scouting, Volume 1, Number 5, June 15, 1913

Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date: June 1, 1913
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scouting, Volume 1, Number 9, August 15, 1913 (open access)

Scouting, Volume 1, Number 9, August 15, 1913

Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date: August 15, 1913
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The New World, 1992] (open access)

[The New World, 1992]

Scrapbook documenting the life of John Logan Briggs Jr. and his friends, including photographs, menus, business cards, clippings, and tickets. The scrapbook also contains photographs of his travels, social gatherings and "The Experience."John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.
Date: 1992
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life and travel, 1987-1991] (open access)

[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life and travel, 1987-1991]

Scrapbook documenting the personal life and travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1987 and 1991, including color photographs, tickets, menus, business cards, receipts, clippings, stickers, and other records of travel. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community. This scrapbook also documents his time spent with friends and family.
Date: [1987..1991]
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer (open access)

The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer

This report discusses the roundheaded apple-tree borer, an insect in the eastern and midwestern United States that, in its larval stage, destroys the bark and wood of apple trees. Several methods of control are discussed, including worming, paints and washes, and sprays.Apple-tree borers.
Date: 1915
Creator: Brooks, Fred E.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Email from Eleanor Brown to Lucile Wise, June 16, 2006] (open access)

[Email from Eleanor Brown to Lucile Wise, June 16, 2006]

Printout of an email from Eleanor Brown to Lucile Wise containing Brown's report for WASP Region 2. Attached to the printout is a yellow sticky note with a handwritten message stating, "Mickey - F.Y.I. attached is the first report you sent. We added your correct phone #. Lucile."
Date: June 16, 2006
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James F. Cape, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - December 20, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from James F. Cape, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - December 20, 1966]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from James F. Cape, Jr., Sales Manager, Ideals Publishing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, U. S. A., dated December 20, 1966. Cape replies to Carswell regarding the subscription renewal advising that they are most happy to supply the information requested pertaining to the ten subscriptions they recently entered for him. Attachment includes: Recipients for 1966-1967 "Ideals"; Mauldin, Jimmy ; Mauldin, David ; Mauldin, Darrel ; Rhodes, Ed ; Rhodes, Christi ; Rhodes ; Rhodes, Annette ; Peacock, William, III ; Peacock, Thomas C. ; Carswell, T. N. ; Fogle, Janice ; Fogle, Ronnie ; McAden, Nancy ; Compere, Jan ; Collier, Vivian ; Collier, Barbara ; Asbury, Elizabeth ; Stoker, Susan ; Stoker, Tom.
Date: December 20, 1966
Creator: Cape, James F., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Co. - November 6, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Co. - November 6, 1964]

A letter addressed to the Ideals Publishing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin from T. N. Carswell, dated November 6, 1964. Carswell advises of an attached check for which Ideals is to "fill in" to cover a subscription for one year for Ed, Christi, Annette and Sherri Rhodes of Abilene, Texas. Carswell requests that the greeting card carry a message expressing his "great good fortune to have such wonderful young friends" and is conveying his appreciation of that friendship with a subscription of IDEALS hoping they will enjoy the contents. He quotes Carl Schurz, "Ideals are like the stars - we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them."
Date: November 6, 1964
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - February 7, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - February 7, 1959]

A letter addressed to Ideals Publishing Company, Milwaukee 1, Wisconsin, from T. N. Carswell, dated February 7, 1959. Carswell advises of an attached check to cover a subscription to IDEALS to be mailed to Misses Naome and Johanna Ortiz of Abilene, Texas.
Date: February 7, 1959
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - January 22, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - January 22, 1960]

A letter addressed to Ideals Publishing Company, Milwaukee 1, Wisconsin from T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, dated January 22, 1960. Carswell advises of an attached check, an attached list of recipients to receive subscriptions to IDEALS and a copy of the sentiment to be sent with each subscription gift.
Date: January 22, 1960
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - June 13, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - June 13, 1961]

A letter addressed to Ideals Publishing Company, Milwaukee 1, Wisconsin from T. N. Carswell, dated June 13, 1961. Carswell advises of an attached check for the renewal of subscriptions for himself and for Misses Susan and Marilyn Mead of Abilene, Texas.
Date: June 13, 1961
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - May 12, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - May 12, 1959]

A letter addressed to Ideals Publishing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin from T. N. Carswell, dated May 12, 1959. Carswell advises of an attached check for a subscription to IDEALS to be mailed to Margaret Ann, Janis & James Wall of Haskell, Texas.
Date: May 12, 1959
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - November 19, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - November 19, 1958]

A letter addressed to Ideals Publishing Company from T. N. Carswell, dated November 19, 1958. Carswell places an order for Ideals gift subscriptions advising that he attached a check to cover the cost.
Date: November 19, 1958
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to James F. Cape, Ideals Publishing Co. - September 25, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to James F. Cape, Ideals Publishing Co. - September 25, 1967]

A letter written to Mr. Cape, Ideals Publishing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from T. N. Carswell, dated September 25, 1967. Carswell advises of an enclosed check for an order of 10 subscriptions and asks that they refer to their letter of December 20, 1966 for clarity on his order acknowledging that he is beginning to show, and at times feel, his age noting he will be eighty next month.
Date: September 25, 1967
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to James F. Cape, Jr., Ideals Publishing Co. - July 28, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to James F. Cape, Jr., Ideals Publishing Co. - July 28, 1967]

A letter written to Mr. James F. Cape, Jr., Sales Manager, Ideals Publishing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from T. N. Carswell, dated July 28, 1967. A renewal for one (1) year of subscriptions. Carswell advises that "Ideals" is a source of rich and lasting satisfaction.
Date: July 28, 1967
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Laura Miller, October 30, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Laura Miller, October 30, 2014

Interview with Laura Miller, a consultant for the Texas Clean Energy project. The interview includes discussion of her youth, education, and career as a journalist and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Carter, Chase & Miller, Laura
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Journalist to Dallas Mayor to Clean Energy Consultant (open access)

From Journalist to Dallas Mayor to Clean Energy Consultant

This article is a short biography of Laura Miller, a consultant for the Texas Clean Energy project, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Carter, Chase; Limon, Elvia & Laljer, Jessie
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly] (open access)

[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, including a brief history of the WASP, Brown's personal history, and an overview of her current activities. The article includes a photograph of Brown with The Graduate statue. Part of a large advertisement for Lowe's hardware store is visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Clough, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008

Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date: August 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002

Interview with Gary Anderson, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard from Wausau, Wisconsin. The transcript includes a list of questions about Anderson's time as a medic in the late 1970s in Baltimore and Houston, where he was part of the 389th Transportation Battalion, as well as his opinions on Desert Storm and September 11th.
Date: February 22, 2003
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Anderson, Gary
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002

Interview with Gary Anderson, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard from Wausau, Wisconsin. It includes a list of questions about Anderson's time as a medic in the late 1970s in Baltimore and Houston, where he was part of the 389th Transportation Battalion, as well as his opinions on Desert Storm and September 11th.
Date: April 29, 2002
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Anderson, Gary
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester. (open access)

Cotton-Harvester.

Patent for improvements to cotton harvesting devices, with instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Cunningham, James F. & Dingee, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings] (open access)

[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings]

Miscellaneous correspondence and newspaper clippings received from citizens. Several students wrote to the Dallas Police Department and were referred to the Warren Commission's report on the assassination. Requests for signatures are also present. The newspaper clippings discuss theories regarding the killing.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History