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Oral History Interview with Robert Woods, March 8, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Woods, March 8, 1969

Interview with Robert Woods, a preacher from Gallatin, Tennessee. The interview includes the broader history of the Christian Church he grew up in, prominent figures, the school he went to, as well as his personal experiences as a black person during that time. The interview also includes Wood's recounting his first preaching tour as a teen.
Date: March 8, 1969
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Woods, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Picture postcard of Soldiers' Field and the Field Museum, Chicago; from R. H. Carswell addressed to T. N. Carswell - 1938] (open access)

[Picture postcard of Soldiers' Field and the Field Museum, Chicago; from R. H. Carswell addressed to T. N. Carswell - 1938]

A picture postcard showing a rendered aerial view of Soldiers' Field and the Field Museum in Chicago, IL. The reverse side includes correspondence to "Uncle Norwood-" [Mr. T. N. Carswell],, Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas from "your nephew R. H. C" [R. H. Carswell], postmarked Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 14, 1938. R. H. Carswell writes to T. N. Carswell that he is having a good time and advises that he was sent to Chicago by International Harvester Co. of Jacksonville, Fla., his company of two years.
Date: 1938
Creator: Carswell, R. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Lions International, Chicago, Illinois to T. N. Carswell - May 10, 1930] (open access)

[Telegram from Lions International, Chicago, Illinois to T. N. Carswell - May 10, 1930]

A postal telegraph sent to T. N. Carswell, Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Abilene, Texas, from Lions International, Chicago, Illinois, dated May 10, 1930. Lions International explains the effort of the Club to reach 100 percent on reports this month and a request for support from Carswell in getting reports from Albany, Aspermont, Cisco, Merkel, Roscoe and Winters.
Date: May 10, 1930
Creator: Lions International
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Cochran and Arnold to Betty Jo Streff] (open access)

[Telegram from Cochran and Arnold to Betty Jo Streff]

Photocopied telegram from Cochran and Arnold to Betty Jo Streff discussing instructions for an interview to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots. A second partial telegram can be seen on the bottom half of the page, also addressed to Betty Jo Streff on reporting for duty at Columbus Air Force Base.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline & Arnold, Henry Harley
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rialto Service Co. Envelope] (open access)

[Rialto Service Co. Envelope]

Envelope from Rialto Service Co. Photographers in Chicago, Illinois addressed to James Read in Dearborn, Michigan.
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History