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Aeroradioactivity Survey and Related Surface Geology of Parts of the Los Angeles Region, California (ARMS-I) (open access)

Aeroradioactivity Survey and Related Surface Geology of Parts of the Los Angeles Region, California (ARMS-I)

Report regarding an airborne gamma-radioactivity survey that took place in the 2,800 square mile area around the Los Angeles region in California. Topics include the types of bedrock noted in the area as well as their levels of radioactivity.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Books, Kenneth G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bitumen-Bearing Deposits of the United States (open access)

Bitumen-Bearing Deposits of the United States

The following report summarizes the locations, resources, and petrophysical data of known bitumen-bearing deposits located primarily in Alabama, California, Kentucky, Texas, and Utah.
Date: 1988
Creator: Crysdale, Bonnie L. & Schenk, Christopher J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, March 5, 1964] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, March 5, 1964]

Criminal intelligence report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Special Service Bureau in Dallas, Texas. The report, which was submitted by detective R. W. Westphal, states that Kay Helen Coleman and Harry Olsen are living in Long Beach, California.
Date: March 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resume and Job Application of Declan P. Ford #1] (open access)

[Resume and Job Application of Declan P. Ford #1]

Resume and job application by Declan P. Ford. Ford had experience doing geological studies. He was a member of the U. S. Navy from 1942 to 1945. A short report at the end of the application states that Ford's wife, Katherine, was known to have stated that Communism had merit. Katherine Ford, who was Russian, had been seen with Marina Oswald.
Date: April 24, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resume and Job Application of Declan P. Ford #2] (open access)

[Resume and Job Application of Declan P. Ford #2]

Resume and job application by Declan P. Ford. Ford had experience doing geological studies. He was a member of the U. S. Navy from 1942 to 1945. A short report at the end of the application states that Ford's wife, Katherine, was known to state that Communism had merit. Katherine Ford, who was Russian, was seen with Marina Oswald.
Date: April 24, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Strontium Program Quarterly Summary Report: November 1958 - January 1959 (open access)

Strontium Program Quarterly Summary Report: November 1958 - January 1959

From Abstract: "This report is one of a sequence of quarterly reports, each designed to up-date its predecessor beginning with HASL-42, "Environmental Contamination from Weapon Tests." Herein are reported data which have accrued since HASL-51. In particular, the levels of strontium 90 in fallout, milk, tap water, vegetation, and foods are given, based on data available from November 1, 1958 to January 30, 1959."
Date: February 24, 1959
Creator: Hardy, Edward P., Jr. & Klein, Stanley
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gasoline Situation (open access)

The Gasoline Situation

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the demands on the oil industry due to an increase in automobiles in the United States. Improvements in drilling methods and refinery practices are presented. This report includes a table.
Date: March 1926
Creator: Hill, Harry H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells (open access)

The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells

From Introduction: "Technical Paper 66 deals with the mud-laden fluid process in general and No. 68 with its application in Oklahoma. Rather than reprint these publications, it has been considered advisable to replace them with the present report, which includes the results of more recent investigations. The methods of using mud-laden fluid are an outgrowth of the rotary drilling system, which was developed in Texas and later employed in Louisiana and California."
Date: 1916
Creator: Lewis, James O. & McMurray, William F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The President's Report: The Western Area Conference, Anaheim, California, July 1985 (open access)

The President's Report: The Western Area Conference, Anaheim, California, July 1985

This report to the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. presents a summary of the activities and events of the 27th Western Area Conference, where the chapter's president served as a delegate. It contains descriptions of business sessions, voting results, and accounts. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date: July 1985
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and inasmuch as they were recorded under widely differing conditions, they necessarily vary in fullness detail."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shorter Contributions to General Geology, 1928 (open access)

Shorter Contributions to General Geology, 1928

From introduction: The district discussed in this report embraces the entire northern peninsula of Michigan and the parts of northern Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota that were covered by a re-advance of the Superior lobe of the Labrador ice sheet late in the Wisconsin stage of glaciation.
Date: 1929
Creator: Mendenhall, W. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Earthquakes, 1931 (open access)

United States Earthquakes, 1931

Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1931. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1932
Creator: Neumann, Frank
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Community and Regional Water Supply Data in Support of Desalting Plant Projects (open access)

Preliminary Community and Regional Water Supply Data in Support of Desalting Plant Projects

Purpose and Scope: "The purpose of this study is to provide basic water supply data needed for future evaluation and selection of promising saline water conversion opportunities. This report presents information regarding the present and future supply situation of individual communities. Also presented is information on regional water plans with respect to provisions for municipal water supply."
Date: April 1970
Creator: Patterson, W. L. & Lobb, H. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mercury: A Materials Survey (open access)

Mercury: A Materials Survey

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing materials surveys conducted on mercury. As stated in the foreword, "the surveys dealing with metals and minerals summarize the demand-supply position in the United States and include information on production, imports, consumption, exports, substitutes, and pertinent history" (p. v). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1959
Creator: Pennington, James W. & Bailey, Edgar H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quicksilver (open access)

Quicksilver

From Introduction: "Material for this report was gathered during the last quarter of 1928 and the first quarter of 1929, when the author visited the quick-silver-producing districts of California, Nevada, Texas, Oregon, Washington and Arizona to view the progress made in recent years and gather material for a comprehensive study of the present-day quicksilver industry of the United States."
Date: 1931
Creator: Schuette, C. N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
American Lignites: Geological Occurrence, Petrographic Composition, And Extractable Waxes (open access)

American Lignites: Geological Occurrence, Petrographic Composition, And Extractable Waxes

Report discussing experiments done on expandable waxes of lignites to determine yields and properties from certain place in the United States.
Date: 1950
Creator: Selvig, W. A.; Ode, W. H.; Parks, B. C. & O'Donnell, H. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gypsum Products: Their Preparation and Uses (open access)

Gypsum Products: Their Preparation and Uses

Technical report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the different uses of gypsum. The sources and uses of gypsum are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: July 1917
Creator: Stone, Ralph W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending April 4, 1987 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending April 4, 1987

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending on February 28 to the week ending April 4, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: April 8, 1987
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending August 22, 1987 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending August 22, 1987

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending July 18 to the week ending August 22, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: August 26, 1987
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending August 29, 1987 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending August 29, 1987

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending July 25 to the week ending August 29, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: September 2, 1987
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 5, 1987 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 5, 1987

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending October 31 to the week ending December 5, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: December 9, 1987
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 12, 1987 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 12, 1987

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending November 7 to the week ending December 12, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: December 16, 1987
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 19, 1987 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 19, 1987

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending November 14 to the week ending December 19, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: December 23, 1987
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
System: The Portal to Texas History