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[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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1042, April 25, 1979 (open access)

Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1042, April 25, 1979

Newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: April 25, 1979
Creator: Adams, Richard E.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Dave C. Sanford, February 25, 1999

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Dave C. Sanford, a Army WWII veteran from Carter, South Dakota, who served as a mortarman in the 37th Infantry Division. Sanford discusses growing up, his experiences in the Great Depression, being drafted and training, the New Georgia, Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and Philippine campaigns, being wounded and discharged, and life afterwards.
Date: February 25, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Sanford, Dave C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[WASP Training Certificate for Gayle Ewing] (open access)

[WASP Training Certificate for Gayle Ewing]

Certificate from the Air Force showing that Gayle D. Ewing completed her Women Airforce Service Pilot training.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Eastern Air Lines, Inc., March 25, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Eastern Air Lines, Inc., March 25, 1957]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Eastern Air Lines, Inc. discussing about the replacement of a lost ticket and requesting for an update on the lost ticket refund status.
Date: March 25, 1957
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Cape Bulb Company to Daniel W. Kempner, April 25, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from the Cape Bulb Company to Daniel W. Kempner, April 25, 1955]

Letter from Mrs. Ople Mitchell of the Cape Bulb Company to Daniel W. Kempner asking him to return the damaged shipment of bulbs he received and promising to refund his money.
Date: April 25, 1955
Creator: Cape Bulb Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convairiety, Volume 12, Number 24, November 25, 1959 (open access)

Convairiety, Volume 12, Number 24, November 25, 1959

Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: November 25, 1959
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond F. Higgins, October 25, 1997 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Raymond F. Higgins, October 25, 1997

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond F. Higgins. Higgins joined the Navy in February 1941 as a commissioned officer. He trained with the Marines at Quantico and then with the Medical Corps at Paris Island. He also trained in tropical and aviation medicine and learned to fly N3N's at Pensacola. Higgins was transferred to the U.S. Naval Hospital at Pearl Harbor. He then transferred to islands in the southwest Pacific. He was in Fleet Air Wing 101, a flight patrol squadron based out of Australia. He returned to the United States for leave in 1944. He then is assigned to the USS Ranger (CV-4) and leaves from San Diego to the sea for training. After V-J Day, the Ranger went to New Orleans and then Norfolk. He remained in service until 1947.
Date: October 25, 1997
Creator: Higgins, Raymond F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Hough] captions transcript

[News Clip: Hough]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 25, 1983, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 25, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 25, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, possibly to her father, discussing a cross-country flight to finish basic flight training, schedules, advanced courses, the recipient's health, packages from home, a plane catching fire, and news about friends/family.
Date: June 25, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 25, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her recent flying. The postcard features an image of a silver Douglas DC-3 with red trim in flight.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 25, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing trying to get out of Kansas City. The postcard features an image of the Sky View Dining Room at the Hotel Lenox in Buffalo.
Date: November 25, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. T. Champneys & Son, April 25, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. T. Champneys & Son, April 25, 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. T. Champneys & Son requesting a catalogue and wholesale price list "of all greenhouse plants". An undated note about W. T. Champneys & Son is attached; it states that they have "all varieties of Nephthytes and Philodendrums (sic.)" but that they don't list the prices in the Review and prefer that someone ask for their "1950 list price of all Greenhouse plants".
Date: April 25, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Book department of International Oceanographic Foundation, August 25, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Book department of International Oceanographic Foundation, August 25, 1965]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to the Book Department of International Oceanographic Foundation enclosing a check payment for the book "How to Fish in Salt water" by Vlad Evanoff.
Date: August 25, 1965
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris K. Weston, June 25, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris K. Weston, June 25, 1962]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris K. Weston discussing about two clippings attached, one regarding Imperial's contract and another on the sugar bill.
Date: June 25, 1962
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Jane Friedlander, February 25, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Jane Friedlander, February 25, 1957]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Jane Friedlander informing that he received a letter from the Natural Bridge Hotel and found the letter from Hennie.
Date: February 25, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Kruse to Mrs. John R. Marsh (Margaret Mitchell), 1937-03-25] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Kruse to Mrs. John R. Marsh (Margaret Mitchell), 1937-03-25]

Letter from Paul Kruse addressed to Mrs. John R. Marsh courtesy of Mrs. Paula Hartney. In the letter, Kruse congratulates Mrs. Marsh, who wrote under her maiden name, Margaret Mitchell, on the success of her novel Gone with the Wind and asks her to personally autograph a copy of the book that Kruse has included.
Date: March 25, 1937
Creator: Kruse, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1351.0232]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Principal Orgel Ware says his work at the Belle Isle Secondary School for the multi-handicapped students is among the most rewarding of his 34-year career."
Date: May 25, 1992
Creator: McDaniel, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1308.0391]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ina S. Thompson, Tallahassee, Fla., motor vehicle commissioner for the state of Florida, right, will take over the top spot in region two of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators at the close of the convention which opens here Monday."
Date: May 25, 1958
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill and Offshore Drilling

This website is for the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil SpilUnited States. Office of Fossil Energyl and Offshore Drilling, established by President Barack Obama on May 21, 2010. The Commission examined the relevant facts and circumstances concerning the root causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and developed options to guard against, and mitigate the impact of, any oil spills associated with offshore drilling in the future. This included recommending improvements to federal laws, regulations, and industry practices. The website contains detailed information about each of the commission's meetings, the commission's final reports, and other related resources.
Date: July 25, 2011
Creator: National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hurricane Dorian Twitter Dataset

This dataset contains Twitter JSON data for Tweets related to Hurricane Dorian which is the most intense tropical cyclone on record to strike the Bahamas, and is regarded as the worst natural disaster in the country's history. This dataset was created using the twarc (https://github.com/DocNow/twarc) package that makes use of Twitter's search API. A total of 3,000,553 Tweets and 84,216 media files make up the combined dataset.
Date: 2019-08-25/2019-09-14
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter to James D. Miles from R.H. Pratt regarding prisoners at Fort Marion (open access)

Letter to James D. Miles from R.H. Pratt regarding prisoners at Fort Marion

Letter regarding the prisoners at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida. Letter mentions the arrival of 35 pairs of moccasins and a photograph taken of the captives at the fort. The letter also mentions the arrival of Lean Bear and having to keep him in a cell.
Date: June 25, 1875
Creator: Pratt, R.H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Louis A. Seinsheimer to I. H. Kempner, February 25, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Louis A. Seinsheimer to I. H. Kempner, February 25, 1948]

Letter from Louis A. Seinsheimer to I. H. Kempner discussing an article Seinsheimer found in the Wall Street Journal that claims Kempner's son, Harris, took over as president of The Imperial Sugar Company and Seinsheimer discussing his role as chairman of the Clopay Corporation.
Date: February 25, 1948
Creator: Seinsheimer, Louis A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Shaffer Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, May 25, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Shaffer Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, May 25, 1950]

Letter from Shaffer Nurseries to D. W. Kempner acknowledging his letters of May 16th and informing him that his order had already been sent out by the time they received them. They offer to credit his account for the items that were out of stock on his initial order if he sends the credit slip to them with his next order.
Date: May 25, 1950
Creator: Shaffer Nurseries
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History